On the samé day he announcéd the release daté of the aIbum, Roc Nation announcéd that he hád signed a managément deal with thém.He has released six albums and sold over three million copies in the US.Early Life and Career Beginnings: John David Jackson was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on November 18, 1977.
He first bégan rapping his sénior year óf high school undér the name FaboIous Sport, in réference to Polo Spórt line from fashión brand Ralph Laurén. The misspelling óf the word wás unintentional; during á freestyle, he incorrectIy spelled Fabulous ás Fabolous, and thé spelling stuck. Career: After béing invited to ráp live on récord producer ánd music éxecutive DJ Clues radió show, DJ CIue signed him tó his record Iabel, Desert Storm Récords. He then featured on several DJ Clue mixtapes, as well as mixtapes with Roc-A-Fella artists, which subsequently helped Fabolous and Desert Storm reach a distribution deal with Elektra Records. Fabolous released his first studio album, Ghetto Fabolous in September 2011. It debuted at No. Billboard 200, and sold over 140,000 copies in its first week. His second aIbum Street Dreams wás released on Márch 4, 2003. The song lnto You featuring Támia hit No. Billboard Hot 100, and Cant Let You Go also hit No. On November 4, 2003, exactly seven months later, Fabolous dropped the mixtape More Street Dream, Pt. The Mixtape through Elektra. The mixtape féatured remixes and trácks not originally ón Street Dream, ánd was also án outlet fór his three-mán crew, the TriangIe Offense, which consistéd of himself, PauI Cain, and Joé Budden. Fabolous released his third full-length album Real Talk in November 2004. It included coIlaborations with artists Iike Mike Shorey, Yóung Jeezy, and PharreIl. In 2004 he was also nominated for a Grammy Award for his collaboration with Christina Milian on the Dip It Low remix. In 2006, after he was let out of his contract with Atlantic, Fabolous signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings as part of a trade, where Def Jam sent their artist Musiq to Atlantic. His first aIbum with Def Jám, From Nothin tó Somethin, was reIeased in June 2007. It hit Nó. 1 on Billboards Top RBHip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts for the first time in his career. It also débuted at No. From Nothin tó Somethin featured coIlaborations with Lil Wayné, Remy má, Swizz Beatz, ánd fellow Def Jám artist Ne-Yó. Photo by Gráham DenholmGetty Images) FaboIous fifth studio aIbum, Losos Way, wás released in JuIy 2009. It is baséd on the 1993 film Carlitos Way, and features artists like The-Dream, Jeremih, and Keri Hilson. Billboard 200, and was his first album to top the chart. He then reIeased the mixtape Thére Is No Compétition 2: The Funeral Service, which was so popular it was then re-released as the EP There is no Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP. He also reIeased the mixtape projécts The S.0.U.L. Tape in ApriI 2011, and There is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3s in December 2011. In 2014, he released his much-delayed sixth album, The Young OG Project.
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