French Montana vetted a bidding war over the past few months, only to end up signing with Diddy’s Bad Boy Records. But according to French, he inked the deal on his own terms, making him the first artist in the history of Bad Boy to own his publishing. Speaking with Real Talk NY, he revealed that Puff did him right by allowing him to own the rights to his tracks.
“I think I’m the first person – and I ain’t tell this to nobody – I’m the first person in the whole history of Bad Boy not to sign my publishing to Bad Boy or Puff,” he said. “Everything I asked for, Puff kept his word. In my eyes, he a real nigga for that. So far, so good. I have no complaints.”
While he wouldn’t comment on other artists who have been burned by Puff in the past, French said that it’s a matter of getting good lawyers who can interpret the contracts.
“I feel like a person, as a man, should never judge somebody on his situation with other people. You should always judge a person based on their situation with you. The situation you got with each other is the only way you can judge a man,” he continued. “I find it kind of weird. How can someone jerk you and give you the paperwork for your lawyer to see… It’s not like they’re tricking you. It’s not like words get up in the middle of the night and change on the contract. You just gotta get good lawyers. Of course, Puff is going to have the best lawyers.”
Watch the full interview below.
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Finally, a rapper that understands that the music industry is a business, and in businesses and contracts a lawyer is needed!
THE WORDS REAL GANGSTER COCAINE ETC ETC DONT MEAN THE SAME IN HIP HOP YOU CANT CALL PUFFY REAL
This guy is trash!
IT DONT MATTER PUFF AINT CARE ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHING CUS U ONLY GOING TO BE HOT FOR ONE ALBUM FRENCH YOU MMG U MY NIGGA YOU KNOW OVOXO FUCK WITH YOU BUT PUFF JUST USING U TO MARKET CIROC MY NIGGA WHEN U NOT HOT U WILL BE ON THE STREET AND PUFF WILL HAVE THE NEXT NIGGA SLANGING CIROC PUFF MAKE OVER 25 MIL A YEAR SELLING THAT SHIT
the end.
lol u garbage that is why
fake as fuck
Diddy: Yeah you can keep them shits..
^^^
ROFLOL!
LOL
that was funny as hell.
no way french is making more then puffy from this deal, unless this guy is just a tax write off!
diddy gon catch you slippin in some other area and gon “take that take that take that”
lmao
Aint nobody in they right mind checkin for dis fool
fuckin arab
it will be a different story this time next year trust me he aint sellin shit and he will blame it all on puffy and want out his deal
this shit funny. Puff just trying to improve his scheming nigga reputation.
HE MITE OWN PUBLISHING BUT HE AIN’T OWNING NO PUSSSSYYY
and youre the one taking the time out to make comments on a hip hop website about another man hoping he doesnt get pussy…what does that say about you my guy?
THAT I WANT ALL DA PUSSY. NONE OF YALL NIGGAS GETTIN IT IN.
U also gonna be the only one in bad boy record history to sell 300 units..triple copper
AND GET NO PUSSY
dumb rapper, puff gave u publishing cuz there aint no money in cds anymore
AND NO PUSSSSAYY
when did MCs OD on Bragging?
I bet Puff still got your ass to sign a 360 Deal. Puff is gettin a piece of all of your paper from now until you die hahahaha
haha frenchys not gunna sign a 360 he built himself up to the point where the labels were making him 50/50 split offers
So he’ll own his publishing. Big deal. Diddy will get him for the videos he shoots, plus all the toys he gets againsn’t his advance.
WE KNOW U DON’T KNOW SH!T ABOUT THE GAME BY YO’ COMMENT!
Puff: You’ve been mind-fucked before?
Black Rob: I don’t think so.
Puff: I’m mind-fucking you right now.
G Dep: You are?
Puff: Can’t you feel my dick fucking your mind?
Loon: No, I can’t really feel anything.
Puff: See? That’s it. That’s the art of it. I’m mind-fucking the shit out of you.
Ma$e: Well I hope you’re wearing a condom cause I have a dirt mind.
an the list goes on
really, that’s pure comedy right there.
LITERALLY LMAO
…WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA!!!…….
Nobody gonna mention the dope fuckin WU beanie? CREAM
Bitch you ain’t GETTIN pussy either
TAX WRITE OFF
Seriously though, what’s the appeal of this dude? I’ve yet to hear a verse that suggests more than C-level generic rap.
wow that from a guy who dont no how to send an email lol
We’ll see about that French. Puff been jerkin niggas for LONG time. Lets see how you end up a few years from now.
Another wack rapper saying nothing special. you hear that from 98.5% of rappers of today. Nothing special. Just sayin…
there’s a problem with this logic right here, I feel like a person, as a man, should never judge somebody on his situation with other people. You should always judge a person based on their situation with you. The situation you got with each other is the only way you can judge a man. Well um, then how do you judge whether you should go into business with someone unless you judge their actions with OTHER PEOPLE. Damn, Puff’s mind fuck is deep in him already.
You can own all the publishing you went when you won’t have an album ever coming out.
What a fool.
Please send this guy to Guantanamo Bay.
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Why is he so valuable that he sparked a bidding war? SERIOUS QUESTION. The best legitimate answer gets $100,000.00 wired to an offshore account that only i have access to. No, but seriously…..
Because he became hot on the streets through his Cocaine City DVDs. Then partnering with Max B rose his stock.
Mad hustler type cats is bumping his street tapes. Actually that’s where I first heard French.. from a hustler.
He worked the streets and got his buzz up to get where he’s at now….
French Montana is NOT the first Bad Boy Artist to own his own publishing. LOON is. DONCENO music
He owns his publishing, but Puff will also charge him for every additional cost ; )
Probably reducing his net profit, if he makes any at all ; )
This dudes garbage
Well, that’s a 101 in bussiness
gotta give props to jesterxxl
Puff: You’ve been mind-fucked before?
Black Rob: I don’t think so.
Puff: I’m mind-fucking you right now.
G Dep: You are?
Puff: Can’t you feel my dick fucking your mind?
Loon: No, I can’t really feel anything.
Puff: See? That’s it. That’s the art of it. I’m mind-fucking the shit out of you.
Ma$e: Well I hope you’re wearing a condom cause I have a dirt mind.
thats some funny shit right
Get Him to the Greek…classic.
hahahahahahahahahaha. Great movie, but i really love how Ma$e is the motherfucker to say the condom line. LMAO
if you dont like French..KILL YA SELF BANG! COCAINE MAFIAAAAAAAAAAA
But he still signed to Bad Boy, so now he gotta dildo…they just gon figure out a way for him to fuck himself in the ass..hahahah or kill em. lol
…. All $0.20 of it…
That’s $2.20 every year minus tax and lawyer fees off $500.
Well done French!! Head up bro.