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Paperboy Fabe
Paperboy Fabe
Birth name	Fabbien Nahounou
Born	May 19, 1984 (age 40); Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Genres	R&B, pop, alternative, hip hop
Occupation	Record producer
Years active	2009–present
Website	paperboyfabe.com

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Fabbien Nahounou (born May 19, 1984), better known as Paperboy Fabe, is an American R&B, hip hop, and contemporary music producer. He is best known for his production on Cyhi Da Prynce "Studda", The Game's "Do It B.I.G" featuring Yung Joc, and Cyhi Da Prynce's "Thousand Poundz" featuring Pusha T & Pill, and for developing Bibi Bourelly's sound.^[1]

Music career

Paperboy Fabe moved to Atlanta, Georgia from Connecticut in 2002 to attend Clark Atlanta University. There he entered into his first beat battle, and won first place over producer, M16, gaining notoriety on the Atlanta scene.

Paperboy Fabe continued winning beat battles in Atlanta, New Jersey, and California. He was introduced to Cyhi Da Prynce, which led to a placement on Cyhi Da Prynce's mixtape Royal Flush Vol. 1, hosted by Greg Street. Cyhi Da Prynce went on to make a video for the song "Studda", which Paperboy Fabe produced. The video went viral and was posted on Kanye West's blog. Soon after, Cyhi Da Prynce was signed to G.O.O.D Music, with a large contribution of Paperboy Fabe's work.

Rapper Game heard one of Paperboy Fabe's tracks via a mutual friend while in Atlanta. Game loved the beat and instantly released a song the very next day entitled "We Do It Big", featuring Yung Joc. The song became the official promotional single for Game's next studio album, The R.E.D Album. The track failed to make the album due to clearance issues; however, it made the mixtape Break Lights, hosted by DJ Skee.

Soon afterwards, Paperboy Fabe had the honor of working with Cyhi Da Prynce again when he produced "Thousand Poundz", featuring Pusha T and Pill. The track appeared on the mixtape Royal Flush Vol. 2.

Paperboy Fabe got his first major placement on Ledisi's album Pieces of Me. She used the same instrumental that Cyhi Da Prynce used on his mixtape Royal Flush Vol. 1, for the song "Studda". The track on the album is titled "Coffee". The placement brought Paperboy Fabe his first Grammy nomination.^[2]

Paperboy Fabe relocated again to Los Angeles, where he currently resides, to further himself in the music industry has an A&R and producer.

In 2013, Paperboy Fabe began developing Bibi Bourelly's sound as a writer and artist, which quickly led to her working with Kanye West and Rihanna. In 2015 he executive produced her debut album.^[3]

In 2016, Paperboy Fabe took a break from music and began focusing on finding new talent. Before long, his partner/friend Worldwide Ty introduced him to Brent Faiyaz. From there, Fabe quickly started focusing on Brent and eventually put his music team together executive producing Brent's first EP, A.M Paradox, and also co-executive producing Brent's debut album Sonder Son.

In 2018, Paperboy Fabe began to travel back and forth to his homeland in West Africa by way of Cote d'Ivoire to begin working on the infusion of Afrobeat and R&B. He is currently working with many local artists from the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Ethiopia & Nigeria.

Discography

2009

Cyhi Da Prynce - Royal Flush I

13. "Studda"

2010

Game - Brake Lights

12. "Do it B.I.G" featuring Yung Joc

Jay Rock - Black Friday

08. "In These Streets" (featuring Spider Loc)

2011

Ledisi - Pieces of Me

05. "Coffee"

Cyhi Da Prynce - Royal Flush II

05. "Thousand Poundz" (featuring Pusha T & Pill)

2013

TGT - Three Kings

01. "Take it Wrong" (performed by Ginuwine, Tank & Black-Ty)^[4]

2016

Bibi Bourelly

"Sally"
"Ego"
"Riot"
"Guitar"
"Poet"
"Flowers"
"Fool"

Brent Faiyaz - A.M. Paradox

03. "Invite Me" (Drum Programming)
05. "No One Knows"

2017

Brent Faiyaz - Sonder Son

06. "Stay Down"
07. "LA"
12. "All I Want"

2018

Wale - Free Lunch

01. "Dummies

2019

Juice WRLD - Death Race For Love

04. "Demonz

2022

Brent Faiyaz - Wasteland

02. "Loose Change"
15. "Role Model"
17. "Bad Luck"

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Paperboy Fabe has been nominated two times.

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2012	Pieces of Me	R&B Album of the Year	Nominated

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2014	Three Kings (album) TGT (group)	Best R&B Album	Nominated

References

^ Kelsey McKinney, "What do you do after you've written a song for Rihanna? We asked Bibi Bourelly" Archived June 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Splinter, January 18, 2016.
^ "Ledisi – Pieces Of Me", Discogs.
^ Camille Augustin, "Views From The Studio With... Songwriter Bibi Bourelly", Vibe, April 17, 2015.
^ "TGT – Three Kings", AllMusic.

External links

Official Website Archived March 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Kelsey McKinney, "What do you do after you've written a song for Rihanna? We asked Bibi Bourelly" Archived June 21, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Splinter, January 18, 2016.

[2] "Ledisi – Pieces Of Me", Discogs.

[3] Camille Augustin, "Views From The Studio With... Songwriter Bibi Bourelly", Vibe, April 17, 2015.

[4] "TGT – Three Kings", AllMusic.

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-'''Fabbien Nahounou''' (born May 19, 1984), better known as '''Paperboy Fabe''' is an American, Grammy Award Nominated, R&B, hip hop, and contemporary music producer. Paperboy Fabe is from Hartford, Connecticut and now resides in Los Angeles, California. Fabe is best known for his production on [[Cyhi Da Prynce]] “Studda”, [[Game (rapper)|Game]] “Do It B.I.G” Feat [[Yung Joc]], & Cyhi Da Prynce “Thousand Poundz” Feat [[Pusha T]] & Pill, and developing [[Bibi Bourelly]]'s sound.<ref>http://fusion.net/story/255387/bibi-bourelly-album-rihanna/</ref>
+'''Fabbien Nahounou''' (born May 19, 1984), better known as '''Paperboy Fabe''', is an American R&B, hip hop, and contemporary music producer. He is best known for his production on [[Cyhi Da Prynce]] "Studda", [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]'s "Do It B.I.G" featuring [[Yung Joc]], and Cyhi Da Prynce's "Thousand Poundz" featuring [[Pusha T]] & Pill, and for developing [[Bibi Bourelly]]'s sound.<ref>Kelsey McKinney, [http://fusion.net/story/255387/bibi-bourelly-album-rihanna/ "What do you do after you've written a song for Rihanna? We asked Bibi Bourelly"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621143521/http://fusion.net/story/255387/bibi-bourelly-album-rihanna/ |date=June 21, 2016 }}, ''Splinter'', January 18, 2016.</ref>
 ==Music career==
-Paperboy Fabe moved to Atlanta from Connecticut in 2002 to attend Clark Atlanta University. There he entered into his first beat battle and won first place in this beat battle over producer, M16, gaining notoriety in the Atlanta scene.
+Paperboy Fabe moved to [[Atlanta, Georgia]] from [[Connecticut]] in 2002 to attend [[Clark Atlanta University]]. There he entered into his first beat battle, and won first place over producer, M16, gaining notoriety on the Atlanta scene.
-Paperboy Fabe continued winning beat battles in Atlanta, New Jersey, and California. He was soon introduced to Cyhi Da Prynce, which led to a placement on Cyhi Da Prynce’s mixtape, “Royal Flush Vol. 1”, hosted by [[Greg Street]]. Cyhi Da Prynce went on to make a video for the song “Studda”, which Paperboy Fabe produced. The video went viral and was posted on Kanye West's blog. Quickly after, [[Cyhi Da Prynce]] was signed to G.O.O.D Music, with a large contribution of Paperboy Fabe’s work.<ref>http://genius.com/Cyhi-the-prynce-a-thousand-poundz-lyrics</ref>
+Paperboy Fabe continued winning beat battles in Atlanta, New Jersey, and California. He was introduced to Cyhi Da Prynce, which led to a placement on Cyhi Da Prynce's mixtape ''Royal Flush Vol. 1'', hosted by [[Greg Street]]. Cyhi Da Prynce went on to make a video for the song "Studda", which Paperboy Fabe produced. The video went viral and was posted on Kanye West's blog. Soon after, Cyhi Da Prynce was signed to G.O.O.D Music, with a large contribution of Paperboy Fabe's work.
-Rapper [[Game (rapper)|Game]] heard one of Paperboy Fabe’s tracks via a mutual friend while in Atlanta. Game loved the beat and instantly released a song the very next day entitled “We Do It Big” ft. [[Yung Joc]]. The song became the official promotional single for Game’s next studio album, “The R.E.D Album”. The track failed to make the album due to clearance issues; however, it made the mixtape, “Break Lights” hosted by [[DJ Skee]].<ref>http://genius.com/artists/Paperboy-fabe</ref>
+Rapper [[Game (rapper)|Game]] heard one of Paperboy Fabe's tracks via a mutual friend while in Atlanta. Game loved the beat and instantly released a song the very next day entitled "We Do It Big", featuring [[Yung Joc]]. The song became the official promotional single for Game's next studio album, ''The R.E.D Album''. The track failed to make the album due to clearance issues; however, it made the mixtape ''Break Lights'', hosted by [[DJ Skee]].
-Soon after, Paperboy Fabe had the honor of working with Cyhi Da Prynce again, producing “Thousand Poundz” ft. [[Pusha T]] & [[Pill (rapper)|Pill]]. The track appeared on the mixtape “Royal Flush Vol. 2”.
+Soon afterwards, Paperboy Fabe had the honor of working with Cyhi Da Prynce again when he produced "Thousand Poundz", featuring [[Pusha T]] and [[Pill (rapper)|Pill]]. The track appeared on the mixtape ''Royal Flush Vol. 2''.
-Paperboy Fabe got his first major placement on [[Ledisi]]’s album “[[Pieces of Me (Ledisi album)|Pieces of Me]]”. She used the same instrumental that Cyhi Da Prynce used on his mixtape, “Royal Flush Vol. 1”, for the song “Studda”. The track on the album is titled “Coffee”. The placement brought Paperboy Fabe his first Grammy nomination.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Ledisi-Pieces-Of-Me/release/4560782</ref>
+Paperboy Fabe got his first major placement on [[Ledisi]]'s album ''[[Pieces of Me (Ledisi album)|Pieces of Me]]''. She used the same instrumental that Cyhi Da Prynce used on his mixtape ''Royal Flush Vol. 1'', for the song "Studda". The track on the album is titled "Coffee". The placement brought Paperboy Fabe his first Grammy nomination.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Ledisi-Pieces-Of-Me/release/4560782 "Ledisi – Pieces Of Me"], Discogs.</ref>
 Paperboy Fabe relocated again to Los Angeles, where he currently resides, to further himself in the music industry has an A&R and producer.
-In 2013, Paperboy Fabe began developing [[Bibi Bourelly]]'s sound as a writer and artist, which quickly led to her working with [[Kanye West]] and [[Rihanna]]. In 2015 he executive produced her debut album.<ref>http://www.vibe.com/2015/04/views-from-the-studio-bibi-bourelly-interview/</ref>
+In 2013, Paperboy Fabe began developing [[Bibi Bourelly]]'s sound as a writer and artist, which quickly led to her working with [[Kanye West]] and [[Rihanna]]. In 2015 he executive produced her debut album.<ref>Camille Augustin, [http://www.vibe.com/2015/04/views-from-the-studio-bibi-bourelly-interview/ "Views From The Studio With... Songwriter Bibi Bourelly"], ''Vibe'', April 17, 2015.</ref>
+In 2016, Paperboy Fabe took a break from music and began focusing on finding new talent. Before long, his partner/friend Worldwide Ty introduced him to [[Brent Faiyaz]]. From there, Fabe quickly started focusing on Brent and eventually put his music team together executive producing Brent's first EP, ''A.M Paradox'', and also co-executive producing Brent's debut album ''Sonder Son''.
+In 2018, Paperboy Fabe began to travel back and forth to his homeland in West Africa by way of [[Cote d'Ivoire]] to begin working on the infusion of [[Afrobeat]] and R&B. He is currently working with many local artists from the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Ethiopia & Nigeria.
 ==Discography==
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 ==== TGT - ''Three Kings'' ====
-* 01. "Take it Wrong" (performed by [[Ginuwine]], [[Tank]] & [[Black-Ty]])<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-kings-mw0002557795/credits</ref>
+* 01. "Take it Wrong" (performed by [[Ginuwine]], Tank & [[Black-Ty]])<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-kings-mw0002557795/credits "TGT – Three Kings"], AllMusic.</ref>
 === 2016 ===
 ==== Bibi Bourelly ====
+*  "Sally"
-*  "Sally" <ref>http://genius.com/Bibi-bourelly-sally-lyrics</ref>
+*  "Ego"
+*  "Riot"
+*  "Guitar"
+*  "Poet"
+*  "Flowers"
+*  "Fool"
+=== Brent Faiyaz - ''A.M. Paradox'' ===
-==Awards and nominations==
+* 03. "Invite Me" (Drum Programming)
+* 05. "No One Knows"
+=== 2017 ===
+=== Brent Faiyaz - ''Sonder Son'' ===
+* 06. "Stay Down"
+* 07. "LA"
+* 12. "All I Want"
+=== 2018 ===
+==== Wale - ''Free Lunch'' ====
+* 01. "Dummies
+=== 2019 ===
+==== Juice WRLD - ''Death Race For Love'' ====
+* 04. "Demonz
+=== 2022 ===
+==== Brent Faiyaz - ''[[Wasteland (Brent Faiyaz album)|Wasteland]]''====
+* 02. "Loose Change"
+* 15. "Role Model"
+* 17. "Bad Luck"
+==Awards and nominations==
 ===Grammy Awards===
 The [[Grammy Award]]s are awarded annually by the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]. Paperboy Fabe has been nominated two times.
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 |2014
-|"[[Three Kings (album)]] [[TGT (group)]]"
+|''[[Three Kings (TGT album)|Three Kings (album)]] [[TGT (group)]]''
 |Best R&B Album
 |{{nom}}
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.paperboyfabe.com Official Website]
+*[http://www.paperboyfabe.com Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330085540/http://www.paperboyfabe.com/ |date=March 30, 2010 }}
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 [[Category:Musicians from Los Angeles]]
 [[Category:Musicians from Oklahoma City]]
+[[Category:Record producers from California]]