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The French Montana Story: For Khadija: Paramount+ to Release Documentary Based On Moroccan Born Rap Star

Paramount+ is set to release The French Montana Story: For Khadija on November 19, following its successful premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. Directed by Mandon Lovett, the documentary tells the unlikely

23/10/2024

Films·News

“Hurtin Me” By Stefflon Don (ft. French Montana) Has Surpassed 100 Million Streams On Spotify

Stefflon Don‘s debut mainstream single “Hurtin’ Me” featuring French Montana, has surpassed 130 million streams on Spotify. The song released on August 10, 2017 by Polydor /Universal Records peaked at number seven on

10/01/2024

Milestones

Sean Paul Reflects on His Monumental Performance at Madison Square Garden’s ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ Celebration

43 years after Reggae legend Bob Marley gave his last Madison Square Garden performance, dancehall icon Sean Paul headlined the venue at the sold-out Hot 97 ’50 Years Of Hip-Hop’ celebration concert. Sean was the only Jamaican

21/09/2023

Features·Interview

“Unforgettable,” French Montana’s Dancehall Song Featuring Swae Lee Is Certified 11x Platinum

“Unforgettable” by Moroccan-US rapper French Montana featuring Swae Lee is now certified as 11x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) for selling 11 million units in streams and sales in

01/08/2023

Certifications

Chaka Demus Disheartened By The “Bad Deals” He Signed In The 80s & 90s

In an All Star interview at Devon House in Kingston for the launch of Murder She Wrote, the 30th anniversary concert set to take place on April 29 at the Plantation Cove

17/04/2023

Exclusives·Features

Tony Rebel’s Lawyer Says He Hopes To Handle French Montana Copyright Case Quietly

‘On the case’ are the words from lawyers Stephen Drummond Esq. and JoAnn Squillace regarding the use of a sample from “Ghetto People Song” produced by Tony Rebel without permission by French Montana. Last year WMV first

29/03/2023

Exclusives·News·WMV Investigates

French Montana’s Dancehall Track “Unforgettable” (FEAT. SWAE LEE) Certified 5x Platinum In The U.K.

Moroccan-US rapper French Montana’s dancehall single Unforgettable featuring Swae Lee is now certified 5x Platinum in the U.K. for selling more than 3,000,000 units in that territory by the British Phonographic Industry

20/03/2023

Certifications·Milestones

100 Songs Certified Diamond – 4 Are Dancehall Singles

The math and magic of the music industry is in making great songs that sell and Dancehall is among the most influential genres of music in the 21st century with some of the

01/02/2023

Dancehall·Milestones

Rihanna at Savage Fenty launch on Amazon Prime

There are only 83 songs in history that have been certified diamond by the RIAA— here they all are

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issues the Diamond award sparingly and only does so if a song has moved at least 10 million equivalent units by combining sales and streaming

27/08/2022

Certifications

French Montana’s Unforgettable Featuring Swae Lee Certified Diamond

Moroccan-US rapper French Montana joined the short list of songs to have gone Diamond with his hit Unforgettable featuring Swae Lee. The song was certified by the RIAA on Thursday August 8

27/08/2022

Hip Hop

Everton Blender Says He Has Not Been Paid Any Royalties For “Ghetto People Song” Sampled By French Montana

Everton Dennis Williams, popularly known as Everton Blender, says he had to migrate from Jamaica because “the system” was fighting him. The roots reggae singer whose “Ghetto People Song” was recently used

26/06/2022

Hip Hop·Reggae

Tony Rebel Says French Montana Did Not Clear “Ghetto People” Sample For His No. 1 Album “Montega”

French Montana and Harry Fraud released their collaborative album “Montega” on Friday June 24. Track six on the album is the song “Higher” which samples the 1996 reggae hit “Ghetto People Song”

26/06/2022

Hip Hop·Reggae

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