French Montana's story is an “Unforgettable” one. Now, it gets the documentary treatment.
The French Montana Story: For Khadija heading towards Paramount+ on Tuesday November 19 and Bulletin board has the exclusive first look at the trailer for the new mode.
“I'm a real immigrant, fresh off the boat. There's no access to anything to be this dream that I've always dreamed of,” the three-time Grammy-nominated rapper says in the trailer. “They sell you the dream, they don't show you the nightmare. The power of music and art… the story for a lot of immigrants out there is sacrifice – to better themselves, to better their family.”
Featuring Drake, Fat Joe, Jim Jones, Max B, Rick Ross, Harry Fraud, Funkmaster Flex, CokeBoy Zack and Chinx, The Story of French Montana investigates the rise of French Montana, a rapper of Moroccan descent with billions of streams to his name. From the moment his father abandoned his family—leaving his mother to raise three young sons alone in the Bronx—to his own unique immigrant journey that took him through the streets of New York to Bulletin board charts, French Montana's tenacity, grit and toughness are on full display in his new documentary.
“This is the best project I've ever worked on in my life,” Montana said in a press release. “It's the first blueprint of an immigrant's musical dream, proving that anything is possible and it's not about the awards, it's about what we learn from loss and sacrifice.”
The Story of French Montana It is directed by Mandon Lovett and executive produced by Karim “French Montana” Kharbouch for Montana Entertainment, along with Michael Rapino of Live Nation Productions and Ryan Kroft for MTV Entertainment Studios. Additional executive producers include Drake and Sean “Diddy” Combs. In 2023, the feature-length documentary had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film festival.
The new documentary isn't Montana's first major release of 2024. In February, he dropped his 23rd mixtape, Mac & Cheese 5which peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 and featured collaborations with countless hip-hop heavyweights including Meek Mill, Westside Gunn, 41, JID, Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne and Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West).
French Montana has landed eight projects on the Billboard 200, including in 2013 Sorry my French (No. 4) and of 2017 Rules of the jungle (No. 3). On the Billboard Hot 100, he has scored 18 career entries, including the top 10 hits “Unforgettable” (No. 3, featuring Swae Lee) and “Loyal” (No. 9, featuring Chris Brown & Lil Wayne).
Clock Bulletin boardexclusive first look at the trailer for The French Montana Story: For Khadija below:
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