John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known as Fabolous, is a Grammy-nominated rapper of African american and Dominican descent from Brooklyn who became a mainstream star after his debut single "Can't Deny It" (a remake of Tupac Shakur's "Ambitionz Az a Ridah" from All Eyez on Me) from 2001.

Fabolous' first popular single, "Can't Deny It", was released in late summer 2001. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the first time in his career for his collaboration on the remix of Dip It Low by Christina Milian in 2004. His popularity later grew when he remade one of Tamia's hits called "So Into You" as Into You in 2003 along with Tamia.