fabulous

Street Dreams
$7.98
This is a great cd. From his 4 hit singles Can't Let You Go, This Is My Party, Into You, and Trade It All pt. 2. There could of been a couple of more too if u ask me. Forgive Me Father is a well put together song with crazy verses. Also the joint Throwback is a classic song for the sport fans. Fab went to the top floor on this one. He even had Snoop and Missy come through on this one. His name says it all. You should defiantely pick this one up if u havent already. Fab continues to make good music. Overall I give this album 4 bricketts.

Ghetto Fabolous
$7.98
I was one of those feelin' da F-A-B-O back in tha day when he first came out.

It was never that Fab was trailblazin' a new path or was some kinda great rapper that just stood out from the pack. But he did have flow, had clever wordplay and, in general, just made fun music.

I don't listen to this LP half as much since '02/03, but it's not a bad album by any means.

Lyrically, Fab's not a Nas, TuPac, JayZ or Biggie, but he's not fugazy like Ja Rule or a Lil Zane either.

I listen to this album now and it's just a consistent reminder of where hip hop was circa summer 2000-2001 (pre-Sept. 11). It was at a somewhat innocent, glossy and somewhat shallow & materialistic state.

(I know, some of you are thinking how's that different from hip hop's eternal image? LOL)

Seriously though, Sept. 11, the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina has changed the game just like it's had effects on every angle of American society and particularly a naive youth culture that's slowly started to see the world's not as rosey as they probably thought.

"Ghetto Fabolous" would probably be considered weak by 2004-06 standards, but just take it for what it was back in tha day.

My personal favorite tracks are "Ma Be Easy," "(Holla Back) Young'n," "Keepin' It Gangsta" and "We Don't Give A ..."

Note that "Trade It All" with Jagged Edge was later the soundtrack theme to 2002's hit movie "Barbershop."

And I'm hatin' that Fab's collaboration with Lil Mo "Superwoman" wasn't on this LP ... that was what put most up on da F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S anyway.

I haven't bought a Fab album since and don't plan on it, but if you have to have one "Ghetto Fabolous" is probably the way to go.

The five-pocket fabulous legging (misses M BLACK)
$39.00
The five-pocket fabulous legging

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
$19.99
This documentary was good. It was a little long in some places, but was still entertaining. The special features were fun; it featureas some coming out stories of some of my favourite queer actors (Jane Lynch, this means you!). A good purchase for those interested in queer cinema.