00:00French Montana has been named the most streamed African-born artist.
00:07Come back, you're a Moroccan boy.
00:12I'm a real immigrant, fresh off the boat.
00:14No access to nothing to become this dream that I was dreamed about.
00:21When my father left, part of me died.
00:23In Islam, people who have children don't accept their children.
00:28It was a total transformation.
00:30I just remember my mom was working two, three jobs.
00:32I was like, I gotta do something.
00:34I didn't think I'd get my mother out of there.
00:36But it was like, how do I escape poverty without becoming phenomenal?
00:40I hit the streets.
00:42You're gonna make it if you're chosen, it's the only way.
00:44Young Moroccan immigrant, made it in the USA.
00:48Bronx is like ordained by God for immigrants to migrate to.
00:53Coming from Morocco, I had to prove myself.
00:56I'm taking you down too.
00:58I had this idea in French in my head of like this young, untouchable mob boss.
01:03You know, he had a hard time. He had a real hard time.
01:05I had to lock in.
01:06And then he turned into an artist.
01:09At this time, me and Max be running the city.
01:11We was like, bro, like that's my man.
01:13Shot call came out, then it was just like, shh.
01:214, 5 in the morning.
01:22I remember my mother waking me up, scared to death.
01:25They just shot your brother.
01:30They sell you the dream, they don't show you the nightmare.
01:33There's a gene in any person, they will not quit until they make it.
01:39The power of music and art.
01:41There's a story for a lot of immigrants out there.
01:43They sacrifice to better themselves, to better their family.
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