Stanley “Mistah F.A.B.” Cox is emblematic of hyphy’s escapism. With a father who died of AIDS, a mother who struggled with drug addiction, and a brother who spent 11 years in the penitentiary, the 25-year-old North Oakland native has used the Bay Area’s exuberant brand of hip-hop to transcend his painful family situation.
Ghost riding the whip one moment, battling Jin the next, Mistah F.A.B. (an acronym for money is something to always have [so stay] faeva afta bread) has earned endorsements from local patron saints Too $hort, who used to roll with his mom, and the late Mac Dre, who was floored by his appearance on the seminal hyphy DVD 23109: Exhibition of Speed.
Now, after several indie mixtapes and albums, Fab has inked a deal with Atlantic Records to take his stunna shades nationwide. In preparation, he’s just released Da Baydestrian on his own label, Faeva Afta/SMC Recordings, and is readying Sideshow, a collaboration with Glasses Malone dedicated to West Coast car culture. Due March ’08, behind a lead single, “I Just Want to Party,” featuring Snoop Dogg, the Atlantic debut, Da Yellow Bus Rydah, will be dedicated to cold gettin’ dumb enough to leave life’s troubles behind.
Ghost riding the whip one moment, battling Jin the next, Mistah F.A.B. (an acronym for money is something to always have [so stay] faeva afta bread) has earned endorsements from local patron saints Too $hort, who used to roll with his mom, and the late Mac Dre, who was floored by his appearance on the seminal hyphy DVD 23109: Exhibition of Speed.
Now, after several indie mixtapes and albums, Fab has inked a deal with Atlantic Records to take his stunna shades nationwide. In preparation, he’s just released Da Baydestrian on his own label, Faeva Afta/SMC Recordings, and is readying Sideshow, a collaboration with Glasses Malone dedicated to West Coast car culture. Due March ’08, behind a lead single, “I Just Want to Party,” featuring Snoop Dogg, the Atlantic debut, Da Yellow Bus Rydah, will be dedicated to cold gettin’ dumb enough to leave life’s troubles behind.
