Fat Joe Musical artist

Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He is also the 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. 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 was The 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. His tenth album The Darkside Vol. 1 was released on July 27, 2010.

Personal facts

Fat Joe
Alias (AKA)Fat Joe da Gangsta
Birth dateAugust 19, 1970
Birth place
New York City , New York

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Musical artist

Career started1992
associated musical artist
Kool G Rap
DJ Premier
Terror Squad (group)
KRS-One
Big Pun
R. Kelly
Lil Wayne
Raekwon
Jadakiss
Diggin' in the Crates Crew
Apache (rapper)
Big L
Grand Puba
DJ Khaled
Rick Ross
Ivy Queen
N.O.R.E.
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Hip hop music
record label
Relativity Records
Atlantic Records
Imperial Records
E1 Music
Terror Squad Entertainment

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External resources

  1. http://www.fat-joe.com
  2. http://www.myspace.com/fatjoe