Facts: - years active: 1998 -- present - landscape: yes - caption: fabolous at sirius satellite radio in june 2007 . - birth name: john david jackson - origin: brooklyn united states , new york city , new york , - label: ghetto nation elektra atlantic fabolous street family desert storm def jam roc - genre: hip hop - birth date: 18 november 1977 - management: ciroc entertainment - name: fabolous - image size: 250 - background: solo_singer - image: fabolous by frank demaria.jpg - associated acts: dj mo lil wayne pusha t red cafe ryan leslie sean clue combs swizz beatz young jeezy lloyd banks the game dj drama ne-yo joe budden lil ' - occupation: rapper Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of fabolous .
john david jackson -lrb- born november 18 , 1977 -rrb- , better known by his stage name fabolous , is an american hip hop recording artist from brooklyn , new york city .jackson 's career began in 1998 ; he was a senior in high school and ended up rapping live on american record producer and music executive dj clue 's radio show , then on hot 97 .jackson was subsequently signed by dj clue to his label desert storm and later secured a distribution deal with elektra records .his first release , '' ghetto fabolous '' -lrb- 2001 -rrb- , spawned the hit singles '' ca n't deny it '' and '' young 'n -lrb- holla back -rrb- '' , which led jackson to prominence .his second release was 2003 's '' street dreams '' , which was supported by two top 10 singles '' ca n't let you go '' and '' into you '' .aside from the aforementioned songs , jackson has released a string of hit singles , such as '' trade it all , pt .2 '' , '' breathe '' , '' make me better '' , '' baby do n't go '' , '' throw it in the bag '' and '' you be killin ' em '' .he is also known for appearing on several r&b singles , including '' superwoman pt .ii '' by lil ' mo , '' dip it low '' by christina milian , '' shawty is a 10 '' by the-dream , '' addiction '' by ryan leslie , '' i ca n't hear the music '' by brutha , '' she got her own '' by jamie foxx , '' say aah '' by trey songz , and much more .in 2004 , jackson signed to atlantic records , after leaving elektra , where he released '' real talk '' , his first and only album under atlantic .in 2006 , jackson was let out of his contract with atlantic and officially signed with def jam recordings .also in 2006 , jackson founded his own record label , street family records .in 2007 , he released '' from nothin ' to somethin' '' , under def jam .in 2009 , he would go on to release his fifth album , '' loso 's way '' .throughout the years jackson has released several mixtapes , including several installments of his highly acclaimed '' there is no competition '' series and '' the s.o.u.l....