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Fat Joe's first album was ''[[Represent (Fat Joe album)|Represent]]'', released in 1993, followed by ''[[Jealous One's Envy]]'' in 1995. From 1998 to 2006, he was signed to [[Atlantic Records]], releasing three albums under the label, ''[[Don Cartagena]]'' in 1998, ''[[Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)]]'' in 2001, ''[[Loyalty (album)|Loyalty]]'' in 2002, and ''[[All or Nothing (Fat Joe album)|All or Nothing]]'' in 2005. Around the release of ''All or Nothing'', Fat Joe was involved in a highly publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper [[50 Cent]], who attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank", because Joe previously worked with [[Ja Rule]].<ref name="amg">Prato, Greg. [http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fvfwxqugldse~T1 Fat Joe]. [[All Music Guide]]: 2006.</ref> Starting in 2006, when his album ''[[Me, Myself & I (album)|Me, Myself, & I]]'' was released, Fat Joe was signed to [[Imperial Records]], distributing his recordings through his own [[Terror Squad Entertainment]]. His hit singles have included, in his solo career, "Flow Joe", " [[Don Cartagena]]", "[[What's Luv?]]", "[[Get It Poppin]]", "[[I Won't Tell]]", and "[[Make It Rain]]". His most popular song in which he performed was "[[Lean Back]]" with [[Terror Squad]], which was a [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 2004 (USA)|number-one hit in the summer of 2004]]. |
Fat Joe's first album was ''[[Represent (Fat Joe album)|Represent]]'', released in 1993, followed by ''[[Jealous One's Envy]]'' in 1995. From 1998 to 2006, he was signed to [[Atlantic Records]], releasing three albums under the label, ''[[Don Cartagena]]'' in 1998, ''[[Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)]]'' in 2001, ''[[Loyalty (album)|Loyalty]]'' in 2002, and ''[[All or Nothing (Fat Joe album)|All or Nothing]]'' in 2005. Around the release of ''All or Nothing'', Fat Joe was involved in a highly publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper [[50 Cent]], who attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank", because Joe previously worked with [[Ja Rule]].<ref name="amg">Prato, Greg. [http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fvfwxqugldse~T1 Fat Joe]. [[All Music Guide]]: 2006.</ref> Starting in 2006, when his album ''[[Me, Myself & I (album)|Me, Myself, & I]]'' was released, Fat Joe was signed to [[Imperial Records]], distributing his recordings through his own [[Terror Squad Entertainment]]. His hit singles have included, in his solo career, "Flow Joe", " [[Don Cartagena]]", "[[What's Luv?]]", "[[Get It Poppin]]", "[[I Won't Tell]]", and "[[Make It Rain]]". His most popular song in which he performed was "[[Lean Back]]" with [[Terror Squad]], which was a [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 2004 (USA)|number-one hit in the summer of 2004]]. |
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==Music career== |
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===1993-1997: Early years=== |
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Under stage name "Fat Joe da Gangsta", and part of [[D.I.T.C.]]<ref>Fitzgerald, Trent. [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3jfqxqtjld6e~T1 DITC] biography at [[All Music Guide]]</ref>, Cartegena was signed to [[Relativity Records]] in the early 1990s, recording material and working with many artists who he would later sign to his own label. In 1993, his debut album ''[[Represent (Fat Joe album)|Represent]]'' was released, featuring production from [[The Beatnuts]], [[Diamond D]], [[Lord Finesse]], and others.<ref>[http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wnfwxqrgldje~T2 "Represent" credits] at [[All Music Guide]]</ref> Its lead single "Flow Joe" peaked at number one on the [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] [[Hot Rap Singles]] chart; other minor singles from the album included "Watch the Sound" and "This Shit is Real".<ref name="billboard singles">[http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fvfwxqugldse~T51 Fat Joe single chart history] at [[All Music Guide]]</ref> |
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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. The album featured a guest appearance from [[KRS-One]] and production from Diamond D.<ref name="amg"/> The lead single was "Success", which did not chart, but his second single, "Envy" peaked at #8 on the [[Hot Rap Tracks]] chart.<ref name="billboard singles"/> The success of this album led Fat Joe to be featured on the remix of [[LL Cool J]]'s single "[[I Shot Ya]]" along with [[Foxy Brown]], [[Keith Murray]] and [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]] of [[Mobb Deep]]. |
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===1998-2005: Signing to Atlantic Records, Terror Squad=== |
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Released in 1998, ''[[Don Cartagena]]'' was Joe's third album and his first for [[Atlantic Records]]. It peaked on [[The Billboard 200]] at #7 and #2 on Top R&B/Hip Hop albums, eventually being certified gold by the [[RIAA]].<ref name="riaa cert">[http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Fat%20Joe&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=SOLO&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=on&before=on&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1993&endYear=2007&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=25 Fat Joe RIAA certification listings]</ref> The album featured two hit singles "Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)", and "Don Cartagena".<ref name="billboard singles"/> Guest appearances included [[Nas]], [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Big Pun]], [[Raekwon]], [[Jadakiss]], and [[Bone Thugs-N-Harmony]]. Within the album, Fat Joe debuted his own group [[Terror Squad]] that consisted of the late [[Big Pun]], as well as [[Cuban Link]], [[Triple Seis]], [[Prospect (rapper)|Prospect]], [[Armageddon (rapper)|Armageddon]] and later [[Remy Ma]].<ref name="amg terror squad">Birchmeier, Jason. [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dvfrxqtjldse~T1 Terror Squad biography] at [[All Music Guide]]</ref> |
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Joe himself acknowledged, in an interview with HipHopGame.com, that he has received criticism for releasing only one solo album by a former Terror Squad member, [[Remy Ma]], as well as barely featuring original members Prospect and Armageddon on "True Story." Terror Squad singer Tony Sunshine has had possible album release dates pushed back over three years, and Joe had stated that artists Prospect and Armageddon have not released solo albums yet as the result of them being "really lazy".<ref name="joecrack">[http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=fatjoe2 HipHopGame.com - Fat Joe Interview]</ref> Former Terror Squad member Triple Seis also went on record when asked who had written Fat Joe's lyrics, stating that he and Pun were Joe's [[ghostwriters]], and asserts that Joe continues to hire ghostwriters.<ref name="seis">[http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/interview/87104.php Nobody's Smiling: Triple Seis – Third Times a Charm]</ref> |
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Fat Joe released his fourth album ''[[Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)]]'' in 2001, featuring production from the then-popular [[Irv Gotti]]. The album featured a star-studded line up from the likes of [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]], [[Ja Rule]], [[N.O.R.E.]], [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Petey Pablo]], [[M.O.P.]], [[Ludacris]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Buju Banton]], and artists from his [[Terror Squad]] label. The lead single "We Thuggin'" featuring [[R. Kelly]] was a big hit in late 2001, but would not reach the level of the Irv Gotti-produced "[[What's Luv?]]" which was a massive hit in early 2002 and featured [[The Inc. Records|Murder Inc.]] superstars [[Ja Rule]] and [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]. The album was Fat Joe's biggest hit as it was successful from its January release all the way into May, being certified platinum.<ref name="riaa cert"/> However, Fat Joe's fifth album ''[[Loyalty (album)|Loyalty]]'', out in 2002 and featuring production from Irv Gotti, was not as successful. |
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In 2003, Fat Joe was featured in the pop single "[[I Want You/Me Pones Sexy|I Want You]]" by Mexican singer [[Thalía]]. The same year, he and [[Tony Sunshine]] performed the single "Crush Tonight" from ''Loyalty'' on the [[Comedy Central]] program ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'', hosted by comedian [[Dave Chappelle]].<ref>[http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/chappelles_show/episode_guide/season_1/episode_105.jhtml Comedy Central: Shows - Chappelle's Show - Episode Guide - Season 1 - 105<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Despite the setback, Fat Joe scored a number-one hit in 2004 with his group [[Terror Squad]], collaborating with [[Remy Ma]] on the [[Scott Storch]] production "[[Lean Back]]" from the album ''[[True Story (album)|True Story]]''.<ref name="amg terror squad"/> The song was criticized twice by conservative columnist [[L. Brent Bozell III]] for its extensive use of [[obscenity|obscene]] language.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bozell|first=L. Brent III|authorlink=L. Brent Bozell III|title=Summer's Pop Music Meltdown|work=[[Media Research Center]]|publisher=[[Creators Syndicate]]|date=2004-08-06|url=http://www.mrc.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2004/col20040809.asp|accessdate=2008-01-25}}</ref><ref name="toned down">{{cite web | last = Bozell | first = L. Brent III | authorlink = L. Brent Bozell III | title = Toned Down Awards Shows | work=[[Media Research Center]] | publisher = [[Creators Syndicate]] | date = 2004-09-02 | url =http://www.mediaresearch.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2004/col20040902.asp | accessdate = 2007-12-14}}</ref> However, Jason Birchmeier of [[All Music Guide]] called the song "a perfect club-ready duet between Joe and [[Remy Ma|Remy]] that boasts a trademark [[Scott Storch]] beat and a memorable singalong hook (and dance-along step)" |
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Three years later, in 2005, Fat Joe released his sixth album ''[[All or Nothing (Fat Joe album)|All or Nothing]]'', noted for featuring the popular diss track "[[My Fofo]]" aimed at fellow New York rapper [[50 Cent]], who had dissed Joe for recording with [[Ja Rule]].<ref>Kellman, Andy. [http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfrxqysldte "All or Nothing" - Overview]. [[All Music Guide]]: 2005</ref> ''All or Nothing'' spawned the singles "So Much More" and "Get It Poppin" featuring [[Nelly]], also with guest appearances from [[Eminem]], [[Ma$e]], [[Remy Ma]], [[Mashonda]], and [[R. Kelly]]. |
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Consequently, [[50 Cent]] attacked Fat Joe in his 2005 song "[[Piggy Bank (song)|Piggy Bank]]" from his album ''[[The Massacre]]''.<ref>Jeffries, David. [http://wm11.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:acmtk6rxykr3 "The Massacre" review]. [[All Music Guide]]: 2005</ref><ref>Reid, Shaheem. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497344/20050222/50_cent.jhtml 50 Cent Album Pushed Up]. [[MTV News]]: February 22, 2005</ref> Fat Joe, subsequently, attacked 50's street credibility and called him a "Genius" on a phone interview with [[Kay Slay]] of [[New York City]] hip-hop radio station [[WQHT]].<ref>Reid, Shaheem. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497500/20050225/fat_joe.jhtml Fat Joe Calls 50 Cent 'A King']. [[MTV News]]: February 25, 2005</ref> Fat Joe also released a track criticizing 50 Cent in his 2005 album ''[[All or Nothing (Fat Joe album)|All or Nothing]]'' titled "My FoFo" (referring to his [[.44]]). What many considered odd, in the same year that Ma$e worked with Fat Joe, he worked with 50 and he was in 50 Cent's video [[Window Shopper]]. |
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At the 2005 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], while Fat Toe introduced the [[reggaeton]] act featuring [[Daddy Yankee]], Joe remarked, "I feel safe with all the police protection, courtesy of G-Unit."<ref>http://playahata.com/hatablog/?p=829</ref> Shortly after, when MTV switched to a commercial break, 50 Cent directed an [[obscenity]] at Joe, and 50 Cent jumped on stage as Fat Joe was leaving.<ref>Reid, Shaheem. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508728/20050831/fat_joe.jhtml Fat Toe Thought VMA Dis Might Lead To Fight With 50 Cent]. [[MTV News]]: August 31, 2005.</ref> |
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===2006-present: Terror Squad Entertainment signing=== |
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''[[Me, Myself & I (album)|Me, Myself & I]]'', released in 2006, is Fat Joe's seventh album. It was his first album released on his new deal with [[Virgin Records]].<ref name="amg"/> It was his first album since ''Jealous One's Envy'' not to receive [[RIAA certification]]. It featured the hit single "Make It Rain" with southern rapper [[Lil Wayne]], followed by "No Drama (Clap and Revolve)". |
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In June 2007, the Reverend [[Michael Pfleger]] targeted Fat Joe as among several rappers he believed promoted [[misogyny]] in his billboard campaign "Stop Listening to Trash", which was launched June 18, 2007 throughout [[Chicago, Illinois]], where Pfleger preaches.<ref>Petipas, Jolene. [http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/11901 "Stop Listening To Trash," Church Calls Out Rappers In New Campaign]. SOHH.com: June 20, 2007</reF> Also that month, Fat Joe was featured in the [[DJ Khaled]] singles "[[We Takin' Over]]" and "[[Brown Paper Bag]]" from the album ''[[We the Best]]'', alongside several other performers. |
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In September of 2007, on the [[BET]] program ''[[Rap City]]'', 50 Cent again criticized Fat Joe, who responded in early January of 2008 on ''Rap City'' that 50 Cent's criticism was nonsense and that he was just trying to re-introduce the earlier feud from 2005 from 50 Cent's song "Piggy Bank".<ref>[http://www.rapbasement.com/news/fat-joe/fat-joe-says-beefing-with-50-cent-made-him-more-rich.html Rap Basement - Fat Joe Says Beefing With 50 Cent Made Him More Rich<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Later in January, 50 Cent released another Fat Joe diss, called "Southside Nigga (I'm Leaving)". |
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Fat Joe's eighth solo studio album ''[[The Elephant in the Room]]'' is to be distributed by [[Imperial Records]], a division of Capitol Records and Terror Squad Entertainment, and released on March 11, 2008.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/fat_joe/albums.jhtml?albumId=2210137 The Elephant in the Room | Album Track Listing | MTV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> At the end of January 2008, Fat Joe and his longtime accountant Brian Dittrich both denied rumors spreading on the Internet that Fat Joe owed the [[IRS]] in taxes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saint-Louis|first=Tai|title=Fat Joe & Accountant Deny IRS Troubles|url=http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/01/31/19222767.aspx|work=AllHipHop.com|date=2008-01-31|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref> [[MTV News]] has also reported that Fat Joe had chosen not to include a planned cover of [[Eddie Murphy]]'s song "[[Party All the Time]]" in the album, and that Joe is still in the process of completing the album.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Fat Joe Nixes Planned Eddie Murphy Cover|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1579872/20080117/fat_joe.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=2008-01-18|accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref> |
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It was believed [[Benzino]], a man well known because of the feud with [[Eminem]], was targeting Fat Joe, saying he slept with Fat Joe's wife Lorena in the magazine Hip-Hop Weekly. Read about it [http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blog/show?id=784568%3ABlogPost%3A968366&page=3 here]. Fat Joe recently stated that the whole front cover was photoshopped(therefore fake) and really, this edition of the magazine has [[Young Buck]] on the front of it. <ref>http://www.dotspotter.com/news/648325_Miss_Info_Exclusive_Fat_Joe_speaks_out_about_fake_tabloid_photo_and_defends_his_family</ref> |
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Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, and is signed to Imperial Records. Fat Joe also runs his own label Terror Squad Entertainment, where he is the CEO and main artist, also being a performer in its musical group Terror Squad among several other New York City-based rappers.
Fat Joe's first album was Represent, released in 1993, followed by Jealous One's Envy in 1995. From 1998 to 2006, he was signed to Atlantic Records, releasing three albums under the label, Don Cartagena in 1998, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) in 2001, Loyalty in 2002, and All or Nothing in 2005. Around the release of All or Nothing, Fat Joe was involved in a highly publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper 50 Cent, who attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank", because Joe previously worked with Ja Rule.[1] Starting in 2006, when his album Me, Myself, & I was released, Fat Joe was signed to Imperial Records, distributing his recordings through his own Terror Squad Entertainment. His hit singles have included, in his solo career, "Flow Joe", " Don Cartagena", "What's Luv?", "Get It Poppin", "I Won't Tell", and "Make It Rain". His most popular song in which he performed was "Lean Back" with Terror Squad, which was a number-one hit in the summer of 2004.
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Discography
Solo albums
- 1993: Represent (as Fat Joe da Gangsta)
- 1995: Jealous One's Envy
- 1998: Don Cartagena
- 2001: Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)
- 2002: Loyalty
- 2005: All or Nothing
- 2006: Me, Myself & I
- 2008: The Elephant in the Room
Mixtapes
- 2008: Un-Named Fat Joe Mixtape [2]
Collaboration albums
With D.I.T.C.
- 2000: D.I.T.C.
With Terror Squad
- 1999: Terror Squad
- 2004: True Story
- 2008: A New Story[3]
Filmography
- Thicker Than Water (1999) - Lonzo Medina
- Prison Song (2001)
- Empire (2002)
- Scary Movie 3 (2003)
- Happy Feet (2006) - voice of Seymour
See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- List of famous Cubans
- Latin rap
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ Prato, Greg. Fat Joe. All Music Guide: 2006.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem. Mixtape Monday: 50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From 'Weak' Album; Busta Rhymes' Hypeman Is Staying Put. MTV News: November 26, 2007
- ^ Terror Squad Sign New Deal With Koch Records. Boombox.co.uk: Oct. 23, 2007