French Montana is in a celebratory temper after he hit a brand new milestone this week as essentially the most streamed African-born artist in historical past.
On Monday (February 20), the Bronx native took to Instagram with a submit asserting the information. In his submit, French shared a number of images, together with the checklist of songs which were licensed gold or multi-platinum by the Recording Business Affiliation of America.
“That lil immigrant boy had religion,” French Montana captioned his submit. “Thanks to all my followers love y’all ( DOCUMENTARY COMING SOON )….. let’s make extra historical past … a GOAL with no plan is a want.”
French Montana’s publicist confirmed with HipHopDX that the rapper grew to become essentially the most streamed African-born artist over the weekend. He hit the milestone because of his hit single “Unforgettable” that includes Swae Lee getting a diamond certification final 12 months and buying over three billion streams worldwide in consequence. The diamond certification additionally made French the primary African-born artist to obtain the accolade.
French Montana has been representing his African heritage his entire profession. Final October, French acquired the 2022 Innovator Award on the annual Pencils of Promise Gala in New York Metropolis for his humanitarian efforts in Uganda.
The Gala honored French for serving to to lift greater than $226 million for healthcare in Uganda, in addition to supporting the Budondo Suubi “Hope” Well being Middle, the area’s main place of healthcare for brand new and expectant moms, in addition to their newborns.
French Montana celebrated his award on his Instagram web page whereas sharing images of him holding his newest piece of silverware on the gala.
“MAKING MORE HISTORY FOR MY PEOPLE!” he wrote. “Thanks @pencilsofpromise for honoring me with the Innovator Award ultimately evening’s gala. Healthcare and training is a basic a part of our human rights and must be accessible throughout the globe.
“I’m grateful for PoP acknowledging my work in maternal healthcare in Africa. PoP is doing groundbreaking work globally to maintain youngsters in class and ensure they’ve a secure surroundings to study.”