Fabolous headlining Sept. Hip-Hop week

Rapper Fabolous will be starting the annual hip-hop week off with a bang when he comes to perform at Central Michigan University.

Fabolous will be performing Sept. 19 at Rose Arena.

David Breed, president of Program Board, said bringing Fabolous was a good idea because he is someone people in the hip-hop community are talking about.

“He has a new album that came out a few days ago and it went straight to number one on iTunes,” the Muskegeon junior said. “It’s relevant for us.”

“Loso’s Way,” Fabolous’ new album has much inspiration from the movie “Carlito’s Way” and was released on July 28. As of the week of August 3, the album was number two on iTunes.

Before “Loso’s Way” Fabolous’ album “From Nothin’ to Somethin’” gained much attention as it jumped to Billboard’s Top 200 Top Rap album and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, the album was later certified to gold in July 2007.

Breed said since the show will be at Rose Arena, they will be trying to get as many people as can come there.

“We would love to sell out Rose. We hope to break even for the event,” he said.

Fabolous was nominated in 2005 for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist by the American Music Award and in the same year nominated for a Grammy Award for the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Dip It Low.”

Details including payment and time of performance were not released.

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