Born Joseph Antonio Cartagena in Brooklyn, New York, Fat Joe lived in public housing growing up. His brother introduced him to hip-hop and Joe instantly fell in love with it. As a teenager, he was heavily influenced by fellow Latino rapper, Big Pun. Joe explained the rapper’s influence on him by saying “Latinos before us […]
After years of disagreements and legal action both Fat Joe and Big Pun’s widow Liza Rios, have finally settled out of court in her breach of contract case. Bossip reports that in 2014, Rios filed a lawsuit against Fat Joe seeking more than $1,000,000. The late rapper’s widow claimed that she had struck a deal with Fat Joe to […]
Often, when our favorite artists get popular, their come-up gets obscured behind their explosion onto the scene. But the truth is, your favorite artist was…
Born Joseph Antonio Cartagena in Brooklyn, New York, Fat Joe lived in public housing growing up. His brother introduced him to hip-hop and Joe instantly fell in love with it. As a teenager, he was heavily influenced by fellow Latino rapper, Big Pun. Joe explained the rapper’s influence on him by saying “Latinos before us […]
Terror Squad member Fat Joe and the widow of Big Pun are in the middle of legal action against each other over royalties. Pun’s widow, Liza Rios, and her attorney, Lita Rosario, discuss their recent case against Fat Joe and musician Jellybean Benitez. According to AllHipHop.com, Rios claims that Pun’s family has not been compensated since her late husband’s […]
Big Daddy Kane sat down with VladTV recently to chop it about who he thought were the top three lyricist of all time without naming himself. In true Kane fashion, he had to include himself on that list because as he stated, “I’m so f***ing incredible. I gotta be on there.” Other than himself, he names […]