  Fat Joe hails from the Bronx of
New York. Fat Joe experienced the gritty life
of the streets before parlaying his interests
into a successful rap career and signing with
Relativity Records and eventually Atlantic
Records.
Fat Joe released Represent.
Fat Joe topped the Billboard Hot
Rap Singles chart for a week with "Flow
Joe."
 Fat Joe released Jealous
One's Envy.
Fat Joe released Don
Cartagena.
Don
Cartagena was certified gold.
 Fat Joe released Jealous
Ones Still Envy (Jose).
 # 58
Singles Artist of the Year
Fat Joe hit the
Top 40 with help from R. Kelly with "We Thuggin'."
Jealous
Ones Still Envy (Jose) was certified gold.
 Fat Joe hit the Top 40 with Ashanti with "What's Luv?"
Fat Joe hit the Top 10 with "What's Luv?"
Fat Joe topped the Billboard Top
40 Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "What's Luv?"
 Jealous
Ones Still Envy (Jose) was certified
platinum.
Fat Joe turned himself in to
authorities after being accused of assault
and breaking a man's jaw.
The video for
"What's Luv?" was nominated
for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Hip-Hop Video.
 Fat Joe
released Loyalty.
 # 90
Singles Artist of the Year
Fat Joe could
be heard on R. Kelly's LP, Chocolate
Factory, with the track "Who's
That."
Fat Joe was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("What's Luv?"with Ashanti).
 Fat Joe could be heard on the
soundtrack for 2
Fast 2 Furious with "We Ridin'."
Fat Joe hit the
Top 40 helping out Thalia
with "I Want You."
Fat Joe could be heard on the Bad
Boys 2 soundtrack with the
track "Girl, I'm A Bad Boy."
 Fat Joe hit the
Top 10 helping out Thalia
with "I Want You."
 # 41
Singles Artist of the Year
Fat Joe hit the
Top 40 helping out Jennifer Lopez with "Hold You Down" from her LP Rebirth.
 Fat Joe hit the
Top 40 with Nelly with
"Get It Poppin'."
Fat Joe
released his next LP All
Or Nothing.
Fat Joe topped
the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart with All
Or Nothing.
Fat Joe hit the
Top 10 with Nelly with
"Get It Poppin'."
 The single "Get It Poppin'" was certified
gold.
Fat Joe could be heard on The Notorious
B.I.G. posthumous creation - Duets:
The Final Chapter.
 # 162
Singles Artist of the Year
 Fat Joe released Me,
Myself And I.
Fat Joe hit the
Top 40 with Lil Wayne with
"Make It Rain."
 The single "Make It Rain" was certified
platinum.
Fat Joe was
nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group
("Make It Rain" with Lil Wayne).
 Fat Joe released his next LP Elephant
In The Room.
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Represent
Released: July, 1993
Rolling Stone
review: 
Tracks: "A Word To
Da Wise" - "Livin' Fat" -
"My Man Ski" - "Bad Bad
Man" - "Watch The Sound" -
"Flow Joe" - "Da Fat
Gangsta" - "Shorty Gotta Fat
Ass" - "The.... Is Real" -
"You Must Be Out Of Your....
Mind" - "I Got This In A
Smash" - "From The Bronx"
- "Get On Up" - "I'm A Hit
That" |
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Jealous One's Envy
Released: November, 1995
Billboard
peak:
# 71
Tracks: "Bronx
Tale" - "Success" -
"Envy" - "Fat Joe's In
Town" - "Part Deux" -
"King New York" - "The...
Is Real" (DJ Premier Remix) -
"Fat Joe's Way" - "Respect
Mine" - "Watch Out" -
"Say Word" -
"Success" (DJ Premier Remix) -
"Dedication" - "Bronx
Keeps Creating It" |
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Don Cartagena
Released: July, 1998
US: Gold
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Tracks: "The Crack
Attack" - "Triplets" -
"Find Out" - "Don
Cartagena" - "My World" -
"John Blaze" - "Walk On
By" - "Dat Gangsta" -
"Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)" -
"Misery Needs Company" -
"The Hidden Hand" - "My
Prerogative" - "Good
Times" - "Terror
Squadians" |
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Jealous Ones Still Envy
(Jose)
Released: December, 2001
US: Platinum
Tracks:
"J.O.S.E." - "King Of
N.Y." - "Opposites Attract
(Whey They Like)" - "Definition
Of A Don" - "My Lifestyle"
- "We Thuggin'" -
"Fight Club" - "What's Luv?" - "He's
Not Real" - "Get The Hell On
With That" - "It's O.K." -
"Murder Rap" - "The Wild
Life" - "Still Real" -
"We Thuggin'" (Remix) |
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Loyalty
Released: November, 2002
Billboard
peak:
# 31
Tracks: "Take A Look
At My Life" - "Bust At
You" - "Prove Something" -
"TS Piece" - "It's
Nothing" - "Turn Me On" -
"Born In The Ghetto" -
"Crush Tonight" -
"Gangsta" - "All I
Need" - "Life Goes On" -
"Loyalty" - "We Run This
S***" - "S*** Is Real Pt.
III" |
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All Or Nothing
Released: June, 2005
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "Intro"
- "Does Anybody Know" -
"Safe 2 Say (Incredible)" -
"So Much More" - "My Fo
Fo" - "Rock Ya Body" -
"Listen Baby" - "Get It
Poppin'" (with Nelly) -
"Temptation 1" -
"Temptation 2" -
"Everybody Get up" - "I
Can Do U" - "So Hot" -
"Lean Back" (Remix) -
"Beat Novacane" - "Hold U
Down" |
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Me, Myself And I
Released: November, 2006
Billboard
peak:
# 14
Entertainment
Weekly: C
Tracks:
"Pendemic" - "Damn" -
"The Profit" (with Lil Wayne) -
"No Drama" - "Breathe And
Stop" (with The Game) - "She's
My Momma" - "Make It Rain" (with Lil
Wayne) - "Jealousy" -
"Think About It" - "Hard
Not To Kill" - "Bendicion
Mami" - "Story To Tell" |
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Elephant In The Room
Released: March, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 6
Tracks: "The
Fugitive" - "You Ain't Sayin'
Nothin'" (featuring Plies & Dre)
- "The Crackhouse" (featuring
Lil Wayne) - "Cocababy"
(featuring Jackie Rubio) - "Get It
For Life" (featuring Poo Bear) -
"Drop" (featuring Swizz Beatz
& Jackie Rubio) - "I Won't
Tell" (featuring J. Holiday) -
"K.A.R." - "300
Brolic" (featuring Opera Steve) -
"Preacher On A Sunday Morning"
- "My Conscience" - "That
White" |
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