Montana of 300
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| Birth name | Walter Anthony Bradford |
| Also known as | Montana |
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March 3, 1989 Peoria, Illinois, United States |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | www |
Walter Anthony Bradford (born March 3, 1989), best known professionally as Montana of 300, is an American hip hop recording artist 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. His rap style is best known for its extensive use of metaphors and complex lyrics set to versatile trap, R&B, and drill beats, while also making remixes to hit songs that, like his originals, often include religious subtext.
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.
Soon, Montana decided to do his own remixes of popular rap songs. As an increasingly larger audience began to listen to his music, his popularity grew, and some of his remixes, including "Chiraq" and "Panda" have gained millions of views on YouTube.
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