The album featured a guest appearance from KRS-One and production from Diamond D. In 1995, Fat Joe released his second studio album, Jealous One's Envy, which peaked at #71 on The Billboard 200 and at #7 on Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. Its lead single, " Flow Joe" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart other minor singles from the album included "Watch the Sound" and "This Shit Is Real". In 1993, his debut album Represent was released, featuring production from The Beatnuts, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, and others.
Under stage name Fat Joe da Gangsta and part of the rap group D.I.T.C., Cartagena was signed to Relativity Records in the early 1990s, recording material and working with many artists whom he would later sign to his own label.
His brother introduced him to hip hop music. He also admits that he was a bully in his childhood. Living in the Forest Houses, a public housing project in the South Bronx neighborhood of Morrisania, Fat Joe began stealing at a young age to support his family. 2., Plata O Plomo with Remy Ma, and Family Ties with Dreįat Joe was born Joseph Antonio Cartagena in the Bronx borough of New York City, where he was raised by parents of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent. 2.5 2010: Signing to E1 Music and The Darkside.2.3 2006–2008: Me, Myself & I, The Elephant in the Room, the 50 Cent feud continued, and more.2.2 1998–2005: Signing with Atlantic Records, Terror Squad, feud with 50 Cent.His album Family Ties was released in December 2019. In 2018 he began hosting a podcast on Tidal, Coca Vision, where he discusses music, friendships, and pop culture with various guests.
He is best known for the songs " Lean Back" (2004 with Terror Squad), " What's Luv?" (2002 featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule), " Make It Rain" (2006 featuring Lil Wayne), and " All the Way Up" (2016 with Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Dre).įat Joe has appeared in several films, including Scary Movie 3 and Happy Feet, as well as Spike Lee's Netflix series She's Gotta Have It. His most commercially successful album to date was Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) (2001) it was certified platinum by the RIAA and internationally certified silver by the BPI, as well as reaching the top 100 on multiple music charts. He began his music career as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), then forged a solo career and set up his own label, Terror Squad, to which he signed Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, Cuban Link, Armageddon, Prospect, Triple Seis, and a then-unknown DJ Khaled, as well as discover producers Cool & Dre.įat Joe's debut solo album, Represent, was released in 1993 and spawned the single " Flow Joe", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper from New York City.