"You Could Erase Fabolous' Entire Music Discography From Existence & Hip Hop Wouldn't Change. Fab Is One The Least Influential Rappers Ever"

[Silver Surfer]

I made this thread 11 years ago

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/is-fabolous-respected-or-just-tolerated.119880/

 

[IAMDetroit]

 

[International Playa]

Ghetto Fabolous album was a strong debut, too bad he dropped it same day as Jayz - The Blueprint. Nas then dropped Stillmatic, two months later.

Nas vs Jayz beef overshadowed the beginning of his career.

Breh dropped his first album same time as Blueprint & Stillmatic, the world barely noticed his debut album

 

[maxamusa]

I think people on here are conflating what they liked versus what the topic is…

Fab never separated himself enough from Mase stylistically

All of his hit songs could’ve been easily given to someone else since it was always someone else on the hook

He never set trends musically

He was never considered a top 5 rapper nationally at his peak

None of his albums has stood the test of time

Need more proof? Look at the majority of freestyles that are being posted in here…

he still mattered. Desert storm was a movement. You can't discount that.

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Thread reminds of the only Fab Stan on SOHH that made a thread about renting a phantom or some shyt to go to fabulous concert

Also there’s the classic indoor/outdoor pool Ray J interview from when he was beefing with Fab

There’s a debate to be had he’s the 2nd most successful/consequential tri-state mixtape rapper ever behind 50…was a consistent midcard steady hand for most of the aughts, though never really made it to the main event scene…rap game’s Dolph Ziggler …he was more of a wave rider on the music side, but I’ll score him some (SOME) points as a fashion influencer

 

[Mac Ten]

Fabolous may have a shaky catalog but I know that From Nothin To Somethin and Loso's Way still get mad play from me and those are from the Def Jam years

 

[Peak]

Agreed

 

[Collateral]

I think people on here are conflating what they liked versus what the topic is…

Fab never separated himself enough from Mase stylistically

All of his hit songs could’ve been easily given to someone else since it was always someone else on the hook

He never set trends musically

He was never considered a top 5 rapper nationally at his peak

None of his albums has stood the test of time

Need more proof? Look at the majority of freestyles that are being posted in here…

Fab never separated himself enough from Mase stylistically

Cap. Fab has a whole mixtape side of his catalog that is more gritty than the fly boy image

All of his hit songs could’ve been easily given to someone else since it was always someone else on the hook

True

He never set trends musically

That’s a pretty weak criticism, and…

He was never considered a top 5 rapper nationally at his peak

Another weak argument, how many rappers over the 50 years of hip hop can say this?

This some good ass Hatorade

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

He's right. But not clicking.

 

[Mastamimd]

Fab gotta few bangers literally can't deny it

Think you slick lol

 

[Yaboysix]

.....nah, he made all them fly ass Girl songs!!

Then other rappers did them...them shyts interchangeable with Fans lol

 

[Ahadi]

Kid Cudi made more of an impact than Fab


And I like Fab

This is facts. If you include all of his credits with Kanye. Yes. Bro got a whole nominated movie on Netflix and was on a huge HBO series.

 

[C-Styles]

Fab is probably one of the only "Old school rappers" that EASILY transitioned into today's era. Even the bars got better, the punches are ill and he sounds natural rapping on today's production. I'm giving this whole thread a BIG GTFOH! If anything, it should be studied on how Fab stayed relevant and fresh after all these years. Fab found his new BAG on the Jada collab album as well as Summer Shoot out joints. Nah, i wholeheartedly disagree with this BS.

 

[re'up]

His debut is garbage, even for being of it's time, it's uninsipred, badly produced, extremely formulaic. His follow up was maybe worse. His third was only good for Into You. He hit a good stride between 2005 and 2009, with Real Talk, From Nothin To Somethin, and Loso's Way, which is probably his best.

but, his whole style all his content, is like watching the best of 90's action movies, they just aren't the same anymore for the most part. I was a Fab fan since the Backstage soundtrack, first heard him on the Mase shyt from Professional Vol. 1

None of that tri state punchline rap aged well. Cassidy, Lloyd Banks, Joe Budden, the A Team, Fab, Paul Cain, in their time it was essential part of hip hop to me, around 2003, but it's long gone.

@Long Live The Kane

i remember the guy, it was like rbk or something like that.

 

[I love Latina women]

He’s a bootleg Ma$e and a Shasta version of JAY-Z, the fukk do you except