With his sophomore release, rapper Fabolous tries to match the success of his first release “Ghetto Fabolous,” but his “Street Dreams” don’t come true.

An album that produced tight beats, catchy phrases and videos with little white girls Harlem Shaking in a subway car, “Ghetto Fabolous” had such hits as “Keepin it Gangsta,” “Young’n (Holla Back),” “Trade it All,” “Right Now and Later On” and “Can’t Deny It.”

“Street Dreams” is a good album, and it has some good tracks, but the album is watered down like Lincoln Residence Hall mashed potatoes. The guest appearances improve the album, but the number of good songs to the number of what I like to call “filler songs” degrades its quality.

-When an artist’s first album is phenomenal and fresh like “Ghetto Fabolous” was, following it up requires some fortitude. Fabolous tries his hardest on the album, but it lacks what his rookie album did.

You’re only as good as your producers are, and the first album saw tracks produced by DJ Clue, Duro, Rockwilder, The Neptunes, Just Blaze, Timbaland and Rick Rock.

“Street Dreams” only retains DJ Clue and Duro, but it adds Skane to the list of producers. The loss of Timbaland and The Neptunes’ mix of funk and new-school hip-hop will hurt any artist.

“Ghetto Fabolous” featured “Trade It All,” a track with P. Diddy and Jagged Edge that was on the lighter side for Fabolous. “Street Dreams” features three bonus tracks, one of which is the “Trade it All (remix).”

“Street Dreams” has a definite lighter side. “Into You” features Grammy winner Ashanti singing the hook. “My Life” features R&B artist Mary J. Blige singing the sampled hook.

The album does have some quality songs. “Not Give a F—” features a tight beat and clever lyrics by the rapper. Meanwhile, “Damn” features the hook of “Dayyyymm” and features samples from the Sugar Hill Gang’s classic “Rapper’s Delight.”

“Up on Things” features Snoop, and it borrows a hook from “Still D.R.E.” from Dr. Dre’s album “Chronic 2001.”

“Hey Hey Hey Yo” is the phrase featured in “This is My Party.” The track will have you singing “Hey, hey, hey, yo” until you’re blue in the mouth.

Overall “Street Dreams” is not bad, but it is in no way as good as its predecessor. When your first album produces five hit singles, your second album better be damn good and “Street Dreams” is just kind of good. If you’re a Fabolous fan, you should pick it up. You’d probably like it more than I did.