Stanley Petey Cox (born January 23, 1982), better known by his stage
name Mistah F.A.B.(Faeva Afta Bread), is an American rapper from
North Oakland, California. He attended Oakland Technical High School
and Emery High School. He is signed to Bay Area rap legend Mac Dre's
label, Thizz Entertainment and Atlantic Records. Mistah F.A.B. is
an acronym for "Money Is Something to Always Have — FaEva
Afta Bread."
Mistah F.A.B. was born and raised in Oakland, California and raised
by his grandmother and his mother, who sometimes worked four jobs
to support him while his father was incarcerated. When F.A.B. was
12, his father died of complications of AIDS. Around that time, F.A.B.
started writing and rapping. In high school F.A.B. competed in freestyle
rap battles.
Mistah F.A.B. began his musical rise in the Bay Area as a young
artist signed to Straight Hits Entertainment, where he dropped his
debut album, Nig-Latin in 2003. Although this album garnered some
success and recognition, the majority of FAB's recognition came from
his skills as a battle rapper. Mistah F.A.B. has battled many MCs
in the hip-hop world, including Clyde Carson of The Team, Killa Keise,
Lil Al, Spade, and Locksmith of The Frontline. FAB is most known
for his freestyle battles with Jin of Ruff Ryders and Royce Da 5'9.
He also has the uncanny ability to freestyle for long stretches of
time. Specifically, he is known for being able to rap "off the
top of the dome" anywhere at anytime, as evidenced when he did
a freestyle from his hospital bed after a car accident. In 2004,
Mistah F.A.B. signed to Mac Dre's Thizz Entertainment. Under Thizz
ENT, Fab blossomed as a front runner in the Bay Area's Hyphy movement.
With songs like "Super Sic Wit It," "N.E.W. Oakland," and "Kicked
Out The Club," FAB's Son of a Pimp album was an instant success
around the Bay Area.
FAB's first single release was the hit "Ghost Ride It," in
2006. FAB's video for the song became a subject of criticism due
to its directions on how to ghost ride, as well as its use of the
Ghostbusters' car without the express approval from Columbia Pictures,
which owned the rights to the Ghostbusters franchise and car. The
video was eventually pulled from Viacom's MTV for its alleged copyright
violation. The song references actor Patrick Swayze, lead star in
the 1990 film Ghost, sparking internet references to ghost riding
as "Ghost ride. Go crazy. Who's that driving? Patrick Swayze!"
In 2007, FAB released Da Baydestrian. Because of a feud with Bay
Area radio station KMEL, FAB was not able to promote Da Baydestrian
like his prior albums, but it still garnered success. Because of
FAB's local success and his reputation as a freestyle battle rapper,
major record labels began to call. FAB signed with Atlantic Records
in 2007, but has yet to release his Da Yellow Bus Rydah album.
Car accident
On Friday February 6, 2009 FAB was bruised and swollen when a car
his manager was driving crashed in Los Angeles, California. It was
reported that the two were ghost riding at the time. However, when
confronted by reporters, FAB denied the allegations stating that
he "wasn't ghost riding, and instead was car surfing." Witnesses
say that Patrick Swayze was actually driving the car at the time
of the accident.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
2003: Nig-Latin
2005: Son of a Pimp
2007: Da Baydestrian
2011: Da Yellow Bus Rydah
Compilations
2005: DJ Fresh — The Tonite Show with Mistah F.A.B
2005: Thizz Nation, Vol.8
2006: Slappin In The Trunk Vol.1
2006: Slappin In The Trunk Vol.2
2007: Thizz Nation, Vol.18 (with G-Stack)
2007: Hyphy ain't Dead (with Turf Talk)
2008: All Star Season
2008: The Sequel
2011: "Chicken Hill Project"-(Mixed by Hallway Productions)-July
2011 [3] [4]
TBA: The Golden State Warrior (with The Alchemist)
TBA: The Sideshow CD (with Glasses Malone)
TBA: I'm A Showoff (with Language Art)
TBA: I't Aint Over ( with Bq)
TBA: Hello Hollywood ( with Ya Boy)
Mixtapes
2006: Smoke-n-Thizz CD/DVD (with Kuzzo Fly)
2006: Recess
2008: The Realest Shit I Never Wrote
2008: No Pens, No Pads
2008: The Guillotine: Off with His Head
2008: Play Time Is Over (Hosted by Demolition Men)
2008: Better Than Your Favorite Rapper (Hosted by DJ Rah2K)
2009: The Realest Shit I Never Wrote Part 2
2009: The Grind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste (Hosted by DJ Scream)
2009: I Am the Bridge (Hosted by DJ Racks)
2010: Prince Of The Coast
2010: The Realest Shit I Never Wrote Part 3 (Hosted by DJ Ill Will & DJ
Rockstar)
2010: PureCaine.com v1.0 (Hosted by PureCaine Productions)
2011: I Found My Backpack (Hosted by DJ Rah2K and The Empire)
2011: The Grind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Part 2 (Hosted by DJ Scream)