The Triplets Ghetto Kids are now anything but ‘ghetto’ – they are professionally managed and choreographed and have a sleek website that secures gigs for them. “I tell people all the time, I feel like it was my first vacation, as far as touching the people and giving people an opportunity that they appreciate … It warmed my heart, it’s probably the best feeling I’ve ever felt in my life,” he says.īut let not the simplicity of the video fool you. In an interview with Christopher Kevin of, Montana terms the Uganda visit as one of the most memorable experiences in his 32 years of existence. The video is shot in the messy streets, with no airbrushed scenes, giving it a simple authenticity that sets it apart from Montana’s other videos.Īfter Montana is kidnapped by rebels in the forest, the video ends with a sign that reads ‘Later On That Day…’ suggesting a sequel shot in Africa.Īlongside the video, Montana invited his social media followers to a dance challenge, and that too has taken off. Though there are other scenes shot in a bar and while on safari, where Montana is accosted by rebels, the street dance scenes featuring the vivacious teens are the highlight of the video, what with their nimble contortions, dance-hall inspired moves and comical gyrations. The result is an infectious video that has been on the top-ten Twitter trending list in the past two weeks and has already received 18 million views. These kids made my experience in Uganda #Unforgettable.” But it did not stop her from coming to the set and dancing barefoot with the others. When we arrived, it was so sad for me to find out that one of the kids in the video died before I got to meet him, and my favorite girl Patricia had just woken up from a two-week coma. My team and I searched and we found them. “It inspired me to go find them in Uganda. I watched with ‘Unforgettable’ playing in the background and it hit me! Their moves went to the tempo and it was almost like God planned it! “I was on YouTube listening to music from one of my favorite African artists Cheb Hasni and found this video of these kids dancing barefoot in the mud and on rocks,” French Montana wrote on his Instagram page this month. “No complaining or pain just so much joy in the music and dancing. That is how Moroccan-American hip-hop sensation French Montana fell in love with their high-energy, unpretentious dancing and traveled to Kampala to shoot a video for his single ‘Unforgettable’, which features Swae Lee, one of the brothers in duo Rae Sremmurd. Now they are highly sought-after by international celebrities. The troupe has literally grown before our eyes, both professionally and literally.