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French Montana has been a style icon in the streets of New York from quite some time. He can give you uptown looks when he's dipped head-to-toe in True Religion, or he can come through with exotic furs that'll make PETA run out of fake blood. The Bronx rapper, who will be appearing at ComplexCon, has a unique relationship with animals. He not only wears them, he also has a pet monkey named Julius Caesar, which confuses some uptight animal rights people out there. We don't judge here at Complex, though, because it's all about the fashions and the looks.
We hand-picked and curated a list of some of his wildest style moments that include a bear hat and bodega Chinese slippers. French might have the most versatile style of any rapper ever.
Rap Game Bear Grylls
Survivalist Levels: 100
French is an outdoorsman. He started out documenting New York's underground street rap scene around 2002 while he was trying to launch his own rap career. French and his friends would run the streets interviewing rappers, making their own rap videos, and beefing with rivals. The bear he's wearing didn't fair well when he tried to attack French. He should've been casted in the Revenant instead of Leo, tbh.
Project Runway
Mack Daddy Levels: 100
French Montana aka Mack Daddy Super Pimp Karim Supreme from North Africa. We're getting Max Julien vibes from the kid, all he needs is a bottom bitch and longer hair. This rapper lifestyle is fast and vicious like a cheetah.
Moroccan Silk
Regal Silk Levels: 100
While French was on the promo run for the now scrapped MC4, he made the cover of XXL's July 2016 issue, which produced a dope image of him and his buddy Julius Caesar. French is draped in an emerald green silk robe (seen above) woven from Tarantula webs with furry brown cuffs made from rare chinchilla. Doesn't this look make you feel rich and luxurious?
Cozy Boyz
Cozy Levels: 100
ASAP Yams would be proud of this picture. French sits atop a wing of a private jet in a booger sugar robe and bodega Chinese slippers to put together a truly iconic look. He went from walking the streets of the Bronx to flying the across the globe to bring the world the Coke Wave. Anything is truly possible.
Coke Wave
Swag Levels: 100
The coke white fur coat you see pictured is made of the same shit Jesus used to wear. During one of his stops on the Bad Boy Reunion tour, French came out with his cape being carried by peasants. A royal look for a king.
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