Ne-Yo and Raekwon team up with Montana for the Wu-Tang Clan inspired âWe Go Where Ever We Want.â Nicki Minaj brings her West Indian flavor on the sampled âFreaks,â which served as the second single off of Excuse My French.Īfter ten years in the game, French Montana has seen it all and reflects on how his success is a double-edge sword in the stand-out track â Giftedâ with The Weeknd: Ready to become rapâs first billionaire, Diddy makes it known how heâs stacking (âYou buying jets, I could buy the Jets and I ainât speaking about no damn plane!â). Itâs only right that Diddy makes an appearance on the epic âBallin Outâ which also features crooner Jeremih. "Big body, got ten of those/ Cars, cribs, thatâs eight hoes/ Nine piece, thatâs dinner rolls/ Wild freaks thatâs centerfold/ Hundred on my shine/ You donât like it, fine/ Got ya bitch tip-toeing like Gregory Hines"
Lil Wayne and Rick Ross each make a couple appearances, including the club-ready banger âMarble Floors,â which also features 2 Chainz.įrench Montana is always at his best when heâs boasting: After more then a decade in the music industry, Montanaâs relationships with other artists allowed him to snag some of the biggest names without having to spend a dime (the only one to receive any compensation is Max B, who is currently serving out a 75-year sentence). With an ear for catchy beats, Montana provides a solid debut that solidifies his spot among the veterans.įrench Montana pays homage to his incarcerated friend and rapper Max B by letting him start the album off with a taped phone call in âOnce In A While.â Having the Kanye West sample âThis is what youâve been waitin for, ainât it?â on the first track is no mistake and French Montanaâs debut album gives his fans plenty of what theyâve been waiting for: braggadocio rhymes in his signature slow-crawling voice over brass beats thatâs perfect for the club or cruising in the car on a summer day.Įxcuse My French is packed with a roster of whoâs who in the rap game. Even though he has been labeled a rookie and was a part of "XXLâs Freshmen Class of 2012," after a few listens of his debut album, itâs clear French Montana is seasoned. After several setbacks and a few missed released dates, Excuse My French finally hit the shelves. While French Montanaâs fans clamored for his debut album, his first single â Pop Thatâ featuring Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne went gold.
All of this further added to French Montanaâs buzz and when he inked a deal with Diddy and became the crowning jewel to the revamped Bad Boy Records, the streets were ready for his official debut. Music, Rick Rossâ Maybach Music Group and Diddyâs Bad Boy Records to name a few) interested in signing the coke boy to their rosters. The ten years he devoted to âCocaine Cityâ paid off in the form of a bidding war with several labels ( Kanye Westâs G.O.O.D.