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Fabolous

Fabolous Album: “From Nothin' to Somethin' [Japan Bonus Tracks]”

Album Information :

Title:

From Nothin' to Somethin' [Japan Bonus Tracks]

Release Date:2007-05-07

Type:Unknown

Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, East Coast Rap, Mainstream Rap

Label:Universal

Explicit Lyrics:Yes

UPC:4988005473554

Track Listing :
1	From Nothin' to Somethin' Intro Video
2	Yep, I'm Back Video
3	Change Up Ft Akon
4	Make Me Better Ft Ne-Yo
5	Baby Don't Go Ft T-Pain
6	Return of the Hustle Ft Swizz Beatz
7	Gangsta Don't Play Ft Junior Reid
8	Real Playa Like Ft Lloyd
9	First Time Ft Rihanna
10	Diamonds Ft Young Jeezy
11	Brooklyn Ft Jay-Z & Uncle Murda
12	I'm the Man Ft Red Cafe
13	Jokes on You Ft Pusha T
14	What Should I Do Ft Lil'mo
15	This Is Family Ft Ransom, Freck Billionaire, Red Cafe, Joe Budden & Pau
16	I Shine, You Shine
17	Chirp Back Ft Bleu Davinci

Review - :

{$Fabolous}' new label, {@Def Jam}, rolls out a wide red carpet for {^From Nothin' to Somethin'}, enlisting a great deal of starpower to bolster its new artist's fourth album. {$Akon}, {$Rihanna}, {$Jay-Z}, {$Lloyd}, {$Junior Reid}, and even {$Ne-Yo} (on a track produced by {$Timbaland}) make appearances, while there is room made for past collaborators like {$Just Blaze}, {$Swizz Beatz}, {$Young Jeezy}, longtime cohort {$DJ Clue?}, and the otherwise missing-in-action {$Lil' Mo}. In another sense, it's the same old, same old, with {$Fabolous} covering a bunch of niches: there's the booming, borderline sluggish Southern track (the {$Jeezy} feature {&"Diamonds"}), a couple raucous East Coast bangers ({&"Brooklyn,"} {&"Return of the Hustle"}), several {\R&B} crossovers, and a couple melodramatic moments (including {&"What Should I Do"}). Although this is one of the better albums in {$Fabolous}' discography, the guest appearances are overwhelming, and the disc ends up similar to a compilation of {$Fabolous} features, as if all guest stars gathered together and staged a coup. In at least half the tracks, the headliner struggles to reclaim the spotlight, and at times it seems entirely possible that the space is being used for something other than an actual {$Fabolous} album. For instance, {$Akon} not only dominates {&"Change Up,"} but two of the singer/producer's artists -- {$T-Pain} and {$Red Café} -- are heard on other tracks. Those looking to the disc for some pure top-form {$Fab} will find a few spots of hotness, especially within {&"Brooklyn"} -- a geographic anthem that outstrips {$Busta Rhymes}' {&"New York Sh*t."} Given {$Fab}'s usual kicked-back demeanor, some wordplay is bound to be overlooked (like "They should call me Karat Jeter, maybe Canary Bonds"), but regardless, there is not enough of it. After all, a separation of {$Fabolous}' rhymes from all the guest verses and vocal hooks would result in two EPs: one by {$Fabolous} and another by a mismatched supergroup. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide