ARTIST

Fat Joe

Latino rapper Fat Joe (his real name is 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...
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