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Fat Joe
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fat Joe da Gangsta, Joe F, Joey Crack, Joseph Antonio Cartagena
American rapper, songwriter, actor and producer (born 1970)
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Fat Joe, born Joseph Antonio Cartagena on August 19, 1970, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and music executive. He was born in The Bronx, New York, and is of Hispanic and Latino American ethnicity. He speaks English and has three children. His career began in 1992, and he performs using his voice within genres including East Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip-hop, and boom bap.
He is a member of the groups Terror Squad and D.I.T.C. He has released music through record labels such as Terror Squad Entertainment, Atlantic Records, Big Beat Records, and Empire Distribution. He is also known by the pseudonyms Fat Joe da Gangsta, Cook Coke, and Biel Saenz Corbera.
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Film & TV
The Bronx, New York, USA
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a solo career with the release of his debut studio album, Represent (1993) the following year. Cartegena formed the hip hop group Terror Squad and its namesake record label in the…
Known for
- Joe and Jada — Self - Host2025
- This Is Me…Now — Therapist2024
- The Greatest Love Story Never Told — Self2024
- Fat Joe Talks — Self - Host2024
- Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial — Self2023
- All Up in the Biz — Self2023
- Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation — Self2023
- The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports — Self2023
- King Charles — Self - Guest2023
- Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World — Self2023
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1970
Discography
- Flow Joe1993
- Represent1993
- Watch The Sound1993
- The Shit Is Real1994
- Jealous One’s Envy1995
- Success1995
- Envy1996
- Bet Ya Man Can't1998
- Don Cartagena1998
- Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)2001
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,452,441
- Total plays
- 11,926,416
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Fat Joe (born Joseph Cartagena on August 19, 1970) is a American rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban heritage. Born and brought up in the Bronx, Joe was popular in the large underground hip hop scene during the early and mid-1990s. During this period, Joe was affiliated with KRS-One — there are pictures online at KRS-One's Temple of Hiphop site showing the pair drawing graffiti ("bombing") together. He is also the most widely known member of the D. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Fat+Joe">Read m
Key facts
- Also known as
- Fat Joe da Gangsta Joey Crack
- Born
- Joseph Antonio Cartagena , ( 1970-08-19 ) August 19, 1970 (age 55) , The Bronx , New York City , U.S.
- Genres
- East Coast hip-hop gangsta rap hardcore hip-hop
- Occupations
- Rapper songwriter actor record executive
- Works
- Fat Joe discography
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Labels
- EMPIRE R.N.G. R4 So Valid E1 Mr. 305 Inc. Warner Bros. Imperial Terror Squad Virgin Atlantic Big Beat Mystic Violator Relativity
- Formerly of
- Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) Terror Squad
- Spouse
- Lorena Cartagena ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- The Bronx
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Empire Distribution
- Official website
- www.fat-joe.com
- Image
- FatJoeApr2011.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Fat Joe
- date of birth
- 1970-08-19
- member of
- D.I.T.C.
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- birth name
- Joseph Antonio Cartagena
- pseudonym
- Biel Saenz Corbera
- ethnic group
- Hispanic and Latino Americans
- social media followers
- 901921
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Encyclopedic overview
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a solo career with the release of his debut studio album, Represent (1993) the following year. Cartagena formed the hip hop group Terror Squad and its namesake record label in the late 1990s, through which he has signed fellow New York artists including Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, Cuban Link, Triple Seis, as well as then-unknown producers DJ Khaled and Cool & Dre.
Represent was preceded by his debut single "Flow Joe", which entered the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked atop the Hot Rap Songs chart. The album was followed by Jealous One's Envy (1995), Don Cartagena (1998), and Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) (2001)—the latter received platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and yielded the hit single, "What's Luv?" (featuring Ja Rule and Ashanti). The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, while his 2004 single "Lean Back" (with Terror Squad) peaked atop the chart and remains his most commercially successful release. Cartagena has also released the top 40 singles "Make It Rain" (featuring Lil Wayne) in 2006, and "All the Way Up" (with Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infared) a decade later.
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