Lawrence =Culture. Maybe itâs our proximity to Kansas City, or perhaps itâs the youthful energy generated by a university population of more than 30,000, but culturally, Lawrence is truly unique. Itâs an area surprisingly rich in diversity of thought, opinion, and artistic inspiration.
French Montana was born Karim Kharbouch on November 9, 1984 in Rabat, Morocco. He grew up at the family estate outside Casablanca where he lived for the first 13 years of his life.
A rapper who built an indie empire with his Cocaine City imprint, French Montana was born in Morocco but emigrated to the U.S. while in his teens. He set up shop in the Bronx and began releasing his Cocaine City series of DVDs in 2002, mixing interviews with established hip-hop artists and unsigned talent.