NBC Bay Area

Mistah F.A.B. holds ‘Thug Therapy' to discuss mental health at Oakland's Merritt College

A Bay Area rapper is reaching youth in a new way by sharing his struggles with mental health. Stanley Cox, better known as Mistah F.A.B., has made it his mission to help others reveal their own mental ...
NBC Bay Area

Mistah F.A.B. holds ‘Thug Therapy' for dozens of Black men struggling with mental health

Oakland rapper and entrepreneur Mistah F.A.B. first opened up publicly about his struggle with debilitating anxiety more than two weeks ago to NBC Bay Area and the response was overwhelming. On ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. talks creating youth development center, fashion and music

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Mistah F.A.B. has created the kind of hits that can make an entire nightclub get hyphy, or have people shouting the lyrics out the windows of their cars. His sound is ...
AllHipHop

Mistah F.A.B. Speaks On Relationships with Too Short, The Jacka & Traxamillion

Mistah F.A.B. discusses being a mental health advocate, Too Short being his idol, making “Life Of Da Party” with Snoop Dogg, opening a nightclub in honor of his mom, launching Dope Era Academy for ...
Yahoo

Mistah F.A.B. Asserts MC Hammer Should Be Honored As Part Of Hip-Hop 50 Celebration

MC Hammer’s lack of inclusion in Hip-Hop 50 celebrations has been brought to light by rapper Mistah F.A.B., who blasted those who have not honored the contributions of “rap’s first megastar.” On ...
KTVU

Mistah F.A.B shares how panic attack during interview inspired 'THUG Therapy'

Mistah F.A.B and Ryan Coogler, Oakland natives, are hosting an event on June 18 focusing on men's mental health ahead of Juneteenth. OAKLAND, Calif. - Acclaimed rapper and Bay Area community activist ...
KTVU

Mistah F.A.B.'s backpack giveaway helps 500 students prepare for the new school year

OAKLAND, Calif. - Hundreds of East Bay students are feeling prepared for the new school year after getting all of their school supplies for free at a giveaway hosted by rapper and activist Mistah ...
KQED

For His Birthday, Mistah F.A.B. Gifts the Bay Area a Week of Parties and Events

What started as a series of parties called F.A.B. Week to mark Mistah F.A.B.’s 40th birthday has evolved into a full-blown annual festival that the Oakland rap star, entrepreneur and community ...
SFGate

An arrest, car accidents and a Mythbuster: An oral history of Mistah F.A.B.’s ‘Ghost Ride It’

Back in 2006, there was one question that was on everyone's minds outside of the Bay Area: What's ghost riding? Interest in the activity — where someone drives a car at a low speed and then jumps out ...
AllHipHop

Mistah F.A.B. Vows Comeback After Arsonist Destroys His Clothing Store

Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and ...
Forbes

Mistah F.A.B. On Ghostwriting, His Clothing Line, And Marshawn Lynch

Stanley "Mistah F.A.B." Cox is a Bay Area rap veteran who has been an integral part of his region's sound for well over a decade. He's equally skilled at writing introspective, moving songs about his ...