Track Listing 1. From Nothin' to Somethin' Intro 2. Yep, I'm Back 3. Change Up - (with Akon) 4. Make Me Better - (with Ne-Yo) 5. Baby Don't Go - (with T-Pain) 6. Return of the Hustle - (with Swizz Beatz) 7. Gangsta Don't Play - (Patois, with Junior Reid) 8. Real Playa Like - (with Lloyd) 9. First Time - (with Rihanna) 10. Diamonds - (with Young Jeezy) 11. Brooklyn - (with Jay-Z/Uncle Murda) 12. I'm the Man - (with Red Cafe) 13. Jokes on You - (with Pusha T) 14. What Should I Do - (with Lil' Mo) 15. This Is Family - (bonus track, with Ransom/Joe Budden/Red Cafe/Paul Cain/Freck Billionaire)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 63 min. | | Producer: | Cheo & Webb, Fabolous, Ken "Duro" Ifill, Ken 'Duro' Ifill, Skåne String Quartet, The World Famous DJ Clue | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Three years after his commercially successful 2004 release, REAL TALK, Brooklyn's own Fabolous returned with FROM NOTHIN' TO SOMETHIN' in 2007. On his fourth full-length, Fabolous continues with the same smooth player posturing, detailing the various ways he runs the streets in a breathy, effortless flow. At 16 tracks deep, FROM NOTHIN' TO SOMETHIN' shines on the production end thanks to a slew of air-tight beats from Timbaland, Jermaine Dupri, Just Blaze, Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, and Reefa among others. Fabolous also benefits from a long list of guest R&B-hook-providers including Akon, T-Pain, Lloyd, Rihanna, and Ne-Yo as well as cameo verses from heavyweights Young Jeezy, Pusha T, Lil Mo, Swizz Beatz, Joe Budden, and Red Café. All that aside, though, the record's hottest cut might just be Fab's tribute to his borough, "Brooklyn," which features a verse from none other than the Jigga man himself, Jay-Z.
Editorial Reviews There are kinetic, head-nodding productions from Just Blaze and Reefa, and quotable couplets aplenty. Vibe
[H]is rhymes flow as quickly and cleverly as ever from both of his familiar personae... -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly
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