Fat Joe
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Fat Joe is an American Hip-Hop artist. He has been in the music industry for more than 10 years. His biggest hit single is "What's Luv" featuring Ashanti.
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[edit] About
Rapper Fat Joe was born on August 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York. His given name is Joseph Cartagena. He was also known as Fat Joe da Gangst and Joey Crack. With the help of his brother, Fat Joe learned how to survive in the streets and introduced him to rap music. He grew up with the sounds of Theodore, Funky 4 + 1, and the Furious Five. In the early 1990's, he signed with Relativity Records who later on released his debut album, Represent, in 1993. The album's single "Flow Joe" conquered the Billboard Hot Rap.
In 1995, he released his second album, Jealous One's Envy. Fat Joe worked with KRS-One and producers DJ Premier, LES, and Domingo in this album. Later that year, he worked with LL Cool J, Foxy Brown and Keith Murray on the smash hit "I Shot Ya" and Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon "Firewater".
Fat Joe decided to switch labels which resulted to signing with Atlantic Records. In 1998, his third album, Don Cartagena, hit record stands. Artists with big names such as P. Daddy, Nas, Raekwon, Big Pun and Jadakiss made an appearance on the album. In 2001, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) was released. He worked with Ludacris, Petey Pablo, M.O.P., R. Kelly and Remy for this album. In 2002, Loyalty was released followed by All Or Nothing after three years. In 2006, the single "Make it Rain" was a hit from his seventh album, Me, Myself And I.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MTV Video Music Award | Nominated for Best Hip-Hop Video for "What's Luv?" |
| 2003 | Grammy Award | Nominated for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "What's Luv?" |
| 2005 | BET Award | Nominated for Best Group |
| 2005 | BET Award | Nominated for Viewer's Choice for "Lean Back" |
| 2006 | Billboard Latin Music Award | Latin Dance Club Play Track of the Year for "I Don’t Care/Que Más Da |
Certifications
| Year | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Don Cartagena | Certified Gold in U.S. |
| 2001 | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) | Certified Platinum in U.S. |
| 2002 | Loyalty | Certified Gold in U.S. |
| 2005 | All Or Nothing | Certified Gold in U.S. |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Tracks | Billboard Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Flow Joe | 62 | 1 | 89 | Represent |
| 1994 | The Shit Is Real | 38 | Represent | ||
| 1996 | Envy/Firewater | 44 | 8 | 76 | Jealous One's Envy |
| 1998 | Don Cartagena | 40 | 21 | Don Cartagena | |
| 2001 | We Thuggin | 74 | 7 | 15 | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) |
| 2002 | What's Luv? | 3 | 5 | 2 | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) |
| 2003 | All I Need | 35 | 21 | 86 | Loyalty |
| 2005 | Get It Poppin' | 17 | 6 | 9 | All Or Nothing |
| 2005 | So Much More | 34 | 18 | 81 | All Or Nothing |
| 2006 | Make It Rain | 9 | 6 | 30 | Me Myself & I |
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[edit] Tours & Concerts
No upcoming tours and concerts for Fat Joe.
[edit] Announcements
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 July 27, 1993 Relativity |
 November, 1995 Relativity |
 July 14, 1998 Big Beat |
 December 04, 2001 Atlantic |
 November 12, 2002 Atlantic |
 June 14, 2005 Atlantic |
 November 14, 2006 Terror Squad Entertainment |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Label | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Flow Joe | Relativity | Represent |
| 1994 | The Shit Is Real | Relativity | Represent |
| 1996 | Envy/Firewater | Relativity | Jealous One's Envy |
| 1998 | Don Cartagena | Atlantic | Don Cartagena |
| 2001 | We Thuggin | Atlantic | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) |
| 2002 | What's Luv? | WEA International | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) |
| 2003 | All I Need | Atlantic | Loyalty |
| 2005 | Get It Poppin' | WEA International | All Or Nothing |
| 2005 | So Much More | Atlantic | All Or Nothing |
| 2006 | Make It Rain | Virgin | Me Myself & I |
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[edit] Similar artists
[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
- His nickname is "Joey Crack".
- He has a boutique called Fat Joe's Halftime, a barber shop, and a fashion line, FJ560.
- He is half Puerto-Rican and half Cuban.
- He has a fear of flying.
- He was in the Playgirl Magazine's man of the month in May 1993.
