''From Nothin' to Somethin is the fourth studio album by American rapper

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...

. The album was released on June 12, 2007, by Desert Storm Records, Street Family Records and

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. The production on the album was handled by

Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...

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Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia as the son of Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, he began his career in music at the age of nine. He discovered th ...

Just Blaze Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in mus ...

and

Polow da Don Jamal Fincher Jones (born October 15, 1977 or 1978), known professionally as Polow da Don, is an American record producer from Atlanta, Georgia. He began his career as a recording artist in the late 1990s, leaving college to pursue a career with ...

, among others. ''From Nothin' to Somethin was supported by four singles: "

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", "Return of the Hustle", " Make Me Better" and "

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". The album received generally positive reviews and was a commercial success. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 159,000 copies in its first week. It was certified

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by the

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(RIAA).

Commercial performance

''From Nothin' to Somethin debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 159,000 copies in its first week. This became Fabolous' fourth US top-ten debut. In its second week, the album dropped to number nine on the chart, selling an additional 59,000 copies. On June 24, 2007, the album was certified

by the

(RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies. As of October 2009, the sold over 566,000 copies in the United States, according to

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Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Sample credits * "Baby Don't Go" contains interpolations from "Finer Things In Life", written by Vincent Bell. * "Return of the Hustle" contains resung lyrics from " C.R.E.A.M.", written by Dennis Coles, Robert Diggs, Gary Grice, Lamont Hawkins,

Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwr ...

, Jason Hunter, Russell Jones, David Porter, Clifford Smith, and Corey Woods. * "Diamonds" contains interpolations from "Do the Damn Thang", written by John David Jackson, Jay W. Jenkins, and Sharif Slater. * "Brooklyn" contains samples from "Biggie Tupac Live Freestyle", written by

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all tim ...

and Christopher Wallace, as performed by

Funkmaster Flex Aston George Taylor Jr. (born August 5, 1967), professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American DJ, rapper, record producer, and host on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Ho ...

and

Big Kap Keith Carter (February 26, 1970 – February 3, 2016), also known as Big Kap and The Wardin, was an American hip-hop DJ who was born in New York City and was later based in Atlanta. Career In 1995 he was a member of hip hop supergroup The F ...

. * "Joke's On You" contains samples from "Born of a Gentle South", written by

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and Kenny Håkansson, as performed by Bo Hansson. * "This Is Family" contains a sample from "I Can't Believe You're Gone", written by Angelo Bond and William Weatherspoon, as performed by The Barrino Brothers.

Personnel

* Chris Athens – mastering * Ashaunna Ayars – marketing * David Brown – engineer * Shari Bryant – marketing * Miguel Bustamante – mixing assistant * Don Cannon – producer, engineer * Jermaine Dupri – producer, mixing * King Khaliyl - producer * Aaron Heick – saxophon * John Horesco IV – engineer * Josh Houghkirk – mixing assistant * Ken Ifill – executive producer * Terese Joseph – A&R * Just Blaze – producer, mixing * Jeff Kievit – trumpet * Tai Linzie – photography, art coordinator * Supa Engineer DURO – mixing * Jonathan Mannion – photography * Rob Mathes – arranger * Darryl "Big Baby" McClary – keyboards * Steve Morales & Sarom – producer * Sandra Park – violin * Ken "Duro" Ifill – engineer * Wen Qian – violin * TaVon Sampson – art direction * Alan J. Stepansky – cello * Phil Tan – mixing * Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson – drums, producer * Versatile - producer * Andrew Roettger "Versatile" - producer * Timbaland – producer * Dan Tobiason – mixing assistant * Steve Tolle – mixing assistant * Ryan West – engineer, mixing * Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – assistant engineer, mixing assistant * Rebecca Young – viola

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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