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Three years later, in 2005, Fat Joe released his sixth 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 [[New York (Ja Rule song)|recording with Ja Rule]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first= Andy|title="All or Nothing" - Overview|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfrxqysldte |publisher= Allmusic|date=2005|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> ''All or Nothing'' spawned the singles "So Much More" and "Get It Poppin" featuring Nelly, also with guest appearances from Eminem, Mase, Remy Ma, Mashonda, and R. Kelly. Responding to "My Fofo", 50 Cent attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank" from his 2005 album ''The Massacre''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first= David|title="The Massacre" - Overview|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:acmtk6rxykr3 |publisher=Allmusic|date=2005|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title=50 Cent Album Pushed Up|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497344/20050222/50_cent.jhtml|work= MTV News|date=2005-02-22|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Jadakiss, Fat Joe Slicing Their 50 Cent Beef Different Ways|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497736/20050303/fat_joe.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=2005-03-03|accessdate=2008-04-18}}</ref> Fat Joe subsequently attacked 50's street credibility and called him a "coward" on a phone interview with Kay Slay of New York City hip-hop radio station WQHT.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title=Fat Joe Calls 50 Cent 'A King'|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497500/20050225/fat_joe.jhtml |work=MTV News|date=2005-02-25|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> The conflict carried on at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, while Fat Joe introduced the reggaeton act featuring Daddy Yankee, Joe remarked, "I feel safe with all the police protection—courtesy of G-Unit."<ref>{{cite book|last=Parker|first=Derrick|title=Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and Jam Master Jay From the NYPD's First "Hip-Hop Cop"|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IIpWyv-IQMkC&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=%22i+feel+safe+with+all+the+police+protection%22+%22fat+joe%22&source=web&ots=6aqvmA-22_&sig=I3j8B7uOoIFH8eouNlc42rF0jeE&hl=en|publisher=Macmillan|year=2006|page=293|isbn=0312352514}}</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>{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title=Fat Joe Thought VMA Dis Might Lead To Fight With 50 Cent |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508728/20050831/fat_joe.jhtml|work=MTV he News|date=2005-08-31|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>
Three years later, in 2005, Fat Joe released his sixth 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 [[New York (Ja Rule song)|recording with Ja Rule]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first= Andy|title="All or Nothing" - Overview|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kzfrxqysldte |publisher= Allmusic|date=2005|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> ''All or Nothing'' spawned the singles "So Much More" and "Get It Poppin" featuring Nelly, also with guest appearances from Eminem, Mase, Remy Ma, Mashonda, and R. Kelly. Responding to "My Fofo", 50 Cent attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank" from his 2005 album ''The Massacre''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first= David|title="The Massacre" - Overview|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:acmtk6rxykr3 |publisher=Allmusic|date=2005|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title=50 Cent Album Pushed Up|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497344/20050222/50_cent.jhtml|work= MTV News|date=2005-02-22|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Jadakiss, Fat Joe Slicing Their 50 Cent Beef Different Ways|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497736/20050303/fat_joe.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=2005-03-03|accessdate=2008-04-18}}</ref> Fat Joe subsequently attacked 50's street credibility and called him a "coward" on a phone interview with Kay Slay of New York City hip-hop radio station WQHT.<ref>{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title=Fat Joe Calls 50 Cent 'A King'|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1497500/20050225/fat_joe.jhtml |work=MTV News|date=2005-02-25|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref> The conflict carried on at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, while Fat Joe introduced the reggaeton act featuring Daddy Yankee, Joe remarked, "I feel safe with all the police protection—courtesy of G-Unit."<ref>{{cite book|last=Parker|first=Derrick|title=Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and Jam Master Jay From the NYPD's First "Hip-Hop Cop"|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=IIpWyv-IQMkC&pg=PA293&lpg=PA293&dq=%22i+feel+safe+with+all+the+police+protection%22+%22fat+joe%22&source=web&ots=6aqvmA-22_&sig=I3j8B7uOoIFH8eouNlc42rF0jeE&hl=en|publisher=Macmillan|year=2006|page=293|isbn=0312352514}}</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>{{cite news|last=Reid|first= Shaheem|title=Fat Joe Thought VMA Dis Might Lead To Fight With 50 Cent |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508728/20050831/fat_joe.jhtml|work=MTV he News|date=2005-08-31|accessdate=2007-11-10}}</ref>


===2006-2008: Me, Myself & I, The Elephant in the Room, the 50 Cent feud continued, and more===
luis was here dont find out about this dumb ass
''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. It featured the hit single "Make It Rain" with southern rapper Lil Wayne, followed by "No Drama (Clap and Revolve)". Fat Joe did a question-and-answer segment for [[VH1]]'s "Freestyle 59" competition in October 2006 prior to the VH1 Hip Hop Honors featuring New Jersey emcee Neuse.<ref>{{cite press release|title="VH1 Hip Hop Honors" Red Carpet Pre-Show to Air Exclusively on VH1's Broadband Channel with Hosts Salt, Pepa, and Spinderella|url=http://www.vh1.com/press/press_releases/2006_release/hhh_100306.jhtml|publisher=VH1|date=2006-10-03}}</ref>

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://web.archive.org/web/20080202123430/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" alongside [[Akon]], [[T.I.]], [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]], and [[Lil Wayne]] and the remix to Khaled's "I'm So Hood" with Lil Wayne, [[Young Jeezy]], Rick Ross, [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Big Boi]], Ludacris, and Birdman. Verbal disputes between Fat Joe and 50 Cent continued during this time period: in September 2007, on the BET program ''Rap City'', 50 Cent accused Fat Joe of being cowardly for not willing to confront him, but Fat Joe dismissed this claim as nonsense.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fat Joe Says Beefing With 50 Cent Made Him More Rich|url=http://www.rapbasement.com/news/fat-joe/fat-joe-says-beefing-with-50-cent-made-him-more-rich.html|work= Rap Basement|date=2008-01-11|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> Later in January, 50 Cent released another Fat Joe diss, called "Southside Nigga (I'm Leaving)". 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>
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://web.archive.org/web/20080202123430/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" alongside [[Akon]], [[T.I.]], [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], [[Birdman (rapper)|Birdman]], and [[Lil Wayne]] and the remix to Khaled's "I'm So Hood" with Lil Wayne, [[Young Jeezy]], Rick Ross, [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Big Boi]], Ludacris, and Birdman. Verbal disputes between Fat Joe and 50 Cent continued during this time period: in September 2007, on the BET program ''Rap City'', 50 Cent accused Fat Joe of being cowardly for not willing to confront him, but Fat Joe dismissed this claim as nonsense.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fat Joe Says Beefing With 50 Cent Made Him More Rich|url=http://www.rapbasement.com/news/fat-joe/fat-joe-says-beefing-with-50-cent-made-him-more-rich.html|work= Rap Basement|date=2008-01-11|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> Later in January, 50 Cent released another Fat Joe diss, called "Southside Nigga (I'm Leaving)". 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>


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Fat Joe's ninth solo studio album is to be titled ''[[Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)|J.O.S.E. 2]]'' and released towards the end of June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/interviews/60rappers/2009/05/60_rappers_in_60_days_fat_joe/|title=60 RAPPERS IN 60 DAYS: Fat Joe|last=Kenner|first=Rob|date=2009-05-26|work=Vibe|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> The project reprises the title of Joe’s 2002 RIAA-Certified Platinum release, ''[[Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)|Jealous Ones Still Envy]]'', and will mark Joe’s third release since bringing his [[Terror Squad (record label)|Terror Squad]] imprint to the [[EMI]] family in [[2006]]. For this album, Joe has reached out to many artists, landing assists from [[Ron Browz]], [[Fabolous]], [[Lil' Kim]], [[T-Pain]], [[Lil Wayne]], and [[Akon]]. Producers include [[Jim Jonsin]], [[The Inkredibles]], and frequent collaborator [[StreetRunner]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=|url=http://newsblaze.com/story/2009022611330300007.pnw/topstory.html|publisher=EMI Music|date=2009-02-26}}</ref> "[[One (Fat Joe single)|One]]", featuring [[Akon]], was the first single. The album was released on October 6, 2009 and sold 11,000 copies in its first week. It peaked on The Billboard 200 at #76 but failed to enter Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10000/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-10-18-2009|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/18/2009|last=Jacobs|first=Allen|date=2009-10-21|work=|publisher=HipHopDX|accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref>
Fat Joe's ninth solo studio album is to be titled ''[[Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)|J.O.S.E. 2]]'' and released towards the end of June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/interviews/60rappers/2009/05/60_rappers_in_60_days_fat_joe/|title=60 RAPPERS IN 60 DAYS: Fat Joe|last=Kenner|first=Rob|date=2009-05-26|work=Vibe|accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref> The project reprises the title of Joe’s 2002 RIAA-Certified Platinum release, ''[[Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)|Jealous Ones Still Envy]]'', and will mark Joe’s third release since bringing his [[Terror Squad (record label)|Terror Squad]] imprint to the [[EMI]] family in [[2006]]. For this album, Joe has reached out to many artists, landing assists from [[Ron Browz]], [[Fabolous]], [[Lil' Kim]], [[T-Pain]], [[Lil Wayne]], and [[Akon]]. Producers include [[Jim Jonsin]], [[The Inkredibles]], and frequent collaborator [[StreetRunner]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=|url=http://newsblaze.com/story/2009022611330300007.pnw/topstory.html|publisher=EMI Music|date=2009-02-26}}</ref> "[[One (Fat Joe single)|One]]", featuring [[Akon]], was the first single. The album was released on October 6, 2009 and sold 11,000 copies in its first week. It peaked on The Billboard 200 at #76 but failed to enter Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10000/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-10-18-2009|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/18/2009|last=Jacobs|first=Allen|date=2009-10-21|work=|publisher=HipHopDX|accessdate=2009-11-10}}</ref>


==Personal life==
he is a FAT A** who can rhyme for shit i respect that he puerto rican but he a fAT a** and if ur reading this then smd
Fat Joe is of [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] descent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/04/nyregion/puerto-rican-parade-may-ban-some-rap.html?pagewanted=all|title=Puerto Rican Parade May Ban Some Rap|last=Forero|first=Juan|date=2000-08-04|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-05-16}}</ref> Born in [[The Bronx]],<ref name="all music"/> he grew up in a family that was on welfare. By 1996, he weighed 300 pounds.<ref name="Faithful">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/10/nyregion/fat-joe-hip-hop-celebrity-faithful-to-old-neighborhood.html|title=Fat Joe: Hip-Hop Celebrity Faithful to Old Neighborhood|last=Walker|first=Andrea K.|date=1996-11-10|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref> In 2005, ''Stuff'' magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stuff.maxim.com/articles/index.aspx?id=891|title=Fat City|last=Whitaker|first=Lang|date=2005-01-13|work=Stuff|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> and ''ContactMusic.com''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/fat%20joe%20sheds%2080%20pounds|title=Fat Joe Sheds 80 Pounds|date=2005-11-02|work=ContactMusic.com|accessdate=2009-05-17}}</ref> profiled Fat Joe's weight loss efforts. He has a wife, Lorena, and two children.


On September 8, 1998, Fat Joe and Big Pun were arrested on assault charges for hitting a man with a baseball bat and stealing the man's gold chain on June 14 that year.<ref name="Different Music">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/20/nyregion/neighborhood-report-new-york-up-close-fat-joe-faces-a-different-music.html|title=Fat Joe Faces a Different Music|last=Lakhman|first=Marina|date=1998-09-20|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref> Joe was arrested again on May 12, 2002 for allegedly fighting with another man at B.B. King's Blues Club in [[Times Square]], but the charges were dropped on January 10, 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459475/20030110/fat_joe.jhtml|title=Assault Charges Against Fat Joe Dismissed|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=2003-01-10|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>
On September 8, 1998, Fat Joe and Big Pun were arrested on assault charges for hitting a man with a baseball bat and stealing the man's gold chain on June 14 that year.<ref name="Different Music">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/20/nyregion/neighborhood-report-new-york-up-close-fat-joe-faces-a-different-music.html|title=Fat Joe Faces a Different Music|last=Lakhman|first=Marina|date=1998-09-20|work=The New York Times|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref> Joe was arrested again on May 12, 2002 for allegedly fighting with another man at B.B. King's Blues Club in [[Times Square]], but the charges were dropped on January 10, 2003.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1459475/20030110/fat_joe.jhtml|title=Assault Charges Against Fat Joe Dismissed|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=2003-01-10|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>

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For the mafia boss, see Joseph Pinzolo.
Fat Joe

Joseph Cartagena, (born August 19, 1970) better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper signed to Imperial Records, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad.

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 four 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.[1] Around the release of All or Nothing, Fat Joe became involved in a highly publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper 50 Cent, who attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank". His most popular song in which he performed was his Remy Ma duet "Lean Back" with Terror Squad. The song was a number-one hit in the summer of 2004.

Starting in 2006, when his album Me, Myself, & I was released, Fat Joe was signed to Imperial Records, which distributes through Terror Squad Entertainment. His follow up album wasThe Elephant in the Room, which was released in 2008; Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2), the sequel to Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.), was released in October 2009.

Music career

1991-1995: Early years

Under stage name Fat Joe da Gangsta and part of the Diggin' in the Crates (D.I.T.C.) crew, Cartagena 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 was released, featuring production from The Beatnuts, Diamond D, Lord Finess, and others. 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".[1]

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. The lead single was Success, which did not chart, but his second single, "Envy" peaked at #8 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. 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 of Mobb Deep.[1]

1998-2005: Signing to Atlantic Records, Terror Squad, feud with 50 Cent

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.[4]

The album featured two hit singles "Bet Ya Man Can't Triz", and "Don Cartagena". Guest appearances included Nas, 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, Armageddon and later Remy Ma.[5] 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".[6] 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.[7] In 1999, he appeared on Jennifer Lopez's single "Feelin' So Good" from her On the 6 album with late rapper Big Pun.

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 , 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. superstars Ja Rule and 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.[4] However, Fat Joe's fifth album Loyalty, out in 2002 and featuring production from Irv Gotti, was not as successful.

In 2003, Fat Joe was featured in the pop single "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.[8]

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 .[5] The song was criticized twice by conservative columnist L. Brent Bozell III for its extensive use of obscenity.[9][10] However, Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic called the song "a perfect club-ready duet between Joe and Remy Ma that boasts a trademark Scott Storch beat and a memorable singalong hook and dance-along step".[11]

Three years later, in 2005, Fat Joe released his sixth 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.[12] All or Nothing spawned the singles "So Much More" and "Get It Poppin" featuring Nelly, also with guest appearances from Eminem, Mase, Remy Ma, Mashonda, and R. Kelly. Responding to "My Fofo", 50 Cent attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank" from his 2005 album The Massacre.[13][14][15] Fat Joe subsequently attacked 50's street credibility and called him a "coward" on a phone interview with Kay Slay of New York City hip-hop radio station WQHT.[16] The conflict carried on at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, while Fat Joe introduced the reggaeton act featuring Daddy Yankee, Joe remarked, "I feel safe with all the police protection—courtesy of G-Unit."[17] 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.[18]

2006-2008: Me, Myself & I, The Elephant in the Room, the 50 Cent feud continued, and more

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. It featured the hit single "Make It Rain" with southern rapper Lil Wayne, followed by "No Drama (Clap and Revolve)". Fat Joe did a question-and-answer segment for VH1's "Freestyle 59" competition in October 2006 prior to the VH1 Hip Hop Honors featuring New Jersey emcee Neuse.[19]

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.[20] Also that month, Fat Joe was featured in the DJ Khaled singles "We Takin' Over" alongside Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Birdman, and Lil Wayne and the remix to Khaled's "I'm So Hood" with Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Ludacris, and Birdman. Verbal disputes between Fat Joe and 50 Cent continued during this time period: in September 2007, on the BET program Rap City, 50 Cent accused Fat Joe of being cowardly for not willing to confront him, but Fat Joe dismissed this claim as nonsense.[21] Later in January, 50 Cent released another Fat Joe diss, called "Southside Nigga (I'm Leaving)". 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.[22]

Fat Joe's eighth solo studio album The Elephant in the Room was distributed by Imperial Records, a division of Capitol Records and Terror Squad Entertainment,[23][24] and released on March 11, 2008; its lead single was "I Won't Tell" featuring singer J. Holiday.[25] The album debuted at the sixth position on the Billboard Hot 100.[26] "Ain't Sayin' Nuthin'" followed and featured Plies.

On March 20, 2008, shortly after record sales were released for Fat Joe's new album The Elephant in the Room, 50 Cent released a video via his YouTube account, which features the "funeral" of Fat Joe, which shows 50 Cent crying in the fake footage. 50 Cent then talks about Fat Joe's record sales, and states that he ended Fat Joe's career (like he says he did to Ja Rule's) and that his mixtape blew out Fat Joe's album.[27]

2009-Present: Jealous Ones Still Envy 2

Fat Joe's ninth solo studio album is to be titled J.O.S.E. 2 and released towards the end of June 2009.[28] The project reprises the title of Joe’s 2002 RIAA-Certified Platinum release, Jealous Ones Still Envy, and will mark Joe’s third release since bringing his Terror Squad imprint to the EMI family in 2006. For this album, Joe has reached out to many artists, landing assists from Ron Browz, Fabolous, Lil' Kim, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, and Akon. Producers include Jim Jonsin, The Inkredibles, and frequent collaborator StreetRunner.[29] "One", featuring Akon, was the first single. The album was released on October 6, 2009 and sold 11,000 copies in its first week. It peaked on The Billboard 200 at #76 but failed to enter Top R&B/Hip Hop albums chart.[30]

Personal life

Fat Joe is of Puerto Rican descent.[31] Born in The Bronx,[1] he grew up in a family that was on welfare. By 1996, he weighed 300 pounds.[2] In 2005, Stuff magazine[32] and ContactMusic.com[33] profiled Fat Joe's weight loss efforts. He has a wife, Lorena, and two children.

On September 8, 1998, Fat Joe and Big Pun were arrested on assault charges for hitting a man with a baseball bat and stealing the man's gold chain on June 14 that year.[3] Joe was arrested again on May 12, 2002 for allegedly fighting with another man at B.B. King's Blues Club in Times Square, but the charges were dropped on January 10, 2003.[34]

Discography

Main article: Fat Joe discography

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Prato, Greg (2008). "Fat Joe - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ a b Walker, Andrea K. (1996-11-10). "Fat Joe: Hip-Hop Celebrity Faithful to Old Neighborhood". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. ^ a b Lakhman, Marina (1998-09-20). "Fat Joe Faces a Different Music". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
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