It’s been an arduous-yet-fruitful journey for French Montana navigating the turbulent music business since 2009’s Mac Wit Da Cheese.
Fifteen years later, The Bronx-bred rapper has returned to serve up the fifth installment of his famed mixtape sequence as Mac & Cheese 5 hit streaming companies on Friday (Feb. 23).
French introduced alongside an all-star forged of gifted artists to affix him in executing his imaginative and prescient for the 21-track challenge.
Visitors making appearances embody Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Lil Durk, Lil Child, Meek Mill, JID, Westside Gunn, 41, Jeremih, Bryson Tiller and extra.
The Moroccan rapper detailed his inspiration behind Mac & Cheese 5 and the way he desires to see extra artists assault mixtape sequence relatively than simply recording albums.
“I really feel like I wanted to get every thing out the best way then return to the mixtape vibes. I at all times attempt to go the place the puck goes, not the place the puck is at. I really feel like the sport wants mixtapes,” he informed The Breakfast Club on Friday.
“That feeling isn’t there anymore. Albums is dope everyone’s getting used to it, however I need to hear [Lil] Wayne mixtapes, Rick Ross Wealthy Eternally mixtapes, Wiz Khalifa [Kush & Orange Juice] mixtapes. I simply need to get again to that vibe and I need to cleared the path with the mixtapes.”
Previous to unleashing Mac & Cheese 5, the “Unforgettable” rapper received again to his roots for a Coke Boys meets Gangsta Grillz challenge with DJ Drama. Coke Boys 6 arrived in Jan. 2023 and featured assists from A$AP Rocky, Rob49 and Benny The Butcher amongst others.
Stream Mac & Cheese 5 beneath.
