10 Things You do not Know About French Montana

1. His real name is Karim Kharbouch
2. He was born in Morocco where he lived for the first 13 years of his live there
3. He is the founder and CEO of Cocaine City Records.
4. He is signed to Maybach Music Group and Bad Boy Records
5. French is also of partial Somali descent

6. French was shot in the head as he was exiting a recording studio in New York.
7. In 2009, French signed a deal with Akon’s Konvict Muzik record label, but later left the company in 2011 due to album delays.
8. French was featured on XXL’s Freshman Class of 2012. However, he later revealed to Sway Calloway on RapFix Live that he almost turned down the cover opportunity, feeling he “deserved it two years ago” and that he had surpassed the current crop of rap rookies
9. Growing up he looked up to Tupac Shakur, Nas, Snoop Dogg, The Notorious B.I.G, 50 Cent, and the Wu-Tang Clan
10. He is a Muslim and he is Muslim and  speaks several languages, including English, Arabic and French