Fabolous

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Fabolous (2007)

Fabolous (born November 18, 1977 in Brooklyn , New York ; actually John Jackson ) is an American rapper . He is also known under the name "Loso".

biography

At the age of 18 he was signed to the record company Desert Storm . There he published several mix tapes. Through Elektra's Desert Storm cooperation , he also made a name for himself in mainstream rap, through features.

On September 11, 2001, his first album Ghetto Fabolous was released. Despite the attacks in New York and declining sales in the music industry, the album sold over 500,000 times by the end of the year. His second album Street Dreams was also able to build on the success.

In his texts he processes u. A. Personal events, such as the murder of a friend in a gang war (Can u hear me) . In 2003 he could be heard in the game NBA Live by EA Sports with the song It's in the Game .

In Germany he is best known for the number 1 hit Never Leave You together with Lumidee and Busta Rhymes .

Fabolous is also the founder of the fashion brand Rich Yung .

In 2006, Fabolous made his first appearance as an actor playing a man with a gun in Scary Movie 4 .

In June 2007 the album From Nothin 'to Somethin' was released. On this, among others, the rappers Swizz Beatz , Jay-Z , T-Pain , Akon and Joe Budden have guest appearances. From Nothin 'to Somethin' was awarded a gold record.

The follow-up album Loso's Way sold 99,000 copies in its debut week and reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 .

In December 2014, Fabolous' sixth studio album, The Young OG Project, was released with guest contributions from French Montana , Chris Brown and Kevin Hart . It reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 in its first week.

Violations of the law

On October 17, 2006, the rapper was shot in Manhattan. Fabolous left Diddy's restaurant Justin's with three companions. On the way through a parking garage, the group was shot at by a stranger. Fabolous hit a bullet in the thigh. On the way to the hospital, Fabolous and his companions were stopped by the police in a Dodge Magnum . This found two unregistered handguns in the rapper's car, which led to the arrest of the group. Fabolous was treated at the prison hospital.

The NYPD initially assumed that the attack on the Fabolous crew must have been a robbery . The reason for this assumption was that a few minutes earlier, NBA player Sebastian Telfair had a chain worth $ 64,000 ripped from his neck. The Boston Celtics player gave a description of the perpetrator to the police after the attack.

Some time later, however, footage taken with a security camera revealed that the perpetrator who snatched the chain from Telfair was a member of the Fabolous Gang. After the robbery, he joined Fabolous in Justin's restaurant . Telfair called his own "crew" instead of the police and waited for the perpetrator in front of the restaurant. Some time later there was an exchange of fire. However, the shooter who shot Fabolous was never located.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2001 Ghetto Fabolous - - - - US4th
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)US
Initial release: September 11, 2001
US sales: + 1,000,000
2003 Street Dreams - - - UK51
gold
gold

(21 weeks)UK 		US3
platinum
platinum

(35 weeks)US
First published: March 4, 2003
US sales: + 1,000,000
2004 Real talk - - - UK66 (2 weeks)
UK 		US6th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
First published: November 9, 2004
US sales: + 500,000
2007 From Nothin 'to Somethin' - - CH55 (1 week)
CH 		UK89 (1 week)
UK 		US2
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
First published: June 12, 2007
US sales: + 500,000
2009 Loso's way - - - - US1 (16 weeks)
US
First published: July 28, 2009
2014 The Young OG Project - - - - US12 (9 weeks)
US
First published: December 25, 2014
2017 Friday on Elm Street - - - - US10 (3 weeks)
US
First published: November 24th, 2017
with Jadakiss
2019 Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever - - - - US7 (9 weeks)
US
First published: November 29, 2019

Mix tapes

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2003 More Street Dreams Pt. 2: The Mixtape - - - - US28 (3 weeks)
US
First published: November 4, 2003
2010 There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music Mixtape - - - - US32 (3 weeks)
US
First published: August 31, 2010

More mix tapes

  • 2003: Street Dreams Pt. 2
  • 2005: My Life Is Fabolous
  • 2005: Internationally Known
  • 2005: Real Talk: The Mixtape (Nothing But the Freestyles)
  • 2005: Inventing the Remix
  • 2006: Loso's Way
  • 2007: It's My Year
  • 2008: There Is No Competition (with DJ Drama)
  • 2010: There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service (with DJ Drama)
  • 2011: The SOUL Tape
  • 2011: There Is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3’s (with DJ Drama)
  • 2012: The SOUL Tape 2
  • 2013: The SOUL Tape 3
  • 2015: Summertime Shootout
  • 2016: Summertime Shootout 2: The Level Up

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2001 Can't Deny It
Ghetto Fabolous 		- - - - US25 (20 weeks)
US
feat. Nate Dogg
Young'n (Holla Back)
Ghetto Fabolous 		- - - - US33 (20 weeks)
US
2002 Trade It All Pt. 2
Street Dreams 		DE79 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - - US20 (18 weeks)
US
feat. Jagged Edge and P. Diddy
2003 Can't Let You Go
Street Dreams 		DE70 (3 weeks)
DE 		- CH95 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK14 (8 weeks)
UK 		US4 (23 weeks)
US
feat. Lil 'Mo and Mike Shorey
Into You
Street Dreams 		- - CH87 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK18th
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK 		US4 (26 weeks)
US
feat. Tamia
2004 Breathe
Real Talk 		DE65 (8 weeks)
DE 		- CH46 (11 weeks)
CH 		UK28 (8 weeks)
UK 		US10 (20 weeks)
US
2005 Baby
Real Talk 		- - - UK41 (3 weeks)
UK 		US71 (9 weeks)
US
feat. Mike Shorey
2007 Diamonds
From Nothin 'to Somethin' 		- - - - US83 (1 week)
US
feat. Young Jeezy
Make Me Better
From Nothin 'to Somethin' 		- - - - US8th
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)US
feat. Ne-Yo
Sales US: + 1,000,000
Baby Don't Go
From Nothin 'to Somethin' 		- - - - US23 (20 weeks)
US
2009 Throw It in the Bag
Loso’s Way 		- - - - US14th
platinum
platinum

(23 weeks)US
feat. The-Dream
Sales US: + 1,000,000
2010 You Be Killin 'Em
There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music Mixtape 		- - - - US63
gold
gold

(18 weeks)US
Sales US: + 500,000
2013 Ready - - - - US93 (8 weeks)
US
feat. Chris Brown

Singles as guest musicians

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2001 Superwoman Pt. II
Based on a True Story 		- - - - US11 (22 weeks)
US
with Lil 'Mo
2002 Basketball
Like Mike soundtrack 		DE81 (5 weeks)
DE 		- CH53 (7 weeks)
CH 		- -
with Lil 'Bow Wow feat. Jermaine Dupri and Fundisha
2003 4Ever
Meet the Girl Next Door 		- - - - US37 (20 weeks)
US
with Lil 'Mo
Never Leave You (Remix)
Almost Famous 		DE1
gold
gold

(19 weeks)DE 		AT4 (18 weeks)
AT 		CH1
gold
gold

(27 weeks)CH 		UK2
silver
silver

(18 weeks)UK 		US3 (20 weeks)
US
with Lumidee feat. Busta Rhymes
2004 Dip It Low
It's About Time 		- - - UK2
silver
silver

(13 weeks)UK 		US5
gold
gold

(30 weeks)US
with Christina Milian
Sales US: + 500,000
Badaboom
Street Style Soundtrack 		- - - UK26 (5 weeks)
UK 		US59 (8 weeks)
US
with B2K
2007 Shawty Is a 10
Love Hate 		- - - - US17th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
with The-Dream
US sales: + 500,000
2008 You Ain't Got Nuthin
Tha Carter III 		- - - - US81 (1 week)
US
She Got Her Own
Intuition 		- - - - US54 (20 weeks)
US
with Jamie Foxx feat. Ne-yo
2009 Say Aah
Ready 		- - - - US9
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(29 weeks)US
with Trey Songz
Sales US: + 2,000,000
2011 Oh my
third power 		- - - - US95 (3 weeks)
US
2012 She Don't Put It Down
No Love Lost 		- - - - US96 (1 week)
US
with Joe Budden feat. Tank and Lil Wayne
2018 Uptown Vibes
Championships 		- - - - US39
gold
gold

(3 weeks)US
Meek Mill feat. Fabolous & Anuel AA
Sales US: + 500,000

More singles

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 2019: for the single Say Aah

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 150,000 musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 40,000 musiccanada.com
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 20,000 hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th 9,000,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 3 × silver3 Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 700,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 3 × silver3 Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th

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  1. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ a b c d Music Sales Awards: UK US

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personal data
SURNAME Fabolous
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jackson, John (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York , USA