The 22nd annual Urbanworld Film Festival went down September 19th to September 23rd. The opening night kicked off on the right foot with a special advanced screening of Night School. Cast members including Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, and Fat Joe were in the building, alongside director, Malcolm D. Lee, and producer, Will Packer. The screening […]
Fat Joe told TMZ that Donald Trump is “delusional” and is praying that North Carolina doesn’t have to face what Puerto Rico has been facing for the past year because POTUS dropped the ball for Hurricane Maria. What’s even worst is that he won’t even take accountability for the horrible job he did, and continues […]
Scott Spina, a former business partner of Fat Joe’s, is taking the Bronx rapper to court claiming that he was ripped off. Spina says he put up $150,000 out of his own pocket to invest into their New York City shoe store, UP NYC. Additionally, he said he also added another $300,000 from money that […]
On this date in 2000, Big L’s posthumous album The Big Picture was released on Rawkus Records. The LP was originally slated as the late Lamont Coleman’s debut album, but L was tragically murdered in Harlem while the album was in production. The album was produced by DJ Premier, Ron Browz, Ron G, Lord Finesse, […]
Did the Don Cartagena just play Jadakiss’ entire last album title and concept? Well, it appears that Fat Joe isn’t that impressed with the L.O.X. front man as the rest of the Hip Hop world, including Jay-Z who actually just signed Jada to a management deal through his Roc Nation imprint. The Terror Squad general […]
Joey Crack is everywhere like it’s the 80s and we are here for the insane high. While stopping by Hot 97 to promote his upcoming album Family Ties with his new artist, Dre, he talks about his recent pop up hype man performances with his idol, KRS1. Joe has declared his admiration for KRS1 for […]
Thanks to social media and tender emotions, the brotherhood of 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has found its way into a virtual squabble, where both men are taking verbal extremes. Fat Joe, who is a close mutual friend to both 50 and Mayweather, is done playing peacemaker due to straight up distress. According to […]
Fat Joe has always been The People’s Champs. Today after saluting Bronx President Ruben Diaz, Jr. for supporting Lesandro Guzman Feliz’s (aka Junior) family during their time of bereavement, he put out request on The ‘Gram for the BP to get at him. Crack believes that Diaz is one of the most genuine politicians around […]
20 years ago on this date, Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher put out his first LP, Capital Punishment, on Loud Records. Released by Fat Joe and the Terror Squad on Loud Records, Pun’s highly anticipated album showcased Pun’s unequaled lyrical ability, comedic punchlines and his ever evolving style that his son Chris Rivers has inherited […]
Scott Spina, co-founder of UpNYC with Hip Hop entrepreneur Fat Joe, has been found guilty of one count of wire fraud after allegedly stealing credit card numbers from customers, making over $750K in illegal purchases. According to court documents, Spina’s fraudulent practices went beyond the sneaker store. He’s been charged with fraudulently obtaining or attempting […]
On this day in 2000, the first posthumous LP to be released by the first “Latin to go platinum” entitled Yeeeah Baby was released on the Loud/Terror Squad imprint. Christopher “Big Pun” Rios passed away just shy of two months before the release and anticipated success of his sophomore LP, which came on the heels […]
As we think back on the legacy of The Notorious B.I.G., one of the most powerful extensions of his legacy points to his own idea of inclusion. Very few artists can boast having spit on the same track as Brooklyn’s finest. And one of the first- and at the time seemingly most obscure collabs- was […]
Grammy nominated rapper Rapsody sat down with Fat Joe‘s Coca Vision Podcast on Tidal to discuss her career to this point. As her buzz continues to grow following the Grammy nomination for her 2017 album ‘Laila’s Wisdom’ Fat Joe felt it necessary to have the lyricist on his podcast as he tells her he only […]
Reigning from the Bronx is Big Pun, an emcee whose ability to master stylistic literary devices deemed him a legendary act by automation. Born Chistopher Lee Rios, the class act tragically and unexpectedly passed away on February 7, 2000 from a heart attack and respiratory failure at the tender age of 28. Today (Feb. 7), […]
On this date in 2000, the Hip Hop community was both shocked and saddened by the untimely death of lyrical giant Christopher “Big Pun” Rios. As the premiere artist for Fat Joe’s Terror Squad, Pun became the first Latino Hip Hop artist to go platinum and discovered TS’ First Lady, Remy Ma. Pun is regarded […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine dropped by Fat Joe’s Coca Vision Podcast on Tuesday for a 25-minute conversation about the “Gummo” rapper’s career to this point. On the Tidal podcast, Fat Joe praised the half Mexican, half Puerto Rican rapper’s work thus far expressing his appreciation for a Latino rapper from New York making moves in the music […]
Fat Joe is known for speaking his mind, so when he stopped by Ebro Darden‘s show on Beats 1 radio with Dre (of Cool and Dre) to promote their upcoming album it was no different. While on the show, Ebro and Joe began discussing the current state of Hip-Hop and its progressiveness. Ebro: Culture and […]
Words by Darralyn Buford Rapper Fat Joe had a little bit to say about Lil Uzi Vert during an interview with Ebro Darden on Beats 1. Fat Joe feels as though many rappers today are stealing Lil Wayne’s style and flow. “You hear all these little kids now who doing hip-hop music, those is all […]
Words by Roman White Remy Ma is dropping a new track Friday. In her follow up to the Lil Kim collaboration, “Wake Me Up,” Remy got in the lab with Chris Brown and will releasing a track titled “Melanin Magic (Pretty Brown).” The Bronx rapper teased the new track on Instagram Tuesday along with the single’s artwork. Advertisement […]
The holidays typically bring about cold temperatures. Tell that to radio station, Hot 97 because they brought the heat. On a cold 30 degree night in Newark, NJ, some of music’s biggest stars lit up the Prudential Center. The performance line-up included: Chris Brown Cardi B Remy Ma and Fat Joe Lil Kim Yo Gotti […]