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Fabolous

John Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper.

Before receiving mainstream popularity, Fabolous released a single in 1998 titled "If They Want It" under his moniker, Fabolous Sport. It was released by Def Jam Recordings on the album DJ Clue? The Professional. It is also available on the DJ Kool Kid mixtape, Pound For Pound featuring Fabolous and Jadakiss. In 2000, he released a second single through Elektra Records titled "Gotta Be a Thug", which was put on DJ Clue Presents Backstage Mixtape (soundtrack). He was nominated for Grammy for his collaboration with Christina Milian for Dip It Low.

Fabolous was teamed with Nate Dogg to produce his first single "Can't Deny It". The song charted in the Billboard Hot 100, and the subsequent album, Ghetto Fabolous, achieved platinum certification. It reached number four on the Billboard 200 with 143,180 copies sold and had three singles which charted on Rhythmic Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 charts. The first of those singles is "Can't Deny It" which is produced by Rick Rock and features a chorus by Nate Dogg that alters lyrics from Tupac Shakur's song "Ambitionz Az a Ridah". The other charting singles are "Young'n (Holla Back)", which is produced by The Neptunes and "Trade It All", which features vocals from Jagged Edge and is produced by DJ Clue and DURO.

Jackson released his second album Street Dreams on March 4, 2003. Powered by a Just Blaze 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. "Into You" with Tamia also reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100.

Jackson's third album Real Talk was released on November 9, 2004. It debuted at number six on the Billboard 200 with 179,000 copies and had two charting singles, the lowest in his career. The two charting singles are "Breathe" and "Baby". His second single was not promoted until weeks after the album's release. Making the "Do the Damn Thing" music video cost Jackson $30,000. The song featured Young Jeezy, who became known to the public through the video. The same year, Fabolous was nominated for a Grammy Award for his collaboration on the "Dip It Low" remix by Christina Milian. In early 2006, Fabolous moved to Def Jam and left Atlantic Records who received Musiq in return.

His fourth studio album, From Nothin' to Somethin, was released in June 2007. Fabolous took the number one spot on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts for the first time in his career and it debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 159,000 copies in its first week. It is his first album on Def Jam Records. The first single and video, "Diamonds", features Young Jeezy who also appeared on the Real Talk track "Do the Damn Thing". Although Lil Wayne was originally featured on "Diamonds", however, Young Jeezy made the final album. The album was certified Gold in July 2007.

The second single, "Make Me Better", features fellow Def Jam artist Ne-Yo. The third single was "Baby Don't Go" featuring T-Pain.

Fabolous has been featured on several popular R&B artists' songs. He has also collaborated with South Korean singer Se7en in his American debut single "This is My Year" which has been leaked on Myspace and YouTube before the official release. He recently appeared on the remix and video version of singer The-Dream's debut single, Shawty Is Da Sh*!.

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