Fraud, where does French rank in compatibility with you?
Harry Fraud: At the top. There are so many times where we are in the studio and we don’t even do songs. We have a sample battle. We’re showing each other stuff like “did you hear this?” It’s the childish spirit of loving music.
I saw Mayor Adams pulled up to the listening party last night.
French Montana: Listen man, what about that, the mayor of New York City coming in there and staying up for three, three and a half hours? That was one of the biggest highlights of New York City. I don’t think they ever did that.
Did you have some uneasiness linking up with a politician?
French Montana: I feel like music has no limits. You can’t control the love of music. And I’m a person that loves giving opportunities to kids from the neighborhood. And being connected with a guy like Adams that’s also doing the same thing on such a higher, powerful level, that can’t do nothing but help what I’m trying to help. If we’re not helping the kids, helping families change their lives, then we’re not doing the right thing with this music. I’m not here to look cool. Look, guys, that’s not gangster. I’m gonna have to change lives. I’m gonna help make a difference. That’s what was so cool about yesterday. I guess he sees the vision, too. We’re here to make New York City great.
What specifically are you doing to help the kids?
French Montana: We just signed kids. We want to grab up all the artists that have talent and put them in the studio. We signed RPT and D-Thang.
Talk to me about the Drake and Puff line in the intro (“Had to patch Drake and Puff back after that little beef”).
French Montana: You don’t miss nothing. Well, I think that Puff and Drake line, I never dove into it.
I figured you were the one who helped broker the peace.
French Montana: It was on my birthday. I remember we took a helicopter, and when we landed Drake was there to surprise me. Puff came in with his own little boat and then jumped on the boat. And that was kind of the first time that they came together after that little problem they had and I never even knew about the problem. I never even thought of that, but I just knew that’s two of my best friends. And it was hard for me, so I did everything in my power to bring them together.
What do you guys have coming up after this?
Harry Fraud: I got a lot of surprises this year. I like to let it happen and [not speak before], be respectful. But, I got a record with someone people were really considering the King of the Youth right now coming out this summer, that’s really going to fuck people up. I wanted to be a little quieter this year than last year. So Montega is going to kick off the remainder of my year, but I’ll be dropping four more four or five more tapes. And then I got a couple monster, monster records coming.
French, you are more than ten years into your career. What do you want your legacy to be?
French Montana: I want to accomplish everything off my bucket list. And I’m not talking about like Grammys, because we can’t control that. You can’t control people like you can control the streets. Because, number one, I always wanted to make albums full of all the best music that I love from back in the day. I felt like that’s always what I wanted to do. And there’s nobody better to do it with than Fraud.
Anything else on the bucket list?
French Montana: To get Max B out. Then, do his documentary. Because I already have my own documentary. Drake is producing it. Puff is too. We’re dropping at the end of the year. Then, we will work on Max’s.