Oakland Rapper Mistah Fab Inks Label Deal With Atlantic Records!!!

[sonofisis]

He finally made it! The Bay is on fuckin fire!



http://www.ballerstatus.net/news/read/id/82159190/

Oakland Rapper Mistah Fab Inks Label Deal With Atlantic Records
Thursday - September 28, 2006

Oakland rapper Mistah FAB is the latest of a wave of Bay Area emcees who have been scooped up by major labels, trying to get their piece of the widely popular hyphy movement.

FAB recently inked a deal with Atlantic Records where he will release his next album through his own imprint, Faeva After/Thizz Entertainment.

The 24-year-old rapper is very excited about the new deal, stating he felt that Atlantic was the best choice after fielding offers from various major labels since January.

"We've been in a bidding war since January with a lot of majors," Mistah FAB told BallerStatus.com. "I sat down with every president across the country. I think that Atlantic showed the most interest, not only that, but they stuck with it. Some labels, we shied away from and we haven't heard from them since. But, Atlantic has constantly stayed on our bumper, trying to get us involved in their whole movement and what they're doing."

After seeing what the New York-based label has done with other hip-hop artists as of late, Mistah FAB was impressed. And after spending a week in New York with the label's staff, he is confident they can help push him the next level.

"We felt like they did a helluva job with Juvenile earlier this year, as well as an extraordinary job with T.I.," the rapper explained. "And I feel like I'm right in that right realm with those artists. I can see myself involved in what they've got going on. Plus, I just like the staff. I got a chance to bond with the staff and really sit down and talk to those guys. I was in New York for like a week, just dealing with them. I just like what they got going on man. It's a good vibe for me."

The first release via the new deal will be Mistah FAB's major label debut, entitled The Yellow Bus Rider, named after a movement the rapper started in the Bay, which is basically an extension of the hyphy movement, according to the rapper.

"The whole yellow bus movement came about on my first single 'Super Sic Wit It' off the Son Of A Pimp album," FAB said. "On there, I have a line where I say, 'I do the dummy retarded and ride the yellow bus,' and that phrase right there blew up what our whole movement is about. Our hyphy thing is about going stupid or to go dumb and when you say, 'yellow bus,' that's ignit. You can't be hyphy if you ain't on that."

Although FAB has a machine behind his music now, he insists that his whole team will continue to do what they've been doing and help push the hyphy movement that much further into the mainstream. But just because he and his region are known for hyphy, he has a lot more to offer.

For those who are unaware, Mistah FAB began his career as a backpack rapper, making numerous appearances on Sway & Tech's Wake Up Show and even traveled the globe with DJ Shadow early on. So, hyphy is not the only side to this Oakland native.

"I'm also a hip-hop artist," said Mistah FAB. "So what I do is something collective called hip-hyphy. The reason why it's so easy for me to do hyphy is because that is my lifestyle, I grew up in it. I'm a crack baby, an 80's baby, so we're hyphy naturally. But, there's more to me and Bay artists in general, than just hyphy music."

Mistah FAB's major label debut, The Yellow Bus Rider, is expected to hit stores in early 2007.

[westkoastanostra]

i dont know whether its good news or not seeing how west coast cats like daz or non south cats have been flopping terribly on majors....

[XaNdEr]

good 4 him, ill wait with judgement till his album's out 

[Bay Area Jat]

Great to see bay area artist inking deals with major companies. Good job Stanley!

[TOOTHBRUSH]

this dude has what it takes to blow.  He's got the personality it takes to stand out.  I would have loved to of seen him on "tell me when to go" instead of keak.  No disrespect to keak cause he's sick but fabby coulda taken off after being on that single

[Turf Hitta]

Good shit. This might be the record that really puts the Bay back in the spotlight. FAB got a more universal appeal than most Bay rappers.

[stephen619]

His album is gonna SLAP!!!

[ZILLA THA GOODFELLA]

YESSIR!! I was just choppin it up wit dood couple of days ago....that's BIG! hopefully they'll promote him like they do with their other artists..

[hecktik]

im happy for fab...he's a cool cat and really grinds hard...props and the album will be dope..

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Hopefully they actualy promote him properly. Congrats to him.

[XaNdEr]

yeah i was thinkin that 2, promotion is important these days...

[King Tech Quadafi]

i dont know whether its good news or not seeing how west coast cats like daz or non south cats have been flopping terribly on majors....

cant compare him to daz washed up ass

[youngmessnucca]

YESSIR!! I was just choppin it up wit dood couple of days ago....that's BIG! hopefully they'll promote him like they do with their other artists..

sure you were

fab is too silly they r all gonna laugh at him

[sonofisis]

YESSIR!! I was just choppin it up wit dood couple of days ago....that's BIG! hopefully they'll promote him like they do with their other artists..

sure you were

fab is too silly they r all gonna laugh at him

FAB ain't silly, wtf are you talking about? You always got some hater coming in here mad at someone elses success, not that your opinion matters, you're just some nobody from the Cheese Coast. But If you ever heard his last album(SonOfAPimp) you'd know that he's the most versityle rapper in the Bay, and when he ain't fuckin around he makes real good music. Shit, listen to his Reccess Mixtape, that shit has blammers! He ain't get the best label deal in the Bay so far coz he's silly or wack, or coz people laugh at him. Atlantic sure didn't laugh at the nigga when they gave him a deal for his whole imprint (FoevaAFTA/Thizz) which is unheard of. Why do you even post here anyways? Has east coast rap fallen off that hard that it ain't shit to talk about on east coast forums? So you have to come over here and hate on west coast rapper's success? Get a life..

[youngmessnucca]

lol another butthurt baydestrian. GAY AREAAAAA!! lol.

he dont have the best deal, that honor goes to 40, and he is silly. Atlantic signed him because he has become a gimmicky rapper. corny as hell. And snofish, I come here strictly to piss you off because you fall for it everytime.