Fabolous

John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City. Jacksons career began when he was a senior in high school and ended up rapping live on American record producer and music executive DJ Clues radio show, then on Hot 97. Jackson was subsequently signed by DJ Clue to his label Desert Storm, and later secured a distribution deal with Elektra Records. Fabolous first release, Ghetto Fabolous (2001), spawned the hit singles Cant Deny It and Youngn (Holla Back), which led Jackson to prominence. His second release was 2003s Street Dreams, which was supported by two Top 10 singles Cant Let You Go and Into You.Including the aforementioned songs, Jackson has released a string of hit singles, such as Trade It All, Pt. 2, Breathe, Make Me Better, Baby Dont Go, Throw It in the Bag and You Be Killin Em. He is also known for appearing on several R&B singles, including Superwoman Pt. II by Lil Mo, Dip It Low by Christina Milian, Shawty Is a 10 by The-Dream, Addiction by Ryan Leslie, I Cant Hear the Music by Brutha, She Got Her Own by Jamie Foxx, Say Aah by Trey Songz, and much more.In 2004, Jackson signed to Atlantic Records, after leaving Elektra, where he released Real Talk, his first and only album under Atlantic. In 2006, Jackson was let out of his contract with Atlantic and officially signed with Def Jam Recordings. Also in 2006, Jackson founded his own record label, Street Family Records. In 2007, he released From Nothin to Somethin, under Def Jam. In 2009, he would go on to release his fifth album, Losos Way. Throughout the years Jackson has released several mixtapes, including several installments of his highly acclaimed There Is No Competition series and The S.O.U.L. Tape series, respectively. He released his sixth album, The Young OG Project, in 2014.

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