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Fat Joe
Born 1970-08-19The 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 late 1990s, through which he has signed fellow New York artists including Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, and Cuban Link, as well as then-unknown producers DJ Khaled and Cool & Dre.
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The Greatest Love Story Never ToldSelfThis Is Me…NowTherapistThe Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and SportsSelfHip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation PresentationSelfAll Up in the BizSelfRap Trap: Hip-Hop on TrialSelfHustleFat JoeThe Greatest Mixtape EverSelfYou're Watching Video Music BoxSelfFearlessDJ (voice)Savage X Fenty ShowSelfThe Fabulous Chi AliSelfNight SchoolBobbyLady RiderFlashFeel Rich: Health Is the New WealthHimselfVH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the QueensRoleStraight Stuntin Chronicles: Volume 3 - The Man in the MirrorSelfCheckmateFreddy "Flash" MoralesStretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed LivesRoleSupermodelXavier179th StreetKing Cesar ColonThe Cookout 2BookieNarxBig EdPlies: Goon In the TrapRole