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American rapper, singer and songwriter

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Montana of 300
Also known as	Montana Tony
Born	Walter Anthony Bradford (1989-03-03) March 3, 1989 (age 36)Chicago, Illinois, United States
Origin	Peoria, Illinois
Genres	Midwestern hip-hop drill trap
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Fly Guy Entertainment One
Website	montana300.com

Musical artist

Walter Anthony "Tony" Bradford (born March 3, 1989),[1] better known by his stage name Montana of 300 (or simply Montana), is an American rapper, singer and songwriter from Peoria, Illinois. During high school, he formed the hip-hop group 300, alongside Talley of 300. His debut studio album, Fire in the Church (2016), entered the Billboard 200. His next four albums — Don't Doubt the God (2017), Pray 4 the Devil (2018), A Gun In The Teacher’s Desk (2018), and Views from the General's Helmet (2019) — were each released on May 20; the significance of the date is unknown. After several delays, his sixth album, Rap God (2022) was released and announced as his final.

Early life

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Tony Bradford was born on March 3, 1989, in Chicago, Illinois. He has two brothers and three sisters.[2] He started rapping at age 15, and grew up listening to artists such as Tupac, DMX, Lil Wayne, and Jay-Z.[3][4] Both his parents suffered from serious substance abuse issues, his father from alcohol and his mother from crack cocaine. After witnessing his parents' struggles, Montana ceased using narcotics, not wanting to "fry his brain."[5]

In 2008, Montana, his friend from high school, Montelle Talley (known professionally as "Talley of 300"), as well as several others joined 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".[6]

Career

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In 2014, Montana released his first mixtape, titled Cursed with a Blessing. In September 2015, Montana made a cameo appearance in the popular television show, Empire.[7] In December 2015, Montana and Talley of 300 released a collaborative mixtape titled Gunz and Roses. Staples of this tape included "FGE Cypher" and "Mf's Mad".[citation needed]

On May 20, 2016, Montana released his debut studio album, titled 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".[8] The album peaked at #95 on the Billboard 200.

On February 10, 2017, Montana released a compilation album with his Fly Guy labelmates, titled No Surrender No Retreat.[9][better source needed]

On February 11, 2025, it was announced that Montana was arrested on multiple charges; such as Criminal Trespassing, Domestic Battery, Resisting Arrest, and Theft.

Discography

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Albums

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Studio albums

[edit] List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US[10]	USR&B/HH[11]	USRap[12]	USInd.[13]
Fire in the Church[14]	Released: May 20, 2016 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment Format: CD, digital download	95	7	2	11
Don't Doubt the God	Released: May 20, 2017 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment, E1 Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—	4	22
Pray for the Devil	Released: May 20, 2018 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment, E1 Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—	3	37
A Gun in the Teachers Desk	Released: November 16, 2018 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment, E1 Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—	10	—
Views from the General's Helmet	Released: May 20, 2019 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment, E1 Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—
Rap God	Released: January 6, 2022 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment, E1 Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	1

Mixtapes

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Title	Details
Cursed With a Blessing[15]	Released: December 1, 2014 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment Format: Digital download
Gunz n Roses[16](with Talley of 300)	Released: December 2, 2015 Label: TSO Records Format: Digital download

Compilation album

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Title	Details
No Surrender No Retreat[17](with Fly Guy Entertainment)	Released: February 10, 2017 Label: Fly Guy Entertainment Format: CD, digital download

Singles

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As lead artist

[edit] List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Derrick Rose MVP Song"[18]	2011	Non-album single
"Ice Cream Truck"[19][20]	2014	Cursed With a Blessing
"Gas Mask"[21](with Talley of 300)	2015	Gunz n Roses
"Nothing New"[22](with Talley of 300)
"You Know"[23](with Talley of 300)
"Mf's Mad, Pt. 2"[24](featuring Talley of 300)	2016	Fire in the Church
"Land of the Dark"[25]
"Here Now"[26]
"Wts Now"[27]
"Dirty Dancin'"[28]	2017	Don't Doubt the God
"Ugly"	2018	Pray for the Devil
"Chiraq vs. NY"
"Been a Beast"	2018	A Gun in the Teacher's Desk
"Dip-n-Sauce"

As featured artist

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Title	Year	Album
"Bad Combo"[29](Nasty Nem featuring Montana of 300)	2014	Non-album single
"Black On Black Everything"[30][31](Talley Of 300 featuring Montana of 300)		Thanksgiving
"Upstate RockStar"[32](Locx featuring Montana of 300)	2015	Non-album singles
"Stephen Curry"[33](J Real featuring Montana of 300)
"Black Out"[34](Jax Teller featuring Montana of 300)		Just Another Crazy Kraka
"Like Me"[35](Jewelz Montalvo featuring Montana of 300, Abbie and Tatiana Carrion)	2016	Non-album singles
"Come Up"[36](Innocent featuring Montana of 300)	2017

Filmography

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Empire[37]	Jamming Prisoner	Episode: "Without a Country"
2017	The Quad[38]	Dreds	Episode: "Pilot"

References

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1. ^ "Peoria County Records Portal".
2. ^ "What Makes so Many People Listen to Montana of 300?". Noisey. March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
3. ^ "Interview: Montana of 300". Fact. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
4. ^ "Montana Of 300: 9 Albums That Changed My Life". Tidal. March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
5. ^ "Montana 300 on Growing Up in Chicago; His Name; His Mother". YouTube. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
6. ^ "Montana of 300". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
7. ^ Donaldson, Erich. "Snitch B*tch: Empire's Fake Songs Are Becoming Real Hits". Retrieved 22 July 2015.
8. ^ Zonyee, Dominique (20 May 2016). "Montana of 300 Goes Deep on 'Fire in the Church' Album". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
9. ^ "Montana of 300 Reveals Tracklist For 'No Surrender, No Retreat'". 25 January 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
10. ^ "Montana of 300 - Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
11. ^ "Montana of 300 - Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
12. ^ "Montana of 300 - Chart History: Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
13. ^ "Montana of 300 - Chart History: Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
14. ^ "Stream Montana Of 300's Album "Fire In The Church"". HotNewHipHop. May 20, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
15. ^ "Montana Of 300 – Cursed With A Blessing [Mixtape]". OnSMASH. December 1, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
16. ^ "Gunz n Roses by Montana of 300 & Talley Of 300". iTunes. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
17. ^ "No Surrender No Retreat by Various Artists". iTunes. 10 February 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
18. ^ "Derrick Rose MVP Song - Single by Montana of 300". iTunes. 17 May 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
19. ^ "Ice Cream Truck - Single by Montana of 300". iTunes. 18 January 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
20. ^ "Watch Montana of 300's "Ice Cream Truck" Video". Complex. November 22, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
21. ^ "Gas Mask - Single by Montana of 300 & Talley Of 300". iTunes. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
22. ^ "Nothin New - Single by Montana of 300 & Talley Of 300". iTunes. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
23. ^ "You Know - Single by Montana of 300 & Talley Of 300". iTunes. 20 October 2015. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
24. ^ "Mf's Mad, Pt. 2 (feat. Talley Of 300) - Single by Montana of 300". iTunes. March 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
25. ^ "Land of the Dark - Single by Montana of 300". iTunes. March 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
26. ^ "Here Now - Single by Montana of 300". iTunes. April 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
27. ^ "Wts Now - Single by Montana of 300". iTunes. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
28. ^ "Dirty Dancin' - Single". iTunes. 17 April 2017.
29. ^ "Bad Combo (feat. Montana of 300) - Single by Nasty Nem". iTunes. 25 September 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
30. ^ "Black On Black Everything (feat. Montana of 300) - Single by Talley Of 300". iTunes. 17 June 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
31. ^ "Talley of 300 ft. Montana of 300 - B.O.B.E. - shot by @ElectroFlying1". ElectroFlying1. October 24, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
32. ^ "Upstate RockStar (feat. Montana of 300) - Single by Locx". iTunes. 3 February 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
33. ^ "Stephen Curry (feat. Montana of 300) - Single by J Real". iTunes. 17 June 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
34. ^ "Black out (feat. Montana Of 300) - Single by Jax Teller". iTunes. 10 July 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
35. ^ "Like Me (feat. Montana of 300, Abbie & Tatiana Carrion) - Single by Jewelz Montalvo". iTunes. 11 September 2016. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
36. ^ "Come Up (feat. Montana of 300) - Single by Innocent". iTunes. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
37. ^ ""Empire" Without a Country (TV Episode 2015) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
38. ^ ""The Quad" Pilot (TV Episode 2017) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved September 12, 2018.

External links

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• Official website
• Montana of 300 discography at Discogs

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