Fabolous (born John Jackson) is a mixed African-American and Dominican pop-rapper from Brooklyn who became a mainstream star after his debut single "I Can't Deny It" from 2001 (see 2001 in music).

The first star to come from DJ Clue's Desert Storm record label, Fabolous collaborated with Nate Dogg, The Neptunes, Lil Mo, Timbaland, Ja Rule and others on Ghetto Fabolous . "I Can't Deny It" and Ghetto Fabolous became crossover hits. The follow-up, Street Dreams , produced two top 10 pop hits in "Can't Let You Go" and "Into You".

Albums

• 2001 "Ghetto Fabolous" #4 US, platinum in the US
• 2003 "Street Dreams" #3 US, platinum in the US
• 2003 "More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape" #28 US
• 2004 "Real Talk" released November 9

Hit singles

• 2001 "Can't Deny It" #25 US
• 2001 "Young'n" #33 US
• 2002 "Trade It All" #20 US
• 2003 "Can't Let You Go" #4 US, #14 UK
• 2003 "Into You" (feat. Tamia) #4 US, #18 UK
• 2004 "Badaboom" (B2K feat. Fabolous) #26 UK
• 2004 "Breathe" #11 US
• 2005 "Baby"