Fat Joe

 Joseph Antonio Cartagena, better known as Fat Joe, was born on the 19th of August, 1970. He is an American rapper from New York City. His career in music began as an active member of the hip-hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew. Following his own solo music career, he began working with Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.). He later formed Terror Squad to record Big Pun, Remy ma, Tony Sunshine and Armageddon. The first album by Fat Joe, "Represent", was released in 1993. It was the catalyst for the smash single "Flow Joe" that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Rap Songs charts. Jealous Ones Still E. was his highest-grossing commercially successful album. It was certified platinum by the The RIAA[3], and international certified silver [4] as well as making the top 100 on a variety of music charts. The most well-known tracks by him include "Lean Back" (2004), "What's Luv?" (2002 with Ja Rule, Ashanti and Ashanti, Ja Rule), "Lean Back" (2006 with Terror Squad) as well as "What's Luv?" (2016; featuring Remy Ma, French Montana and Dre). Fat Joe appeared in many films, including Scary Movie 3 (with Ashanti and Ja Rule), "Make It Rain" (2006 with Lil Wayne) as well as "All the Way Up" (2016) featuring Remy Ma, Dre, French Montana as well as Spike Lee's Netflix series She's Gotta Have It. The podcast he hosts named Coca Vision on Tidal in 2018where he discusses pop culture with guests. In December of 2019 the album Family Ties was published.