Studio album 2013
French Montana Excuse My French
- Billboard peak
- No.4
- RIAA certified
- Gold
- Released May 21
- 2013
- Runtime
- 55:05
- Tracks
- 21
- Label
- Bad Boy Records
French Montana's major-label debut: Pop That era momentum into a full album with Rick Ross, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, and coke-rap nightlife gloss.
Excuse My French translated mixtape and single heat (especially Pop That) into a Bad Boy/MMG/Interscope debut. A First Night, Freaks, and guest turns from Rick Ross, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, and Drake-adjacent circles keep the nightlife brief intact.
Critics were mixed; the commercial lane was clear—club records, chant hooks, and Montana’s half-sung ad-libs as trademark. It established him as a Bad Boy 2010s flagship after the Making the Band generation.
Track list
Production Rico Love 3 12Keyz 2 Danny Boy Styles 2 Earl & E 2 Reefa 2 Young Chop 2 Allen Ritter 1 Bos 1 Cardiak 1 Harry Fraud 1 J.Oliver 1 Jahlil Beats 1 Lee on the Beats 1 Lex Luger 1 Mike Will Made It 1 MOON 1 Rob Holladay 1 The Arsenals 1 The Beat Bully 1 Vinylz 1 Young Los 1
The Hitmen produced 1 of 21 credited tracks
- Once in a While 4:47
Feat. Max B
Prod. MOON
- Trap House 4:24
Feat. Birdman, Rick Ross
Prod. Jahlil Beats
- Paranoid 4:27
Feat. Johnny May Cash
Prod. Young Chop
- When I Want 3:38
Prod. Danny Boy Styles
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Feat. DJ Khaled, Mavado, Ace Hood, Snoop Dogg, Scarface
Prod. The Beat Bully
- Gifted 4:08
Feat. The Weeknd
Prod. Danny Boy Styles
- Ballin' Out 4:25
Feat. Jeremih, Diddy
Prod. Cardiak
- I Told Em 4:22
Prod. J.Oliver
- Pop That 5:03
Feat. Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne
Prod. Lee on the Beats
- Freaks 3:02
Feat. Nicki Minaj
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Feat. Ne-Yo, Raekwon
Prod. Vinylz, Allen Ritter (co.), Reefa (add.), 12Keyz (add.)
- Bust It Open 3:27
Prod. The Arsenals
- 40 4:12
Feat. Trey Songz, Fabolous
Prod. Lex Luger
- Drink Freely 4:08
Feat. Rico Love
Prod. Rico Love
- Throw It in the Bag 5:05
Feat. Chinx Drugz
Prod. Bos
- Marble Floors 3:50
Feat. Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz
Prod. Mike Will Made It
- Ocho Cinco 4:06
Feat. Diddy, Machine Gun Kelly, Los, Red Café
Prod. Young Chop, Rob Holladay (add.)
- If I Die 2:49
- Hey My Guy 3:57
Feat. Max B
Prod. Young Los
- Ghetto Prayer 3:46
Feat. Mavado
Prod. Harry Fraud
Artists on this release
Lead and guest artists, from the credits
