Biography
American rapper Fabolous scored his 1st big hit, “Can’t Deny It all,” right from the gate in 2001, instantly establishing himself like a increasing East Coastline rap star with a combined mix of street-savvy toughness and pop crossover appeal. The Brooklyn rapper (given birth to John David Jackson on November 18, 1977) was among the first East Coastline MCs to accept the bling mentality from the South along with the gangsta swagger from the Western Coastline, even while incorporating a delicate undercurrent of pop-rap into his music. He was one of the primary of a fresh breed of NEW YORK rappers, later & most notably to add 50 Cent, who have been able to cross among multiple marketplaces without losing road cred. His youngsters was essential, but therefore was his bravado, so when Fabolous could stability this persona optimally and discover a production formulation to fit, industrial achievement resulted. His discovery one, “Can’t Deny It” — a Rick Rock and roll production having a 2Pac test along with a Nate Dogg feature, and a catchy connect — preceded his debut record, Ghetto Fabolous (2001), and produced a substantial amount of hype. The record also featured creation work with the Neptunes, but just managed an added solitary, “Young’n,” which didn’t match the achievement of “Can’t Deny It.” When Fabolous came back along with his sophomore recording, Road Dreams (2003), he capitalized on his preliminary renown, accumulating three major strikes: “Trade EVERYTHING,” “Can’t ENABLE YOU TO Proceed,” and “Into You,” using the second option two breaking in to the Best Five of Billboard’s Sizzling 100. Later on in 2003, Even more Road Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape strike stores just with time for the vacation season. Comprising numerous street-level recordings originally released on mixtapes, this compilation didn’t spawn any strikes, but it do reaffirm Fabolous’ hip-hop qualifications within the wake of his string of pop crossover singles. The next season brought with it another record, Real Chat (2004), which didn’t give any main pop crossover strikes (“Baby” was a one) yet do boast a monster Simply Blaze creation, “Breathe,” which additional shored up Fabolous’ hip-hop qualifications. The youthful rapper took the majority of 2005 and 2006 off, and quickly before the planned discharge of his following record in past due 2006, he produced headlines when he was shot within the knee and subsequently billed with weapons ownership (police discovered two weapons in the automobile that transferred him to a healthcare facility). Def Jam — which authorized Fabolous after sending Musiq to Atlantic in a distinctive trade scenario — released From Nothin’ to Somethin’ (2007). The recording debuted at number 1 on Billboard’s Best R&B/Hip-Hop Albums graph (number 2 general) and spawned some singles, like the Top Ten strike “Make Me Better” offering Ne-Yo. 2 yrs later the strike single “Toss It within the Handbag” would property on his record Loso’s Method, a loose, conceptual full-length motivated with the film Carlito’s Method. This year 2010 he released THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO Competition 2: The Grieving Music, a “idea mixtape” directed to bury rival rappers. The S.O.U.L. Tape and THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO Competition 3: Loss of life Will come in 3’s both found its way to 2011. Another S.O.U.L. Tape was released the next calendar year. It highlighted guests like Trey Songz, Pusha T, J. Cole, Wale, and Cassie. Although a set of singles premiered in 2013 to market Loso’s Method 2 — “Prepared” with Chris Dark brown and “When PERSONALLY I THINK ENJOY IT” with 2 Chainz — the record was ultimately scrapped after many years of continual delays. Rather, Fabolous revealed his 6th LP, The Youthful OG Task. The 2014 work featured Full Homie Quan, French Montana, Kevin Hart, and Chris Dark brown. It peaked at amount 12 over the Billboard 200 and in the very best Three from the R&B/hip-hop and rap graphs. A set of mixtapes adopted in 2015 before Fabolous came back to the studio room for the follow-up to Youthful OG. “Goyard Handbag” with Lil Uzi Vert, the very first flavor from that work, premiered in early 2017.
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# | Fact |
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1 | Was supposed to be in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) playing the role of Flip, one of Roman Pearce's cousins, however the character was written out of the final script. |
2 | NYC: Planning to start his own label. [2011] |
3 | Released his third album Street Dreams Pt. 2: The Mixtape including "Think Y'all Know" and "Make U Mine", and is set to star in two new movies [2003] |
4 | Hit album 'Loso's Way' was inspired by Jay-Z's album 'American Gangster' in that they both tell a complete narrative. |
5 | Paul Cain is his brother. |
6 | Chipped one of his front teeth trying to impress a girl with a basketball |
7 | Has had numerous hit albums - Ghetto Fabolous, Street Dreams, Street Dreams Pt. 2: The Mixtape, and Real Talk. |
8 | Is Dominican and African- American |
9 | Comes from Brooklyn, New York |
10 | Often spells his name F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S in his songs |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Gossip Girl | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Waist Deep | 2006 | performer: "Bad Girl" / writer: "Bad Girl" - as John Jackson | |
So You Think You Can Dance | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Roll Bounce | 2005 | performer: "Boogie Oogie Oogie" | |
Coach Carter | 2005 | "No Need for Conversation" / performer: "No Need for Conversation" | |
You Got Served | 2004 | performer: "Badaboom" | |
Honey | 2003 | performer: "4ever", "Now Ride", "Into You" | |
Barbershop | 2002 | performer: "Trade It All Part 2" / writer: "Trade It All Part 2" - as J. Jackson | |
Like Mike | 2002 | performer: "Basketball" | |
Blade II | 2002 | performer: "We Be Like This" / writer: "We Be Like This" - as John Jackson | |
Dr. Dolittle 2 | 2001 | performer: "Tameeka" |
Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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I Don't F*#K with Christmas by Fabolous | 2014 | Short | |
Fabolous: Everything, Everyday, Everywhere | 2009 | Short | Fabolous |
Scary Movie 4 | 2006 | Gunman |
Writer
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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I Don't F*#K with Christmas by Fabolous | 2014 | Short |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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WWE Smackdown! | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Audience Member |
BET Awards 2015 | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself |
Revolt Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
BET Awards 2013 | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
Re:Introducing | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Tyga: Rack City (Remix) | 2012 | Video short | Himself |
Love & Hip Hop | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
DJ Drama: Oh My | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
VEVO Go Shows | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Funk Flex Full Throttle | 2011 | TV Series | |
Rip the Runway '11 | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
The Mo'Nique Show | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
RapFix Live | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Shining Stars: The BET Awards Nomination Special | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
2010 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - Performer |
6th Annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
Check It Out! Video | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
BET Awards 2009 | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
Jadakiss: The Last Kiss | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
With the DJ | 2008 | TV Series short | Himself |
Tila Tequila's New Year's Eve Masquerade 2008 | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
Young Jeezy: Who Dat | 2008 | Short | Himself |
Keeping Up with the Kardashians | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
TMZ on TV | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
BET Awards 2007 | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
Rap City | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
Boost Mobile Rockcorps | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
Diamond Life | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Boost Mobile RockCorps Concert | 2005 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
It's the Shoes | 2005 | TV Series documentary | |
The Cut | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
Unique Whips | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
The Apprentice | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
New Year's Rockin' Eve 2005 | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
Cribs | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest / Himself |
106 & Park Top 10 Live | 2004 | TV Series | Himself - 'Breathe' Video / Himself |
Fabolous Weekend in the Hamptons | 2004 | Himself | |
Slip N' Slide: All Star Weekend 2 | 2004 | Video documentary | Himself |
100 Proof | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
The 2003 Billboard Music Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2003 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Soul Train | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Last Call with Carson Daly | 2002 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
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2010 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | · Jay Z | |
2005 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Rap/Sung Collaboration | · Christina Milian | |
2003 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Best Song | Like Mike (2002) | · Shad Moss (Performer) · James B. Moor (Writer) · Jermaine Dupri (Performer) · Full Force (Writers) · James Barlow (Writer) · Robert Ford (Writer) · Kurtis Blow (Writer) · Shirley Walker (Writer) · William Waring (Writer) |
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# | Quote |
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1 | I've been around for almost 10 years in the game but somehow I still look like I'm like on my second or third album or something. So it's good cause it doesn't blow up my age. |
2 | I'm so devoted to my music and becoming the best artist I can be. I don't want to devote too much time to anything else before I say I've conquered that. I just wanna become bigger and I'm never satisfied with just what I am today, I just always want to be bigger. If I was Bill Gates, I would double Bill Gates. That's the mindstate you should keep in any profession, just keep striking iron and trying to get bigger and better. |
3 | There's no New York rapper who's out that is competing with me because first of all, I'm the best. |
4 | I hate to see somebody get locked up, especially someone as talented as Lil Wayne. You know Wayne is a strong figure in the hip-hop marketplace, and for him to go away for 8 months, you know it's sad for hip-hop as a whole. |
5 | I keep chicks in my lap, throwing me head fakes! |
6 | It's okay to lose your pride over someone you love. Don't lose someone you love though over your pride! |
7 | Everybody's not always open to everything. People have biased feelings about certain things, especially in the hip-hop world. The hip-hop world hates homosexuality. |
8 | You can't spell believe without a lie in the middle. |
9 | Don't keep that money waiting, it get impatient. |
10 | You can spend your time Dreaming about Living or Living your Dream. |
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