Arriving in the depths of November was French Montana's fourth album They Got Amnesia, an aptly-titled record that aimed to re-introduce the rapper's craft and the consistent pace of evolution and growth that's defined his career thus far, including the last few years. In the dying moments of 2021, however, French Montana is eyeing a resurgence. The Drake-featuring No Stylist was the closest he got to the success of Unforgettable, while the next year's Slide (featuring Blueface and Lil Tjay) and the arena-sized Writing On The Wall (featuring the aforementioned pair of Cardi B and Post Malone) failed to impact in the US the latter mysteriously finding more traction in Australia, where it brought French Montana his second ARIA Top 50 single. However, despite these headline-sized collaborations, French Montana has struggled to reach the heights of his past. In fact, it's more difficult to find a rapper that French Montana hasn't collaborated with across his decade-long career, with every pocket of rap music touched by his presence. Backed by a discography bolstered by collaboration, the rapper emerged as a go-to collaborative heavyweight providing a distinct touch to tracks by some of music's most successful heavyweights Unforgettable preluding tracks alongside The Weeknd, Drake, Post Malone, Cardi B, A$AP Rocky, Giggs, Major Lazer and more. The album it was taken from - the same year's Jungle Rules - would chart in the Billboard top three, with an international success even felt all the way in Australia, where the record would become French's first charting album.įollowing Unforgettable's commercial rule, however, French Montana didn't quiet down.
Five years into his career, the US rapper reached a pinnacle on his Swae Lee-assisted single Unforgettable, a chart-dominating single that would become French Montana's biggest commercial success story to date and one of the biggest hip-hop singles of the year. In 2017, French Montana felt unstoppable.
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