His music flattens the showy life he lives. Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork commented that " Jungle Rules doesn't answer any of the questions that have circled French Montana his entire career, chiefly: Can he be a leading man and can he be as interesting on wax as he is in the day to day? He has evolved quite a bit since Excuse My French, coming up with moments of sharpness, but he is still limited in what he can do.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on 8 reviews. Jungle Rules received generally favorable reviews from critics upon release. On July 11, 2017, "Jump" featuring American rapper Travis Scott, was released as a promotional single. The two remix versions of the song featuring HoodCelebrityy and Adam Levine, were both released on February 9 and August 24, 2018, respectively. "Famous" was sent to rhythmic radio as the album's fourth official single on November 28, 2017. It peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100. " A Lie" featuring The Weeknd was sent to rhythmic radio as the album's third official single on August 22, 2017. The latter peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest-charting single as well as the first top 10 single of his career as lead artist to date.
The joint lead singles "No Pressure" and " Unforgettable" were released on Apfor streaming and digital download. The track listing was revealed on July 5, 2017. The title Jungle Rules was revived following his performance at the 2017 BET Awards, where the name and release date was revealed for July 14.
In a subsequent radio interview with Angie Martinez, he confirmed having completed recording three upcoming projects, including one being a collaboration, and the other his next album. The event featured previews of tracks expected on the upcoming sophomore album. On June 12, 2017, Billboard attended a documentary screening and listening party hosted by French Montana in New York City. The title was shelved, however, when in October the mixtape was released under the name Coke Zoo. The title Jungle Rules was originally announced on August 25, 2015, in the midst of Chris Brown's " One Hell of a Nite Tour" which ran between August and September which the rapper co-headlined. In October 2017, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 52,000 copies in its first week.
Jungle Rules received generally positive reviews from critics. The album was supported by the singles "No Pressure" featuring Future and " Unforgettable" featuring Swae Lee. Production derives from frequent collaborator Harry Fraud, as well as Scott Storch, Detail, London on da Track, Mike Will Made It and others. It features guest appearances from Future, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Young Thug, Pharrell Williams, Quavo, T.I., Swae Lee, Marc E. The album succeeds his mixtape MC4 (2016), which was originally intended to be his second studio album. It was released on Jby Coke Boys, Bad Boy and Epic Records. Jungle Rules is the second studio album by Moroccan-American rapper French Montana.
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