Fabolous Enters The Chart At Number Two

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Brooklyn-based rapper Fabolous scored his highest chart debut this week when From Nothin'To Something', his latest album -- and first under his new deal with Def Jam Records -- entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at Number Two after selling 159,000 copies its first week in stores. Fabolous'previous best charting effort was 2003's Street Dreams, which peaked at Number Three.

The latest single from the new album is "Make Me Better" featuring Ne-Yo. The next single is projected to be "Don't Let Go" featuring T-Pain, which was produced Jermaine Dupri.

Fabolous explained that he's wanted to work with Dupri for some time. He told MTV.com, "We've been in the same circle, and I think we even worked together on a basketball record I did with Bow Wow a long time ago. I even went down to Atlanta to work with Jermaine one time, but we didn't come up with anything. That was early in my career, like my second album. He couldn't figure me out, figure what to give me. This time I think he kinda knew more of what I do. He said he already knew the records I became famous for. It was way easier this time. He had me in mind. I laid all three verses (to the song)."