To the general public, their have always been two sides of Fabolous – the mixtape Fab and the album Fab. While locking down hits with his last album (“Throw It In The Bag,” “Throw It In The Bag (remix)” and “It’s My Time”), it has been Loso’s There Is No Competition mixtape series with DJ Drama which have had people talking the most as of late. The first is considered one of the best releases of his career and the second installment sold Def Jam to make a retail release out of it and sell it in stores.

The Funeral Service EP is set to hit shelves September 6 and will feature a handful of new songs and new production. Yours truly was able to snag the funeral director (again) for a few moments to open up about the project. Fab speaks on:

– Given the state of the industry, if he now prefers EP’s and official mixtapes to promote his music

– The idea to make it an EP

– How big of a part does he think Vado plays in NY’s renaissance

– What song he wishes he could have taken from the tape and added it to the EP and why

– If this EP will alter the way he creates his next album

– Twitter

– Joe Budden fiasco

Flashback: Civilized Talk: Fabolous – “The Buried Edition” | Civilized Talk: Fabolous – “The Buried Edition (pt. II)”

Photography by Kameelah Sudlow / Video by D Eyez Production