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Fat Joe

Fat Joe

Actor · Born August 19, 1970 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a solo career with the release of his debut studio album, Represent (1993) the following year. Cartegena formed the hip hop group Terror Squad and its namesake record label in the late 1990s, through which he has signed fellow New York artists including Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, and Cuban Link, as well as then-unknown producers DJ Khaled and Cool & Dre.

Acted in 31

2010s

  1. 2018

    Night School

    Bobby

    48
  2. 2017

    She's Gotta Have It

    Winny 'Win' Winfield, Winnie 'Win' Winfield · 1 episode

    67

  3. Lady Rider

    Flash

  4. 2016

    VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

    Movie

  5. Checkmate

    Freddy "Flash" Morales

  6. 2015

    Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

    Movie

  7. Supermodel

    Xavier

  8. 2014

    179th Street

    King Cesar Colon

  9. 2011

    The Cookout 2

    Bookie

  10. Narx

    Big Ed

1990s

  1. 1999

    Thicker Than Water

    Lonzo

  2. Whiteboyz

    Don Flip Crew #2

  3. Urban Menace

    Terror

  4. Cope 2 Kings Destroy

    Joey Crack

  5. 1998

    TRL

    TV · 13 Seasons

    43
  6. 1994

    I Like It Like That

    Biker Inmate

Sound 1

Produced 1

2020s

  1. 2024

    Fat Joe Talks

    Executive Producer

Created 1

2020s

  1. 2024

    Fat Joe Talks

    Creator

Appearances35

2020s

  1. 2025

    Joe and Jada

    Self - Host · 3 episodes

  2. 2024

    Fat Joe Talks

    Self - Host · 8 episodes

  3. The Greatest Love Story Never Told

    Self

    66
  4. 2023

    King Charles

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

  5. The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

    Self

  6. Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

    Self

  7. All Up in the Biz

    Self

  8. Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial

    Self

  9. Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

    Self · 4 episodes

  10. 2022

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    47

  11. The Greatest Mixtape Ever

    Self

  12. Mixtape

    Self

  13. 2021

    You're Watching Video Music Box

    Self

  14. 2020

    The Drew Barrymore Show

    Self · 1 episode

    51

2010s

  1. 2019

    Untold Stories of Hip Hop

    Self · 1 episode

  2. Savage X Fenty Show

    Self

  3. The Kelly Clarkson Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    60

  4. The Tamron Hall Show

    Self - Guest · 1 episode

    46

  5. The Fabulous Chi Ali

    Self

  6. 2018

    The Shop

    Self · 1 episode

    64
  7. 2017

    Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

    Himself

  8. 2016

    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

    Self · 1 episode

    74

  9. Straight Stuntin Chronicles: Volume 3 - The Man in the Mirror

    Self

  10. 2015

    Celebrity Family Feud

    Self - Contestant · 1 episode

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Wendy Williams Show

    Self - Guest Host · 137 episodes

    41
  2. 2005

    My Super Sweet 16

    Self · 1 episode

    25
  3. 2003

    Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me

    Self

  4. Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Self · 1 episode

    61
  5. 2002

    Big Pun: Still Not a Player

    Self

  6. Outlawz: Worldwide

    Self

  7. 2001

    BET Awards

    Self - Performer · 1 episode

  8. 2000

    Jennifer Lopez | Feelin' So Good

    Self