New York rapper Fabolous has opened up about his life role models and said that the late Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Zare his main inspirations.

F.A.B.O said that the Brooklyn-born rappers showed him that success is limitless when it comes to the hip-hop game.

He told The Voice Newspaper: "My life role models are a lot of people. Of course family members - my mom, my uncle and people like that. My uncle gave me great advice on things; good talks. And my mom raised me and set the standard for me in terms of discipline, respect and how to carry myself. Other inspirations are sports figures such as Michael Jordan. Musically, there have been a lot of people, from Biggie Smalls to Jay-Z.

“Those two stand out for me because I got to see two people come from where I come from and be successful. That was influential because when you don't see people from where you come from achieving big things, it can be like, 'Nobody around here does anything.' So those people helped to show that you can be from where we're from and achieve great things."