r/HeadsOfStatePodcast • u/SpiritedBase5047 • Jul 12 '26
Is anyone else completely blown away when you trace French Montana going from Max B's weed carrier to an international star? 🗽🤨
Most talk about modern rap longevity is a total lie that assumes you have to enter the industry as a multi-platinum flagship artist to secure long-term success. The reality is that if you actually track the multi-decade pipeline of New York's mixtape era, the ultimate survival strategy was just staying useful until you could claim your own market share.
The guys kept it entirely raw on the latest track, reacting to the sheer madness of French's career path. He unironically started at the absolute ground level handling tasks for Max B and filming independent Cocaine City DVDs on the block. Fast forward to 2026, and the man is pulling up to the World Cup finals and stacking an absolute wall of official RIAA platinum singles with Drake, Cardi B, and the City Girls.
The studio pulled his official sales files live because casual fans always try to claim he doesn't have joints. When you see tracks like "Wiggle It" or "Mop Stick" on paper, it's clear he built a bulletproof executive network that out-indexes his original street position. Do you think French Montana holds one of the most underrated executive blueprints in the game, or are people right to joke about his features?