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Here Is French Montana’s Definition of ‘Fanute’

Rapper French Montana arrives at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Rapper French Montana arrives at the 2012 BET Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images

The legend of “fanute” goes like this: French Montana rapped something that sounded a lot like “fanute the coupe” on Rick Ross’s “Stay Schemin”; a number of Internet users began to wonder what “fanute” means (NYMag’s own Intel Joe explains the meme here); and the question made its way into last weekend’s New York Times Magazine. French Montana has finally responded, and his definition is: “to convert, to flip, to swap, to make better.” But also: “it could mean what you want it to mean.” So continue to name plants after it, or whatever.

Here Is French Montana’s Definition of ‘Fanute’