Ah, another present from Uncle Hov. In 2007, Fabolous remade two unreleased Jay-Z demo songs—”Make Me Better” and “Return of the Hustle”—into singles for his album From Nothin’ To Somethin’. And now, Fab is back with a video for one of the standout tracks on Loso’s Way, a Jermaine Dupri-produced cut that originally leaked back in January…as a Jay-Z song. “Where The Money Goes” was rumored to be an outtake from American Gangster, but Fab got his hands on it and kept Jay on the hook. Interestingly, this is also the first cameo Jay-Z has made in another rapper’s video since Freeway’s “What We Do” in 2003. Can’t stop the Brooklyn bromance!
For a rapper who’s been around since the days of throwbacks and doo-rags, Fabolous has done a surprisingly great job keeping up with the style of the times. So for our forward-thinking Style & Design issue, we recruited the always-fresh Loso for a 6-page fashion feature called “Splash Forward,” which we just put online:
WHY COMPLEX IS CO-SIGNING IT: Back when Ghetto Fabolous dropped, the Brooklyn MC’s catchy singles, punchline-filled freestyles, and dare we say, “swag” made kids from all five boroughs want to be like him. Eight years later, Fabolous has grown from a flashy newcomer with hood-certified mixtapes to a veteran with a gang of hits. By now, both fans and critics have become used to his R&B-assisted lead singles followed by albums that rarely live up to the hype. As if to address past career missteps, Fabolous returns with Loso’s Way—a conceptual album loosely based on Brian de Palma’s film Carlito’s Way…
Fabolous ain’t exactly old-school, but after 10 years in the game, he’s definitely grown past new-jack status. But as consistent as he’s been, Fab has yet to hit us with a classic end-to-end album. But with his fifth LP Loso’s Way dropping in July, and the single “Throw It In The Bag” taking over airwaves, Fab seems more focused than ever. While doing a photo shoot for an upcoming issue of Complex, Loso took a few minutes out to talk about spoofing Dame Dash, what happened to his throwbacks, and what the real deal is between him and Tahiry…
The Golden Globes was two nights ago, but our homies at the Bastardly are asking questions that need to be answered. Who had the better twos Minka Kelly or Salma Hayek? [Bastardly]
Fabolous hooks up with The Game on this “Where You From” track. [Nah Right]
Howard Stern copped a $150 Public School shirt, and then bitched about the annoying tag during his radio show. [ASilentFlute]
Here's a list of hip-hoppers and bloggers you should be following on twitter. [TheRapUp]
Good news everybody, there's still dope jackets out there for under $500. This Nixon zip-up clocks in at $150. [Ctothejl]
