| Net Worth | $25,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Full Name | John David Jackson |
| Date of Birth/Age | November 18, 1977 42 y.o. |
| Source of wealth | Rapper, Songwriter |
| Height | 5’11 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| State/City of origin | Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
| Last Updated | 2019 |
Net Worth
Fabolous net worth is 25 million dollars.
How Much Fabolous Make a Year
Fabolous has an annual salary of over $2.7 million.
How does Fabolous make his money?
Fabolous’s fortune comes from his many singles and albums that have been sold over the years. He has also been paid well for his performances. His first album sales gave him about $1.2 million, and then he made over $1.5 million on his second album.
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In addition to music sales he has made TV and movie appearances, and he also has endorsement deals and a fashion line. In 2006 Fabolous released his men’s clothing line Rich Yung Society. The fashion line offers t-shirts, hoodies, sweat suits, fitted caps, denim pants, and shorts. The female collection is expected to be released soon.
In 2016 Fabolous started a deal with Ciroc Management and created a new drink called FLOH Vodka. Fabolous’s also has endorsements that earn him over $1 million with major brands including KITH, Blood’s Thicker, Beats By Dre, Colette, New Balance and more.
House and Cars
In 2011 it was reported that Fabolous was checking out a lovely penthouse at 95 Greene Street in Soho. It was an 8,200 square feet combo home worth about $21.5 million. It has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, with a kitchen designed by Philippe Starck and a largely spaced living room. The home was previously owned by photographer Ken Nahoum with his girlfriend.
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Fabolous currently has a home in New Jersey with his girlfriend and their 2 children. His home has a swimming pool that is heated as well as a lovely garden that sits on the edge of a medieval village. It has three bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Rapper Fabolous drives very expensive cars. He enjoys his Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Jeep Wrangler, Aston Martin, Escalade and Bentley.
Introduction
Fabolous is an American rapper, recording artist and businessman who has been on the music scene for over a decade. He has received tons of recognition for dropping hit after hit and has collaborated with some of the best top named artists to date. Let’s take a closer look at his net worth, bio, personal life, and extensive music career.
Early Life
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Fabolous was born John David Jackson in Brooklyn New York City, New York. His birthday is November 18, 1977. Not much information is published about his parents. What we do know is his parents are American and Dominican. Fabolous grew up in Brevoort Houses which is a public housing complex.
Fabolous has a brother named Paul Cain.
Personal life
Fabolous has been quite active on the dating scene. He was with the model reality show personality Erica Mena. He was also with model and actress Tahiry Jose, as well as model Amber Priddy.
Currently Fabolous is in a long standing relationship with Emily Bustamante. They’ve been together since 2002. Some gossip sites have reported that they let the news slip about them being married, but that has not been confirmed. The couple have 2 sons together Johan and Jonas Jackson.
In 2003 Fabolous was arrested for keeping a gun in his vehicle. Luckily, the gun belonged to his bodyguard so there were no charges.
In 2006 an incident took place and Fabolous was shot. He got hit in his right leg when he was leaving Justin’s, which is a Sean “Diddy” Combs owned establishment. Fabolous and his team fled from the restaurant, ultimately running a red light and being pulled over. Two unlicensed guns were found in the vehicle and Fabolous was treated in a nearby hospital. He was discharged after 8 days.
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In 2018 Fabolous was charged with domestic violence for allegedly assaulting his currently girlfriend Emily Bustamante. A jury indicted him later that year on domestic assault charges.
Career
Fabolous received an invite to do a live performance on New York’s Hot97 radio show. This took place during his senior year in high school. He then signed to DJ Clue’s label “Desert Storm Records”. He then started getting featured on various mixtapes. Fabolous has actually mentioned that he hadn’t planned on being a rapper, he just in it for the money.
In 2001 Fabolous released his debut album “Ghetto Fabolous”. This album was released by the initial company he signed on with and it debuted at 2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It hit number 3 on US Billboard’s 200 chart. The album sold more than 140,000 copies during the first week. Two years later in 2003 the album rose to more than 1.05 million copies and was certified platinum. Singles released from that album include “Cant’ Deny It” and “Trade It All”. Also in 2003 “Street Dreams” was released. This album was produced by Elektra. It reached number 3 on Billboard’s 200 chart and sold 180,000 copies during the first week. The album only had 4 tracks, but it was still considered a commercial success. The very next year 2004 “Real Talk” was dropped. These two albums were also quite successful and ranked pretty well on the charts.
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The very first album to reach the number 1 spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart was “From Nothin’ to Somethin'” That album was dropped in 2007 and reached the number 2 spot on the US Billboard 200. The album sold 159,000 copies during week 1 and sold 542,000 copies worldwide. It was certified gold. Fabolous put out various collaboration albums with top name artists such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, and T-Pain.
The next several years were very busy for the rapper. In 2009 Fabolous released the album “Loso’s Way” which hit the number 1 spot on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In December 2010 Fabolous dropped his EP “There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP”. The next year in 2011 he dropped “There Is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3’s”. Finally in 2012 he put out mixtape number 7 “The S.O.U.L. Tape 2” which featured Joe Budden, J. Cole, Wale, Trey Songz, and Cassie.
Fabolous titled album number 6 “The Young OG Project”, and it was released in 2014. The first and second installment of the Young OG Project was dropped in 2015. The first part was a free mixtape called “Summertime Shootout”. The second part of the mixtape was supposed to b released on Christmas Day, but it was indefinitely delayed.
During 2016 Fabolous released the “Summertime Shootout 2″: The Level Up”. In October 2017 the debut single “Stand Up” featuring future was dropped. The rapper’s most recent album was dropped in 2017. It was a collaboration album created with Jadakiss. called “Friday on Elm Street”. The album featured Swizz Beatz, French Montana, and Future.
The rapper’s most recent work was a single “Ooh Yeah” with Ty Dolla Sign, released in July 2018.
Fabolous has won 2 awards for his music. One of the awards was the BET Hip Hop Award for People’s Champ. The other award was the BET Hip Hop Award for Best Viewer’s Choice. These awards were for his “Throw It in the Bag” song featuring The-Dream.
Even though Fabolous only won two awards, he has received several nominations for various awards. The most notable nominations he has received were from the Grammy Awards. His Grammy nominations include Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for “Money Goes, Honey Stay”, Album of the Year for “Tha Carter III”, and Best Rap/Sung Performance “Dip It Low”.
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In addition to music, Fabolous has also been cast in a couple TV shows and movies. The most popular movie he has been seen in was “Scary Movie 4” in 2006. Fabolous played the main role of Loso in “Loso’s Way: The Movie” which came out in 2009 as well as “Loso’s Way 2″ The Movie” which came out in 2012.
Fabolous has been making appearances in TV since 2005. He started off with an episode on “The Apprentice”. Then in 2007 he was on “Wild ‘N Out”. In 2011 he appeared on “The Game”. He then made a return appearance to “Wild ‘N Out” in 2015, and then in 2017 he was cast on “The Untitled Action Bronson Show”.
Favorite Quotes from Fabolous
“You can spend your time dreaming about living or living your dream.”
“It’s okay to lose your pride over someone you love. Don’t lose someone you love though over your pride!”
“Never tripping off the past, I would rather never mind’em/Cause only fools trip over something that be behind’em.”
