French Montana Wiki, Biography
French Montana recently addressed the shooting that took place at a Miami restaurant where his music video was being filmed. Fortunately, the rapper was able to escape safely.
Montana posted a tweet where he said he was in Miami to celebrate the release of his mixtape, Coke Boys 6: Money Heist Edition, with his friends at a restaurant called Licking. He continued:
“Unfortunately, we were in the wrong place at the wrong time when an incident occurred that left people injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and families at this time.”
The incident took place outside a restaurant called Licking on January 5 and was the result of a dispute that started elsewhere. The restaurant also released a statement saying they were unaware of the French Montana music video shoot and were not associated with the incident.
French Montana bodyguard seriously injured in restaurant shooting
According to NBC 6 South Florida, around 10 people were injured and all had to be hospitalized. Emergency units were dispatched to the scene immediately after the authorities were informed about the incident.
Authorities said they found several people with serious injuries and some others were found near a nearby fire station. MDFR stated that some of the crew members verified the severity of the injuries and were consequently sent to the hospital:
“As a result of the incident, a total of 10 patients were injured. Four of the patients self-transported to local area hospitals. MDFR transported the remaining six patients by ground and air rescue to local trauma centers.”
Injured people also included rapper Rob49 and Montana’s bodyguard. The latter is reportedly struggling to survive, while the former is now out of danger.
French Montana is popular for his albums and singles.
While French Montana has had a successful career in the music industry, he has also appeared in movies like The Perfect Match and The After Party. He was supposed to appear in the sports comedy-drama movie All-Star Weekend, which has now been shelved.
Montana has also appeared on television shows such as Ridiculousness, Wild ‘N Out, Late Night With Seth Meyers, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Love & Hip Hop: New York, Empire, America’s Next Top Model, The Four: Battle for Stardom, NCIS. : New Orleans and more.
The 38-year-old released his first album, Excuse My French, in May 2013. With three singles, the album received positive feedback and reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart. This was followed by his second album, Jungle Rules, on July 2017, which was also a huge success as her first album.
French Montana then released his third album Montana in December 2019. It peaked at number 25 on the US Billboard 200. His latest album They Got Amnesia was released in November 2021.
Montana is also famous for his singles like Shot Caller, Pop That, Freaks, Don’t Panic, Moses, Figure It Out, No Shopping and more.