FEATURED ARTIST: FABOLOUS [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Sajae

ILUVLOLA.NET got a chance to catch up with Fabolous this week to talk about his latest release Loso’s Way, which dropped back in July. Fabolous talked about the Loso’s Way movie, next singles to drop & breaking out of “the box”.

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Sajae for ILUVLOLA.NET: First off, Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk us.

FABOLOUS: No problem.

ILL: Obviously you were inspired by Carlito’s Way for your last album, so it’s a concept album?

FABOLOUS: Yeah. Exactly. That’s definitely the exact description of what it was.

ILL: Have you wanted to do a concept album for a while?

FABOLOUS: Actually watching Carlito’s Way.. You know, we were looking for a theme to put on the project. I saw a lot of projects in the past that were classic to me and I saw what you could put into this [project]. I was trying to look for something like that. I found it randomly watching Carlito’s Way.

ILL: What prompted you to get a little more personal on this album?

FABOLOUS: I felt like it was time to. I’m growing as a person, artist, everything. In every aspect I’m growing and evolving, so I thought it was time to share that with the listeners.

ILL: Did becoming a father affect you as an artist in terms of what you will and won’t say on record?

FABOLOUS: I mean in certain lights. In certain lights you are mindful of kids listening. My son is very young so I won’t have to worry about that really with me at this point, but I understand how a parent would feel about their child hearing something that was a little too much for them to hear. Becoming a parent helps me understand that but at the same time it’s free speech as well. Sometimes kids need to hear certain things that a lot of people would feel are harsh or a little bit too mature for the younger ears. Sometimes those harsh things are reality that they need to hear, rather than the first-hand experiences.

ILL: How did the idea for the Loso’s Way movie come about?

FABOLOUS: We designed it to give a visual of what I’m saying when I’m rapping as well, trying to make the project like a movie. So you can see some of the stories; you can see some parts of the music in the movie.

ILL: BB-Gun directed the movie as well as some of your videos for this record

FABOLOUS: Right.

ILL: What made you choose to work with them?

FABOLOUS: Just that they were young and hungry and willing to work, and not back down from work. In this business, the budgets are becoming shorter so you really need people who are gonna work the money and are passionate about it; so when I saw that in them that’s when I knew those were the directors that I wanted to work with.

ILL: Do you feel like before this album you were starting to get pigeon-holed as the R&B remix rapper? Do you care?

FABOLOUS: There were different periods where I felt people were boxing me in not only as an R&B rapper . Everybody has to break the box or show people a different side than what they’re expecting and I feel like I have to do that with certain projects and singles. It’s always a part of my project, showing people and proving [myself]. Ever since my first project, people have looked at it like “Oh, alright, that was cool…can he do it again?” And every artist faces that, so I think with me, people were looking at it like maybe we have a one hit wonder situation, until you continue to prove yourself. Sometimes even that doesn’t work. You do it once or twice, on the third time they’re still like “Ok, this is where he’s gonna fall” and you do it a third time and they’re looking for the fourth time. It’s just a part of breaking that shell of people thinking [they know] what you are vs. what you want to be and what you really are.

ILL: Are you just focusing on releasing more singles and videos for this album or are you back in the studio?

FABOLOUS: I’m actually gonna shoot a video for one of the street records off the album “I’mma do it”, then for the full-fledged single we’re probably gonna shoot “Makin Love” feat. Ne-Yo

ILL: Is your clothing line Rich Yung Society still something you’re working on right now?

FABOLOUS: Yes. We switched over our manufacturer and distributor so we will be back for this fall and winter season. We have a lot of new stuff. We’ve got people who see our vision now and are gonna help bring what we’re trying to bring; not just what they want to do. They see our vision and really connected with us and they’re ready to put it out. So I’m glad that we actually took a second off to get with some better people who could really help the brand instead of hurt it.

ILL: Who are you listening to alot of lately?

FABOLOUS: I just bought the Slaughterhouse and Raekwon CD. So that’s the last 2 CD’s I was listening to.

ILL: Does anyone actually get upset over what you post on your twitter sometimes, like after they’ve been officially roasted by you?

FABOLOUS: I don’t know. Not really. Well, I hope people don’t. I hope people just look at it like “Twitter-tainment”, that’s what I call it. Like, people follow and in the real world people love this kind of controversial information, so what I do on twitter is just jokes. I really have no problem with anybody and people just seem to become fans of those jokes. And really, my personality goes different ways. When you speak to me, I’m kind of cool, collected…I’m calm. Twitter is just like a different side of my personality. Only people who really know me know I have a funny side to me, so that’s a way that this whole audience & my followers get to see that side without actually really knowing me. I just do it for the fun of it. People joke on me on there, I never take it too extreme. I rarely take what a lot of rappers say period [seriously], because people just say stuff now. It’s hard to see what’s real, what’s fake; what’s jokes and what’s not. With me I always say, we’re making jokes, we’re having fun with it. Whatever it is. Somebody’s insecurities, somebody falling down, somebody’s video, somebody’s shortcomings. Whatever it is, we just having fun with it. I’m not trying to bash anybody, it’s just something for people to look at on twitter and laugh

ILL: Yeah, your twitter is probably the funniest one out there right now.

FABOLOUS: [Laughs] I almost get embarrassed now because of my twitter, everybody that sees me is like “Yo, you’re crazy on twitter” and it’s starting to make me blush now. I’m starting to get shy.

ILL: It’s so funny. When I should be paying attention in class, I’m reading your twitter

FABOLOUS: [Laughs]

ILL: Okay, I’m gonna let you go. Was there anything else you wanted to add?

FABOLOUS: No, I think we’re good.

ILL: Perfect, thank you.

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