Who is rapper French Montana?

On November 9, 1984, French Montana was born as Karim Kharbouch in Casablanca, Morocco.

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When he was 13 years old he moved with his family to the United States and they settled in South Bronx, New York.

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He survived being shot in the head by a friend at a recording studio at 133rd Street and Third Avenue in the Bronx.

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When he came to the States he could only speak French which led to the rapper's stage name

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and Montana being a nod to drug-cartel boss Tony Montana in Scarface.

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His journey to fame began in 2007 after he released his first mixtape in 2007 and

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the rapper's breakthrough came in 2010 with his single Choppa Choppa Down.

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Three years later, French Montana released her debut studio album,

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Excuse My French, but it was French Montana's second studio album,

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Jungle Rules, that peaked at number three on the Billboard 200.

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French had a highly publicized romance with Khloe Kardashian after she split with

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her then-husband Lamar Odom in 2014, but the pair split after eight months of dating.

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