Born name

Karim Kharbouch

nickname

French Montana

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Rabat, Morocco

nationality

training

French Montana studied at the Bronx high schools of Lehman and Roosevelt .

occupation

Rapper, singer, songwriter

family

• Vater – Abdela Kharbouch
• Mutter – Khadija Guled
• Siblings – Zack Kharbouch (Younger Brother) (part of Coke Boys Records), Ayoub Kharbouch (Younger Brother)

Manager

Gabriel “Gaby” Acevedo (via Complex)

Genre

HipHop

instruments

Life

labels

Coke Boys, Bad Boy, Episch, Maybach Music Group, Interscope Records

To build

Average

Height

6 feet 3 inches or 191 cm

weight

89 kg

girlfriend/spouse

French Montana dated –

1. Deen Kharbouch (2001-2014) – French Montana started dating After almost 6 years of marriage, they married in 2007 and gave birth to their son Kruz in 2009. However, as Montana pursued a career, their relationship crumbled when they no longer cared about the limelight. They split in 2012 when Deen accused her husband of abandoning the family after they found success. They finalized the divorce in 2014.
2. Keyshia Dior (2012) – French Montana reportedly had a very short-lived relationship with model Keyshia Dior in 2012.
3. Sophia Body (2012-2014) – French Montana met Sophia Body in November 2011 in Toronto at a music release party hosted by rapper Belly. The relationship was pretty serious when Sophia called Montana the love of her life in a 2015 interview. She revealed that they were amicable after the split.
4. Draya Michele (2013) – In June 2013, French reportedly started dating actress and fashion designer Draya Michele.
5. Trina (2012-2014) – French was in a live-in relationship with rapper Trina in 2014. However, they had started dating in November 2012 and were dating ON and OUT until 2014. She claimed in an interview that their relationship was “an untitled fun thing.” However, she decided to dump him after finding out he was trying to mess with Khloe Kardashian behind her back.
6. Khloe Kardashian (2014-2015) – French Montana had a very ON and OFF relationship with reality TV star Khloe Kardashian. And even after they officially split in 2014, rumors that they had reunited continued to surface in the media. Khloe believed she jumped into the relationship with French too soon after her split from Lamar Odom, which doomed their relationship.
7. Candice Brook (2014) – In November 2014, French Montana was reported to be dating Instagram model Candice Brook after they were invited onto a flight at LAX.
8. Sanaa Lathan (2015) – In June 2015, Diddy posted a video on his Instagram of him partying with Frenchman Montana and actress Sanaa Lathan, giving a slight wind to the latter two’s dating rumors. Then came the second video of Sanaa sitting on Montana’s lap, visibly drunk. She later confirmed they could be found on the Big Boy’s Neighborhood radio show.
9. Iggy Azalea (2016) – Montana is reportedly dating Australian singer Iggy Azalea after they were spotted in the Mexican resort of Cabo in August 2016. The couple called it quits in late 2016.

race/ethnicity

near East

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Towering Height

measurements

French Montana body specifications can be:

• Chest – 107 cm or 42 inches
• Arms/biceps – 34 cm or 13.5 inches
• Waist – 84 cm or 33 inches

shoe size

Not available

brand promotion

French Montana has acted as a brand ambassador for

• Ciroc (vodka brand)
• Sprite
• Pelle Pelle (fashion brand)
• kids play clothes
• DeLeon
• Grenco Science G Pen
• heads audio

Montana also did music for a Nike television commercial.

Religion

Islam

Known for

• Founder of Coke Boys Records.
• His collaborations with leading rappers like Rick Ross and Sean Combs.

First album

French Montana released his debut studio album, Excuse My French in 2013. It reached #4 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the US Hip Hop Albums chart.

first movie

Montana made his film debut with the 2016 rom-com film The Perfect Match as himself.

First TV show

French first appeared on the reality comedy show Ridiculousness in 2011 as himself.

Personal trainer

French Montana lost weight in the mid-2010s due to his CrossFit workout routines. As part of his training regimen, he performs a series of bodyweight exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, and squats, as well as strength exercises like shoulder presses and curls, in a quick shift sequence without pausing between exercises.

French Montana favorite things

• See – Presidential Rolex
• Turnschuhe – Blue Penny Hardaway
• Restaurant – Sammy’s Fish Box on City Island
• Headphones – Beats by Dre
• Soundsystem – Bang & Olufsen
• Liquor brands – Patrón, Hennessy, CÎROC, Heineken
• Auto – Rolls Royce Ghost
• A place for tourists – Key West
• Bottled water – Poland spring water

French Montana Facts

1. On August 5, 2011, French Montana was involved in an ugly incident when rapper Jim Jones and his entourage threw liquor bottles and glasses at the cast (including Montana) on stage at the Funkmaster Flex birthday party.
2. Montana is multilingual and can speak Arabic, French and English with ease.
3. He was shot in the head while leaving the recording studio in New York City in 2003, which took him several weeks to fully recover in the hospital.
4. In March 2013, the Montana tour bus was suspected of being a shooting target on Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia. When questioned by authorities, Montana denied being designated as a target.
5. The French are very fond of keeping pets, which range from dogs to exotic animals. In December 2013, he announced that he had bought two tiger cubs. He briefly abandoned them, citing difficulties in feeding and grooming.
6. Visit his official website @ frenchmontanamusic.com.
7. Follow French Montana on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and YouTube.