News: Fabolous

This is a good article on Fabolous. Worth the read to get to know more about the artist.

"In the stratified, turf-conscious world of hip-hop, it's rare that an artiste from one specific locale can successfully embody a multitude of styles without coming off as a mere opportunist.
But Fabolous, born John Jackson in Brooklyn, NY (right outside the rap genre's Bronx epicentre) has by now proven himself to be not just your regular hip-hop artiste. Though the young rapper represents Brooklyn and is no doubt representative of the East Coast rap style, he also happens to embody a large dose of the "bling, bling" mentality often associated with the Dirty South style as well as the "gangsta" mentality associated with the West Coast - the makings of a true crossover artiste."

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--Knockz