Fat Joe bio: net worth, age, height, weight, career, wife.
Fat Joe is an American rapper best known as a member of Terror Squad and D.I.T.C.; he is also the CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, a record label company. With ‘Represent,’ he made his debut in 1993.
Fat Joe: Profile summary
Full Name | Fat Joe (Joseph Antonio Cartagena) |
Net Worth | $4 Million |
Profession | Rapper, Artist, Businessman, And Musician |
Birth Place | New York City’s South Bronx area |
Date Of Birth/Birthday | August 19, 1970 |
Age/How Old | 52 years old |
Father’s Name | Ernesto Delgado |
Mother’s Name | Marie |
Siblings | Andre |
Weight | In kilograms:- 80kg In Pounds:- 176lbs |
Height | In Feet And Inches:- 5 ’11” In Meters:- 1.80m |
Hair color | Blonde |
Eye Color | Brown |
School/College | Morris High School |
Nationality | American |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Gender | Male |
Marital Status | Married |
Wife/Spouse Name | Lorena Cartagena |
Kids/Children Name | Ryan Cartagena, Joey Cartagena, and Azariah Cartagena |
Social Media Profile | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube |
Fat Joe: Biography & Early Life
Fat Joe was born as Joseph Antonio Cartagena on 19th August 1970 to Marie Cartagena and Ernesto Delgado. He was born and raised in The Bronx in New York, USA. Fat Joe is married to Lorena Cartagena. The couple has three children together named Azariah Cartagena, Ryan Cartagena, and Joey Cartagena.
In 2012, Fat Joe was charged with tax evasion. He didn’t pay over $3 million worth of tax to the government from early 2007 till 2010. He was fined $200,000 with IRS penalties. He was sentenced to four months in Prison which started on 26 August 2013 and ended on 28 November 2013. He is also an active supporter of the LGBT community and equal rights.
Fat Joe: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 19 August 1970, Fat Joe is 50 years old as of today’s date 24th January 2021. His height is 1.85 m tall, and his weight is 90 kg.
Fat Joe: Wife
Fat Joe’s life partner is Lorena Cartagena, his wife. The couple’s three children are Ryan Cartagena, Joey Cartagena, and Azariah Cartagena. He was a resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, during his incarceration.
Fat Joe: Career
Fat Joe started his official music career in 1992. The same year he also established Terror Squad Entertainment in New York City, in which he currently holds the position of CEO.
He has worked with record labels like Atlantic, E1, Virgin, Universal, Relativity and Terror Squad. He has also worked with music legends like Big Pun, Apache, Grand Puba, Terror Squad, D.I.T.C., Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Ivy Queen, DJ Premier, Kool G Rap, R. Kelly, KRS-One, Raekwon, Jadakiss, Big L, Ashanti, Remy Ma, Amerie, French Montana, Lil Wayne, N.O.R.E., Rick Ross, and Ja Rule.
Fat Joe made his debut studio album in 1993 titled ‘Represent.’ Later he released albums like ‘The Elephant in the Room’, ‘Me, Myself and I’, ‘All or Nothing’, ‘Loyalty’, ‘Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)’, ‘The Darkside Vol. 1’, ‘Don Cartagena’, and ‘The Book of Joe’. He has also worked in movies like ‘Supermodel,’ ‘Scary Movie 3’, ‘Happy Feet,’ ‘Prison Song,’ ‘Empire,’ and ‘Thicker than Water.’
Throughout his life, Fat, Joe had been struggling with his weight loss. In 1996, he weighed over 300 pounds. In 2005, he was offered a good amount of money by Stuff Magazine to profile his weight loss efforts. In 2011 he released ‘Drop a Body,’ which films his tricks as to how he shed almost 88 pounds.
Fat Joe: Education
Fat Joe graduated from Morris High School. Fat Joe has shrouded most of his early years in mystery. He began his life as a bully but has changed significantly since being introduced to music. He attended university to pursue his education but instead began rapping.
Fat Joe: Net worth
He is a superb American rapper who has received critical acclaim throughout his career. Fat Joe is a talented rapper with multiple solos and collaboration albums.
He has also appeared in several films and television series, most of which are comedic. He has also appeared in several video games. Fat Joe has also amassed a sizable net worth, which presently stands at $4 million.