This week’s New Music Friday highlights Chief Keef’s Finally Rich, French Montana’s “Morocco,” Tyga’s “Nasty,” and more. Additionally, Birdman and Juvenile also teamed up to release a new single, ”Ali.” Chief Keef – Finally Rich (Complete Edition) Chief Keef is loved and respected in the rap game for his experimentation, sound and many contributions to […]
During his recent appearance on Power 106 Los Angeles’ LA Leakers, California-born rapper R-Mean made it known that he and Justin Credible have a joint album on the way. Thankfully, fans didn’t have to wait long between his undeniably impressive freestyle and the release date, as the 11-track effort landed on Friday (December 16).
Previously released titles from the project include “God Flows” with B-Real and a solo title from the rapper called “The Gemini Effect.” Additionally, his “Yalla Habibi” collab with French Montana and “Enemies” with BlocBoy JB and S4G4 made it on his new arrival.
New songs from R-Mean include “Mind of a Maniac” as well as “Play This At My Funeral” with Jay Critch. Later on the tracklist, we hear him shine on “Angel with One Wing” and “Rooting For Me.”
As we mentioned earlier, the “Kings” hitmaker didn’t hold back during his LA Leakers freestyle. Marking his first appearance on the beloved series since 2017, this time around he rapped over two Scott Storch instrumentals.
Firstly, he annihilated The Game’s “Westside Story,” and later, he went on to take down Fat Joe and Remy Ma’s “Lean Back” beat.
“Teaching’ ‘em lessons, came here to give the Leakers the business, and he ‘finna witness / Word to Nipsey, preach independence / A beacon of hope to my people, this sh*t deeper than lyrics,” are among the bars he crafted on the spot.
Finally, stream Justin Credible Presents: R-Mean on Spotify or Apple Music below. Afterward, let us know what titles are your favourite in the comments.
Ronaldo was beside himself after his Portugal squad was stunned 1-0 by Morocco in their the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match on Saturday, December 10. French Montana does not feel bad for him. The Moroccan-American rapper was already riding high from Morocco’s Cinderella run making it past Spain, but becoming the first-ever African country to compete in a men’s World Cup semifinals (as noted by ESPN) left French Montana in a state of pure euphoria.
French Montana began his celebration by trolling Ronaldo, partially captioning his first Instagram post, “Ronaldo u had your time g … it’s Morocco time lol.” He followed that up by photoshopping himself sitting across from Ronaldo and playing chess with the even more savage caption, “ RONALDOO AIRPORT THIS WAY ”
IRL, French Montana was fully engaged in an overwhelming Times Square celebration. “Hours later after a ig post !MASHALLAHHHHH REAL LOVE ! YOU AINT NEVER SEEN THIS MANY MORROCANS [sic] IN 42nd street NYC FEEL LIKE CASABLANCA RN,” the diamond-certified artist caption an Instagram video of cheering fans waving Moroccan flags. In another video, French Montana holds up the flag and says to the camera, “Morocco, we outside!”
French Montana was born in Casablanca, Morocco before his family relocated to the South Bronx in New York City when he was 13. “It was a culture shock at first. It was hard,” he told Esquireearlier this year, noting he only spoke Arabic and French at the time. He added, “I take all the pride in being from the Bronx. You could become a rapper anywhere in the world. Still, to do it in the mecca of hip-hop, where all the pillars come from, makes me even more proud.”
Morocco will try to make him the most proud on Wednesday, December 14, when they go up against the reigning World Cup champion and perennial favorite France in the semifinals. The match begins at 2 p.m. EST on FOX.
Like many of us, French Montana has been watching the World Cup closely. One of the biggest surprises of the tournament has been the Moroccan National Team. Firstly, they were able to win their group which featured Belgium, Croatia, and Canada.
Additionally, they upset Spain in the Round of 16. From there, they defeated Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese in the Quarter-Finals. This was a complete shock to the soccer world as Morocco is the first African nation to make it to the final four. However, French Montana seemingly knew this was their destiny, all along.
French is of Moroccan descent, and he can’t get enough of what his team is accomplishing right now. As it stands, Morocco has only given up one goal all tournament, and it was an own-goal against Canada. Overall, Morocco looks like it has a real chance of winning the tournament, although they need to get past France later this week.
French Montana Celebrates.
For now, however, French Montana is focusing on his team’s latest win. In fact, on Saturday night, French took to the streets of New York and Times Square. While there, he was front and center for a Moroccan celebration. Numerous fans of the team were celebrating every which way, and it was truly incredible to see. You can just tell how much all of this means to the country.
For any country, going far in the World Cup is a huge accomplishment. These tournaments can be insanely unpredictable, and Morocco’s success is further proof of that. However, it is important to note that they have played some impeccable team defense that should be commended and respected by every other team
As it stands, the only teams left are Morocco, France, Argentina, and Croatia. Most fans believe a France Vs. Argentina final is inevitable, although no one can count out the Moroccans.
Let us know who you think will win the tournament, in the comments section down below.
Morrocco were a major long shot to advance into the knockout stage of the World Cup in Qatar. They were placed in a very tough group with FIFA’s No. 2 team in the world, Belgium, perennial World Cup darlings Croatia, and a stout Canadian squad. But the Moroccan team defied all odds in beating Belgium, advancing into a knockout game against 2010 champion Spain and then beating them in a stunner to advance into the quarterfinal. But they didn’t just beat them, they played to a grueling 0-0 draw and then shut them out in a penalty shootout. It was a triumphant moment, one of the best in the World Cup thus far, and Morocco’s most famous hip-hop personality, French Montana, was beyond hyped.
French Montana was born in Casablanca and while he moved to New York City when he was 13, the South Bronx rapper is undoubtedly a Moroccan immigrant success story. So when the match ended in victory for his homeland’s team, Montana seemed to be ready to speed dial his travel agent and head out to Qatar for their quarterfinal match this coming Saturday. “WOWWWWW [Moroccan flag emojis] Moroccan heroes congratulations I guest we flyin to QATAR,” he wrote in an Instagram post along with three slider images of the victorious squad.
If this World Cup is missing anything, it’s rappers sitting courtside… err… pitchside. Here’s hoping we see styled-out French Montana there for Morocco’s match against the winner of the Portugal/Spain match. Given his prolific trend of making music videos for what seems like every song, he might just need to get a +1 for his director, too.
As he gears up for his forthcoming album, Bleu has been blessing fans with chart-topping singles and A-list guest features. Weeks after releasing the visual for his single “Love In The Way” featuring Nicki Minaj, the Alabama native is back with another track, entitled “Life Worth Living.”
This time around, he tapped French Montana to join him on the Jerry Lane, Robby Hale, and Teldrick Smith produced record. On Wednesday (September 28), the 28-year old star shared the cover art for his new single via Instagram, while letting fans know that he wrote and produced the single. “I’m DONE BEING Humble, ” Bleu shared.
The new track comes on the heels of the Grammy nominated rapper announcing the launch of his Moon Boy University –a space for creatives to come and learn the ins and outs of the industry while advancing in their own careers. Share your thoughts on the new track in the comments below.
Quotable Lyrics I’m donе bein’ humble, That bank account showing extraordinary numbers Comma, comma, comma, building million dollar entities Comma, comma, comma, ’til it turn to parenthesis.
A$AP Rocky teased that Rolling Loud in New York City’s Citi Field on Saturday night (September 24) would be “his last show until the album.” Turns out, Rocky’s fans will only have 30 minutes to tide them over. The Harlem-bred rapper expressed disappointment over his short set that saw him bring out Glorilla and French Montana.
“I am so hurt right now!” Rocky wrote in a note posted to Twitter on Sunday afternoon (September 25). “Last night was supposed to be a turning point in my live shows from the old to new! I will take full responsibility for the circumstances of what led to last nights show being everything it was and everything it wasn’t.”
The 33-year-old continued: “I also want to acknowledge that even tho I prepared the best show for my fans, detail for detail , over the course of MONTHS… I was unfortunately not able to bring my vision to fruition and Im hurt about that and I want to apologize to all of my fans and continued supporters, and thank y’all for showing up for me regardless!! A$AP4EVA.”
According to TMZ, Rocky was supposed to begin his set at 8:55 p.m. local time “but didn’t go on until a good 45 minutes later,” and the set was cut short by Rolling Loud organizers “because of a noise ordinance.”
Rocky took the stage with “Grim Freestyle” followed by “Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2.” Midway through, he performed “Sights,” his new collaborative single with Playboi Carti, for the first time. Then, Glorilla joined for a rendition of her breakthrough hit “FNF (Let’s Go),” and Rocky closed out the abbreviated set alongside French Montana for “Mopstick.”
Throughout, Rocky spent time between songs calling for fans to “open that b*tch” for mosh pits, which resulted in the meme treatment. Tyler, the Creator went as far as switching his Instagram profile picture to the circulating photo of a struggling Rocky in the subpar pit.
French Montana has made double history in music, not only for his native African roots, but also for simply being from the boogie-down Bronx. It appears French Montana is making double history. He is now the first African artist and Bronx native to successfully receive an RIAA Diamond certification within the music industry for 2017’s […]
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NYC FEEL LIKE CASABLANCA RN,” the diamond-certified artist caption an Instagram video of cheering fans waving Moroccan flags. In another video, French Montana holds up the flag and says to the camera, “Morocco, we outside!”
