Fabolous - Ghetto Fabolous CDs • Vinyl Records • LPs • Music Albums

holding pattern is that, if the genre itself isn't growing, the ways of talking about the same things are getting more inventive. On "Trade It All" he proposes marriage to a girl that "got me thinking about putting a car seat in back of the Benz." Ghetto Fabolous is the most entertaining argument for hip-hop excess to come along in a while, due to Fab's ability to add lyrical twists and turns to the genre. On "Keepin' It Gangsta," he raps, "I might not even drop/Just take my advance and make a small town in Cleveland pop." You may have heard it all before, but not quite like this.

KRIS EX
(RS 880 - October 25, 2001)

The debut album from DJ Clue-affiliated Fabolous is an exercise in club-thug hip-hop made for the radio/dancefloor/ride. Fab's nonchalant flow rides effortlessly over ultracatchy beats by Timbaland, Rockwilder, and the Neptunes. Features the hit singles "Can't Deny It" and "Young'n.