French Montana has acquired a lot over his career, but there’s one accolade he has that many hope to achieve. Thanks to his 2017 single “Unforgettable” featuring Swae Lee, French has a diamond plaque for moving 10 million units of the song, and now he’s making a claim regarding the huge feat.
During his recent interview with Gillie Da Kid and Wallo on their Million Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast, French boldly stated he’s the first rapper from New York to get a diamond certification. Now the Big Apple has a long list of artists who did well sales-wise, so The Bronx rapper’s comments caught the podcast hosts off guard.
“I’m the first male artist from the mecca of Hip Hop to go diamond, you know what I’m saying,” French Montana said before Gillie and Wallo were taken aback and asked him to say it again. “I’m the first male artist from the Mecca, The Bronx, and the first born African artist to ever go diamond.”
Gillie asked if JAY-Z had ever gotten a diamond certification and French said he didn’t. French didn’t specifically say whether he was talking about songs or albums that reached diamond status. Fans on social media wasted no time dragging him for his statement.
“Did French Montana just say he’s the first rapper to go diamond from the mecca of HipHop???? Did I hear that correctly LMAOO,” one person tweeted while another wrote on Instagram, “Biggie life after certified diamond come on French U know frank white numbers u was on bad boy.”
Someone else said, “Yeah thats dope and all BUT,back then you had to sell CDs and not so much streaming.A whole diff ball game before the streaming era.”
There’s a lot to unpack with French Montana’s claim that he’s the first NYC rapper to get a diamond plaque. When it comes to singles, French is the only male to achieve the feat, while Nicki Minaj did it with “Super Bass.”
As for albums, Brooklyn legend The Notorious B.I.G.’s Life After Death was certified diamond in 2018. Technically speaking, 2Pac was the first NYC-born rapper to go diamond with his Greatest Hits album reaching the mark in 2011.
French Montana Reminds Critics Of His Mixtape Dominance
This isn’t the first time French Montana has made a claim or spoken highly of himself. A few weeks ago, the Coke Boys leader spoke about his mixtape run and his decision to go mainstream once the opportunity came during his visit to Connected With Wayno.
“I did a lot of tapes,” French Montana said. “I got like 20 mixtapes, but people will go to the ones that I made that’s like…some people be in the club, and you gotta dim down your words cause they might want to hear that ‘haaaaan,’ they don’t wanna hear the soul.”
He continued, “Some people, when I dimmed it down, I sold more records, and I’m competing in a numbers game. If I could put up numbers, why wouldn’t I put numbers, and I can still do the rap.”
He’s retarded. The Short Bus “Haaannn Solo”, The only person besides MGK that’s dumb enough to stay signed to Bad Boy Records knowing that they own 60 percent of publishing and the producers get a big part of the other portion. Jay-Z and Biggie beat him to that a decade before he ever signed to Bad Boy. Hell even Retardi B went diamond with Bodak Yellow in 2017. Stench Montana’s song “Unforgettable” only sold 9 million cuz of Swae Lee’s buzz and him singing the hook.
Retardi b i like that real talk hate these new what ever you want to call em cause they not rappers
He said first from the Bronx the Mecca and Biggies Album was a double album so each sale counted as 2 copies sold
no he said new york rapper, retard. the mecca
When he said Mecca he meant in reference to the Bronx being recognized as where hip hop “started”. So yes, in that sense, he’s absolutely right.
Cardi B is from the BX and went diamond with “Bodak Yellow” before French, so no, he’s wrong.
Cardi B beat him to that with Bodak Yellow. It’s sad when she not only can outrap you but also beat you in the sales department… SMH
Back in the day labels would buy back their own artists records to inflate sales figures and give the false impression the artist was successful, resulting in increased exposure, radio play and acceptance by stupid idiots. Nowadays they do the same with fake streams, social media likes and paid for articles on websites etc etc. Wack montana is among the worst rappers to have ever touched the mic. I have never known anyone who has admitted to listening to and actually liking this clown.
First from the Bronx. First African born artist.
Stop hating and listen. He’s dope. His flow is ace.
Shot caller one of best Hip Hop songs imo
French coulda clarified he meant the Bronx, they asked him if Jay Z ever went diamond meaning he knew they thought he meant NYC, didn’t you watch???
Didn’t one of 50 Cents Albums go Diamond a long time ago?
Pop albums from pop rappers don’t count. They are referring to hiphop.
What does that make French Montana then dummy
His first two albums did. After that he fell off the face of the earth.
I was talking about 59 Cent
50cent
Biggie and Pac went diamond but double CDs count double for certifications. If you’re doing strictly numbers 50 beat them both with GRODT and I’m a Pac fan.
If this mofo is willing to lie about being French, this mofo is willing to lie about anything…
The part of Morocco he’s from is the french district or something like that
WELL DOUBLE DISCS ARE COUNTED AS 2 UNITS. SO BIGGIE AND PAC REALLY SOLD 5X PLAT.
This guy buys abs, buys streams and gets molested by diddy
Dog the only reason your the first one is all these kids stay online and dont go outside in my era you wasnt shit if these gen zs didnt listen to garbage you still wouldnt be shit
IN MUSIC, FRENCH IS GOOD MONEY. THE MAN BEEN AROUND FOR A MINUTE, YOU GOT TO RESPECT HIS MUSIC CATALOG!!
Who buys french Montana albums.you gotta be crazy to even listen to French Montana
Nobody. The single went diamond.
Well he aint gone be the first rapper to blgo broke because we all know Diddy dont pay none of his artist check the track record and if he keep getting assault accusations he gone be spending more money.
French Montana likes to hear himself talk! 50cents Get Rich Or Die Trying sold 11million! French had some Dope Material in the early 2010’s But that was a minute ago!
Get Rich & The Massacre went diamond!
Clown….straight clown.
Since he said the Mecca I think he means the Bronx not New York as a whole.
He CLEARLY said from the BRONX. Hip Hop historians always say hip hop started in the Bronx. Ya’ll writers are so damn deaf sometimes…
Mark Elibert fxcking sucks as a writer. First of all… He didn’t say the first from NYC. He clearly said the first from the mecca.. the Bronx. Bullshit headlines. Trent needs to clean house at hiphopdx.
well tecnichally Tupac is also from harlem and the bronx and he got a diamond album 2011 which is way before him