Fat joe

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Artist : Fat Joe
Real Name : Joseph Cartagena
Crew :Terror Squad
Hometown : Bronx, NY

Fat Joe Biography :

Fat joe (real name : Joseph Cartagena) was born in New York’s South Bronx. He is often called a Puerto Rican, but he describes himself as a ‘New York Rican’. When he was 13 years old, Joe, or Little Joey as he was known, ran errands for the million-dollar drug dealers. Then, between junior and senior high schools, Fat Joe started to do higher levels of crime.
"I started robbing girls for their earrings, pulling out and sticking up the whole bus - everybody that’s on the number six bus was getting robbed - taking everybody’s earrings, chains, going in their pockets, walking, stomping, stopping the bus." He even has had a graffiti career, and is well known as Joey Crack, a nickname earned from ill-fitting pants at school, and even writing his name in a Riker’s Island elevator. When quizzed why, he said he had to leave his name since he never expected to return.
Around his block, fat joe was well known as a local celebrity. He says that a lot of people saw his first videos on television, without even knowing he was a rapper. But it took a lot of perseverance for Fat Joe to rap. The black-dominated early 80s scene meant it was hard as ‘New York Rican’ to get the mic. But by 1993 he had released his first single, ‘Flow Joe’, shortly followed by his LP "Represent".

Fat Joe now looks down on that album, but it had good tracks and established him as the first sort of Puerto Rican to make it big. Unfortunately, nowadays he won’t be going back to Puerto Rico. "I don’t know if I’ll ever be back in Puerto Rico again - not since I stopped flying." An unspecified ‘terrible, terrible experience’ in a plane has kept him grounded. Known to drive all over the US to get to shows, it’s obvious this is one thing that Fat Joe is serious about.

In 1995 came fat Joe’s second album, and, according to Big Punisher, ‘classic’. It cemented his position in hip hop, and as the first Latino rapper to really blow up the spot. In between this LP and "Don Cartagena", a lot of things have happened with Fat Joe. He founded the aforementioned stores, made his own clothing line, FJ 560 and brought through the Terror Squad.
The original Terror Squad was Fat Joe’s crew, who wrote graffiti, hung out and experienced a lot. But eight or nine deaths cut the crew down significantly. Now the Terror Squad is a group of artists, with so far Fat Joe, Big Pun, Cuban Link, Armageddon, Shorty Prospect and a singer called Veronica. The first project from the squad was Big Pun’s Capital Punishment, and more is sure to come soon.
In September of ’98, Fat Joe released his third solo album "Don Cartagena" the album was a success and covered with guest appearances.

fat joe discography

Fat Joe All or Nothing (2005)	Fat Joe Loyalty (2002)

Fat Joe Jealous Ones Still Envy... (2001)	Fat Joe Don Cartagena (1998)

Fat Joe Jealous One’s Envy (1995)	Fat Joe Represent (1993)
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Fat joe, by Adel A.R. Jamal [2008-11-19 00:38:47]

I WISH THE TERROR SQUAD WOULD CONCIDER TAKING OVER THE ISLAND KINGDOMN OF BAHRAIN, because fake PUTOS like the ruling family’s children ALL REPRESENT "G-UNIT BAHRAIN ?????" FUck that, we need some latinos en esta vaina, pa mostralos como son las cosas !

Fuck fitty, flowless piece of shit. THE GAME ripped him up a long time ago !!!

Fat joe, by jedah [2008-08-13 17:18:52]

cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccrack eres lo maximo

Fat joe, by kabelokalake [2008-05-23 08:48:46]

JOEY CRACK,waz up,u de man,u de realest motherfucr,u rily made 50 to crack,he sure did crackd,u got de hud in de palm of ur hand,u represent.TS 4 LIFE.

Fat joe, by STC CHA CHA [2008-03-19 15:00:09]

50 is my man fat joe is a fat punky ass hole mother fucker "terror squad" ratings(poor) "GGGG-UNIT" EXCELLENT

Fat joe, by tony [2008-03-08 17:22:47]

wat up men

Fat joe, by 10.Deep [2008-02-17 23:35:44]

this bio isnt completely correct. Fat Joe went back to perform in Puerto Rico on May of last year with Pitbull and Yung Joc

Fat joe, by Moooookesh Bulgan [2008-02-06 10:15:18]

i make fresh milk from my udders !

Fat joe, by [2007-12-05 04:39:48]

fat.loe is the best man fuck off 50

Fat joe, by fat joe fan [2007-10-09 11:25:58]

joey crack is the best dj khalid is best we takin over is the best fat joes fan . slim joe

Fat joe, by fat joe fan [2007-10-06 06:23:40]

fat joe is the best singer in the world fuck every budy dont respict crack terror squad is the best fuck 50 and g unit come suck my dick all

Fat joe, by [2007-09-12 13:01:53]

fat joe u a bitch 50 ruined u dawg u garbage lean back was nice but since den u got soft u rock grills u 4rom new york wat da fuck dawg u a east coast artis fuck u rockin grills 4 know ur place bitch ggggg-unit and who eva got sumthin 2 say contact me bitch ggggg-unit !!!!

Fat joe, by Askaboutme [2007-08-13 19:39:44]

Fuck Fat joe, Fuck TS, if it wasn’t for Pun no one would giv shit bout Joe. Lyrical Cuban Link wipe the floor wit joe. Joe tryed 2 roll up on him wit some pussies after a party,Cuban Link was drunk and still beat joe ass

Fat joe, by HipHoppa [2007-08-01 15:16:58]

this dude fell off when pun died.

Fat joe, by [2007-07-30 17:40:44]

CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK

get some fucking lyrics you fat bastard

Fat joe, by Peter [2007-07-11 16:33:19]

YOU SUCK ASS BRO

Fat joe, by 62984 [2007-06-15 15:22:12]

FAT JOE IS MY MAN FUR LIFE !!!! FORGET ALL THEM DUMB ASS PUNKS WHO THINK THEY COOL !! WE ALL KNOW WAT COOL IS AND IT SURE IS HELL AIN’T 50 LOL !!!! TS 4 LIFE !!! LIFE IS SHORT SO LEAN BACK MORE !!!!!!

Fat joe, by the good girl [2007-05-23 01:27:18]

well i BEEN looking for those TS shoes that came out a LOOOOONG time ago.. and got here.. butt for reall my all time favorite album has to be loyalty..

Fat joe, by magnificence [2007-04-27 21:09:55]

Fat Joe Said At A Party in hollyhood to check out my boy Metafortae because he got skillz just like Fat Joe www.myspace.com/metaforte

Fat joe, by byble [2007-03-16 15:37:11]

yoh watz up Joe i really like what you are doing its great keep it up you are a real nigga 4get about those punkass niggas they are really shits especilly that 50 nigga gg unit my asssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

Fat joe, by noughskrilla,Nima-Gh. [2007-03-12 12:37:01]

Fat Joe is is not a bitch but he really actin like a hoe.What fuck is wrong with your brain Joe,how you gon put this filthy southern boys on your shit.I never liked those dude cus they dont got respect for ny rappers/emcess.

Fat joe, by Jon F.E.V.A [2006-12-15 00:23:59]

Joey Crack is one of the realest mahfuckas in the hip hop game.He ain’t one of the best lyricaly in the game,but every thing this nigga rap is real.I’m from Jamaica Queens,New York,but live in VA right now.Joe is gone be one of the niggas thats gone restore the order of hip hop and put New York back on top.No disrespect to my niggas in the South but we need the crown back.All ya’ll niggas hatin’ on Terror Squad suck a dick wit aids on the tip.Keep doing ya thing Coca.CRACK,CRACK,CRACK,CRACK,CRACK,CRACK,CRACK !

Fat joe, by SinaF a.k.a FFaN [2006-11-03 08:37:21]

Yeah ! fuck 50 and G G G, Gay Unit !

50 aint gangsta. 50 gay. Thinks hes da best because he was shot.hahahaha lol

Fat joe, by KeebRaj [2006-10-09 09:16:26]

Fuck 50 and the P-P-P-P UNIT. Fat Joe is sexy as shitt and has a real thug appeal. All 50 has is a dick in his mouth sound, bullet proof vests, and plenty, plenty body guards. .005 can’t come close to FAT JOE or his squad. Delaware reppin for Fat Joe and not the big teeth unit.

Fat joe, by donkavork [2006-10-02 20:07:57]

Fat joe fuck these hattin,crab coochie,cock swollowing niggas.Iam a NorthPhilly nigga,I got luv for my ricans,Keep killing them on and of the mic.Joey crack is one of the most upbeat great rappers from the eastcoast.Gotta flow joe,Keep banging.The eastcoast need you !!!!!!!!!!!

> Fat joe, by ahmad [2006-07-27 20:45:33]

fat joe fuk u man pussyboi fukboi fuk boi number 1 ur such a jelous from g-unit..u think ur betta ???ur a shemale memba wen does ppl throwed a really hard ball on ur middle part of ur body an nothin happened to u u didnt even got hurt..that means ur a shemale an wit dat mothafukin song u made fuck 50..it sucksan ur sayin to 50..’’hate it or love the gamez on top u jelous of him ??’’well 50 is not like u a jelousy bitch mothafuka snitch..every1 says dat ur the snitch of ny it aint 50...go fuk urslef asshole

> Fat joe, by fuk ya [2006-07-18 18:20:23]

fuck fat joe and fuck puerto ricans becasue they aint really hispanics they are americans who speak spanish but no that well ! Learn to speak motherfuckers !

> Fat joe, by ?ETON(wucepe crew) [2006-07-12 13:12:24]

Yo !im from poland.I very like Fat Joe because he is thrue raper.50 cent is not really.Is comercional.BIG UP FAT JOE !!! big pun 4 ever !!!

> Fat Joe Diss, by URSTIN [2006-06-27 05:33:21]

Alright fatty, i killed game with my raps, your next.

You say 50 cent is fake, but have you chickity checked your self ?

Murda Inc so broke, they dont even sell on the FREE shelf,

Look at your name, ITS FAT JOE, wonder why it rhymes so well, with THAT HOE,

Its cuz you a bitch, and i know you a snitch,

Your the one on the raido talkin to 5-0,

24/7, always on, its like a live show,

cuz fatty, your not even motha fuckin black, With your rhymes wack, no sack, and the only jam you got, sits in the chamber of your mac,

Thats right, a white dude, is motha fuckin dissin you !, Success has a penis, and its pissing who ?

pissin me man, and it feel great, so tell Jah i said hi, next time you watch him masterbate,

Jada too, ! do you shave his head for him, he complains about his balls, and i know who tor’em,

YOU DID ! YOU FAT FUCKING BITCH, If the rap game was a car, you’d just be the trailer hitch,

i hate you, and laugh harder then any other, Even Micheal Jackson’s not sure if your a fucking BROTHER !

G UNIT 4 LIFE ! GGGGGG GUNIT !

> Fat joe, by Cash2much2005 [2006-06-06 02:08:49]

Yo Inc Brotha have u heard Ja been retired dawg 50 ran him and Irv outta business besides Ja wishese he was like 2pac and Joe wishes he was like Pig Pun dat fat cupcake eatin muthafucka GGGG-Unit SIKE I aint a fan like dat but 50 way betta den Ja and Joe Jadakiss however is another story how many people here agree ?

> Fat joe, by Murder Inc Brother [2006-04-22 11:20:54]

Hey man i’m a JA RULE fan but i just wanna say that i Respect Fat Joe Cause he is a real nigga ... And he is with murder inc in a way ! So respect to you Fat Joe Fans !! And Fat Joe !! Murder 4 life !!

> Fat joe, by uk shizzle [2006-04-16 03:20:50]

Im over in fucking england man n 50 way bigger over here than fat joe even tho he weigh 400 pound. Fuck fat joe man he act like he black but he’s not black he just gotta’ fucking chip on his shoulder man

> Fat joe, by [2006-04-11 18:25:23]

you fat fuckin sand nig, come on your shit is so whack, only ricans like you, congrats on that you dirty fat fuck... you suck at rapping, go back to washing cars bitch

> Fat joe, by baby jay [2006-04-04 23:11:19]

all of yall r wrong dont know bout the rican n the terror squad

PUERTO RICAN 4LIFE4EVER

> Fat joe, by GAME’S A BITCH !!!! [2006-04-03 20:08:58]

Fat Joe Is A Faggot !!! He’s The Worst Rapper I’ve Ever Heard and Seen, Terrible... G,G,G, G-Unit 4 Life Bitches !!!

> Fat joe, by mowy [2006-04-03 00:56:06]

Fat joe is a strong rapper all u with the fat joekes need to get some new material I bet u wouldn’t say it to his face.If it were not for Joe there would be no Big L or Big Pun and

so go run your fuckin mouth whilst your on the net you fuckin punks and go and listen to your 50 cds.

> Fat joe, by 213 NBC [2006-03-26 04:42:15]

GGGGGGGGGGGG Unit Boi

> Fat joe, by What ?? [2006-03-09 07:59:49]

Yeah TS Baby !

BIG PUN 4 ever !

fuck 50 and his crew man ! Its gay U, Gay U, Gay U, Gay Unit !!!!

All that gay 50 really need... is a little Dick !

aight TS represent !

> Fat joe, by bronk [2006-03-04 22:18:28]

FAT JOE YOUR FUCKEN FAT THE ONLY THING YOUR GOOD FOR IS OPENING YOUR MOUTH BUT NOT TO RAP BUT TO EAT AND SUCK 50’S DICK

> Fat joe, by J-Street [2006-03-02 15:27:22]

Joe Crack show Curtis Jackson he outta his league. I heard that track that’s hot shit.

"...all I heard was GGGUnit 50 niggaz ran and they didn’t even do shit..."

GUNOT ! Big ups to Terra Squad ! BX wut up !

> Fat joe, by [2006-02-21 23:00:48]

hahaha ayo fat joe i gotta say congrats son, your fat fuckin ass is popular in hawaii hahaha hawaii ?? what the fuck they know about rap, clearly not much... one

>literally fat joe, by o0hawaiian0o_gurl [2006-02-18 00:37:22]

hey there FAT joe i think that you so skinny................................................................................. Wait Fat i mean well yeah theres has been things on my mind that i just cant understand and that is that your fat and you can sing like that i mean when i see a fat person like not breathing hard i sometimes wounder is his music really or is everytime in his concert he singing or not... things like that i wounder but you i will halla at you later fat fuck............. have you called jenny crage bitch you fat mother fucker cock sucker dick licker pussy quipher,aaa ball hogger mother fucker from my ass hole

repersent the hawaiian people of hawaii and oahu

> Fat joe, by [2006-02-10 05:58:37]

fat joe... 50 haunts you in your dreams, you lost what small amount of talent you once had... fat fuck, yous a window shopper bitch

> Fat joe Fuck Fat joe, by Mando aka Black [2006-01-19 21:24:57]

Pussy ass bitch.Yo you fat bitch you suck big fucking dick.fucking fat bitch

GGG GGG GGG unit bitch

ps.Big pun is the best so fuck Fat Joe

818 killerz

Niggablood, by D-Thug [2006-01-12 22:13:19]

Fat Joe Fuck You You Pussy boy why do you fuck with g-unit g-unit kils you white motherfucker 50 shot you GGG G-UNIT

ps fat joe ain’t no gangster

> Fat joe, by [2006-01-08 07:11:22]

Fat Joe Punk ass bitch go suck a dick Remy Ma is the only hot TS Member

> Fat joe, by BlaSphEmOus [2006-01-03 05:57:34]

From 50 Cent when he was an underground sick ass rapper... Whatever ever happened to him after the ’Get Rich or Die Tryin’ LP man he lost it big time.

Not a diss to Fat Joe but oh well... How to Rob - "I’ll rob Pun without a gun, snatch his piece and run, That n*gga wiegh 400 pounds. How he gon’ cathc me son ?" Holy shit that is toooooo funny