Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He records for Imperial Records. Fat Joe also runs his own label Terror Squad Entertainment, where he is the CEO and main artist. In his career spanning fourteen years, Fat Joe has collaborated with the likes of Ja Rule, Ashanti, Thalia, Irv Gotti, Nas, Raekwon, Busta Rhymes, DMX, KRS-One, Nelly, Jadakiss, R. Kelly, The Game, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Jennifer Lopez, Mims, Jim Jones, Cam'ron, Eminem, J. Holiday, Lil Jon, Sean Combs, of course his own group Terror Squad, and The Diplomats. Fat Joe is best-known for his hit singles like "Lean Back", "Flow Joe", " Don Cartagena", "What's Luv", "Get It Poppin", and "Make It Rain". Biography Fat Joe was raised in Forest Projects located at 156th street and Forest Avenue in the South Bronx. Fat Joe constantly got into fights due to criticism. This was mostly due to his