MTV News is currently running through the eighth edition of their "Hottest MCs in the Game" list. French Montana was in contention for the #10 slot on the list of 10, alongside Pusha T and Meek Mill. In the end, the judging panel decided to go with Meek Mill. Watch below. Also, farther down, check out a quick video of MTV asking people for their picks, including Machine Gun Kelly and Montana.
During his stop in Philadelphia for the Excuse My French Tour, French Montana brought out Meek Mill for a few songs, including "Ima Boss," "Believe It" and more. Meek Mill also brought AR-AB to the stage for "Goons Gone Wild." HipHopSince1987has footage. Watch below.
French Montana has released a video chronicling day 1 of his Excuse My French tour. It shows him hanging out with other artists and performing. Toward the end of the clip, Montana and Wale connect with Doug E. Fresh and Fresh mentions that he hasn't heard "Freaks." The new Montana single features a sample from Lil Vicious' "Freaks" which featured Fresh. Montana then plays the song for him. The exchange starts at the 4:32 mark. Watch below.
"My bus was located in the vicinity of the incident that took place last night in Philadelphia," hewrote. "I had a peaceful concert and was not involved. My deepest thoughts and sympathies go out to the families of the victims, as well as all of those who were affected."
French Montana's Excuse My French Tour played it's second show last night in Philadelphia. Following the show, fans followed Montana's tour bus back to the hotel where he and his group are staying. According to NBC 10 Philadelphia, the rapper was hanging out with the fans in front of his tour bus when a drive-by shooting occurred.
One man was murdered in the shooting. Another was shot in the shoulder and is in stable condition. There are no suspects. Investigators told NBC 10 that someone in Montana's tour bus returned fire.
Montana and the other members of his party are cooperation with investigators, according to police. They are among 25 people that were questioned following the incident.
Bad Boy Records is now offering a free download of French Montana's new single, "Freaks," featuring Nicki Minaj. You can pick it up care of their SoundCloud profile below.
