On Thursday night (December 8 ) Diddy accompanied French Montana to BET's "106 & Park," where he announced that the Bronx rapper is officially a part of the Bad Boy family, but French has been on his grind for some time now, earning him a nod for MTV's 2011 Hottest Breakthrough MC. From the very moment the horns from the Lords of the Underground's 1993 classic "Funky Child" sound until the moment that "Shorty got potential, I could be her sponsor" is heard, it was evident that French Montana had a hit on his hands with "Shot Caller." Montana's rise to prominence wasn't that instantaneous, however. Read more...

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