French Montana Says Pandemic Testing Rappers’ Saving Skills

French Montana says the coronavirus pandemic has brought one huge issue to the forefront for hip-hop artists — whether or not they’ve saved for a rainy day.

The rapper joined “TMZ Live” Friday and touched on how the current state of the world can really make you appreciate what ya got — but it’s also a scary financial situation for many artists who live check to check, just like millions of non-famous Americans.

French is not in that boat … he says he made sure to do a lot of saving while also spending a bunch. He says that’s not the case for a lot of other rappers … and anticipates some will be holding fire sales of prior high-ticket purchases.

No, he doesn’t name names.

FM also dropped a new single Friday — called “That’s A Fact” — and directed the music video too, which is set to be released Monday. He says it’s heavy on COVID-19 imagery because … well, that’s what was available while directing under quarantine.

This isn’t the first time French has gotten behind the camera — he also directed the massively successful “Unforgettable” vid in 2017 — and says that’s his other passion.