From Nothin' To Somethin' [PA]

Performer: Fabolous
Engineer: Ryan West; David Brown; John Horesco IV; Jordan Young "DJ Swivel"; Don Cannon
Producer: Jermaine Dupri; Just Blaze; Steve Morales; Timbaland; Don Cannon; Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson; Ken "Duro" Ifill; Fabolous; Skåne String Quartet; The World Famous DJ Clue; Cheo & Webb
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Wen Qian, Sandra Park (violin); Rebecca Young (viola); Alan J. Stepansky (cello); Aaron Heick (saxophone); Jeff Kievit (trumpet); Darryl "Big Baby" McClary (keyboards); Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson (drums). Audio Mixers: Ryan West; Jordan Young "DJ Swivel"; Jermaine Dupri; Just Blaze; Phil Tan. Recording information: Baseline Recording Studios, New York, NY; House Of Mirrors, New York, NY; Legacy Studios, New York, NY; PatchWerk Recording Studios, Atlanta, GA; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA; The Icon Mansion, Miami, FL; You Know Me Well Studios, Atlanta, GA. Photographers: Tai Linzie; Jonathan Mannion. Arranger: Rob Mathes. Three years after his commercially successful 2004 release, REAL TALK, Brooklyn's own Fabolous returned with FROM NOTHIN' TO SOMETHIN' in 2007. On his fourth full-length, Fabolous continues with the same smooth player posturing, detailing the various ways he runs the streets in a breathy, effortless flow. At 16 tracks deep, FROM NOTHIN' TO SOMETHIN' shines on the production end thanks to a slew of air-tight beats from Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, Just Blaze, Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, and Reefa among others. Fabolous also benefits from a long list of guest R&B-hook-providers including Akon, T-Pain, Lloyd, Rihanna, and Ne-Yo as well as cameo verses from heavyweights Young Jeezy, Pusha T, Lil Mo, Swizz Beatz, Joe Budden, and Red Caf�. All that aside, though, the record's hottest cut might just be Fab's tribute to his borough, "Brooklyn," which features a verse from none other than the Jigga man himself, Jay-Z.

Entertainment Weekly (p.79) - "[H]is rhymes flow as quickly and cleverly as ever from both of his familiar personae..." -- Grade: B+ Vibe (p.127) - "There are kinetic, head-nodding productions from Just Blaze and Reefa, and quotable couplets aplenty."

While Fabolous's style is all about flash, there's nothing particularly showy, unique, or groundbreaking about the NYC rapper's game; however, with a knack for bringing out the best in some of hip-hop's top producers and a flow that is consistently, comfortably solid, Fabolous rose to become one of the '00s masters of the hip-hop jam. Singles like 2001's "Can't Deny It" and 2004's "Breathe" featured the MC's swaggering, dragging drawl over hook-heavy Bad Boy-style beats, and soared to the upper portions of both the rap and pop charts.

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