Video: Montana of 300 – “Trap Queen” (Remix) (ft. Jalyn Sanders)
The Chicago Artist That Passion of the Weiss Calls the “Best New Rapper” Shares His Latest Visual, Remixing Fetty Wap’s Hit
02.27.2015
The Remix:
Chicago rapper Montana of 300 takes Fetty Wap’s “Trap Queen” and makes it his own banger, crushing the track with his witty rhymes. “We’ve heard quite a few rappers try their hand at Fetty Wap’s buzzing single, ‘Trap Queen,’ but few have recreated the hook as faithfully as Montana Of 300,” said HotNewHipHop of the remix, which features singer Jalyn Sanders.The “Trap Queen” remix has Montana of 300 flexing his ceaseless energy as he effortlessly raps about sticking with the real ones, getting hype with his crew, and his life as an MC, rapping “I got bars like a prison” and “[I] invested in myself just like vending machines I’m stacking chips.” The versatile rapper has been building a strong following with a series of remix videos (“Try Me,” “Coco“) and a recent mixtape release, Cursed With A Blessing.
“Montana of 300 is the best new rapper,” stated Passion of the Weiss in a new feature spotlighting the artist. Often referred to as “Rap God,” Montana of 300 got his start back in 2008 when he and his crew named themselves after the movie 300, adopting the movie’s underlying motif “No surrender, no retreat” as his own anthem. His latest project, Cursed with A Blessing, shows his range of lyricism and creativity. The FADER referred to his single “Ice Cream Truck” as “a hittas anthem that’s at once sweetly melodic and a true banger.” Having gained over 35+ million YouTube views, Montana of 300 has proven time after time that he can deliver and that he’s more than just another Chicago rapper.
Watch “Trap Queen” (Remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4V2qocqoSc
Read the Passion of the Weiss feature: http://www.passionweiss.com/2015/02/26/montana-of-300-chicago-ice-cream-man/
Listen to Montana of 300’s Cursed With A Blessing: http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/31065/montana-of-300-cursed-with-a-blessing.html
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Montana of 300 Background:
Montana of 300 is an independent rapper from the South side of Chicago. Wearing a bandana underneath his rope like/twisted dreads and covered in tattoos, Montana’s YouTube presence has blown up, with his remixes of Dej Loaf’s “Try Me” racking in almost 8 million views and “Chiraq” clocking 7 million views, to name a few. Often referred to as “Rap God,” Montana of 300 got his start back in 2008 when he named himself after the movie 300, adopting the movie’s underlying motif “No surrender, no retreat” as his own anthem. Known for his back-to-back flurries of mind-blowing metaphors, unforgettable quotes, inspirational stories of struggle and his aggression, Montana’s music is spreading fast, keeping the people talking and running to tell the next. Being versatile and dropping hits like “Holy Ghost,” “Ice Cream Truck,” and “All I Ever Wanted,” he shows us that he’s way more than just another Chicago rapper. He never fails to crush all the competition and his fans go nuts every time. Montana of 300 has been turning down record deals, saying he’s comfortable with how he’s doing while planning on staying independent.
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“Trap Queen” (Remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4V2qocqoSc
“Planet of the Apes”: http://vevo.ly/LYgSw7
“Coco” (Remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g1xGqHPCpQ
“Ice Cream Truck”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEC2avceTxY
“Try Me” (Remix): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVPPTC7HePQ
“Holy Ghost”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OfiCyBHvBI
Cursed With A Blessing: http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/31065/montana-of-300-cursed-with-a-blessing.html