Having a Moment: Fabolous
Britney Spears feat. Fabolous: "Break the Ice (Remix)"
Janet Jackson feat. Busta Rhymes, Ciara & Fabolous: "Feedback (Remix)"
Fabolous: "Fall Back"
from Gangsta Grillz: There is No Competition
Fabolous: "Back To Do The Damn Thing"
from Gangsta Grillz: There is No Competition
It's not as though he has to do this, but Fabolous--a mid-level rapper if there ever was one--is remarkably dedicated to staying in the conversation. Between his surprisingly good (and little discussed) Gangsta Grillz and the two high profile remixes above, he remains a present force in rap for almost no other reason than he can. And he appears to be handing out typically dumb-smart on-the-nose metaphors and puns for free. The most alarming, easily, is from "Back to Do the Damn Thing," a flip boast-athon over Young Buck's "Get Buck": "Yeah, I'm in the building, like a Cory Lidle flight." Damn. While a bit outdated, that cold reference to the late New York Yankees pitcher who died after his plane flew into a midtown New York building is both clever and just a little evil. And though Fab did not confer with Britney about the official "Break the Ice" remix (seems like a studio cash handout), he sounds perfectly at home on the Jock Jammed track, a sturdy tower of drums draped in stinging synths. He even addresses the lady in waiting. Fab to Brit: "She's from a different world like Whitley." Well-played, sir.
Tags: Britney Spears, Busta Rhymes, Ciara, DJ Drama, Fabolous, Janet Jackson
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