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French Montana's "Whassup?" Parody Is Amazing

by Kristie Rohwedder

I’m not exactly sure why this happened, but I am very happy it did: French Montana's in a parody of the Budweiser “Whassup?” ad campaign. And I can't stop watching said parody of the Budweiser "Whassup?" ad campaign. The folks at Elite Daily, French, and French's pals put their own spin on the iconic beer commercials from the late ‘90s/early ‘00s, and boy howdy, am I a fan. G'bless whatever it was that inspired Elite Daily to bring in French Montana and pay homage to that beautiful commercial campaign. I will cherish it always.

The Elite Daily version of the ad doesn't stick to the original script, mind you. French & co. do not say "Whassup." Instead, they ye—

Actually, would you like to try to guess what they say in lieu of "Whassup"? I totally bet you can guess. Would you like some hints? Yes? Cool. Here are three hints for you:

  1. If you've heard French's music, you've heard it before.
  2. It's French's trademark ad-lib.
  3. It sort of rhymes with "KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN."

Yup, it's a 48-second video of French and his buddies yelling "HAAAAAAAAAN" at each other via cell phone. It's pretty perfect.

Enough outta me! Here's the video!

And here's the "Whassup?" ad, because duh: