FAT JOE
Fat Joe (aka Fat Joe da Gangsta, Joey Crack, and his real name, Joe Cartagena) was raised in the South Bronx area of New York. It was through an older brother that Cartagena learned the ways of the street, as well as discovering rap music via the sounds of such groundbreaking artists as Theodore, Funky 4 + 1, and the Furious Five. Eventually going by the name of Fat Joe, the rapper secured a recording contract with the Relativity label in the early '90s, resulting in the release of his full-length debut, Represent, in 1993 (which spawned the single "Flow Joe," peaking at the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart). Two years later, Fat Joe issued his sophomore effort, Jealous One's Envy, which included a cameo appearance by KRS-One as well as production contributions by the likes of DJ Premier, L.E.S., and Domingo. Around the same time, Fat Joe appeared on LL Cool J's big hit "I Shot Ya" (along with Foxy Brown and Keith Murray) and collaborated with Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon on a track from the "Envy" single, called "Firewater."
Fat Joe’s String of hits include: “Envy” (Billboard Top 200 #12), "Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)" (Billboard Hip Hop #7), "What's Luv?" (Billboard Hip Hop #6), “Get It Poppin” (Billboard Top 100 #9), “Lean Back” feat Lil Jon, Remy Ma (Billboard Top 200 #1), "Hold You Down" feat. J Lo (Billboard Top Pop 100 #38), “Make It Rain” feat. Lil Wayne (Billboard Top 100 #13), "I Won't Tell” feat J. Holiday (Billboard Top 100 #13), "One'" feat Akon (Current Single Still Charting)
Territories of Representation:
- World Wide