Twitter told French Montana to sit down after he claimed he has more hits than thee Kendrick Lamar. The "Unforgettable" rapper made his comments in an interview with Complex last week.
When Complex asked about his Instagram Live face-off with Tory Lanez, French Montana said, "I could go against anybody."
"You could put somebody like Kendrick Lamar next to me on the same stage at a festival," he said. "I might outshine him. Not because I'm a better rapper or whatever it is, it's just that I got more hits. Kendrick Lamar got albums. He got masterpieces. But if you was to put us on the festival stage, I would outshine him because I have more hits than Kendrick Lamar."
Here's the clip in question: French Montana says he has more hits than Kendrick Lamar.
Full Interview: https://t.co/k3exrP8bfP
pic.twitter.com/5jNNaqs3pu— speedy morman (@SpeedyMorman) April 22, 2020
After seeing the responses on social media, French Montana went to Twitter to explain himself in all caps.
"IF WE JUST TALKING ABOUT ANTHEMS, !! ME VS KENDRICK HIT FOR HIT ! I BELIEVE I CAN GO NECK TO NECK !!" he wrote. "I BEEN MAKING HITS FOR A LONG TIME ! IT AINT MY FAULT I BELIEVE IN MYSELF. HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION ? HOW MANY TIMES I GOTTA PROVE MYSELF BEFORE I GET MINE."
IF WE JUST TALKING ABOUT ANTHEMS, !! ME VS KENDRICK HIT FOR HIT ! I BELIEVE I CAN GO NECK TO NECK !! I BEEN MAKING HITS FOR A LONG TIME ! IT AINT MY FAULT I BELIEVE IN MYSELF.
HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO ANSWER
THAT QUESTION ? HOW MANY TIMES I GOTTA PROVE MYSELF BEFORE I GET MINE ????— French Montana (@FrencHMonTanA) April 22, 2020
The artist doubled down on his comments in another tweet.
"I love kendrick! That’s not just for kendrick," he wrote. "That’s to anybody they put in front of me, and ask me that same question. What u want me to say lol? It should be your attitude too. If u think any less of yourself, don’t blame it on the next person who don’t ! Set it up."
Montana took time to respond to the social media users who agreed with him. He replied to his fans with the name of his newest single, "That's A Fact."
"Lord bless me with this amount of confidence and I'll accomplish anything," one Twitter user said. "That's a Fact," the rapper replied.
That’s a fact https://t.co/jECPliVOaO
— French Montana (@FrencHMonTanA) April 22, 2020
Kendrick's album, DAMN, took the title for Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammys. In addition, he took honors for Best Male Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards in 2015.
Still, many social media users continued to remind Montana, a three-time Grammy nominee, that Lamar, a 13-time Grammy-award winner is the one, the two and the three.
Some people pulled out the stats to defend Kendrick.
Kendrick has 48 songs in his career in the billboard Hot 100.
French Montana has 17 songs in his career in the billboard Hot 100.
Let the dog bark at the moon.
— Ry (@JustRyCole) April 22, 2020
Tyga, who was somewhere minding his own business, was also dragged into the debate.
I THINK TYGA IS MORE YOUR SPEED AND EVEN THAT MIGHT BE PUSHING IT.
— Auntie Depressants (@emoblkgirl) April 22, 2020
For the most part, people found French Montana's comments absolutely laughable.
……. bruh…… pic.twitter.com/UVRkNvVDst
— Dai Dai ®️ (@Dai_Dai2500) April 22, 2020
Others wanted to pretend he didn't just say that.
— JamakeComedy (@Jamake0602) April 22, 2020
One person who claimed to have listened to French Montana's last three projects struggled to find the bars.
I listened to your last 3 projects pic.twitter.com/PHOCdkp3y3
— Suavemente (@EasyStreetKeys) April 22, 2020
Mariah Carey, who is not really known for her rapping skills, also entered the picture thanks to one Twitter user.
you can’t even outrap mariah, chile. pic.twitter.com/CrVIFXdUoz
— chun-pi (@godisabutterfly) April 22, 2020
Twitter wanted to know if we were all talking about the same Kendrick.
Kendrick who? Not Lamar.. pic.twitter.com/IYkCFT0XCK
— Nile (@nilodile) April 22, 2020
It was absolutely an ambitious claim, as another pointed out.
U vs Kendrick?!? LAMAR?!?? pic.twitter.com/HOQoiZ0Ojk
— Dr. Jrdn Strange (@xntron) April 22, 2020
Some people decided to softly and politely express their thoughts to French.
French, I love your energy brother. U made some fun records for the club. You seem like a really good guy. But you can't rap & your music is mad one dimensional.
Kendrick is an ARTIST.
— Fresh Daily (@Freshdotdaily) April 22, 2020
Others shifted to Montana's latest cover art.
new rule: if you got a single where the cover is you as a family guy/american dad character, you not allowed to compare yourself to kendrick pic.twitter.com/gLKJSfVpLe
— steven ⚠️ (@metroidism) April 22, 2020
Overall, many people told French Montana to "be humble and sit down."
Um to quote the great Kendrick, be humble and sit down.
— Irishrygirl (@irishrygirl) April 22, 2020
You heard her.