Welcome to the realm of Fat Joe’s wisdom and wit! With a career spanning decades in the rap game, Fat Joe has left an indelible mark on the music industry with his powerful lyricism and thought-provoking insights. Born Joseph Antonio Cartagena, this Bronx-native has risen from humble beginnings to become not just a rap icon but also a respected voice in the realm of hip-hop culture.
Fat Joe’s lyrical prowess extends far beyond his rhymes, as he often intertwines profound reflections on life, success, and the struggles of the streets into his verses. Whether delving into themes of resilience, ambition, or societal issues, his words resonate with audiences worldwide, earning him a dedicated following and widespread acclaim. In this collection, we delve into some of Fat Joe’s most memorable quotes, offering inspiration, motivation, and a glimpse into the mind of a true rap luminary. Discover the essence of Fat Joe’s wisdom
There’s no such thing as too much. If there’s too much, then that’s a great thing. Fat Joe
I come from nothing, and growing up, I really didn’t have many people to inspire me, at least no good people to inspire me. Fat Joe
As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything. Fat Joe
I collaborate with Tidal because they’re for the artists – the up and coming artists and the O.G.s in the game. It’s like a home, the only place we have for the artists to find support. Fat Joe
I stay around the young boys in the studio; I want to learn from them, and at the same time, I have a lot to offer them. Fat Joe
Biggie has been the logo for success, the logo for doing it big – from popping champagne, the ladies, the fashion. Fat Joe
We gotta be proud to be Latino. It’s almost like we cheating because we’re American and we live by American customs, but at the same time, we got that Latino culture. We cheating; we double dipping. Fat Joe
J. R. Smith’s incredible, man, just incredible off the bench. Fat Joe
The biggest misconception in the hip-hop industry is that people are only focused on the money. We should just be happy for everybody that is working in the hip-hop culture. Fat Joe
The hip hop industry is most likely owned by gays. I happen to think there’s a gay mafia in hip hop. Not rappers – the editorial presidents of magazines, the PDs at radio stations, the people who give you awards at award shows. Fat Joe
Never get involved with a business that you can’t really be hands-on – that if your employees quit, you can’t run yourself. If I can’t cut hair, why open a barbershop? Fat Joe
We go after legacies because we just know that, sooner or later, people will understand what we bring to this culture and bring to the game. Fat Joe
After the success of my first album and the success of ‘Flow Joe’ kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet. Fat Joe
I love the quality of TIDAL. I appreciate what they’re trying to do and what they’re trying to accomplish. Fat Joe
When I introduce you to somebody, his name is Big Pun. When I introduce you to somebody, his name is DJ Khaled. When I introduce you to an artist, her name is Remy Ma. If I introduce you to somebody, it’s Cool and Dre or Scott Storch – people who change the face of the game. Fat Joe
Allen Iverson was the Tupac of basketball; he was a true revolutionary. Fat Joe
Whenever I come out with a hit record, they’ll say, ‘Ah, that’s because of R. Kelly. Oh, it’s because of Ashanti. Oh, he’s lucky.’ Fat Joe
I love owning my masters. Fat Joe
Donald Trump, you already know. We can’t have that guy in office. Fat Joe
Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I’m independent. I’m very happy with that. Fat Joe
See, me, I don’t run away. During my successes or my failures, I put it on me. Fat Joe
I make hit records. I make hit records to motivate the people. Fat Joe
I love Lil Wayne; that’s like my little brother. He’s just the coolest dude on Earth. Fat Joe
It feels as if I never get my just due. Fat Joe
I started out in the Apollo Theater. That’s where I got my start. I won Amateur Night four weeks in a row. Fat Joe
I’m just a human being. I’m from the projects, too. Fat Joe
It feels like we all win when Joe wins. People know the struggle, everything I had to overcome. People feel like that’s them winning. If Joe could do it, they could do it. Fat Joe
I was a diabetic for 16 years, since I was 14. Being that I lost weight, no more diabetes. You don’t have to lose your eyesight, cut off your toes, have a stroke, get kidney failure. You just have to lose weight – you know – for most of the diabetes. Fat Joe
When I first started, I thought I was wack. Lyrically, I thought I was wack. The thing I had over everybody was that I was the realest rapper. Fat Joe
I think I’ll die underrated, but it’s alright, man. Fat Joe
I used to watch Oprah Winfrey, and whenever she used to lose weight, I used to be like, ‘How’s she losing it? What is she doing?’ But it’s all about education and knowledge, feeding yourself and knowing that too much carbs is what gets us fat. Fat Joe
Man I got so many regrets. The biggest is that Eminem gave me so many demos – six different times he approached me, and I didn’t sign him. Shame on me. Fat Joe
The formula for a hit is saying what people want to hear. Fat Joe
If you look at history, at the first time hip-hop was invented, there was a Latino right there. How they got erased, I don’t know how that all came about. Fat Joe
Who you know, 10 albums later, get better than he’s ever been before? It’s hard. To come from all this huge success like a ‘What’s Love,’ and a ‘Lean Back,’ then take it back to the street with ‘The Darkside.’ Fat Joe
If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that. Fat Joe
Food is like a legal drug. You can take 50 cents and walk into the store and buy a Twinkie and get high. And it’s killing people. Fat Joe
I beefed with 50 Cent for seven years. Fat Joe
For artists, the majority of the money we make comes from us being on the road and touring. Fat Joe
I’m addicted to food, so if you bring the cake and stuff to my house, I might walk by and take a swipe of icing and keep it moving. So what happens is I try to not keep it around. Fat Joe
There’s millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you’ve got to hide that you’re gay? Like, you know what I’m saying? Like, be real. Fat Joe
I’ve failed once or twice real big, independent. Fat Joe
Chances are if I am the one to cosign people, they will become a big part of the industry. Fat Joe
Talking to people from the heart matters, and it’s unfortunately something brands have forgotten about. Celebrity endorsement deals try to gain recognition for brands, but at their core, what matters is if the celebrity truly backs the brand. Fat Joe
This world is too hard for me to leave my kids, without me supervising and being there for them. Fat Joe
The ‘hood don’t really wanna hear it, but you need brown rice, you need wheat bread, stuff like that. Fat Joe
There isn’t a country I ain’t touch in Africa. I just came back from South of France, I toured China, Japan, wherever you name, 60,000 people come out to see Fat Joe. Fat Joe
Mike Bibby’s my brother. Fat Joe
Mister Cee’s a legend, man. Fat Joe
I don’t rate Heat fans like I rate Knicks fans. We are true basketball fans. No matter what – rain, sleet or snow, or even if we don’t make it to the playoffs for 10 years – the Garden stands are still full. Fat Joe
We took Big Pun, a 700-lb Spanish guy, one of the greatest rappers ever, and made him a sex symbol. Women would wait on line to kiss him. Fat Joe
It’s hard to have a boom-bap hip hop record that goes No. 1 in the country. Fat Joe
We’re in the same ghettos, same inner cities, and we’re suffering from the same problems. Every problem the blacks have, the Latinos have. Fat Joe
What I do like about Donald Trump is that he’s not bought by the lobbyists. He put up his own money, funded his own campaign. That means he’s nobody’s puppet. Fat Joe
I ain’t no Kennedy, I ain’t no Diddy Combs, I ain’t no Jay Z, I ain’t got it like them. Fat Joe
I’m not just a rapper. I’m a child educator. Fat Joe
Puerto Rico is a powerful island. Fat Joe
The biggest killer of people is food. Fat Joe
DJ Premier, this guy is like a god, a walking god. Guru, he put it down legendary. Fat Joe
Nobody in my family before me ever had anything. Fat Joe
I love to eat. If I could eat everything in the world and still be healthy or wouldn’t catch a heart attack or stroke, I’d eat everything. I just can’t. So I got to watch my health and take care of my family. Fat Joe
‘Envy’ was a bit of a challenge for me. It was smooth. Fat Joe
There are 3.5 million Americans in Puerto Rico. So, just like we’re quick to go everywhere else and help, we expect that same of America for Puerto Rico. These are U.S. citizens! Fat Joe
KRS One and LL Cool J are the biggest influences in my rap career, along with Heavy D. Fat Joe
I ain’t here to tell nobody what’s right or what’s wrong. Fat Joe
My parents are overweight, and I think the biggest problem we have in America is a lack of education. The place to start is with parents and teaching them to cook healthier. Fat Joe
My coldest days, my darkest days, ain’t no sun out, all I got is my fans. They the only people I ride for. Believe it or not, if you’re a real Fat Joe fan, a Terror Squad fan, I do it for ya’ll. Fat Joe
I wish we had more diversity. Fat Joe
As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it’s an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip hop. Fat Joe
I would love to coach. I’m not saying I’m qualified to do it in the N.B.A., but I would love to try. Fat Joe
I don’t think the Republicans care much about minorities. Fat Joe
Being that I always perform, I started working out with a trainer to get that endurance and stamina. Now, I guess you could call me a gym rat. Fat Joe
MTV shows me love. Fat Joe
During my successes or my failures, I put it on me. Fat Joe
I have been Fat Joe since I was a kid. It’s always been my name and always will be. Fat Joe
I was scared to fly for a long time. Fat Joe
Hector Lavoe is the greatest of all time. Marc Anthony is the second greatest. Fat Joe
I realized, at a certain point, all my big people were dying. I couldn’t see a clearer picture: what’s the difference between me and him, of me being in a casket? Fat Joe
I was at a party New Year’s Eve, and – no lie – at least 10 different people came up to me. One guy was like, ‘I lost 30 pounds because of you.’ So people just coming up to me. I don’t know these people – random people. Fat Joe
When I came up in hip hop, there was no such thing as a Puerto Rican rapper doing hip hop for many mainstream people, so I was the ship, the captain, and the crew. Fat Joe
I think I weighed about 450/460 at my heaviest. That’s huge! That’s Fat Joe. And you know, I always took pride in being fat. Fat Joe
If you gay, you gay. Like, that’s your preference, you know? Fat Joe
I never lose touch. If you let me tell it, I’ll tell you I never got my just due and my respect for being one of the greats in hip-hop, and because of that, the fire never burned out. There’s more and more of a need for me to succeed or take the legacy a step further, and that’s what it is. Fat Joe
Pun was just a natural-born genius with music, and he basically taught me so many tricks on how to make better music, even though I was the one that discovered him. He was so far advanced than me; he taught me a lot. Fat Joe
I’m known to be hands on 100%. I don’t know any other way to be than a leader by example. Fat Joe
Any time Khaled comes to your video, it just steps it up that much more. He’s so fun; people love him. Fat Joe
To have so many years in the rap industry and so many number one songs, and sold so many millions of records, introduced the world to people like Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Remy Ma, Big Pun, Rico Love… I could go on and on. Having been able to influence the rap game for so long is very important to me. Fat Joe
Minorities have been hustling backwards from check to check. Fat Joe
Culturally, the arts of Puerto Rico is really unmatched by any other island. Fat Joe
There’s two systems of health care: the one for the rich that’s really good, then there’s the one for the inner city, where they leave ladies in the emergency room unattended for 24 hours until they drop dead. Fat Joe
I make hits. Fat Joe
I always loved being fat, obviously. I’m Fat Joe. Fat Joe
I would bump A Tribe Called Quest in my car all day. Fat Joe
What I can tell you is that for Puerto Rico being such a small island, it has culturally impacted the entire world. Fat Joe
Before I was rapping, I was always around the rap game, even though I was in the streets. I would be at all the parties and all the events, and I was pretty hard to miss. I was one of the few Spanish cats sitting there with jewelry on, Dapper Dan suits. It was pretty hard to miss me. Fat Joe
All I know is stars and hits, you know what I mean? I don’t just sign a guy because he has a hot record. I sign a guy because he’s a star. He’s a pillar of the community. Fat Joe
Your man Daddy Yankee, some black and white people who know what’s going on in the ‘hood and the clubs are supporting him and loving him. But he’s speaking Spanish, and he’s speaking directly to the Latino people, and the people who know the language really dig it. Fat Joe
Latinos finally have a genre of music that represents them, and they’re supporting reggaeton in such huge numbers that people can’t help but notice there’s a revolution going on. Fat Joe
As U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico has paid their part. Fat Joe
I’m a huge fan of the Clintons. I love Hillary; I love Bill. Fat Joe