L.MONT
Harvey, Louisiana, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2007
Music
The best kept secret in music
Press
This band has no press
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Bio
On a purely rational level, he wasn’t supposed to be here—the odds against him were simply
too great. Yet L.Mont has not only survived a catalogue of horrors, he’s built a gleaming
reputation (Jay Electronica and Young Bleed are both outspoken admirers). Born Lamont
London in 1986, L.Mont was immersed in New Orleans street life from an unfathomably young
age. Later on he served an eight-year prison sentence for manslaughter. Upon making parole in
2012, L.Mont rose from the rubble, pumping out what he calls “Heartfelt Muzik” under the
watchful tutelage of No Limit alum BlaqnMild. What followed were two albums of bluesy,
blustery, death-fixated reality rap: Broken Images and #CoolB4Rap. At the time L.Mont was
reeling from the passings of his brother and mother, but rather than self-destruct, he embraced
the philosophy of turning grief into art. Along the way he also made his presence felt as a
documentary filmmaker. Undeterred by his lack of a major label contract, L.Mont has a fierce
work ethic; right now he’s juggling seven projects simultaneously. One of them is called A
Weekend in Philly, but make no mistake: L.Mont reps New Orleans as hard as anyone. In fact,
he just might be the city’s most articulate, impassioned MC.
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