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John Jackson (born November 18 1977[1]), better known as Fabolous, is a rapper of African-American and Dominican descent from Brooklyn who became a mainstream star after his debut single "Can't Deny It" (a remake of Tupac Shakur's "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" from All Eyez on Me) from 2001 (see 2001 in music). Since then, he has had several additional successful releases.[2]
BiographyIn his early years, Jackson grew up in the Breevort Housing Projects, located in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. He was raised by mother Deborah Jackson, of African American descent. However, Fabolous was not raised by his father of Afro-Dominican, and met him for the first time at the age of 14 at his father's funeral. Fabolous has a sister Vonja Jackson, a brother Paul Cain (also a rapper signed to Fabolous label),and has two nieces and a nephew. Life engulfed him from an early age, as he had to resort to drug dealing in order to make a living. In an interview with Blender Magazine in October of 2001, Fabolous was quoted as saying of his days growing up, "I was just trying to make a living, hustling, playing ball, whatever." (Fabolous interview with Blender) Fortunately, he was also talented as a rapper. A music executive heard him rhyming one day and was able to land him a spot on a local New York mixtape radio show, where famous beat-maker DJ Clue was the host. Clue was impressed with what Fabolous rhymed that day and subsequently signed him to his Desert Storm label. A comment made at the time of his discovery led to the nickname, Fabolous, the moniker he is most known by today.[citation needed] Fabolous has made guest appearances on tracks by many different artists including Mary J. Blige, Tamia, Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Don Omar, Christina Milian, Cassidy, Amerie, Mariah Carey, Bow Wow, Lil Mo, Lloyd Banks, Benzino, B2K, P. Diddy, Young Jeezy, E-40, Joe Budden, Nate Dogg, The Game, Xzibit and Janet Jackson, as well as an upcoming collaboration with Korean singer Se7en. As of 2006, his latest release is the mixtape "Loso's Way". The lead single is "Smokin' and Sippin'" featuring Paul Cain and Magno which was produced by CHOPS.
After his discovery, DJ Clue hired a handful of producers, rappers, and vocalists for Fab's debut album Ghetto Fabolous. Fabolous was teamed with Nate Dogg to produce his first single. The song was charted in the Billboard Top 100, and the subsequent album, Ghetto Fabolous, achieved platinum certification. The Street Dreams (album) followed in 2003 with another platinum certification, and Real Talk was released in 2004, which went gold. His fourth studio album, From Nothin' to Somethin', was initially scheduled for release in December 26, 2006 , but was moved back following the rapper's shooting, first to March 27, 2007 , then even further back to April 17, 2007, and then even further back, to May 1, 2007, and more recently to June 12, 2007. [4] Jackson is currently planning a clothing line released through the Rich Yung Society.[5] Def Jam has officially announced that Fabolous' album is going to come out on June 12, despite being pushed back five times, first starting with December 19 to February 27 then March 27, then to April 17, then to May 1, and finally to June 12. The video for "Diamonds" is available on youtube. http://youtube.com/watch?v=c8a81g4hey4 October 2006 shooting incidentOn October 17, 2006, Jackson was shot in the leg as he was leaving Justin's, a restaurant owned by Sean "Diddy" Combs. After his SUV was stopped by police following the incident, two loaded guns were found in his car, including one with an altered serial number. Consequently, Jackson was arrested (along with three other men) after being treated, [6] [7] [8] and was arraigned on charges of criminal weapons possession as a result of the incident. Jackson remains free on $15,000 bail pending trial.[9][10] Boston Celtics guard Sebastian Telfair was supposedly under investigation for possible involvement. Prior to the shooting, Telfair had a $50,000 chain stolen from him outside the same restaurant and was seen making a phone call. [11]
DiscographyAlbums/Mixtapes
MixtapesFabolous has also released several mixtapes, the most popular of which, Street Dreams Pt. 2, released in 2003, which was charted at #28 in the Billboard Top 200. The following tapes were also released:
Singles
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