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Stanley Petey Cox (born January 23, 1982), best known as Mistah F.A.B., is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, community organizer and activist. Mistah F.A.B. is an acronym for "Money Is Something to Always Have — FaEva Afta Bread."〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= Mistah F.A.B. )〕 F.A.B.'s music career began in the late 90's when he was discovered by Jazzy Jim and Gary Archer. He was featured on a slew of Mac Dre's Thizz Nation mixtape compilations and quickly gained prominence for igniting the San Francisco Bay Area Hyphy Movement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= My Bock The Bay )〕 With burgeoning national interest in Bay Area hip-hop around 2006, F.A.B. became the subject of a major-label bidding war, signing with Atlantic Records that September, under subsidiary, Thizz Entertainment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=What happened to hyphy? )〕 Howbeit F.A.B., who had deep independent ties with the music business in North Oakland, decided to forgo his major label deal and ventured out to launch his on imprint Faeva Afta Music in 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mistah F.A.B. Explains Maintaining Integrity And Relationships On "I Found My Backpack 2 )〕 F.A.B. is known as one of the most prominent and colorful figures of the San Francisco Bay Area since the late 2000s—sometimes hailed as the scene's "Crown Prince".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=KMEL and the demise of hyphy )〕 He quickly become a central figure of the hyphy movement, a musical and cultural offshoot of Hip-Hop from the Bay area that carries a bass-heavy beat, blaring synthesizers and emphasizes having fun. When F.A.B. boasted of doing "the dummy retarded" in "Super Sic Wit It," he was describing an emerging aesthetic and philosophical ideal evolving within the Rap culture at the time.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Go Dumb )〕 F.A.B. garnered worldwide recognition on other fronts as well particularly as a battle rapper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The 25 Greatest Rap Battles On Youtube )〕 F.A.B. defeated many MCs in the niche genre, including Clyde Carson of The Team, Jin of Ruff Ryders and Royce Da 5'9 of Slaughter House. In October 2011, Mistah F.A.B. was featured in a mobile battle rap game, Battle Rap Stars by Jump Shot Media.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Paul Wall Stars in First-Ever Mobile Battle Rap Game )〕 In 2015, F.A.B reemerged in the competitive battle rap circuit and went up against Arsonal Da Rebel in the Battle of the Bay 7.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Watch Mistah F.A.B.'s King Of The Dot Battle Debut )〕 F.A.B. is an accredited multi-platinum songwriter and record producer, who has collaborated with major acts such as Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, E-40, B.o.B, Chris Brown, and Eric Bellinger. He co-wrote and published record charting platinum lead single Headband, off of B.o.B third album Underground Luxury, released in December 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=B.o.B Goes Platinum )〕 F.A.B. went on to co-write, Loyal by Chris Brown, and the single was rewarded 'Best Hip Hop Song of the Year" by the 2014 Soul Train Awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Best Hip Hop Song of The Year )〕 F.A.B.'s community activism and philanthropic efforts, have been highly visible throughout the years. Most notably, he hosts and organizes annual Thanksgiving turkey giveaways, backpack and school supply drives, holiday toys event and various charitable events benefiting Cancer and Domestic Violence. In August 2013, Mistah F.A.B. was named one of "10 Great Rappers With Great Charities" by Green Label a Mountain Dew Venture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=10 Rappers With 10 Great Charities )〕 In 2014, Mistah F.A.B. was recognized by Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, who declared Saturday, February 8, 2014 "Stanley Cox aka Mistah F.A.B. Day" in recognition of the multi-talented hometown hero’s efforts to give back to the community.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mayor Jean Quan Honors Oakland Rapper )〕 ==1980–2000: Early life and career beginnings== Stanley P. Cox was born on January 23, 1983, in Oakland, California, the son of Stanley Cox, Sr. and Desrie A. Jeffery. He was raised by his mother and grandparents. F.A.B.'s father was incarcerated for much of his childhood and died of AIDS-related complications when he was twelve years old.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mistah F.A.B. - Da Baydestrian )〕 He attended Oakland Technical High School and transferred to Emery High School where he later graduated. As a teenager, F.A.B. was also an avid basketball player and point guard of his High School team, but after receiving an injury on the court he was forced to quit. Thereafter, he began to take rap seriously, and entered local freestyle battle competitions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mistah F.A.B.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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