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FABOLOUS

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John Jackson (born November 18 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an United States|American rapper. Growing up from the Brooklyn area of New York City, he was among the first east coast rappers influenced by southern hip hop sounds and first became popular through his hit single "Can't Deny It" in 2001, from his debut album ''Ghetto Fabolous''. His music has crossed into pop rap as well.<ref name="all music guide">{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Fabolous - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=FABOLOUS&sql=11:3nfexqwkldje~T1|publisher=All Music Guide|date=2007|accessdate=2008-02-28</ref> His rap style has been compared to those of rappers Loon (rapper)|Loon and Mase.<ref name=Tardio1>{{cite web|last=Tardio|first= Andres|title=Ma$e vs. Fabolous|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.3962/title.ma-e-vs-fabolous |work=HipHopDX|date=2006-03-15|accessdate=2007-10-09</ref>

Early life
Born of mixed African American and Dominican Republic|Dominican descent<ref name="galaxy">{{cite web|title=Fabolous|url=http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Fabolous-hip-hop-3614.html|publisher=Hip Hop Galaxy|accessdate=2008-02-28</ref> to parents Luke and Debroah Jackson, the young man grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn, New York.<ref>{{c... read all