Despite diligent attempts to assert a tough gangster image, rapper Fabolous only managed to break through internationally with the sweet ballad Can't Let You Go, which was also a big hit in the Netherlands in 2003. On his third album Real Talk, Fabolous has a bit of the same problem: he has to work on his 'street credibility' but of course also wants to score another hit. So there are songs on Real
… Talk in which Fabolous makes it clear that he is not to be trifled with and that he is still 'off the street' (Real Talk, Gangsta) and romantic duets with R&B artists in which he shows his sensitive side. shows (Baby, Holla At Somebody Real). But Fabolous remains best in uncomplicated party tracks such as Tit 4 Tat (with Pharrell) in which he does not have to search for a style and it makes little difference whether or not he is a talented MC. With contributions from Lil Mo, Sean Paul and Nate Dogg, among others. (IV)more
