Street Dreams - 1404

Amazon.com Fabolous would have us believe he’s serving up Street Dreams, but the Brooklyn rapper’s 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 isn’t 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 "Can’t 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 "What’s 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. --Rebecca Levine Product Description Fabolous was the biggest hip hop artist to come up in 2001 and early 2002, no doubt. After his astonishing turn on Lil' Mo's smash single and video "Superwoman Pt. II," this 22-year-old Brooklyn native, who was discovered by DJ Clue, exploded with his debut album Ghetto Fabolous. The album contained two smash hits - "Can't Deny It" and "Young'n (Holla Back)" - that were anthems on the streets and staples on BET for months, carrying the album all the way to platinum and beyond. Now Desert Storm and Elektra present Fab's follow-up, Street Dreams, a mostly up-tempo party album laced with Fab's 'hood lingo. The album features a Fabolous who's more confident then ever, which you can hear on the first single "This Is My Party," and the smash remix "Trade It All" featuring P. Diddy & Jagged Edge.
ASIN: B00006LHYQ
VSKU: GGV.B00006LHYQ.LN
Condition: Like New
Author/Artist:Fabolous
Binding: Audio CD