Source: Prince Williams / Getty When we discuss rappers with longevity, one name that should definitely be mentioned is Fabolous. The Brooklyn native started pursuing a career in hip-hop during his senior year of high school. He got his rap name while freestyling and accidentally spelling the word "fabulous" wrong. After the name eventually stuck, Fab's visibility started to increase. He was invited to rap live on record producer and music executive DJ Clue's radio show on Hot 97. Clue was so impressed that he subsequently signed Fab to his label, Desert Storm Records. Fab's features on DJ Clue's and a host of Roc-A-Fella artists' mixtapes earned him a distribution deal with Elektra Records. On September 11, 2001 he released his debut album Ghetto Fabolous. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling over 140,000 copies in its first week. The rest has been history. Since then, Fab has released six studio albums (Street Dreams, Real Talk, From Nothin' To Somethin',