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Introduction About French Montana
In the steady fast world where people sought out quick success and hacks to get overnight fame, slow and steady progress and efforts induced in a certain vision is a rare sight. Everyone in this world craves success and fame in their life but a handful were able to achieve what they meant to.
French Montana, a man who belongs to the world of street rappers with his perseverance and patience, with his efforts and carefully won the game and made his way from the streets to the list of rap riches.
Net Worth & Salary of French Montana in 2022
The Net Worth of Mr.French Montana is estimated to be something around 22M U.S.D in 2022. He receives an annual salary of about 1.6M U.S.D.
He’s the CEO of the famous Coke Boy Records which provides him with a stable source of income. His rapping works also work as another source of income.
Age, Early Life & Biography of French Montana
As of 2022, French Montana is 37 years old.
Karim Karbouch was born on Nov 9,1984 in Casablanca, Morocco. His parents were Abdela Karbouch and Khadija Guled respectively. He has two brothers Zack and Ayoub.
He and his family resided in the estate located on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco. There they lived the first 13 years of Karim’s life. During his stay, the young Karim was interested in soccer and rapping. He also played basketball and had a passion for it. He was well versed in French and Arabic.
Later when Karim was in his teenage years, they moved to the US during the mid-1990s for better work opportunities and a lifestyle that was much more compared to Morocco. They finally settled in the South Bronx area of New York. He was enrolled in the schools of Roosevelt and Lehman for high school studies and learned English from there.
After staying a few years in the South Bronx and hustling here and there, his father decided to return to Casablanca since nothing worked out for him. His mother stayed back with Karim and his second brother whilst she was pregnant with his youngest brother at that time.
The family survived on food stamps and welfare issued by the government at that time. Soon the situation prompted him to step forward, be a man and do his duties as the eldest son. He started working and became the sole earning member of his family to provide them the three times meals and shelter.
| Name: | Karim Karbouch |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 37 years old |
| Birth Date: | Nov 9,1984 |
| Birth Place: | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.91m |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Deen Karbouch(m.2009, div.2012) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Kruz Karbouch(son) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Profession: | Rapper, Businessman |
| Yearly Income: | 1.3M U.S.D |
| Net Worth in 2022 | 22M U.S.D |
| Content Last Updated: | June 2022 |
Personal Life of French Montana
He married Deen Karbouch in 2009. They had a son Kruz Karbouch in 2010.They separated in 2012 and settled for divorce officially in 2014.
He loves animals and owns numerous pets which range from dogs to monkeys. His collection of exotic animals is well known. He once owned two endangered Bengal tigers but gave up soon after taking care of them as they are a lot difficult to take care of.
He often shares pics of his pets on his social media.
Career of French Montana
Around 2002. Under the stage name of Young French, the young Karim began his career as a rapper battler on the streets of Bronx. Montana was a careful planner and understands the audience well and tried to provide what they wanted to the best of his capabilities. From building a platform for other fellow rappers from the street to showcasing his talent for rapping, he won it all.
He understood the concept and popularity of street DVDs well and took up the opportunity to use it to his advantage. He with his close friend Cams teamed up to create a DVD series known as “Cocaine City”, inspired which featured young rap artists from the streets performing their music, collaborating, and mixing up different styles.
They use DVDs as a platform to showcase the talents of a rising rap star, featuring other street rap artists of the Bronx and collaborating with them. This show featured some famous and well-known artists like Pee Wee, Kirkland, and Remy Ma in the initial days.
In 2003, he took a year off to recover from the wounds he received from the gunman incident and get a well-deserved rest during this period. After recovering, he continued working in the Cocaine Days and kept adding some original works of his to it too.
Using DVDs as a medium of growth for his fan base and acclaimed projects he created a series of mixtapes with great rhyming that listeners could steadily gravitate to and relate which made them popular among audiences back in the 2000s.
In 2007 he debuted with a mixtape album “French Revolution Vol.1.,” where well-known faces like Tony Yano, Jae Milz, and Uncle Murda were included. It was a series of collaborative tracks with Rick Ross. He and Max B released Coke Wave in 2009.
Since then he has collaborated with many artists like Rick Ross, Jeremih, Cardi B, P.Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, The Weeknd, and many other artists and raised their careers together. The major focus of his career was rapping and was set out to make a great rapping career that people will remember for ages to come.
French was a big fan of Rick Ross’ music and he was invited by M.M.G. BOSS and they recorded the “Self Made Vol.1” album together. They worked together on ‘Choppa Choppa Down’ in 2010 became the breakthrough point of his career and it was played all wide in clubs as well as on radio. This track featured Wiz Khalifa in it.
In 2013, he released his debut studio album ‘Excuse my French” which was ranked 4th on US Billboard 200, and 56K copies were sold in the first few weeks of release. This work of his became one of the milestones in his career.
He worked on a few Television shows and films like Perfect Match, All-Star Weekend, Wild ‘N’ Out, Love & Hip Hop: New York, and a few more other shows.
Awards & Achievements of French Montana
He has won BET hip hop awards for Best Banger for “Pop That” and “best collaboration for “All The Way Up” in 2013 and 2016 respectively.
French was presented with the honor of the Global Citizen Ambassador for his charity work in Uganda of raising 500K U.S.D. to build Suubi Hospital serving 300k citizens. This was the first time the honor has been bestowed upon a rapper.
Major Investments and Assets of French Montana
French Montana is heavily invested in real estate. He had paid Selena Gomez $3.3 million to buy her Calabasas’ home. French sold the home in September 2021 for $5 million.
In December 2020, he bought $8.42 million for another home in Hidden Hills, California. In 2013, French Montana bought another $1M for a 1.4-acre estate in Pequannock, New Jersey, a 6K square-foot mansion.
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French Montana was talking about his new album “They Got Amnesia”, his recent experience in ICU, and life changes during covid in this interview.
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