Fabolous
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 | ||||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
2001 | Ghetto Fabolous | - | - | - | - |
US4th
platinum
(33 weeks)US |
Initial release: September 11, 2001
US sales: + 1,000,000 |
2003 | Street Dreams | - | - | - |
UK51
gold
(21 weeks)UK |
US3
platinum
(35 weeks)US |
First published: March 4, 2003
US sales: + 1,000,000 |
2004 | Real talk | - | - | - |
UK66 (2 weeks) UK |
US6th
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
(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 | AT | CH | UK | 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 | AT | CH | UK | 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
(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
(21 weeks)US |
feat. Ne-Yo
Sales US: + 1,000,000 |
|
Baby Don't Go From Nothin 'to Somethin' |
- | - | - | - |
US23 (20 weeks) US |
feat. T-Pain and Jermaine Dupri
|
|
2009 | Throw It in the Bag Loso’s Way |
- | - | - | - |
US14th
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
(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 | AT | CH | UK | 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
(19 weeks)DE |
AT4 (18 weeks) AT |
CH1
gold
(27 weeks)CH |
UK2
silver
(18 weeks)UK |
US3 (20 weeks) US |
with Lumidee feat. Busta Rhymes
|
|
2004 | Dip It Low It's About Time |
- | - | - |
UK2
silver
(13 weeks)UK |
US5
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
(20 weeks)US |
with The-Dream
US sales: + 500,000 |
2008 | You Ain't Got Nuthin Tha Carter III |
- | - | - | - |
US81 (1 week) US |
with Lil Wayne feat. Juelz Santana
|
She Got Her Own Intuition |
- | - | - | - |
US54 (20 weeks) US |
with Jamie Foxx feat. Ne-yo
|
|
2009 | Say Aah Ready |
- | - | - | - |
US9 × 2
(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
(3 weeks)US |
More singles
- 2002: Comedy Central ( feat.Clips )
- 2002: Automatic (feat. E-40 )
- 2002: This Is My Party
- 2003: Make U Mine (feat. Mike Shorey )
- 2003: Drink Up ( feat.Bizzy Bone )
- 2004: Caught Up Remix (feat. Usher )
- 2005: Do the Damn Thang ( feat.Young Jeezy )
- 2005: Dale Done Dale (Remix) (feat.Don Omar )
- 2005: Get Right (Remix) (feat. Jennifer Lopez )
- 2005: Boogie Oogie Oogie ( feat.Brooke Valentine & Yo Yo )
- 2005: Murda (Mase Diss) (feat.Paul Cain )
- 2005: Bling Blaow (feat. Red Café )
- 2005: Hypnotic ( feat.Syleena Johnson & R. Kelly )
- 2006: Is It Good to You ( feat.Yummy Bingham & Red Café )
- 2006: Still Can't Deny (feat. XL )
- 2006: Bad Girl (feat.Black Buddafly)
- 2006: She Takes Your Money (feat. Good Charlotte & Karen O )
- 2006: Don't Stop (feat. Alfonzo Hunter )
- 2006: Too Gangsta ( feat.Nasty Nate )
- 2007: Top of the Game (feat.Tony Parker & Booba )
- 2007: Change Up ( feat.Akon )
- 2008: Finer Things (feat.DJ Felli Fel, Kanye West , Jermaine Dupri & Ne-Yo)
- 2008: Addiction (feat.Ryan Leslie & Cassie )
- 2008: I Can't Hear the Music (feat.Brutha)
- 2008: Good Lovin ' (feat.Slim & Ryan Leslie)
- 2009: Rocking That Thing Official Remix (feat. The-Dream , Juelz Santana , Rick Ross & Ludacris )
- 2009: My Time ( feat.Jeremih )
- 2009: A Toast to the Good Life
- 2009: Everything, Everyday, Everywhere (feat. Keri Hilson & Ryan Leslie )
- 2009: More Than Love (feat. Amerie )
- 2009: Imma Do It (feat.Kobe)
- 2009: Everything, Everyday, Everywhere Remix by Mr Dhero (feat. Keri Hilson & Ryan Leslie )
- 2010: I'm Ill (feat. Red Café )
- 2010: Cakes (feat.RydazNRtist)
- 2010: Money Money Money (feat. Red Café)
- 2010: For the Money (feat. Nicki Minaj )
- 2010: Baby I Like It (feat. Kevin Cossom & Diddy )
- 2010: Swagger Right (feat.RichGirl & Rick Ross )
- 2010: Start It Up (feat. Lloyd Banks , Kanye West, Swizz Beatz & Ryan Leslie)
- 2011: It Ain't Over Til It's Over (feat.DJ Khaled , Mary J. Blige & Jadakiss )
- 2011: Body Ya
- 2013: About That Life ( feat.DJ Kayslay , T-Pain , Rick Ross, Nelly & French Montana )
- 2013: When I Feel Like It (feat. 2 Chainz )
- 2013: All That (Lady) (feat. The Game , Lil Wayne, Big Sean & Jeremih)
- 2013: Life Is So Exciting ( feat.Pusha T )
- 2013: Slow It Down (feat. The-Dream)
- 2013: So NY
- 2013: Know You Better ( feat.Omarion & Pusha T)
- 2014: Lituation
- 2014: Ball Drop
- 2014: Pretty Gang (feat. Red Café)
- 2016: Fly (feat. Jessica )
- 2016: Flex (feat. Joe Budden & Tory Lanez)
Awards for music sales
-
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 | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
|||||
Germany (BVMI) | - | gold1 | - | 150,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Canada (MC) | - | gold1 | - | 40,000 | musiccanada.com |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 20,000 | hitparade.ch |
United States (RIAA) | - | 6 × gold6th | 6 × platinum6th | 9,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 3 × silver3 | gold1 | - | 700,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 3 × silver3 | 10 × gold10 | 6 × platinum6th |
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Web links
- Fabolous Homepage (English)
- Fabolous at laut.de
- Fabolous Loso's Way Lyrics
personal data | |
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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 |