MusicInsiderFrench Montana - Bricks to the BoothHanging out in New York at the Coke Boys studio with the year's nicest street rapperShareLink copied ✔️May 23, 2013MusicInsiderTextCharlie Robin Jones Wearing the scars of the bullet that entered and left his neck, and the years spent dodging jail and deportation since arriving in the Bronx from Morrocco when he was 13, French Montana has strolled into rap's XXXL league. Armed with a quietly decedent flow, a co-sign from Diddy and Rick Ross, and a back story that built America, French and his team of Coke Boys are primed for the majors. In an exclusive film portrait for Dazed, Harrison Boyce followed French Montana as he toured with A$AP Rocky and cut the tracks that formed his incredible new album, Excuse My French, out today. Download Mixtape Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rapA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix album