French Montana and Max B are exhaling that long-held breath on Coke Wave 3.5: NARCOS, their vault-raided reunion dropping January 9 via Coke Boys Records, and “Effortless” glides in like a Maybach on autopilot—pure, unforced swagger that whispers you’ve already won if you play it cool.
This mid-album gem, track 13 on the 18-cut sprawl, captures the duo’s alchemy at its smoothest: hazy trap waves lapping over lazy 808s and pitched-up soul samples, with Montana’s auto-tuned croon trading bars with Max’s signature slur for a sound that’s half daydream, half dealer’s diary. It’s East Coast hip-hop laced with that wavy, coke-dream haze they patented back in ’09—think early mixtape nostalgia flipped for 2026 ears, no frantic flips, just reflective flexes on stacking paper without the paranoia.
Thematically, it’s all about the art of the glide: shedding the grind for godfather ease, where loyalty’s your only labor and haters dissolve like bad highs. Co-produced in piecemeal sessions post-Max’s July release—snatched from ’10s hard drives and polished in Montana’s NYC lab—it’s their nod to survival’s quiet luxury, teased in a cryptic Insta snippet last week that had OGs flooding the comments with “wave season eternal” fire.
Coke Wave 3.5: NARCOS picks up the thread from the original’s cult classic status, filling that phantom “3” gap with unreleased heat born from their Harlem-to-Morocco pipeline. It’s a 60-minute narcotic narrative: skits like “Narcos (Skit)” framing the cartel-kissed lore, bangers such as “Whippin Da Wave” and “Bulletproof Maybach” revving the engine, plus standouts like the Metro Boomin-laced “(Metro Wave) ‘Look What Became’” and “Heaven” for those redemptive highs. The full tracklist unspools street sermons and siren calls—“Deaf On A Bitch,” “Pop The Half,” “All On You,” “Like I Wasn’t,” “Serenation”—all executive-produced by the duo, proving their chemistry’s timeless. No overblown guests; it’s pure Coke Boys DNA, a love letter to the fans who kept the flame while Max did his bid.
This lands at a phoenix hour for both: Montana, 41 and Billboard-stacked off I Can’t Even Lie’s summer wave, is channeling mentor mode after that Drake-assisted tour that packed Madison Square. Max B, the Wave God himself, steps out after 16 years caged, trading Rikers rhymes for real-time runs—his first bars since freedom already viral on TikTok stitches. Together, they’re not chasing charts; they’re reclaiming crowns, evolving from mixtape marauders to lore-keepers who make trap feel like therapy.
Dive into the Effortless lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Coke Wave 3.5: NARCOS tracks for more of French Montana & Max B’s wavy street lore.
| Lead Vocals | French Montana & Max B |
| Songwriter | French Montana & Max B |
| Music Producer | Harry Fraud |
| Label | Coke Boys Records |
| Release Date | January 9, 2026 |
| Song Language | English |
| Copyright © | Coke Boys Records |
Lyrics of Effortless by French Montana & Max B
[Intro: Max B]
You Still Haven’t Figured Out What Writing Waves Is All About, Have You?
It’s A State Of Mind
That Place Where You Lose Yourself And You Find Yourself (Yeah)
That Music Got The Harry Fraud (Yeah)
Them Niggas Ain’t Really Know That We Can Play
Call The Cavalry, Let’s Place Your Bet, Let’s Put ’em All Up Today
Make An Example Out Of Them B**ches, We Gon’ Put ’em All On Display
We Gon’ Chop Up All They Body Parts And Put ’em All On The Plate
Got Them Emgs Back In Motion, This Shit Is Back Up In Play
Niggas Just Love To Get Paid, This Shit Is Still Up To Date
Nigga I Am The Wave, Put Back In Position
Look How Quick I Finish The Mission
Cut Those Bars And Split Up The Difference
Couple Young As I Get
Gave Em 9 To 5
Got Put In Position
Gave Back Like I’m Stood In The Trenches
I Would Never Let You Convince Us That
That You Better, That You Better
Name Whoever. You Too Clever
New Endeavors, New Endeavors
I Would Never Say I Built This Shit Myself, We Built This Shit Together
Took Those Classes, Drew Those Letters, Grew My Status
New Competitors, Been Too Fast, B**ches Catch Up
I Could Just Keep Dropping Records While I’m [Chorus: Max B]
Blowing Hella Pieces, Bopping To The Music, Voting To The Streets
This Is How We Do It (Yeah), Let’s Take Back The Streets (Streets)
We Can Move In Units (Units), Niggas Parachuting (Shoot)
All Around The Roof (Yeah), I’m The Most Prolific (Prolific)
Catalogue Approving (Damn), Cold Wave Bosses (Waves)
My Wife Is The Movement (My Wife), Don’t Be Scared To Admit It (Don’t Be Scared)
My Approach Is Different (Different), The Most Music Endurance (Yeah)
The Most Condition, I’m The, Specialist (Specialist, Baby)
I’m A Nigga That You Call
I Ain’t Here Just Leave Your Messages
I’ll Do This Shit So, Effortless (Effortless, Yeah)
I’m A Nigga That You Called To Come And Bless The Shit, Baby
I’m The, Best It Gets (Best It Gets, Baby)
All I Had To Do Was Bring This B**ch On The Tour
I Never Miss
She Said, “Nigga, Don’t Break My Heart, I Can’t Take It Anymore” [Verse 2: French Montana]
That Bag I Get It Up And Switch It Up Like Cassius Clay
Said I Need A B**ch So Bad That When I F**k Her She Can Stay
And That Loyalty Is Earned But That Respect You Gotta Take
Man I Said That Pussy Well Like Reggie Miller From The Trey
She Go Cray, I Go Ayy, I Go Gorilla No Bake
She Pop Pills And Smoke That Vape, Two Hundred Thou That Verse One Take
She On That Bean, I’m On That Lean, They Go Crazy See Low Green
No Money Out Or Money In, In The Hall Of Fame Of Serving Fiends, Montana
[Chorus: Max B]
Blowing Hella Pieces, Bopping To The Music, Voting To The Streets
This Is How We Do It (Yeah), Let’s Take Back The Streets (Streets)
We Can Move In Units (Units), Niggas Parachuting (Shoot)
All Around The Roof (Yeah), I’m The Most Prolific (Prolific)
Catalogue Approving (Damn), Cold Wave Bosses (Waves)
My Wife Is The Movement (My Wife), Don’t Be Scared To Admit It (Don’t Be Scared)
My Approach Is Different (Different), The Most Music Endurance (Yeah)
The Most Condition, I’m The, Specialist (Specialist, Baby)
I’m A Nigga That You Call
I Ain’t Here Just Leave Your Messages
I’ll Do This Shit So, Effortless (Effortless, Yeah)
I’m A Nigga That You Called To Come And Bless The Shit, Baby
I’m The, Best It Gets (Best It Gets, Baby)
All I Had To Do Was Bring This B**ch On The Tour
I Never Miss
She Said, “Nigga, Don’t Break My Heart, I Can’t Take It Anymore”
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