French Montana: The Rapper Who Came From Far Away!

Imagine moving to a whole new country when you're 13! That's what Karim Kharbouch did. He was born in Morocco, a country far, far away, and then he moved with his family to New York City. He started out by rapping in fun contests called 'battle raps' when he was still young. He even had a different name back then: Young French! It's like changing your superhero name before you get your main one.

Before he was super famous, French Montana made special videos called 'Cocaine City' DVDs. He would talk to other musicians and show what was happening in hip hop. While he was doing that, he also started making his own music! He signed with big record companies, and his first album had a song called 'Pop That' that lots of people loved. It was so popular it even made it onto a big music chart!

French Montana has a song called 'Unforgettable' that is SO amazing, it got a special award called a 'diamond certification'. This means it's been played millions and millions of times! That's more than the number of kids in all the schools in your city put together! This song helped his second album become a big hit too, showing everyone how talented he is.

French Montana is not just a great rapper; he also started his own music company called Coke Boys Records. He helps other musicians get their music out there. And guess what? He's the most listened-to musician from Africa! He also does lots of nice things to help people, showing that being a star means being kind too.