Fabolous - Making The American Music Scene Fabulously Hip!

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Hip hop star Fabolous is an American Hip hop artist famous for his cool rap songs and his stunning rap music videos. Born John David Jackson on November 18, 1977 in New York City he released his first studio album “Ghetto Fabolous” in 2001. This excellent album featured high profile collaborations with Hip hop stars Ja Rule, Nate Dogg, Jagged Edge & Pharrell Williams. The album also spawned the excellent singles & rap music videos “Can`t Deny It” featuring Nate Dogg and the hugely impressive second single “Young`n (Holla Back)” featuring Hip hop superstar Pharrell Williams which features a stunning rap music video helping Fabolous`s excellent debut album sell over one million copies in the United States.

Fabolous`s excellent rap music videos for singles from this album were also a huge hit on MTV & BET too.
Fabolous released his highly anticipated sophomore album “Street Dreams” in 2003 and this excellent Fabolous album featured collaborations with Hip hop superstar Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Tamia, Jagged Edge, Missy Elliot & Jadakiss. The album also spawned the excellent ...
... singles & rap music videos “Can`t Let You Go” and the hugely impressive second single “Into You” featuring R&B singer Tamia which featured another stunning rap music video helping Fabolous`s classic sophomore album to sell more than 1.3 million copies in the United States. Fabolous`s rap music videos from this album also proved to be a huge hit with his fans.

Fabolous released his third studio album “Real Talk” in 2004 and this excellent Fabolous album featured huge collaborations with Hip hop superstar Pharrell Williams, Nate Dogg, Sean Paul & rap star Young Jeezy. The album also spawned the excellent singles & rap music videos “Breathe” and the hugely infectious second single “Baby” which featured another incredible rap music video helping Fabolous`s third studio album “Real Talk” to sell more than 550,000 copies in the United States. Fabolous`s excellent rap music videos for singles from this album were once again a huge hit on MTV & BET too.

Fabolous released his fourth studio album “From Nothin' to Somethin'” in 2007 and it again featured collaborations with some of the biggest names in Hip hop & R&B music including R&B stars Ne-Yo, T-Pain, Akon, Swizz Beatz, Rihanna & rap star Young Jeezy. The album also spawned the excellent singles & rap music videos “Diamonds” featuring Young Jeezy, “Return Of The Hustle”, “Make Me Better” featuring Ne-Yo and the fourth official single release “Baby Don`t Go” featuring T-Pain which features another stunning rap music video helping Fabolous`s fourth studio album “From Nothin' to Somethin'” to debut at number one on the Billboard Album charts selling 159,000 copies in its first week of release. The album has since sold over 500,000 copies and Fabolous`s excellent rap music videos proved a huge hit on MTV & BET too.

Fabolous released his fifth studio album “Loso's Way” in 2009 and this classic Fabolous album featured major collaborations with Hip hop star Jay Z, Ne-Yo, Marsha Ambrosius, Trey Songz, Jeremih & Keri Hilson. The album also spawned the excellent singles & rap music videos “Throw It In The Bag” featuring The-Dream, “My Time” featuring Jeremih, “Everything, Everyday, Everywhere” featuring Keri Hilson and the fourth official single release "Money Goes, Honey Stay (When the Money Goes Remix)" featuring Jay Z which features another stunning rap music video helping Fabolous`s classic “Loso's Way” album debut at number one on the Billboard Album charts selling 99,000 copies in its first week of release. Fabolous`s stunning rap music videos for his singles from this album also proved to be a huge hit on MTV & BET too.

Fabolous is also expected to release his sixth studio album “Loso's Way 2: Rise to Power” in 2012. This highly anticipated disc is expected to feature high profile collaborations with some of the biggest stars in Hip hop & R&B music. Fabolous is also expected to release the first official single with a stunning rap music video in the next few months.

About the Author:

James Griffith is a freelance writer from London specialising in writing hiphop r&b music and uk grime music articles. Over the years he has developed an extensive knowledge of urban music and urban music artists and is considered one of the leading authorities on this subject. With a passion for Hip hop and R&B music since childhood, James Griffith brings great knowledge and a great understanding of this exciting music genre and his articles are both informative and entertaining too.