Karim Kharbouch, better known as French Montana, a Moroccan-American rapper, has released his new single "Yes I Do."
French Montana, who was born and reared in Morocco, immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13 years old.
In his teens, French Montana began his career as a combat rapper under the alias Young French. In 2002, French and close buddy Cams produced the Cocaine City series of street DVDs, borrowing influence from the famous Smack DVD series at the time.
French Montana launched his first mixtape in 2007 and got his first hit with "Choppa Choppa Down" in 2010. On May 21, 2013, he released his debut studio album Excuse My French.
After receiving offers from several labels, including Jay-Z's Roc Nation and Kanye West's GOOD Music, French Montana announced his signing with Bad Boy Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, on December 6 on BET.
French Montana confirmed to Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 radio show that the first and second singles from his next album are ready for release.
French Montana also revealed a track produced by Ben Billions with Chance the Rapper and Quavo, a collaboration with Swae Lee that is "just like 'Unforgettable,'" and a song called "No Stylist." Montana released his second album, Jungle Rules, on July 14, 2017.
Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Snoop Dogg, and Wu-Tang Clan are among the hip hop musicians French Montana grew up listening to.
French Montana is a music fan in general, and he admires the work of English soul/R&B singers Adele and Amy Winehouse, English rock band Florence + the Machine, and American singer Lana Del Rey, all of whom he has sampled in his music.