Rating: Audio: MP3 Quality: 256kbps (CD Quality) Type: Album
Record Label: N/A Release Date: March 4, 2003
SKU: FABO0005
Fabolous would have us believe hes serving up Street Dreams, but the Brooklyn rappers sophomore effort is more likely to rock the party than shake the boulevards. The F.A.B.O.s smooth, deadpan flow cruises over benignly commercial beats (courtesy of Clue, Just Blaze, and Kanye West, among others), and the overall effect isnt hard enough to stand up to "official" street-issue hip-hop (think 50 Cent Is the Future or any M.O.P. release). Sure, Fabolous is not without charm. His straightforward delivery of the never-too-deep subject matter enhances slinky, slangy club joints like the Track Masters-produced "Damn" and the R&B-inflected ballads "Cant Let You Go" and "Trade It All Part 2." The album also features solid guest appearances by Missy Elliott (the electro-funky "Sickalicious"), Mary J. Blige (a retooling of her classic "Whats the 411" entitled "My Life"), and pop princess Ashanti ("Into You"), but the entire proceedings are stolen by the aforementioned M.O.P., whose verses on "Keepin It Gangsta" illustrate what street is really all about.
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