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French Montana is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Akon, Fat Joe, Three 6 Mafia, Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka Flame. Those roots explain a lot about how French Montana arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Tyga, Fabolous and Dave East, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lil Durk, Harry Fraud, J Hus, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon and Curren$y, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 73 connections around French Montana, reaching back through Akon and forward to Lil Durk. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Karim Kharbouch, known professionally as French Montana, is a Moroccan and American rapper. Born and raised in Morocco, he immigrated to New York City with his family at the age of 13 and began his career as a battle rapper in the early 2000s — under the name Young French. He first gained recognition hosting the locally-tailored DVD series Cocaine City during the 2000s, which centered around interviews of hip hop figures. He pursued a recording career while doing so, releasing several underground projects before signing with Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records and Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group, in a triple-joint venture with Interscope Records in 2012.
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French Montana connections
French Montana grew out of Akon, Fat Joe, Three 6 Mafia and Gucci Mane, shares an orbit with DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Tyga and Fabolous, went on to shape Lil Durk, Harry Fraud, J Hus and Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon. 73 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced French Montana
Sounds and acts that shaped French Montana.
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- Fat Joeartist
- Three 6 Mafiaartist
- Gucci Maneartist
- Waka Flocka Flameartist
- Wiz Khalifaartist
- Nicki Minajartist
- Big Seanartist
- Curren$yartist
- Brick & Laceartist
- MC Kevinhoartist
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- Trap Queenartist
- O.T. Genasisartist
- I Am Not a Human Being IIartist
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- Ty Dolla $ignartist
- Danny Brownartist
- A$AP Mobartist
- Sigalaartist
- Young M.Aartist
- C. Tanganaartist
- Trinidad Jamesartist
- Krept & Konanartist
- Max Bartist
- Harry Fraudartist
- DJ Khaledartist
- Rick Rossartist
- Ty Dolla Signartist
- Kodak Blackartist
- Astrid Sartist
- Lil Durkartist
- Bad Boy Recordsartist
- Swae Leeartist
- Fetty Wapartist
- Bobby Shmurdaartist
- Gucci Gangartist
- Blue Foundationartist
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- Remy Maartist
- Uncle Murdaartist
- Jae Millzartist
- Tony Yayoartist
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- David Bannerartist
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