Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born
August 19,
1970 in
The Bronx,
New York, USA), better known by his
stage name Fat Joe, is a
Puerto Rican-
American rapper. He has been one of the more dominant rappers in
East Coast Hip Hop, he has released the third most albums by an East Coast rapper, behind only
LL Cool J and Jay-Z. He records for
Imperial Records and
Virgin Records. Fat Joe also runs his own label
Terror Squad Entertainment, where he is the CEO and main artist. Joey Crack has been rapping for fourteen years which is second to only LL Cool J as a revelant rapper in the game he is considered on of the best rappers of all time. Fat Joe has collaborated with the likes of
Ja Rule,
Ashanti,
Irv Gotti,
Nas,
Busta Rhymes,
DMX,
KRS-One,
Nelly,
Jadakiss,
R. Kelly,
The Game,
Birdman,
Lil Wayne,
Jennifer Lopez,
Mims,
Jim Jones,
Cam'ron,
Eminem,
Lil Jon,
Sean Combs, of course his own group Terror Squad, and
The Diplomats. He credits his longevity in the game for him being able to reinvent himself as hip hop evolves much like older rappers in the game, Joe also said that he has remained successful by keeping strong relationships in the game and not getting egotistical. Fat Joe is best-known for his hit singles like "
Lean Back", "Flow Joe", "What's Luv", "
Get It Poppin", "My FoFo", and "
Make It Rain".
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