He’s stayed in the charts with his own songs like the seductive, P. It was a toolkit that would lead to an unconventionally long, prolific career. Fab’s sharp mixtape verses helped the imprint get major label distribution in time for his 2001 debut, Ghetto Fabolous, which showed off an arsenal of slick, street-smart wordplay alongside the type of sing-along romantic cuts that often elude rappers known for raw bars. He converted street freestyle prowess into radio cameos, and a stunning turn on DJ Clue’s late-’90s Hot 97 show into a deal with the powerhouse host’s Desert Storm label. Born John David Jackson (1977), Fabolous got his start the old-fashioned way.
Fabolous has thrived across decades of New York hip-hop tumult and era turnover by the strength of his unwavering formula: artful punchlines, timely references, flashy hooks, and a calm confidence indicative of his Brooklyn origins.
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