A video of French Montana at ComplexCon went viral because the rapper refuses to pay for an emerging designer’s clothes. “We not paying for nothing here… I charge $250,000 to wear something,” he can be heard saying in the clip.
What French Montana said in the viral ComplexCon video
The clip has been circulating online since October 8 and 9 and was shared, among other accounts, by RAPOLOGY on X. The footage shows French Montana and his group looking at custom clothing racks and making clear they weren’t buying. The line that went viral, per information shared by Urban Street, is: “We not paying for nothing here… I charge $250,000 to wear something.”
What we know about the emerging designer and the clothes at ComplexCon
None of the sources consulted identifies the designer or the brand. HypeFresh describes him only as an independent designer, and notes that neither he nor French Montana has commented officially on the video. It’s also unclear from the clip whether the rapper was offered the clothes or whether he was the one asking about prices.
French Montana at ComplexCon 2026 in Los Angeles
ComplexCon 2026 took place in Los Angeles on October 3 and 4. French Montana was at the event: Complex Style on X showed him stopping by Kai Cenat’s booth, and HypeFresh says he also took part in the “Album of the Year: LIVE” panel. The event produced other stories too, such as LUCKI breaking his silence over the LAPD holding his car after the Playboi Carti situation.
Why the French Montana video sparked debate
The controversy centers on the idea that an artist with huge visibility would expect clothes for free, or paid for by the brand, in a space where independent designers show their work. According to HypeFresh, the clip adds to other recent cases in which rappers drew criticism for not paying designers or barbers. Other outlets, such as WorldStar, title the same video with a figure of $150,000 “to tag somebody.”
