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in stanford , california in july 2008 . -lsb- http://wwww.fabbydavisjr.com] mac dogg , e-40 , keak da sneak , yukmouth , dre chris brown , b.o.b. , traxamillion , too short , snoop 1998 -- present north oakland , california , united states faeva afta music mistah f.a.b. solo_singer 23 january 1982 vocals hip hop , hyphy , rap , mistah f.a.b. -lrb- cropped -rrb- . jpg mistah f.a.b.
 stanley petey cox rapper community organizer , activists , , singer-songwriter , record producer , entrepreneur ,
mistah f.a.b.

stanley petey cox -lrb- born january 23 , 1982 -rrb- , best known as mistah f.a.b. , is an american rapper , singer-songwriter , record producer , entrepreneur , community organizer and activist .
mistah f.a.b. is an acronym for `` money is something to always have -- faeva afta bread . ''
f.a.b. 's music career began in the late 90 's when he was discovered by jazzy jim and gary archer .
he was featured on a slew of mac dre 's thizz nation mixtape compilations and quickly gained prominence for igniting the san francisco bay area hyphy movement .
with burgeoning national interest in bay area hip-hop around 2006 , f.a.b. became the subject of a major-label bidding war , signing with atlantic records that september , under subsidiary , thizz entertainment .
howbeit f.a.b. , who had deep independent ties with the music business in north oakland , decided to forgo his major label deal and ventured out to launch his on imprint faeva afta music in 2008 .
f.a.b. is known as one of the most prominent and colorful figures of the san francisco bay area since the late 2000s -- sometimes hailed as the scene 's `` crown prince '' .
he quickly become a central figure of the hyphy movement , a musical and cultural offshoot of hip-hop from the bay area that carries a bass-heavy beat , blaring synthesizers and emphasizes having fun .
when f.a.b. boasted of doing `` the dummy retarded '' in `` super sic wit it , '' he was describing an emerging aesthetic and philosophical ideal evolving within the rap culture at the time . ''
f.a.b. garnered worldwide recognition on other fronts as well particularly as a battle rapper . ''
f.a.b. defeated many mcs in the niche genre , including clyde carson of the team , jin of ruff ryders and royce da 5 ' 9 of slaughter house .
in october 2011 , mistah f.a.b. was featured in a mobile battle rap game , battle rap stars by jump shot media .
in 2015 , f.a.b reemerged in the competitive battle rap circuit and went up against arsonal da rebel in the battle of the bay 7 .
f.a.b. is an accredited multi-platinum songwriter and record producer , who has collaborated with major acts such as snoop dogg , too $ hort , e-40 , b.o.b , chris brown , and eric bellinger .
he co-wrote and published record charting platinum lead single headband , off of b.o.b third album underground luxury , released in december 2013 .
f.a.b. went on to co-write , loyal by chris brown , and the single was rewarded ` best hip hop song of the year '' by the 2014 soul train awards .
f.a.b. 's community activism and philanthropic efforts , have been highly visible throughout the years .
most notably , he hosts and organizes annual thanksgiving turkey giveaways , backpack and school supply drives , holiday toys event and various charitable events benefiting cancer and domestic violence .
in august 2013 , mistah f.a.b. was named one of `` 10 great rappers with great charities '' by green label a mountain dew venture .
in 2014 , mistah f.a.b. was recognized by oakland mayor jean quan , who declared saturday , february 8 , 2014 `` stanley cox aka mistah f.a.b. day '' in recognition of the multi-talented hometown hero 's efforts to give back to the community .
