Fab5

Words: Brian Miller
Image: Christian Lantry

Believe it or not, owning double D’s and an ample ass isn’t the only way for a girl to make the cut in a music video. Though those God-given assets can assist, they don’t automatically qualify you. Just ask your favorite Eye Candy’s favorite rapper Fabolous. As the star in videos like “Trade It All Pt. 2” and “Baby,” Fab has unveiled more dimes than the U.S. Treasury. Peep what five attributes make F-A-B-O go, duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-DAMN!

Face It: A girl’s gotta have natural beauty. Your face is gonna be one of the main things that’s gonna get seen in a video. I would say that’s definitely one of the most important [features for a model].

2. The Way You Move: I like a girl that moves and uses her body language a lil’ bit. It could be the way the girl bends over or anything. When you see good movement, you’ll say, Wow, she is walking the shit outta them heels! I know when I first seen the strut of Ki Toy in the OutKast video, she definitely knew how to work her heels [laughs].

No Fat Chicks Allowed!: For a video, I definitely want some kind of body, like a girl with a big ass or a really toned body. I think Black girls got the best asses, but I think Spanish girls have the best-toned bodies. I don’t do the fat girls in the videos. That’s a definite no! Like the shit Redman be doing is a lil’ cool. But if you too big for the screen, you gotta get ya weight down and then come back and holla. No Kirstie Alleys!

More Flies With Honey: People like to work around people who got a good personality. I hate [video] girls that complain, “I’ve been here all day!” That’s like a man working at a fish market complaining about smelling bad.

Exclusivity: You don’t wanna see the same girl you’ve seen in 10 videos on BET be your main girl. I’d use someone like Eva Mendes, Roselyn Sanchez, or Gabrielle Union. I’d snatch one of them up.