Fabolous: It's Time for Me to Be New York's Rap Icon [Video]

CrookedLetter · January 21

black caesar · January 21

I like Fab, but I think it's too late at this point. IMO he never had a classic album. The man got bars for days and I mess with his mixtapes heavy. But I bought Ghetto Fabolous when it first dropped and never copped another album from him since.

Lab Baby · January 21

black caesar wrote: »

I like Fab, but I think it's too late at this point. IMO he never had a classic album. The man got bars for days and I mess with his mixtapes heavy. But I bought Ghetto Fabolous when it first dropped and never copped another album from him since.

Street Dreams and Real Talk>>>>>

And yeah, that he missed that "icon" bus like 5 years ago. Nigga still a mini Mase/Jay.

blackrain · January 21

So...he couldn't have felt this way when he first came out in 2001?

*~queenbee~* · January 21

Fab is mediocre at best to me. His mixtapes are way better than the albums, and every single on the radio is always on some rnb crap.

achewon87 · January 21

LOL @ Fab

No more big names competing for the crown, so now he comes out of the wood work to try and claim it. Lame.

Vader · January 21

his chick is a bigger name than he is right now

BlackGerald · January 21

I think he is very overrated, I heard an interview on power 105 with asap rocky and ferg and the guy was crying about they don't "sound" like ny rappers and he was all like "yall say u grew up on ugk and three 6 but not fab

Stopitfive · January 22

I never liked dude... His last mixtape is getting heavy rotation right now tho...

gr8VALue · January 22

Fab has never really followed a trend. Most ny rappers sound like they're from the south & even tho fab does his mixtape shit over southern beats, his actual singles or albums for that matter never really sound like whatever is going on at the time. There's a fine line between trying to stay relevant & just plain out following a trend. As far as him stepping up & trying to be that nigga in ny, I think he should've been felt that way, but ny doesn't have they're own sound right now, but they need somebody to give them an identity & it might just be him idk...

nawledge_god · January 22

He's Always Been Aiight To Me...His Over reliance On Punchlines And RnB Hooks Killed It For Me...This Nigga Always Made Panty Musik

BlackAX410 · January 22

nigga will neva have another Breathe type track again he missed his chance to be legend status

theycallmeboom · January 22

So he wanna be that nigga for NY? I wanna see if he can do it. I think he could of been did this, but I feel that he is lazy, just like Banks, and a few other NY artist. He may have a little more hustle then Banks, but he still seems a like a lazy dude someone that got comfortable where he was at, and just being that dude that would pop up as a feature on a hot joint; or would drop a hot single off a mixtape.

He never captured that energy and ran with it once he had it; so I really want to see what he has planed, and if he really has that desire to be that nigga. Soul Tape 2 gave him some good buzz, lets see what he do with this Loso Way II joint.

A1000MILES · January 22

It's like all the NY niggas from that era have short term revelations that they should actually try...It happens like once a year...Jim, Fab, Juelz, Sha Stimuli, Skyzoo, Grafh, Red Cafe, Banks(especially Banks)...Outta nowhere they just decide that they should run the city and take over the game...Then they just fall back again...

usmarin3 · January 22

Fab is on the right path with Loso's Way, that album was a very good album. Songs like Pachanga, Stay,etc show he has the ability to make great hiphop record and music with substance. Where he fucks up is his singles are too cookie cutter and formulaic (featuring hot r and b singer and talking about tricking).

Fab needs to learn how to make singles that commercially successful but isn't on some (let me take you shopping).

The Recipe · January 22

Stopitfive wrote: »

I never liked dude... His last mixtape is getting heavy rotation right now tho...

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gr8VALue · January 22

A1000MILES wrote: »

It's like all the NY niggas from that era have short term revelations that they should actually try...It happens like once a year...Jim, Fab, Juelz, Sha Stimuli, Skyzoo, Grafh, Red Cafe, Banks(especially Banks)...Outta nowhere they just decide that they should run the city and take over the game...Then they just fall back again...

Agree, but the diff between fab & all them other niggaz, is they all have that old grimey ny type shit. Fab can actually branch of & actually rap over a diff type of sound. Not saying he's ny's savior anything but he's more talented in that aspect compared to banks & them

A1000MILES · January 22

Pachanga was a terrible song, b...

32DaysOfInfiniti · January 22

Glad im not in NY i guess

double jay · January 22

A1000MILES wrote: »

Pachanga was a terrible song, b...

you crazy

Stomp Johnson · January 22

Fab's live show sucks. He's too busy being stuck in 'persona' mode and fails to just blank out and give his all let loose on stage. Nothing 'iconic' about that at all.

The same could stand as a metaphor for his career actually.

buttuh_b · January 22

I was a big Fab fan early 2000's Dessert Storm days. That time has come and gone though. He'll always a have a sharp flow to me though.

international · January 22

Miss my love was the shyt!

dalyricalbandit · January 22

fab was cool but once he start to over do the punchline shit he got wack to me

BackInWhite · January 22

gr8VALue wrote: »

A1000MILES wrote: »

It's like all the NY niggas from that era have short term revelations that they should actually try...It happens like once a year...Jim, Fab, Juelz, Sha Stimuli, Skyzoo, Grafh, Red Cafe, Banks(especially Banks)...Outta nowhere they just decide that they should run the city and take over the game...Then they just fall back again...

Agree, but the diff between fab & all them other niggaz, is they all have that old grimey ny type shit. Fab can actually branch of & actually rap over a diff type of sound. Not saying he's ny's savior anything but he's more talented in that aspect compared to banks & them

you love fabolous, b

Snake Griffin · January 22

Hasn't every NY rapper that's come out the last couple of years said this before Fab?

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