Monday, June 6, 2011
Fabolous Performs at Hot 93.7′s Hot Jam 10 (Photos)
Thursday night in Hot 93.7 held Hot Jam 10 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The homey Trey Songz also came through to give Loso some support. Check out the videos after the jump and look out the video recap coming soon. Visuals By Rome
Awards and nominations
* American Music Awards
o 2007, Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Male Artist [Nominated]
* ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards
o 2008, Top Rap Song, "Make Me Better" [Won]
* BET Awards
o 2010, Best Male Hip Hop Artist [Nominated]
o 2010, Best Collaboration, "Say Aah" with Trey Songz [Nominated]
o 2010, Best Viewer's Choice, "Say Aah" with Trey Songz [Nominated]
* BET Hip Hop Awards
o 2009, Viewer's Choice, "Throw It in the Bag" with The-Dream [Won]
o 2007, Best Hip Hop Collabo, "Make Me Better" with Ne-Yo [Nominated]
* Grammy Awards
o 2010, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group, "Money Goes, Honey Stays" with Jay-Z [Nominated]
o 2005, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, "Dip It Low" with Christina Milian [Nominated]
o 2007, Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Male Artist [Nominated]
* ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Music Awards
o 2008, Top Rap Song, "Make Me Better" [Won]
* BET Awards
o 2010, Best Male Hip Hop Artist [Nominated]
o 2010, Best Collaboration, "Say Aah" with Trey Songz [Nominated]
o 2010, Best Viewer's Choice, "Say Aah" with Trey Songz [Nominated]
* BET Hip Hop Awards
o 2009, Viewer's Choice, "Throw It in the Bag" with The-Dream [Won]
o 2007, Best Hip Hop Collabo, "Make Me Better" with Ne-Yo [Nominated]
* Grammy Awards
o 2010, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group, "Money Goes, Honey Stays" with Jay-Z [Nominated]
o 2005, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, "Dip It Low" with Christina Milian [Nominated]
Controversy
Soulja Boy
On December 28, 2010, Fabolous during a radio interview commented on the claim that Soulja Boy does cocaine, saying "pretty boy swag but never coke my nose though", a reference to Soulja Boy's song "Pretty Boy Swag" and a video of video model and popular groupie Kat Stacks video taping Soulja Boy in a hotel room with cocaine. Soulja Boy went on a tirade on Twitter in response, saying "I ignore dis foo like 5x before this. fuck that. If you send some niggaz to spray me @myfabolouslife at least I die I real nigga fuck you boy." 50 Cent also took to Twitter to say, "leave him the f*** alone before somebody get hurt." Soulja Boy and Fabolous ended their beef on a radio interview.
On December 28, 2010, Fabolous during a radio interview commented on the claim that Soulja Boy does cocaine, saying "pretty boy swag but never coke my nose though", a reference to Soulja Boy's song "Pretty Boy Swag" and a video of video model and popular groupie Kat Stacks video taping Soulja Boy in a hotel room with cocaine. Soulja Boy went on a tirade on Twitter in response, saying "I ignore dis foo like 5x before this. fuck that. If you send some niggaz to spray me @myfabolouslife at least I die I real nigga fuck you boy." 50 Cent also took to Twitter to say, "leave him the f*** alone before somebody get hurt." Soulja Boy and Fabolous ended their beef on a radio interview.
Personal life
Friend's death
On the evening of November 22, 2007, a Childhood friend, Shamel McKinney, was stabbed and shot to death inside a New York nightclub. Police say McKinney That May have been stabbed after Trying to steal jewelry off the neck of another clubgoer , Anthony Taylor (WHO has, since the incident, been arrested and has to face second-degree murder charges [citation needed]). The rapper explained Further That despite reports, McKinney was not part of a Robbery crew connected to the rapper. Fabolous stated, "On Thanksgiving, I think I Came out of the house one time - to go get egg nog. And there wasn't any eggnog at Club duvets."
On the evening of November 22, 2007, a Childhood friend, Shamel McKinney, was stabbed and shot to death inside a New York nightclub. Police say McKinney That May have been stabbed after Trying to steal jewelry off the neck of another clubgoer , Anthony Taylor (WHO has, since the incident, been arrested and has to face second-degree murder charges [citation needed]). The rapper explained Further That despite reports, McKinney was not part of a Robbery crew connected to the rapper. Fabolous stated, "On Thanksgiving, I think I Came out of the house one time - to go get egg nog. And there wasn't any eggnog at Club duvets."
Family
In an interview with XXL, Fabolous revealed that he has been in a long-term relationship with stylist Emily , who recently appeared in VH1's Love & Hip-Hop, that began in 2003. That long-term relationship produced a son in February 2008 named Johan Jackson.
In an interview with XXL, Fabolous revealed that he has been in a long-term relationship with stylist Emily , who recently appeared in VH1's Love & Hip-Hop, that began in 2003. That long-term relationship produced a son in February 2008 named Johan Jackson.
Clothing line
Fabolous stated in 2005 that he wanted to release his own clothing line in the coming years. Without publicizing detail, he went into a search for designers and manufacturers for his line to accomplish the task. After finding qualified staffing, Fabolous announced the name for his line is Rich Yung Society Clothing, which has clothes in selected stores worldwide and are currently working on relaunching their website richyungsociety.com
Music Career
While in high school in Twelfth grade, Fabolous began to pursue a rap career. He was invited to rap live on DJ Clue's radio show and on WQHT Hot 97, he was signed to Nowhere Desert Storm Records. He was featured on installments DJ Clue mixtapes and mixtapes with Roc-A-fella artists. [citation needed] This earned Fabolous and Desert Storm a distribution deal with Elektra Records.
Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, part of his early popularity arose from his hit single "Can not Deny It" in 2001, from his debut album Ghetto Fabolous. The album reached number-three on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over million copies 1:05 by 2003. His follow-up album, Street Dreams (2003), produced the Billboard Hot 100 number-four hits "Can not Let You Go" , featuring Lil 'Mo & Mike Shorey, and "Into You", featuring Tamia.
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