Fat Joe and Papoose may hold Melle Mel in high regard, but they don’t agree with his recent criticism of Eminem. The Furious Five MC questioned Slim Shady’s No. 5 ranking on Billboard’s Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list during an interview with The Art of Dialogue last week, arguing he’s only considered a top-tier rapper because he’s …
Fat Joe has declared that, while he may have earned his stripes in the game, he’s not quite ready for people to start calling him ‘Unc.’ The Bronx rapper made the declaration during one of his popular Instagram Live streams on Wednesday (February 22). “Do me a favor, man. Don’t ‘unc’ me,” Joe began before explaining that there are some …
Fat Joe is still team Michael Jordan when it comes to the basketball “G.O.A.T.” debate that involves the former Chicago Bulls legend and LeBron James. Complex caught up with Joey Crack and other stars walking the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game’s red carpet over the weekend where Joe sided with Michael Jordan — even though LeBron passed Kareem Abdul Jabbar to …
Fat Joe has scolded fans who constantly record concerts on their phones, saying in a recent rant that those people “aren’t really in the moment.” Joe aired out his frustrations on Instagram Live while he was driving, and said fans need to learn to put their devices down and just enjoy the experience happening in front of them. “If you …
Fat Joe has drawn comparisons between TakeOff and legendary Hip Hop group Run-DMC while mourning the life of the Migos rapper in a new interview. Joey Crack was the guest on the latest episode of Stephen A. Smith’s Cadence13 Know Mercy podcast, released Wednesday (November 16). While speaking about the losses Hip Hop has continued to suffer, the Bronx rapper …
Fat Joe’s beef with 50 Cent in the mid 2000s may have coincided with his commercial peak as an artist, but the feud also came at a hefty cost. In an excerpt from his newly-released memoir, The Book of Jose, the Bronx, New York native recalled how his fierce rivalry with the G-Unit general resulted in him losing a $20 …
Joe says a good friend of his questioned why he stood up for the singer & asked if he ever slept with her. We often receive unspoken tales of the industry courtesy of Fat Joe, and his visit to Red Table Talk wasn’t any different. The Rap icon has been involved in Hip Hop for decades, reaching far back to …
Fat Joe has revealed the backstory behind his iconic “Lean Back” dance moves. The Bronx rap legend spoke to HipHopDX on the red carpet at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards last week, revealing the inspiration came from Jamaican music. “The same time that I recorded it [was the first time I did the dance],” he said. “At the time, …
Fat Joe has slammed Irv Gotti for dredging up his alleged two decades-old romance with Ashanti on Drink Champs. The Murder Inc. founder claimed during the interview that the singer’s 2002 hit “Happy” was made after they “finished sleeping together.” Rumors have long swirled that Gotti and Ashanti were more than just collaborators during Murder Inc.’s heyday in the early …
Fat Joe called his collaboration with Eminem a “disrespectful” song, and now we know exactly why. On Friday, Fat Joe and Dre delivered their star-studded Family Ties project, an album that Joe deemed a “classic” before it even hit the streets. The Detroit emcee used the opportunity to take a verbal jab at his foe Nick Cannon who he beefed …
