US rapper, Fabolous performs live in Ghana this April!

Top selling US rapper, John David Johnson simply known as Fabolous, is set to headline a major musical concert at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre in April. He is billed to perform alongside some of Africa’s best acts from Ghana in Nigeria.

Throughout his career spanning over a decade and a countless number of hits, Fabolous has earned himself a loyal fan base in Ghana and the concert would offer his fans an opportunity to see him performing live in Ghana for the first time. Although the organizers of the concert are keeping details concerning the show to their chest, more details will be unveiled ahead of what is touted to be the biggest event on the Easter calendar this year.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Fabolous begun from very humble beginnings in the underground hip hop world and subsequently carved a cult following for his style of music. He had his major breakthrough in 2001 with the hit song “Can’t Deny It” from his debut LP Ghetto Fabolous. Ghetto Fabolous reached number three on the Billboard 200 chart and sold over 1.5 million copies by 2003. It was followed by Street Dreams in 2003, Real Talk in 2004, From Nothin’ to Somethin’ in 2007, Loso’s Way in 2009, There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP & Loso’s Way 2 in 2010 and Loso’s Way 2:  Rise to power released this year with his current hit release, “You Be Killin Em” proving to be a hit on airwaves worldwide.

His works has extensively featured award winning artistes such as Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, P Diddy, Jeremih, Jermaine Dupri and T-Pain among others. To date, Fabolous has released five albums, which have collectively sold millions of copies globally.

The very creative hip hop act that is, Fabolous has been nominated for several awards. In September 2009, he was ranked number eight on MTV’s Hottest MC in the Game list and received a Viewer’s Choice award for his “Throw It in the Bag” duet with The-Dream. Last year, he was nominated in the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or a Group category at the 2010 Grammy Awards for the song “Money Goes, Honey Stays” with Jay-Z and also two BET nominations for Best Collaboration and Best Viewer’s Choice for “Say Aah” with Trey Songz .

His My Time track featuring Jeremih is also popular among the hiphop community here in Ghana.