John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in

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, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on

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's Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed to Clue's record label Desert Storm Records, in a

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with

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. He rose to further prominence with his debut studio album '' Ghetto Fabolous'' (2001), which spawned the hit singles " Can't Deny It" (featuring

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) and " Young'n (Holla Back)." Adopting a further commercially-oriented approach, his second album, '' Street Dreams'' (2003), was supported by the singles " Can't Let You Go" (featuring Lil' Mo) and " Into You" (featuring

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or Ashanti)—both of which peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2004, Jackson signed with

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—another subsidiary of

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—to release his third album '' Real Talk'' (2004), which saw continued success as his only project with the label. In 2006, he signed with

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—owned by Warner competitor

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—and founded his own label imprint, Street Family Records. His fourth and fifth albums, '' From Nothin' to Somethin''' (2007) and '' Loso's Way'' (2009), both yielded his furthest commercial success, peaking at numbers two and one on the ''Billboard'' 200, respectively. Between his studio albums, he amassed a number of self-released

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s, including several installments in his ''There Is No Competition'', ''The S.O.U.L. Tape'', and ''Summertime Shootout'' series. He released his sixth and seventh albums, '' The Young OG Project'' (2014) and '' Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever'' (2019), to continued positive reception. Including the aforementioned songs, Jackson's series of hits throughout the 2000s expanded to include " Trade It All, Pt. 2" (featuring Diddy and Jagged Edge), " Breathe," " Make Me Better" (featuring

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), " Baby Don't Go" (featuring

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), "

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" (featuring

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) and " You Be Killin' Em". He is also known for his appearances on R&B singles, including " Superwoman Pt. II" by Lil' Mo, "

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" by The-Dream, "

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" by Ryan Leslie, " She Got Her Own" by

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, and " Say Aah" by

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, among others. Throughout his career, he has been nominated for two

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Life and career

1977–2000: Early life and career beginnings

Fabolous was born John David Jackson on November 18, 1977, and is of Dominican and

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descent. He grew up in Breevort Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of the

borough of

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. Jackson attended High School of Art & Design and City-As-School High School in

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, and eventually Boys and Girls High School in Bed-Stuy. While in his senior year of high school, Jackson began to pursue a career in

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. In the early years of his career, he rapped under the name Fabolous Sport, in reference to Ralph Lauren's Polo Sport line, however this was later shortened to simply Fabolous. The misspelling was unintentional; Jackson originally intended to be simply called "Fabulous" but incorrectly spelled it during a freestyle and it stuck. He was invited to rap live on American record producer and music executive

's radio show, then on New York City's radio station Hot 97. Fabolous and

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performed over the instrumental to The Lox's song " Money, Power & Respect", and the following day, Clue signed Fabolous to his record label, Desert Storm Records as its second artist after Clue. Fabolous made his debut commercial appearance on Clue's '' The Professional'' (1998) on two of its tracks, one of which alongside

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and Foxy Brown. In the following two years, Fabolous and Desert Storm were signed to

(a subsidiary of

) through a distribution deal with the label. In a September 6, 2001, interview with ''Hot104.com'', Fabolous said he never planned on becoming a rapper and told the website: "I was just trying to make some money, ya know? I got tired of being broke. This was something where I could make some money. It just happened for me."

2001–2003: ''Ghetto Fabolous'' and ''Street Dreams''

Fabolous released his debut album, '' Ghetto Fabolous'', on September 11, 2001. It debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 140,000 copies in its first week. The album's first single, " Can't Deny It", was produced by Rick Rock and features a chorus by

, who interpolates

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's song " Ambitionz az a Ridah". It charted on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, along with two of its follow-up singles: "Young'n (Holla Back)", produced by

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, and "Trade It All", which features vocals from Jagged Edge and was produced by label boss Clue and Duro. Fabolous released his second album, '' Street Dreams'' on March 4, 2003. Powered by a

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beat and guest vocals from Lil' Mo and Mike Shorey, " Can't Let You Go" reached number one on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart and number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Its follow-up, " Into You" with

likewise reached number four on the latter chart. Also released on ''Street Dreams'' was the lead single "This Is My Party" and the single "Trade It All Pt. 2" which featured Jagged Edge (whom return from the '' Ghetto Fabolous'' version) and a new verse from Diddy, as well as a new instrumental. Exactly seven months later, on November 4, 2003, Fabolous released the mixtape, '' More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape''. It was an official release by his record label, Elektra. The album featured remixes and tracks not originally on the commercial release of ''Street Dreams''. This album was also an outlet for his three-man crew, known as the Triangle Offense, consisting of himself, Paul Cain, and

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. The album features a remix to song ''Fire'', which was originally on the latter's self-titled debut album (2003).

2004–2008: ''Real Talk'' and ''From Nothin' to Somethin

Fabolous' third album, '' Real Talk'' was released on November 5, 2004. It debuted at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 179,000 copies, and had two charting singles—the lowest in his career at the time. The singles, " Breathe" and "

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", featuring Mike Shorey, and show a more sensitive side of the rapper that he had shown in many songs in the past. His second single was not promoted until weeks after the album's release. Its third single, "Tit 4 Tat", featured

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, the latter of whom also produced the song. Fabolous admitted that the single failed due to poor promotion. Making the music video for his fourth single, "Do the Damn Thing" cost Jackson US$30,000. The song featured

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.Golianopoulos, Thomas
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. ''XXL'' magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2007. That same year, Fabolous was nominated for a

for his guest feature on the remix of the single " Dip It Low" by

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. His own clothing line, "Rich Yung Society" was launched in 2006 after being discussed two years prior.C. Khid (March 18, 2006)
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Retrieved February 23, 2007. In early 2006, Fabolous was let out of his contract with Atlantic and signed a recording contract with

, following a ''de facto'' trade that sent Def Jam artist

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to Atlantic. His fourth studio album, '' From Nothin' to Somethin'', was released in June 2007. Fabolous took the number one spot on ''Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts for the first time in his career, while it debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 159,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified Gold in July 2007. It is his first album on

. He was featured on the cover of video game '' Def Jam: Icon''. The first single and video, "

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", features

who also appeared on the ''Real Talk'' track "Do the Damn Thing".

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and Remy Ma are featured on the remix. His second single was "Return of the Hustle" which featured

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, also came out before the album release, to some acclaim, but little airplay. His third single though, " Make Me Better," which features fellow Def Jam artist

, and is produced by

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, was his biggest hit to date, spending 14 weeks at number one on the Hot Rap Track Billboard Chart. The fourth single was " Baby Don't Go."

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produced it and

sings the hook. However, in music video version of the song, Jermaine Dupri sings the hook. This song also found success, reaching number four on the Hot Rap Track Chart.

2009–2010: ''Loso's Way''

Fabolous released his fifth studio album, '' Loso's Way'', in July 2009. The album is based on the 1993 film '' Carlito's Way'', similar to

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's '' American Gangster''. The first official single is "

", featuring

, and is produced by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. The second single is " My Time", featuring

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, and is produced by The Runners and Kevin "KC" Cossom. The third single is "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere", featuring

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, and is produced by Ryan Leslie. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 99,000 copies in its first week. It became Fabolous' first album to top the chart. In its second week of sales, the album dropped 8 spots from #1 to #9, selling 37,000 copies. A deluxe album was released on the same day as the standard release. The edition features a bonus DVD, ("Loso's Way" the movie). The movie features Fabolous (and three other of his friends). Fabolous is leaving a restaurant when he is shot. His three friends quickly rush Fabolous to the hospital, but are stopped by the police after running a red light. Fellow rapper Styles P has a role in the movie. DJ Clue, DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, DJ Envy, and Ryan Leslie make cameo appearances. The movie "Loso's Way" runs for 33:03 minutes. In order to view "Loso's Way", the deluxe album "Loso's Way" must be purchased. In September 2009, Fabolous was ranked number eight on MTV's Hottest MC in the Game list. In an interview on December 10, 2009, with MTV, he announced that he would be releasing part two to his mixtape series with DJ Drama entitled: "There is No Competition – Part 2: The Funeral Service." Fabolous announced that it would be released on Christmas Day as a gift to his fans. He then pushed back the release date multiple times via Twitter before he and DJ Drama finally released the mixtape online on March 4, 2010.

2010–2014: ''There Is No Competition'' series and ''The Soul Tape'' series

On March 5, 2010, Fabolous released ''There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service'', his fourth solo

and the sequel to 2008's ''There Is No Competition''. Due to the popularity of the mixtape, Fabolous re-released it for retail in the form of an

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(EP) titled '' There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP''. The EP, which was preceded by the Ryan Leslie and Widens Pkolo Dorsainville-produced single " You Be Killin Em", was released on August 29, 2010. The single peaked at number 68 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. After it was announced that his sixth album would once again be delayed, Fabolous chose to release a new project titled '' The S.O.U.L. Tape''. The mixtape was released on April 22, 2011, and features Fabolous rapping over

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- sampling production, inspired by a freestyle he had done over the instrumental to

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's " Devil in a New Dress". On Christmas Day 2011, Fabolous released '' There Is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3's'', the third installment in his ''There Is No Competition'' mixtape series. On November 22, 2012, Fabolous released his seventh mixtape, '' The S.O.U.L. Tape 2''. ''The S.O.U.L. Tape 2'' featured guest appearances from

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, Cassie, J. Cole, Wale and

. The mixtape's production was handled by Streetrunner, Treddy da Don, AraabMuzik and Cardiak, among others, and follows the theme of the first album by utilising heavy usage of soul samples throughout. In late 2012, Fabolous announced his sixth album, then-titled ''Loso's Way 2: Rise to Power'', would be released in 2013. The first official single from ''Loso's Way 2'', "

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" featuring singer

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was released on January 17, 2013. The second single " When I Feel Like It" featuring

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was released on July 9, 2013. In an interview Fabolous revealed the list of features included

, FYUTCH,

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, and

and stated that the album was about him "evolving and growing as a person, as a man, as an artist, as a father, as a friend." ''Loso's Way 2'' was scheduled to be released in 2013 by Desert Storm and Def Jam, however, the album was delayed all year long and subsequently rescheduled for release in 2014. On July 30, 2014, Fabolous announced that the lead single from the album would be released by "the end of summer" and would again feature

. He stated that "Ready" was just a "warmup record" for this song and that it would be very melodic. Fabolus at night club

2014–present: ''The Young OG Project'' series, ''Summertime Shootout'' series, and collab album with Jadakiss

On August 22, 2014, Fabolous announced that his much delayed sixth studio album had been renamed to ''Young OG''. This was later changed to ''The Young OG Project''. On December 1, 2014, Fabolous announced the release date for ''The Young OG Project'' to be December 25, 2014, with the announcement posted on his new Keek page. Speaking to MTV, Fabolous said the album would be "very '90s-inspired and '90s themed.". On the same day of the album release announcement, Roc Nation announced Fabolous had signed a management deal. '' The Young OG Project'' was released on Christmas Day 2014 and debuted at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 71,000 copies in the United States. In October 2015, Fabolous confirmed that he would be releasing two new projects by the end of the year, announcing one of them would follow the trend set by '' There Is No Competition 2'' and ''The Young OG Project'' by releasing on Christmas Day. On November 26, Fabolous released the free mixtape '' Summertime Shootout'', and announced the second installment of ''The Young OG Project'' for December 25, however, it has since been delayed indefinitely. On February 29, 2016, Fabolous and

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announced that work had begun on their first collaborative project, a mixtape pre-emptively titled '' Freddy vs. Jason''. On April 2, 2016, they released a freestyle to

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's " Wicked" that they confirmed would appear on the project, which they also announced would not be a mixtape, but a full album. On April 29, 2016, Fabolous worked with K-pop artist Jessica Jung as a featured artist and co-writer on a track titled "Fly", the lead single for her first mini album, With Love, J. On September 3, 2016, Fabolous released the second installment of the Summertime Shootout mixtape series, titled '' Summertime Shootout 2: The Level Up''. On October 31, 2017, the first single off the album "Stand Up" featuring

. On November 21, 2017, it was announced that the album title was changed to '' Friday on Elm Street''. The album was released on November 24, 2017, and had features from

, and

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. On July 8, 2018, Fabolous released a single called "Ooh Yeah" featuring

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. On October 14, 2019, released a single called "Choosy" featuring

and

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. On November 19, 2019, Fabolous released a 30-second trailer on his

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for '' Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever'' along with its release date, confirming that it would be released November 29, 2019. A week later, the tracklist and the cover art were released for the album and it was also confirmed to be the final installment of the Summertime Shootout series. The album debuted at number 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 44,000 album-equivalent units, making it Fabolous's seventh top-10 album.

Street Family Records

Street Family Records is a record label imprint, founded by Fabolous in 2006, in Brooklyn, New York. ; Current artists * Fabolous * Freck Billionaire * Paul Cain * Broadway * Red Cafe

Personal life

Fabolous and his girlfriend Emily Bustamante have two sons, born in 2008 and 2015, and one daughter, born in 2020.

Legal issues

In January and March 2003, Fabolous was arrested for possessing an unlicensed gun in his car. His bodyguard later showed proof of ownership for the gun. In the morning of October 17, 2006, Fabolous was shot once near his leg after exiting Justin's, a restaurant owned by Sean "Diddy" Combs in

. After the shooting, he and his entourage were charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a defaced firearm after being pulled over for running a red light, in which police discovered two unlicensed guns. Later on, Fabolous was treated at a local hospital and was released eight days later. On March 29, 2018, Fabolous was arrested for

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after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Emily Bustamante. On October 10, 2018, he was indicted by a grand jury in New Jersey on four felony charges of domestic assault. He reportedly accepted a plea deal in March 2019.

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Ghetto Fabolous'' (2001) * '' Street Dreams'' (2003) * '' Real Talk'' (2004) * '' From Nothin' to Somethin''' (2007) * '' Loso's Way'' (2009) * '' The Young OG Project'' (2014) * '' Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever'' (2019) ;Collaboration albums * '' Friday on Elm Street'' (with

) (2017)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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**2007, Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Male Artist ominated*ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards **2008, Top Rap Song, " Make Me Better" on'' *

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**2010, Best Male Hip Hop Artist ominated**2010, Best Collaboration, "Say Aah" with Trey Songz ominated**2010, Best Viewer's Choice, "Say Aah" with Trey Songz ominated* BET Hip Hop Awards **2014, Best Mixtape, ''The Soul Tape 3'' ominated**2009, Viewer's Choice, "

" with

on'' **2007, Best Hip Hop Collabo, " Make Me Better" with

ominated*

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...

**2010, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group, "Money Goes, Honey Stays" with

ominated**2005, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, " Dip It Low" with

ominated*The Source Awards **2003, Best Rap/R&B Collabo, "Can't Let You Go" with Lil Mo and Mike Shorey ominated**2003, Trendsetter of the Year ominated*

Teen Choice Awards The Teen Choice Awards were an annual awards show that aired on the Fox television network between 1999 and 2019. The awards, based on a popularity vote that could be overridden by the producerswho reserved the right to choose the winnerscovered ...

**2007, Best Choice: Rap Artist ominated**2003, Choice Rap Track, "Can't Let You Go" with Lil Mo and Mike Shorey ominated**2003, Choice R&B/Hip Hop Track, " 4Ever" with Lil Mo ominated

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* {{Authority control 1977 births Living people American rappers of Dominican Republic descent Hispanic and Latino American rappers African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers African-American male songwriters American shooting survivors Desert Storm Records artists East Coast hip-hop musicians People from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Rappers from Brooklyn Songwriters from New York (state) 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians People convicted of domestic violence Gangsta rappers 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American musicians