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Exclusive: French Montana Talks Growing Up In Morocco [VIDEO]
May 17th
Before he was a “coke boy,” French Montana grew up in the North African country of Morocco. Born, Karim Kharbouch, Montana emigrated to the Bronx, with his family in 1996. In the years since, the rapper has been heavy on his grind flooding the streets with material, all of which garnered him a healthy amount of buzz, and a record deal with Bad Boy.
“It’s just a hustle and getting adapted to the lifestyle,” he told Hip-Hop Wired of the differences in African and American cultures. “I feel like the lifestyle is a little different but the hustle is still the same.” Now that he’s officially part of Diddy’s team, Montana is prepping the release of his Excuse My French debut, and dropped the remix to his “Everything’s A Go” single last week.
The summer will find the 27-year-old promoting his music via a spot on Drake’s Club Paradise tour, a solo run overseas, and hitting the stage at Hot 97′s Summer Jam.
Check out the rest of our exclusive interview below.
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• The Awkward Moments Between Jay-Z And Freeway At The Made In America Press Conference [PHOTOS]
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Photo: Hip-Hop Wired
Exclusive: French Montana Talks Growing Up In Morocco [VIDEO]
May 17th
Before he was a “coke boy,” French Montana grew up in the North African country of Morocco. Born, Karim Kharbouch, Montana emigrated to the Bronx, with his family in 1996. In the years since, the rapper has been heavy on his grind flooding the streets with material, all of which garnered him a healthy amount of buzz, and a record deal with Bad Boy.
“It’s just a hustle and getting adapted to the lifestyle,” he told Hip-Hop Wired of the differences in African and American cultures. “I feel like the lifestyle is a little different but the hustle is still the same.” Now that he’s officially part of Diddy’s team, Montana is prepping the release of his Excuse My French debut, and dropped the remix to his “Everything’s A Go” single last week.
The summer will find the 27-year-old promoting his music via a spot on Drake’s Club Paradise tour, a solo run overseas, and hitting the stage at Hot 97′s Summer Jam.
Check out the rest of our exclusive interview below.
MORE ON HIP-HOP WIRED!
• Mercy: 10 Hip-Hop Artists Who Chose To Die Another Day
• 5 Reasons Why Blue Ivy Carter Will Have A Better Rap Career Than Lil B
• 10 Dope Rap Acts Who Could Not Top Their Freshman Albums
• Bangin Candy: Rico Love’s Division 1 Recording Artist, Rabbit
• Mexico’s Deadly Drug War: A Look At The Violent 5-Year Conflict
• The Awkward Moments Between Jay-Z And Freeway At The Made In America Press Conference [PHOTOS]
• Behind The Scenes Of Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” Video [PHOTOS]
• 7 Female Rap Beefs (That Didn’t Involve Lil Kim)
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Photo: Hip-Hop Wired
Exclusive: French Montana Talks Growing Up In Morocco [VIDEO]
May 17th
Before he was a “coke boy,” French Montana grew up in the North African country of Morocco. Born, Karim Kharbouch, Montana emigrated to the Bronx, with his family in 1996. In the years since, the rapper has been heavy on his grind flooding the streets with material, all of which garnered him a healthy amount of buzz, and a record deal with Bad Boy.
“It’s just a hustle and getting adapted to the lifestyle,” he told Hip-Hop Wired of the differences in African and American cultures. “I feel like the lifestyle is a little different but the hustle is still the same.” Now that he’s officially part of Diddy’s team, Montana is prepping the release of his Excuse My French debut, and dropped the remix to his “Everything’s A Go” single last week.
The summer will find the 27-year-old promoting his music via a spot on Drake’s Club Paradise tour, a solo run overseas, and hitting the stage at Hot 97′s Summer Jam.
Check out the rest of our exclusive interview below.
MORE ON HIP-HOP WIRED!
• Mercy: 10 Hip-Hop Artists Who Chose To Die Another Day
• 5 Reasons Why Blue Ivy Carter Will Have A Better Rap Career Than Lil B
• 10 Dope Rap Acts Who Could Not Top Their Freshman Albums
• Bangin Candy: Rico Love’s Division 1 Recording Artist, Rabbit
• Mexico’s Deadly Drug War: A Look At The Violent 5-Year Conflict
• The Awkward Moments Between Jay-Z And Freeway At The Made In America Press Conference [PHOTOS]
• Behind The Scenes Of Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” Video [PHOTOS]
• 7 Female Rap Beefs (That Didn’t Involve Lil Kim)
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Photo: Hip-Hop Wired
Lady Gaga – VEVO News Exclusive Interview, Pt. 1
May 17th
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VEVO News: An Exclusive Interview with Lady Gaga about "Marry The Night" and more! http://www.vevo.com/ladygaga © 2011 Interscope
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Lady Gaga – VEVO News Exclusive Interview, Pt. 1
May 17th
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VEVO News: An Exclusive Interview with Lady Gaga about "Marry The Night" and more! http://www.vevo.com/ladygaga © 2011 Interscope
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Exclusive: Paypa Reflects On Legal Troubles [VIDEO]
May 16th
You may have seen Paypa’s name starting to resurface back on the blogs. Two years ago he was cutting records with Rick Ross and shared the same label home with Lady Gaga and Akon at SRC/Universal. Charles Ransom, Jr. and Ricky Brascom, owners of Paypa’s label Behind the Scenes Entertainment, were arrested with over 300 kilos of cocaine and .1 million dollars in cash. Fresh off the release of his new mixtape, Henny On The Rocks 2, Paypa talks about everything he’s been up to since that fall.
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• Behind The Scenes Of Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” Video [PHOTOS]
• 7 Female Rap Beefs (That Didn’t Involve Lil Kim)
• Lark Voorhies (“Lisa Turtle” From Saved By The Bell) Fell Off [VIDEO/PHOTOS]
• A Bad Azz Timeline: How Lil Boosie Ended Up On Trial For Murder
Exclusive: Paypa Reflects On Legal Troubles [VIDEO]
May 16th
You may have seen Paypa’s name starting to resurface back on the blogs. Two years ago he was cutting records with Rick Ross and shared the same label home with Lady Gaga and Akon at SRC/Universal. Charles Ransom, Jr. and Ricky Brascom, owners of Paypa’s label Behind the Scenes Entertainment, were arrested with over 300 kilos of cocaine and .1 million dollars in cash. Fresh off the release of his new mixtape, Henny On The Rocks 2, Paypa talks about everything he’s been up to since that fall.
MORE ON HIP-HOP WIRED!
• 10 Dope Rap Acts Who Could Not Top Their Freshman Albums
• Bangin Candy: Rico Love’s Division 1 Recording Artist, Rabbit
• Mexico’s Deadly Drug War: A Look At The Violent 5-Year Conflict
• The Awkward Moments Between Jay-Z And Freeway At The Made In America Press Conference [PHOTOS]
• Behind The Scenes Of Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” Video [PHOTOS]
• 7 Female Rap Beefs (That Didn’t Involve Lil Kim)
• Lark Voorhies (“Lisa Turtle” From Saved By The Bell) Fell Off [VIDEO/PHOTOS]
• A Bad Azz Timeline: How Lil Boosie Ended Up On Trial For Murder
Exclusive: Waka Flocka Shot By Terry Richardson For VMAN
May 16th
Waka Flocka is a hot commodity right now. After landing the cover of Spin, the ATL rapper was photographed by fashion photographer Terry Richardson in a big feature for VMAN’s summer issue. During his interview Waka chats about his music, mom, and what he hopes to achieve outside of hip-hop.
About spending time in Manhattan and growing up surrounded by music: “I’ll go to the studio [in the LES] but I hang out in Queens. I always live in Queens. Never ever, ever I leave. (…) I grew up down the street from Murder Inc., down the street from RUN-D.M.C., Russell Simmons, and LL Cool J. The Lost Boyz used to hang out with my family members. Music has always been in my family.”
On his mother, hip-hop momager Debra Antney: “When I started, she didn’t believe in me. She said ‘I ain’t believe in that shit. Yo’ ain’t serious.’ When she saw that I was serious, then she took charge.”
On his music: “I think I put the life into hip-hop again. I revived it by bringing a new sound, 808s and kicks. My producer and my team—I feel we changed the sound of everybody, and I can honestly say that. Before Flockaveli, nothing sounded like it. But when I came out, everything to this day sounds like it. So I can smile a Kool-Aid smile when I say that.”
On his impact on fans: “I see girls cry and faint. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. I never knew my music to touch somebody personally but I see guys walk up and talk with passion. That shit blow your mind. I never took my music seriously before another person did. And if people take it seriously, I need to get into this shit.”
On his new album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans, and Family: “If you ain’t neither of the three, fuck off. (…) My goal with this album is to open people’s eyes, and hopefully touch a lot more heads. I just love it and I hope people enjoy it, I’m goin’ hard. You can expect Flockaveli times 10. I used to just party with what I knew how to party with, but when I started rapping I got introduced to every religion, every race, and every culture. Now I know how to make everybody party. From touring, traveling, doing features, photo shoots, video shoots, I get a lot of different personalities, so I dissected that and was able to elevate my style.”
On his goals: “I wanna build a YMCA in my county. My goal is to make sure my family don’t have to worry and don’t have to stress about tomorrow. And we could potentially help another group of families to do the same. I live by that. I overcame every odd that was put against me; I wear that like armor. Appreciate this album for me. I put a lot of pain into this. So I hope you’re ready for it. I’m bringing it to the new world.”
Exclusive: Waka Flocka Shot By Terry Richardson For VMAN
May 16th
Waka Flocka is a hot commodity right now. After landing the cover of Spin, the ATL rapper was photographed by fashion photographer Terry Richardson in a big feature for VMAN’s summer issue. During his interview Waka chats about his music, mom, and what he hopes to achieve outside of hip-hop.
About spending time in Manhattan and growing up surrounded by music: “I’ll go to the studio [in the LES] but I hang out in Queens. I always live in Queens. Never ever, ever I leave. (…) I grew up down the street from Murder Inc., down the street from RUN-D.M.C., Russell Simmons, and LL Cool J. The Lost Boyz used to hang out with my family members. Music has always been in my family.”
On his mother, hip-hop momager Debra Antney: “When I started, she didn’t believe in me. She said ‘I ain’t believe in that shit. Yo’ ain’t serious.’ When she saw that I was serious, then she took charge.”
On his music: “I think I put the life into hip-hop again. I revived it by bringing a new sound, 808s and kicks. My producer and my team—I feel we changed the sound of everybody, and I can honestly say that. Before Flockaveli, nothing sounded like it. But when I came out, everything to this day sounds like it. So I can smile a Kool-Aid smile when I say that.”
On his impact on fans: “I see girls cry and faint. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. I never knew my music to touch somebody personally but I see guys walk up and talk with passion. That shit blow your mind. I never took my music seriously before another person did. And if people take it seriously, I need to get into this shit.”
On his new album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans, and Family: “If you ain’t neither of the three, fuck off. (…) My goal with this album is to open people’s eyes, and hopefully touch a lot more heads. I just love it and I hope people enjoy it, I’m goin’ hard. You can expect Flockaveli times 10. I used to just party with what I knew how to party with, but when I started rapping I got introduced to every religion, every race, and every culture. Now I know how to make everybody party. From touring, traveling, doing features, photo shoots, video shoots, I get a lot of different personalities, so I dissected that and was able to elevate my style.”
On his goals: “I wanna build a YMCA in my county. My goal is to make sure my family don’t have to worry and don’t have to stress about tomorrow. And we could potentially help another group of families to do the same. I live by that. I overcame every odd that was put against me; I wear that like armor. Appreciate this album for me. I put a lot of pain into this. So I hope you’re ready for it. I’m bringing it to the new world.”
Lady Gaga – VEVO News Exclusive Interview, Pt. 1
May 16th
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VEVO News: An Exclusive Interview with Lady Gaga about "Marry The Night" and more! http://www.vevo.com/ladygaga © 2011 Interscope
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