Born name

Joseph Antonio Cartagena

nickname

Dicker Joe da Gangsta, Don Cartagena, Joey Crack, Da Dicker Gangsta

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

Fat Joe ging zum Morrisania School in der South Bronx, New York.

occupation

Rapper, Songwriter

family

• Vater – Ernesto Delgado
• Mutter – Marie Cartagena
• Siblings – Lisa Cartagena (Younger Sister) (died in childbirth).

Manager

Fat Joe is represented by JL Entertainment.

Genre

HipHop

instruments

Life

labels

Terror Squad Entertainment, Relativity, Atlantic, Imperial, E1 Music, Virgin, Universal Records

To build

Big

Height

179 cm (5 ft 10½ in)

weight

130 kg or 287 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Fat Joe dated –

1. Karrine Steffans – According to author Karrine Steffans’ memoir, Fat Joe had an affair with her. She even went on to provide colorful and graphic details of their relationship in the book.
2. Lorena Cartagena (?-2012) – Lorena Cartagena (some sources claim they married in 1995) dated Fat Joe for a long time. In 2007, she gave birth to a daughter, Azaniah. In 2012, Lorena had decided to break up with Joe after he found out he was cheating on her with a Dubai woman. At the time of the split, he had been sneaking behind her back for about a year. However, they have been spotted together at events in recent years.
3. Emily Bustamante (2004) – Fat Joe has been associated with model and shoe designer Emily Bustamante for a long time. He is said to have started his extramarital relationship with her in 2004. Some tabloids even reported that she was also one of the reasons behind his alleged split from his wife Lorena in 2012.

Note – Fat Joe has two sons from his previous relationship. The oldest of them is named Joey who was born with an intellectual disability and has special needs. Ryan is three years younger than Joey.

race/ethnicity

multiracial

Fat Joe is of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent.

hair colour

Bald

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• overweight body
• Bald head
• Trimmed French goatee

measurements

His body specifications can be –

• Chest – 119.5 cm or 47 inches
• Arms/biceps – 38 cm or 15 inches
• Waist – 114 cm or 45 inches

shoe size

unknown

brand promotion

Fat Joe has appeared in TV commercials for the following brands –

• tide
• Eastern Motors
• Stinger
• AQUAhydrat
• Beats by Dre
• Boost Mobile
• Del Toro
• finger licking
• Sprite Voltron

Religion

His religious views are not known.

Known for

• His very public feud with New York rapper 50 Cent.
• The monumental success of his single, What’s Luv? in which he worked with Ashanti and Ja Rule.

First album

Fat Joe released his debut studio album Represented in July 1993. It peaked at number 46 on America’s Top Hip Hop Albums list.

first movie

Fat Joe made his film debut in a 1994 romantic drama I Like It That Way as Biker Inmate.

First TV show

In 2003, Fat Joe appeared as a guest on the musical comedy show Chappelles Show .

Personal trainer

After seeing people near him dying from overweight, he decided to make a change and adopt a healthy lifestyle. By the end of 2011, he had managed to drop about a hundred pounds from his body weight. The weight loss also helped him take control of his diabetic condition.

To lose weight, he regularly worked out in the gym, and also changed his eating habits. He made a point of eating healthy food in smaller portions and more frequently. He has also eliminated carbohydrate sources such as pasta, bread and rice from his diet. Instead, he focuses on low-card foods like sweet potatoes.

Fat Joe favorite things

His favorite things are not known.

Fat Joe Facts

1. In May 1993, he was named Playgirl Magazine’s Man of the Month.
2. Joe was introduced to rap music by his brother.
3. In March 2011, he opened a seafood restaurant in his native New York called Express in the Bronx with a Caribbean-inspired menu.
4. In September 1998, he was arrested along with fellow rapper Big Pun for assaulting a man with a baseball bat and later stealing his gold chain.
5. Fat Joe has served as a witness in two murder cases. One was related to his bodyguard who shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in the Bronx nightclub.
6. In June 2013, federal court sentenced him to four months in prison for failing to pay more than $3 million in income taxes.
7. In December 2016, he donated 20 Microsoft computers to his former school, Morrisania School.
8. He was a speaker at school is cool, which is an initiative to encourage students to focus on education.
9. Follow Fat Joe on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTubeVEVO, Myspace and iTunes.