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May 20, 2005

Fat Joe Gives "All"

Bronx rapper makes a name for himself, with help from his friends
November 17, 2000

The Week in Weird

Fat Joe gets shelved, Jarvis Cocker gets waxed, and more
May 26, 1999

You Got To Sell Joe

Don Cartagena to host MTV's "Cool Crap" auction this Saturday
October 9, 1998

Fat Joe's Keepin' It Real

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All Or Nothing

Fat Joe isn't so hefty anymore in person. But his sixth album sounds puffy: Production work from Cool and Dre and from Just Blaze and cameos from Nelly, Eminem and R. Kelly are enough to render All or Nothing the most conspicuous rap record of the early summer, but Joe's tough-guy shtick and straigh...

2005 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Jealous One's Envy

1995

Represent

1993

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Biography

Bronx's Fat Joe, a.k.a. Joey Crack, spent the earlier part of his career outshined by the more senior members of his Diggin' in the Crates crew. With members such as Showbiz & A.G., Lord Finesse, and Diamond D., the crew promoted an occasionally tired, true school version of hip-hop: beats, rhymes, and life dug from the gutter and the classic soul/R&B record bins. Fat Joe's early albums certainly ...

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