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Bronx, New York. Fat Joe discovered rap and the culture of the streets from an older brother and soon started performing as Fat Joe da Gangsta. In 1993, he was signed to Relativity Records and came out with his debut album, Represent, featuring production from The Beatnuts, Diamond D, Lord Finess, and others. Its lead single Flow Joe peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart; other minor singles from the album included "Watch the Sound" and "This Shit is Real." Fat Joe soon split from the label and went to Atlantic, where his first CD, 1998's Don Cartagena was a huge success. The album featured two hit singles "Bet Ya Man Can't Triz", and "Don Cartagena," and also had guest appearances from the likes of Nas, Sean Combs|Diddy, Big Pun, Raekwon, Jadakiss, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Within the album, Fat Joe debuted his own group, Terror Squad, which consisted of Big Pun, as well as Cuban Link, Triple Seis, Prospect, Armageddon and later Remy Ma. The album ultimately went gold, establishing Fat Joe as a force to be reckoned with.



In 2001, following the death of close friend, Big Pun, Fat Joe, came back with Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.), featuring a star-studded line up that included Ashanti , Ja Rule, N.O.R.E., Busta Rhymes, Petey Pablo, M.O.P., Ludacris, R. Kelly, Buju Banton, and artists from his Terror Squad label. The lead single "We Thuggin'" featuring R. Kelly was a big hit in late 2001, but would not reach the level of "What's Luv?" which was a massive hit in early 2002 and featured The Inc. superstars Ja Rule and Ashanti. The album was subsequently certified platinum. Three years later, in 2005, Fat Joe released his sixth album All or Nothing, which included a track-- "My Fofo"—which sparked a public feud with fellow rapper 50 Cent. Despite this, and various other controversies, Fat Joe continues to perform and record with great success and remains committed to creating rap music that everyone can relate to, regardless of their ethnic background. "I don't make Spanish rap," Joe has affirmed. "I'm just a rapper that happens to be Spanish." And a great rapper at that.