Taking to Instagram, French Montana shared a text message he received from Kanye West, who reached out and promised to help him get to billionaire status. The oft-trolled and underrated Bronx rapper could use an upgrade, and Kanye may be just the man for the job. In the text message between the two, Kanye says, […]
French Montana and Memphis rapper Moneybagg Yo take a vacation in Cuba in the video for their new collaboration, the “FWMGAB” remix from Montana’s new album, They Got Amnesia. Opening with the triumphant horn from Jerry Rivera’s “Amores Como El Nuestro,” the track quickly transforms into an upbeat, rump-shaking, money-getting anthem, and the sunny imagery of the video is cut to match; French and Moneybagg compete in a high-stakes card game, while a pool full of voluptuous, scantily-clad women gyrate to the music.
The Bronx rapper hasn’t let up on his album promotion since it dropped, releasing videos for “Panicking” with Fivio Foreign, “Bag Season” with Lil Tjay, “Handstand” with Doja Cat & Saweetie, “How You King?,” and “Business.” The album and its singles were aimed at addressing fan chatter that suggested French isn’t quite the hitmaker that he used to be, which he also refuted in a Twitter debate, reminding fans of his long list of Billboard Hot 100 mainstays.
That chatter also led him to assert during an interview that it’s harder to make it in rap than to make it in the NBA. While that’s certainly debatable — there are a lot fewer slots available to aspiring pro basketball players who must prove their physical prowess and skill levels opposed to rappers who luck into viral hits on TikTok and get approached by major labels with nigh-infinite budgets to sign and promote them — French has at least proven that he’s still one of hip-hop’s go-to hitmakers.
Watch French Montana’s “FWMGAB” video above.
They Got Amnesia is out now via Epic Records. You can stream it here.
After nearly two years away, French Montana returned with his fourth album They Got Amensia, featuring a heavy cast of guest acts including Doja Cat, Saweetie, John Legend, Rick Ross, Kodak Black, Pop Smoke, Lil Durk, Fivio Foreign, Ty Dolla Sign, Latto, and more. After sharing a collection of videos for its songs, French keeps the streak alive with one for “Business.”
It finds French Montana sitting around a gambling table with a group of friends as they play for a big prize. The camera then pans around the room and returns to the table to show French making the game-winning move. He celebrates with those around him, but things take a dramatic turn as it transitions to him waking up in a hospital bed.
“Business” is the latest track from They Got Amnesia to receive the video treatment, joining “How You King?,” “Handstand,” “Bag Season,” and “Panicking.” French recently caused a bit of controversy by saying that it’s harder to be successful in rap than it is in the NBA.
You can watch the video for “Business” above.
They Got Amnesia is out now via Epic Records. Get it here.
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Back in 2019, French Montana was hospitalized after collapsing in his home due to what he called “a combination of a lot of things: being fatigued, dehydrated, you know, losing myself chasing money, chasing the wrong things… Too much drinking, too many pills.” The incident prompted him to give up drinking and drugs to avoid an early demise, but it’s apparently had other effects on him as well — as he illustrates in the latest video from his new album, They Got Amnesia.
The video for “How You King?” opens with an obviously inebriated and sleep-deprived Montana entertaining a pair of women at his home. Shortly after they leave, he collapses and spends the remainder of the video being rushed to the hospital, hooked up to machines, and watching himself through an observation window as he has an out-of-body experience. Meanwhile, he raps over the infamous “Impeach the President” drum loop, contemplating the heavy questions left behind by his brush with death. “If I fell with no one around, wouldn’t even make a sound,” he hums. “‘Cause I can’t even make one now.” Although the song has multiple versions on the album version, here, the video cuts off shortly after the first verse in a chilling imagining of an alternate outcome that could have seen his legacy also cut short.
Watch French Montana’s “How You King?” video above.
French Montana has released the official music video for “Handstand” featuring Doja Cat and Saweetie. The video sees the trio in a Mad-Max-inspired world with Doja memorably wearing a machine gun bra. “Handstand” was featured on Montana’s latest album, “They Got Amnesia”, which he released last month and includes features from Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, […]
French Montana has released the official music video for “Handstand” featuring Doja Cat and Saweetie. The video sees the trio in a Mad-Max-inspired world with Doja memorably wearing a machine gun bra. “Handstand” was featured on Montana’s latest album, “They Got Amnesia”, which he released last month and includes features from Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, […]
French Montana has released the official music video for “Handstand” featuring Doja Cat and Saweetie. The video sees the trio in a Mad-Max-inspired world with Doja memorably wearing a machine gun bra. “Handstand” was featured on Montana’s latest album, “They Got Amnesia”, which he released last month and includes features from Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, […]
French Montana has released the official music video for “Handstand” featuring Doja Cat and Saweetie. The video sees the trio in a Mad-Max-inspired world with Doja memorably wearing a machine gun bra. “Handstand” was featured on Montana’s latest album, “They Got Amnesia”, which he released last month and includes features from Drake, Ty Dolla $ign, […]
