Montana of 300

src: i.ytimg.com

Walter Anthony Bradford (born March 3, 1989), better known professionally as Montana of 300 (or simply Montana), is an American rapper and songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. His debut studio album, Fire in the Church, which was released in May 2016, peaked at number 95 on the Billboard 200. He is best known for his rapstyle, incorporating trap, R&B, and drill beats, while also making remixes to hit songs that, like his originals, often include religious subtext.

Video Montana of 300

Early life

Walter Anthony Bradford was born on March 3, 1989 in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in Peoria, Illinois. He has seven brothers and three sisters. He started rapping at age 15, and grew up listening to artists such as Tupac, DMX, Lil Wayne and Jay Z. Both his parents suffered from serious substance abuse issues, the father from alcohol and the mother from crack cocaine. After witnessing his parents' struggles, Montana ceased using narcotics, not wanting to "fry his brain."

In 2008, Montana, his friend from high school, Montelle Talley (known professionally as "Talley of 300"), as well as several others joined together to form the rap group "300". The name for the group was based on the movie of the same name, in which a group of 300 Spartans overcome more than 300,000 Persian Soldiers to hold on to their territory. Montana was particularly inspired by the line, "No Surrender, No Retreat, Only the hard, only the strong, Against all odds". Although the group has disbanded, Montana and Talley still keep the "300" moniker in their stage-names and 300's music is still accessible on YouTube and Myspace.

Maps Montana of 300

Career

In 2014, Montana released his first mixtape entitled, Cursed with a Blessing. The tape, which included popular songs such as "Ice Cream Truck" produced by Jay Storm, "Holy Ghost" produced by Daquan and "Fuck Her Brains Out" produced by Dami Tha Prince.

In September 2015, Montana made a cameo appearance in the popular television show, Empire. In December 2015, Montana and Talley of 300 released a collaborative mixtape entitled Gunz and Roses. Staples of this tape included "FGE Cypher" and "Mf's Mad".

On May 27, 2016, Montana released his debut studio album, entitled Fire in the Church. The 18-track release, which only included features from his Fly Guy Entertainment labelmates and Kevin Gates, was lauded by XXL magazine for its "heat-seeking bars and thought-provoking metaphors". The album peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200.

On February 10, 2017, Montana released a compilation album with his Fly Guy labelmates, entitled No Surrender No Retreat.

On May 20, 2017, Montana released his 2nd solo studio album Don't Doubt the God.

src: www.xxlmag.com

Personal life

Walter has two sons.

On May 17, 2017, Walter revealed to fans via his Facebook and Instagram account that he was in jail in an undisclosed location. He did not give a reason for his arrest, but told fans to purchase his forthcoming album "Don't Doubt the God," which was released on May 20, 2017. He was eventually released July 1, 2017.

src: i.ytimg.com

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Compilation albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

src: i.ytimg.com

Filmography

src: www.passionweiss.com

References

src: i.ytimg.com

External links

• Official website
• Montana of 300 discography at Discogs

Source of the article : Wikipedia