Street Dreams (Fabolous album)

Street Dreams is the second studio album by American rapper Fabolous. The album was released on March 4, 2003, by Desert Storm Records and Elektra Records. It was received moderately from a critical standpoint and was a commercial success. It reached number three on the Billboard 200 with 185,000 copies sold in its first week.

Street Dreams
Studio album by Fabolous
Released	March 4, 2003
Recorded	2002
Genre	Hip hop
Length	79:42
Label	Desert Storm, Elektra
Producer	Rick Rock, Trackmasters, Heavy D, Just Blaze, DJ Clue, Kanye West, Timbaland, Precision, Omen, DURO, Mr. Fingaz, Linx, LZ, Madd Phunk
Fabolous chronology
Ghetto Fabolous (2001) Street Dreams (2003) Real Talk (2004)
Singles from Street Dreams
"This Is My Party" Released: March 24, 2003 "Can't Let You Go" Released: May 27, 2003 "Into You" Released: July 15, 2003

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(51/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(unfavorable)[3]
Billboard	(positive)[4]
Entertainment Weekly	D[5]
HipHopDX	[6]
RapReviews	[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Q	[1]
Stylus Magazine	D+[9]

It had four charting singles, but only "Into You", which featured Tamia (and an alternate version, featuring Ashanti) and "Can't Let You Go" were major successes. Produced by Just Blaze and guest vocals from Lil' Mo and Mike Shorey, "Can't Let You Go" reached number one on the Rhythmic Top 40, and number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Into You" with the help of Ashanti/Tamia also reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The remix of "Trade It All", which featured P. Diddy and Jagged Edge reached number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100.

Commercial performance

Street Dreams debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 with 185,000 copies sold in its first week. On September 22, 2003, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies.[10] As of August 2004, the sold over 1.3 million copies in the United States, as reported by Billboard,[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"		DJ Clue	0:17
2.	"Not Give a Fuck"	J. Jackson, R. Thomas	Rick Rock	3:18
3.	"Damn"	J. Jackson, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	Trackmasters	3:24
4.	"Call Me"	J. Jackson, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier, D. Myers	Trackmasters, Heavy D	3:44
5.	"Can't Let You Go" (featuring Lil' Mo & Mike Shorey)	J. Jackson, C. Loving, J. Smith	Just Blaze, E-Bass (add.)	3:43
6.	"Bad Bitch"	J. Jackson, L. Gates	Precision	3:37
7.	"Why Wouldn't I" (featuring Paul Cain)	J. Jackson, P. Cain, S. Brown	Omen	4:58
8.	"Up On Things" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	J. Jackson, E. Shaw, K. Ifill	DJ Clue, DURO	3:42
9.	"Sickalicious" (featuring Missy Elliott)	J. Jackson, M. Elliott, C. Elliot	Chad Elliot	4:03
10.	"This Is My Party"	J. Jackson, T. Gaye	Linx, Mr. Fingaz	4:32
11.	"Into You" (featuring Ashanti)	J. Jackson, T.Kelley, B. Robinson, E. Shaw, K. Ifill	DJ Clue, DURO	4:34
12.	"Change You or Change Me"	J. Jackson, S. Brown	Omen	4:31
13.	"Respect"	J. Jackson, L. Reeves	LZ	4:09
14.	"Forgive Me Father"	J. Jackson, L. Gaye	Mr. Fingaz & Linx	4:20
15.	"Never Duplicated"	J. Jackson, K. Wilkins, G. Harmon	Madd Phunk	4:00
16.	"My Life" (featuring Mary J. Blige)	J. Jackson, K. West	Kanye West	4:24
17.	"Throw Back" (Bonus track)	J. Jackson, E. Shaw, K. Ifill	DJ Clue, DURO	3:45
18.	"Keepin It Gangsta (Remix)" (Bonus track) (featuring Styles P, Jadakiss, M.O.P. & Paul Cain)	J. Jackson, J. Grinnage, E. Murray, D. Styles, J. Phillips	DJ Clue, DURO	5:09
19.	"Trade It All (Part 2)" (Bonus track) (featuring P. Diddy & Jagged Edge)	J. Jackson, B. Casey, C. Hawkins, E. Shaw, K. Ifill	DJ Clue, DURO	4:34
20.	"Into You (Remix)" (Bonus track) (featuring Tamia)	J. Jackson, E. Shaw, K. Ifill	DJ Clue, DURO	4:54

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position US Billboard 200[12] 3 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200[14] 55 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 21

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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2. John Bush (2003-03-04). "Street Dreams - Fabolous | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
3. Rabin, Nathan (2003-04-22). "Street Dreams · Fabolous". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
4. "Billboard.com". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on March 1, 2003. Retrieved 2015-08-01.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
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6. K.B. Tindal (2003-03-13). "Fabolous - Street Dreams". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
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8. Fabolous (2006-04-24). "Rolling Stone : Fabolous: Street Dreams : Music Reviews". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 24, 2006. Retrieved 2015-08-01.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
9. "Fabolous - Street Dreams - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
11. "Fabolous Returns With 'Real Talk'". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
12. "Fabolous Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
13. "Fabolous Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
14. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
15. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
16. "British album certifications – Fabolous – Street Dreams". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Street Dreams in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
17. "American album certifications – Fabolous – Street Dreams". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.