Real Talk (Explicit Version) (2004)

Product Summary Label: Atlantic/q Records UPC: 00075678375422 Release Date: 11/9/2004 Buy.com Sku: 63910675 Item#: MRT7R6 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Exodus - (with Black Ice) ~ Fabolous 2. Don't Stop Won't Stop ~ Fabolous 3. Real Talk ~ Fabolous 4. Gangsta ~ Fabolous 5. Tit 4 Tat - (with Pharrell) ~ Fabolous 6. Baby - (with Mike Shorey) ~ Fabolous 7. Girls ~ Fabolous 8. Church - (with Charlie Murphy) ~ Fabolous 9. Can You Hear Me ~ Fabolous 10. Do The Damn Thang - (with Young Jezzy) ~ Fabolous 11. Holla at Somebody Real - (with Lil' Mo) ~ Fabolous 12. It's Alright - (Patois, with Sean Paul) ~ Fabolous 13. Breathe ~ Fabolous 14. Young & Sexy - (with Pharrell/Mike Shorey) ~ Fabolous 15. Round And Round ~ Fabolous 16. In My Hood ~ Fabolous 17. Ghetto - (with Thara) ~ Fabolous 18. Po Po - (with Nate Dogg/Paul Cain) ~ Fabolous Maybe it's his sly, laid back style or maybe it's his "Hollywood-ready good looks" (Rolling Stone), but who knew that when John Jackson chose to call himself "Fabolous," the name would define his career? Real Talk is Fab's third studio album featuring such notables as Sean Paul, Lil' Mo and T.I. Hit makers like Just Blaze, Scott Storch and the Neptunes contribute to this amazing sounding collection of joints. On this latest set he continues to walk the line between massive mainstream hits and satisfying the streets simultaneously. Real Talk promises to deliver. If you speak about it, be about it. REAL TALK.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Fabolous; Lil' Mo, Mike Shorey, Nate Dogg, Paul Cain, Pharrell Williams, Sean Paul , Black Ice, Thara, Charlie Murphy, Young Jezzy. On Fabolous's third studio record, REAL TALK, he claims that there is much more to him than his string of radio-friendly singles might indicate. That's not to say that the New York City rapper doesn't serve up simple, ready-for-radio moments in abundance, but even the first single, "Breathe," with its Supertramp sample and unusual path to a stunning hook, reveals an artist with much more depth. "Don't Stop Won't Stop," which follows the striking intro, sports a sinister, Geto Boys-style backdrop and lyrics that embrace the familiar trappings of guns, cars, women, and pride, but with unexpected flashes of Zen beyond the usual laid-back bearing. Fabolous goes the more straightforward route on "Tit 4 Tat" and "Baby," both certainly capable of lighting up the radio. However, the highlight of REAL TALK may be on the mid-album track "Church," where, with the aid of the ever-entertaining Charlie Murphy, Fabolous envisions himself a preacher, a man who can convert people with the power of the words in his arsenal. Fabolous possesses a mind brimming with phraseology, and he brandishes his skills with power and ease, even as he continues to develop, making for an intriguing record rich with high hopes for the future. Producer: Trackmasters; The Neptunes; Just Blaze Musical Guests Sean Paul Lil' Mo Pharrell Williams   Artist Overview While Fabolous's style is all about flash, there's nothing particularly showy, unique, or groundbreaking about the NYC rapper's game; however, with a knack for bringing out the best in some of hip-hop's top producers and a flow that is consistently, comfortably solid, Fabolous rose to become one of the '00s masters of the hip-hop jam. Singles like 2001's "Can't Deny It" and 2004's "Breathe" featured the MC's swaggering, dragging drawl over hook-heavy Bad Boy-style beats, and soared to the upper portions of both the rap and pop charts. Artist Influences Jay-Z | Mase | Nas | The Notorious B.I.G. Artist Contemporaries Chingy | Jadakiss | Lil Scrappy | Ludacris | Nelly | The Game   Compilation Appearances Vol. 4-60 Minutes Of Funk (Explicit Version) Music & Me (Explicit Version) Blade II (Explicit Version) Diamond Princess (Explicit Version) Grit & Grind (Explicit Version) Hip Hop Vol.1 In The Mix With Du Def This Is Not A Test (Clean Version) Source Presents: hip Hop Hits Vol. 7 You Got Served It's About Time Source Hip Hop Hits: Volume 8 Source Hip Hop Hits: vol 8 (Explicit Version) Best Of Yesterday Today & Tomorrow (Explicit Version) Bring It Source Hip Hop Hits 10 (Explicit Version) More Than Music (Explicit Version) More Than Music Mixtape (cln) After Taxes After Taxes (Explicit Version) Hip Hop Violinist (Explicit Version) Hip Hop Violinst Chapter 3:flesh Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD) Car Show Tour(w/ Bonus DVD)(Explicit Version) Fidel Cashflow Da Hit Man Reggaeton Latino Special Occasion 2k7:tracks Professional Part 3(Explicit Version) Professional Part 3 (Cln) Greatest Hits (Explicit Version) Greatest Hits (Cln) Ain't Nothing Like Me It's Me Snitches Pain Paper Dj Envy And Red Cafe(Explicit Version) Color Of Money Best Of Syleena Johnson We Global We Global(Explicit Version) Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version) Tha Carter Iii(Explicit Version) Tha Carter Iii Chemical Warfare(Explicit Version) Gangsta Grillz:album Part 2(Explicit Version) Love's Crazy Ryan Leslie Tha Carter Iii Brutha Tbd (Lp2) Intuition(Explicit Version) Gangsta Grillz:album Part 2 Total Dance 2009 We Run Atl We Run New York Mood Muzik 1(Explicit Version) In Love War Def Jam 25Th Anniversary Box Set Now 32   Technical Info Release Date : 11/09/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 83754 Label : Atlantic (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00075678375422   Professional Reviews Rolling Stone (p.172) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "'Breathe,' an epic Just Blaze production, is a small masterpiece of lyrical economy in the face of musical bombast."