Follow The Leaders: French Montana

French Montana will command the stage.

Follow the Leaders: French Montana - With the second coming of Bad Boy Records, Diddy put together quite an amazing roster featuring Cassie, MGK and the one and only French Montana. His summer hit, "Pop That," featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Weezy, shows that Frenchie has staying power. Tune in to see what tricks French Montana pulls out of the bag on the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, October 9 at 8P/7C! (Photo: Steve Mack/FilmMagic)

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Follow the Leaders: French Montana - With the second coming of Bad Boy Records, Diddy put together quite an amazing roster featuring Cassie, MGK and the one and only French Montana. His summer hit, "Pop That," featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Weezy, shows that Frenchie has staying power. Tune in to see what tricks French Montana pulls out of the bag on the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards, October 9 at 8P/7C! (Photo: Steve Mack/FilmMagic)

Deeply Rooted - Bad Boy rapper French Montana reps The BX hard, but before he reps for his city, he reps for his homeland, Morocco, to the fullest. (Photo: Facebook)

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Deeply Rooted - Bad Boy rapper French Montana reps The BX hard, but before he reps for his city, he reps for his homeland, Morocco, to the fullest. (Photo: Facebook)

Shot Callers - French Montana is joined by his labelmate MGK during a performance of his hit song "Shot Caller" onstage at the 2012 BET Awards Pre-Show outside the Shrine Auditorium.(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images For BET)

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The MMG Connection - Although Frenchie is signed to Bad Boy and reps for Diddy, the real deal is that he is also signed to Rick Ross' label imprint Maybach Music Group. If you ever wondered why he runs with both crews, there's your answer. (Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images For BET)

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French Montana - Having participated in last year's cypher and drawing praise for his singles "Shot Caller" and "Pop That," it would seem fitting for the Bad Boy signee to bless the show with a set. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

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His Faith Keeps Him Grounded - Having grown up in Morocco and living there into his teen years, French Montana (born Karim Kharbouch) is a practicing Sunni Muslim who fasts yearly for the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Before He Was a Montana - When French Montana stepped on the scene as a featured artist in a series of hip hop DVDs called Cocaine City, based off of the Smack DVD series, he was actually going by the name Young French. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Before He Was a Montana - When French Montana stepped on the scene as a featured artist in a series of hip hop DVDs called Cocaine City, based off of the Smack DVD series, he was actually going by the name Young French. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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French Montana - "The first time I heard him was when Doggystyle came out, it was like 94 or 93. I was in Morocco. I fell in love right there, that's one of my top three favorite albums of all time"  (Photo by Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

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Konvict Connection - In 2009, before connecting with Diddy and Rick Ross, Frenchie was signed to Akon's Konvict Music label. After album delays and no album release in sight, he left the label and moved on gaining more exposure and success than he had before.  (Photo: Brad Barket/PictureGroup)

A Freshman at Last - In 2012, French was named as one of the members of XXL's freshman class. Although this is usually considered an honor, French said that he initially felt like rejecting the offer since he had been in the game for a minute and deserved the recognition long before 2012. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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A Freshman at Last - In 2012, French was named as one of the members of XXL's freshman class. Although this is usually considered an honor, French said that he initially felt like rejecting the offer since he had been in the game for a minute and deserved the recognition long before 2012. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

"When I Want" - This song, another cinematic trap banger, features French boasting of getting women, weed and whips from around the world "when I want" over another cinematic trap soundscape. It just might be the perfect anthem for the globalized, instant-gratification-driven, materialistic world of 2013. (Photo: French Montana/Facebook)

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West to East - When it comes to influences, French Montana doesn't discriminate. He cites Tupac, Snoop, The Wu-Tang Clan and the Notorious B.I.G. as major influences in his career. (Photo: Facebook)

30. Atlanta Falcons: French Montana - The Southern hip hop capital looks North with its pick by going with French Montana. The Bad Boy rapper has pretty much adopted the ATL's 808-heavy sound of to help make himself one of the hottest rappers from the Big Apple to the A.  (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Mixtape Hustlin' - With his debut album, Excuse My French, set to be released this fall, it may look like French's résumé is a bit weak, but don't be fooled by his lack of studio albums. French has a total of 20 mixtapes under his belt. So if you ever question how much work he's put in, know that his deal and hit singles are well deserved. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

No Groupie Love - If the ladies are after the love of French Montana, then they should back off. He's been happily married to his wife for five years. He has expressed that he enjoys the family life, so don't expect French to be into any groupie love. (Photo: Facebook)

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No Groupie Love - If the ladies are after the love of French Montana, then they should back off. He's been happily married to his wife for five years. He has expressed that he enjoys the family life, so don't expect French to be into any groupie love. (Photo: Facebook)

A Real Shot Caller - With the hits "Choppa Choppa Down," "Shot Caller" and "Pop That" under his belt, there's no telling what French will do on stage at the Hip Hop Awards. And with his all-star list of frequent collaborators you'll definitely be in for a treat. Catch French Montana taking the stage at the 2012 Hip Hop Awards on October 9 at 8P/7C! (Photo: Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Heineken)

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A Real Shot Caller - With the hits "Choppa Choppa Down," "Shot Caller" and "Pop That" under his belt, there's no telling what French will do on stage at the Hip Hop Awards. And with his all-star list of frequent collaborators you'll definitely be in for a treat. Catch French Montana taking the stage at the 2012 Hip Hop Awards on October 9 at 8P/7C! (Photo: Donald Bowers/Getty Images for Heineken)