His first record was the hottest rap debut of 2001 (despite an ominous release date: 9/11), and Fabolous consolidated his commercial clout, if not his artistic importance, with a safe sophomore record called Street Dreams.
There's little doubt that Fabolous has rapping talents to match his name, with the smoothest flow of any East Coaster and dozens of great ideas.
To capitalize on what made Ghetto Fabolous such a big hit, Street Dreams has plenty of club tracks ("Can't Let You Go," and "Trade It All, Pt.
2" featuring P.
Diddy) and a few that advertise his hardcore credentials ("Not Give a F***," "Up on Things" featuring Snoop Dogg, "Keepin It Gangsta" with Styles and Jadakiss).
Elsewhere he dismisses a raft of female admirers ("Call Me," "Into You" featuring Ashanti) and shows a level of general disinterest to rival anyone with a major-label deal.
One of the singles, "This Is My Party," is one of the worst tracks on the album, a lame mid-tempo grind with a one-note chorus featuring Fabolous intoning "This is my party, so get fly if you like to" over and over.
The productions are much better than the songs, with good work coming from Tone & Poke, Timbaland, and executive producers DJ Clue and Duro.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call MeS. Barnes, J.J. Jackson | Fabolous | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Can't Let You GoJ.J. Jackson, Justin Smith | Fabolous, Lil' Mo, Mike Shorey | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Why Wouldn't IPaul Cain, J.J. Jackson | Fabolous, Paul Cain | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 4 | Up on ThingsJ.J. Jackson, Ken "Duro" Ifill | Fabolous, Snoop Dogg | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | SickaliciousJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous, Missy Elliott | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | This Is My PartyT.J. Green, J.J. Jackson | Fabolous | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Into YouJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous, Ashanti | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | Into YouJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous, Ashanti | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 9 | Change You or Change MeJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | RespectJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Forgive Me FatherJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Never DuplicatedJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | My LifeJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous, Mary J. Blige | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 14 | Throw BackJ.J. Jackson | Fabolous | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 15 | Intro: Street Dreams | Fabolous | Play | 00:17 | 0 MB | 1 MB |
| 16 | Not Give A Fuck | Fabolous | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 17 | Damn | Fabolous | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 18 | Bad Bitch | Fabolous | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 19 | Keepin It Gangsta (Remix) | Fabolous, Styles, Jadakiss, M.O.P. | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 20 | Trade It All (Part 2) | Fabolous, P. Diddy, Jagged Edge | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 79 mins | 183 MB | |||||
| 79 mins | 539 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashanti | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 2 | S. Barnes | Composer |
| 3 | Mary J. Blige | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 4 | Alan Branch | Product Manager |
| 5 | Paul Cain | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 6 | Michael "Dino" Campbell | Guitar |
| 7 | Sherry Clardy | Project Coordinator |
| 8 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 9 | Diddy | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Dink | Keyboards |
| 11 | DJ Clue? | Guest Artist |
| 12 | Jimmy Douglass | Mixing |
| 13 | E Bass | Producer |
| 14 | Chad "Dr. Seuss" Elliott | Producer |
| 15 | Missy Elliott | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 16 | Fabolous | Primary Artist |
| 17 | Roberto Fantauzzi | Photo Production |
| 18 | Jason Goldstein | Mixing |
| 19 | T.J. Green | Composer |
| 20 | Paul Gregory | Engineer |
| 21 | C.D. Hawkins | Composer |
| 22 | Heavy D | Producer |
| 23 | Nick Howard | Engineer |
| 24 | Ken "Duro" Ifill | Composer |
| 25 | J.J. Jackson | Composer |
| 26 | Jadakiss | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 27 | Jagged Edge | Guest Artist |
| 28 | Jagged Edge U.K. | Primary Artist |
| 29 | Just Blaze | Producer |
| 30 | Pete Karam | Engineer |
| 31 | Lil' Mo | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 32 | Linx | Producer |
| 33 | M.O.P. | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 34 | Maad Phunk | Producer |
| 35 | Dominick Mancuso | Engineer |
| 36 | Mark Mann | Photography |
| 37 | Mr. Fingaz | Producer |
| 38 | Timothy Mosley | Composer |
| 39 | J.C. Phillips | Composer |
| 40 | Poke | Producer |
| 41 | Dale "Rambro" Ramsey | Engineer |
| 42 | Rick Rock | Producer |
| 43 | Mike Shorey | Primary Artist |
| 44 | Justin Smith | Composer |
| 45 | Snoop Dogg | Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 46 | Crystal Streets | Stylist |
| 47 | Timbaland | Producer |
| 48 | Kanye West | Producer |
| 49 | X.O. | Vocals |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |