Fabolous Biography

The American hip hop recording artist known as Fabolous was born John David Jackson in 1977 in New York City’s Brooklyn area. Fabolous began rapping while in high school, garnering attention from some local DJs and radio stations and eventually earning an offer for a recording contract from Elektra Records.

After signing with the label, Fabolous entered the studio to prepare for his debut album. The result, Ghetto Fabolous, spawned the hits singles “Can’t Deny It” and “Young’n (Holla Back)” upon its release in 2001, setting the stage for the follow-up album Street Dreams in 2003. Street Dreams gave audiences “Can’t Let You Go,” and “Into You,” both top five hits, and set the stage for the albums: Real Talk (2004), From Nothin’ to Somethin’ (2007), and Loso’s Way (2009.) Additional chart-topping singles from these albums include: “Baby,” “Make Me Better,” “Baby Don’t Go,” “Throw It in the Bag,” “You Be Killin’ Em,” and “Ready.” Fabolous’s albums also feature contributions from notable artists such as Young Jeezy, T-Pain, Jeremih, and Chris Brown.

In addition to his own albums and singles, Fabolous has lent his vocals to chart-topping R&B and rap hits such as: “Superwoman (Part 2)” and “4Eva” (both Lil’ Mo); “Basketball” ( Jermaine Dupri); “Dip It Low” ( Christina Milian); “Shawty Is a 10” (The Dream); “Finer Things” (DJ Felli Fel and Kanye West); “She Got Her Own” ( Jamie Foxx); “Money Goes, Money Stays” (Jay-Z); and “Say Ah” ( Trey Songz.) Over the years, Fabolous has been nominated for a number of industry awards with wins for Top Rap Song (for “Make Me Better” – ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards); and Viewer’s Choice (for “Throw It in the Bag” – BET Hip Hop Awards.) Fabolous has also had two Grammy Award nominations for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Collaboration (for “Money Goes, Honey Stays” and “Dip It Low.”)

Fabolous most recently released the albums The Young OG Project (2014) and The Young OG Project 2 (2016.) In 2015, he also announced the upcoming release of the album Freddy vs. Jason in collaboration with Jadakiss.