  Fabolous was born John Jackson
on November 18, 1979 and raised in Brooklyn.
His break into widespread rapping fame came
in 1998 when he performed for DJ Clue.
 # 185
Singles Artist of the Year
Fabolous released Ghetto
Fabolous.
 Ghetto
Fabolous was certified gold.
Fabolous hit the Top 40 with Nate
Dogg on "Can't Deny It."
 # 88
Singles Artist of the Year
Fabolous hit the Top 40 with
"Young'n (Holla Back)."
Fabolous could be heard on the Blade
2
soundtrack with "We Be Like
This" also featuring Jadakiss
and Danny Saber.
 Fabolous could be heard on the Barbershop soundtrack with
"Trade It All Pt. 2" which also
features P. Diddy and Jagged
Edge.
 # 47
Singles Artist of the Year
Fabolous was
arrested in Brooklyn on weapons possession
charges.
Ghetto
Fabolous was certified platinum.
 Fabolous released Street
Dreams.
Fabolous was arrested in New
York City on weapons possession charges.
Street
Dreams was certified gold.
Fabolous hit the Top 40 with
"Can't Let You Go" with help from Mike
Shorey and Lil' Mo.
 Fabolous hit the Top 40 with
help from Tamia with "Into You."
Fabolous reported he was suing
New York City for $5 million for false arrest
and potential damage to his career from an
arrest in March.
 Street
Dreams was certified platinum .
Fabolous hit the Top 10 with help from
Tamia with "Into You."
More
Street Dreams 2: The Mixtape was released.
 # 114
Singles Artist of the Year
 Fabolous
released his next LP Real
Talk.
Fabolous hit the Top 40 with
"Breathe."
Real
Talk was certified gold.
# 468 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Fabolous could be heard on the
soundtrack to Coach
Carter with "No Need For
Conversation."
Fabolous was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for his contributions
to the remix of Christina
Milian's "Dip It Low."
 Fabolous was shot in the thigh
exiting a New York City restaurant and then
charged with criminal possession of a weapon.
 # 47
Singles Artist of the Year
Fabolous released From
Nothin' To Somethin'.
Fabolous topped the Billboard
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap
Albums chart with From
Nothin' To Somethin'.
Fabolous hit the Top 40 with
Ne-Yo with
"Make Me Better."
 Fabolous topped the Billboard
Hot Rap Tracks chart with Ne-Yo with
"Make Me Better."
From
Nothin' To Somethin' was certified
gold.
Fabolous topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Airplay chart with Ne-Yo with
"Make Me Better."
Fabolous hit the Top 40 with
help from T-Pain with "Baby Don't Go."
Fabolous was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist.
The single "Make Me Better" was certified
platinum.
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Ghetto Fabolous
Released: September, 2001
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: C
 Tracks: "Click &
Spark" - "Keepin' It
Gangsta" - "Young'n (Holla
Back)" - "Get
Right" - "Ride For This"
(featuring Ja Rule) - "One Day"
- "Trade It All" (featuring
Jagged Edge) - " Right Now &
Later On" - "Take You
Home" (featuring Lil' Mo) -
"Get Smart" - "Can't Deny It" (featuring
Nate Dogg) - "Ma' Be Easy" -
"We Don't Give A" - "The
Bad Guy" |
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Street Dreams
Released: March, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 3
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: D
Tracks: "Not Give A
F***" - " Damn" -
"Call Me" - "Can't Let You Go" (featuring
Mike Shorey & Lil' Mo) - "Bad
B****" - "Why Wouldn't I"
- "Up On Things" (featuring
Snoop Dogg) - "Sickalicious"
(with Missy Elliott) - "This Is My
Party" - "Into You" (featuring
Ashanti) - "Change You Or Change
Me" - "Respect" -
"Forgive Me Father" -
"Never Duplicated" - "Wake
Up" - "My Life" (featuring
Mary J. Blige) - "Throw Back" -
"Keepin' It Gangsta" (Remix) -
"Trade It All Pt. 2" (featuring
P. Diddy & Jagged Edge) |
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More Street Dreams 2:
The Mixtape
Released: November, 2003
Billboard
peak:
# 28
Tracks:
"N*****" - "Now What"
- "Rims" - "Now Ride"
- "Think Y'All Know" -
"Chicks" - "Make U
Mine" - "Faboloso" -
"Fire" (Remix) - "I
Usually Don't" -
"Renegade" - "F You
Too" - "B,K, Style" -
"Can't Let You Go" (Remix) |
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Real Talk
Released: November, 2004
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: C+
Tracks:
"Church" (featuring Charlie
Murphy) - "Somethin' Like A
Pimp" - "It's All Right"
(featuring Sean Paul) - "Breathe" -
"Shake It" - "Get
Down" - "123" -
"Bubble Gum" - "Baby"
(featuring Mike Shorey) - "It's
Ghetto" - "Holla At Somebody
Real" - "Do The Damn
Thing" - "It's Gangsta" -
"Don't Stop Won't Stop" -
"Girls" - "Tit 4 Tat"
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From Nothin' To Somethin'
Released: June, 2007
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 2
Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "Intro"
- "Yep, I'm Back" -
"Change Up" (with Akon) -
"Make Me Better" (with Ne-Yo)
- "Baby Don't Go" -
"Return Of The Hustle" (with
Swizz Beatz) - "Gangsta Don't
Play" (with Junior Reid) -
"Real Playa Like" (with Lloyd)
- "First Time" (with Rihanna) -
"Diamonds" (with Young Jeezy) -
"Brooklyn" (with Jay-Z &
Uncle Murda) - "I'm The Man"
(with Red Cafe) - "Jokes On
You" (with Pusha T) - "What
Should I Do" (with Lil' Mo) |
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