Fat Joe
- Born
- August 19, 1970 · The Bronx, New York, USA
- Actor
- Composer
- Producer
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.
Filmography · 22 credits
- 2024This Is Me... Now · Actor (Therapist)
- 2023All Up in the Biz · Actor
- 2023The French Montana Story: For Khadija · Self (Self)
- 2023Rap Trap: Hip Hop on Trial · Actor
- 2020Fearless · Actor (DJ)
- 2019The Fabulous Chi Ali · Self (Self)
- 2017Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth · Actor
- 2017Lady Rider · Actor (Flash)
- 2016Checkmate · Actor (Flash)
- 2016Straight Stuntin Chronicles: Volume 3 - The Man in the Mirror · Self (Self)
- 2015Supermodel · Actor (Xavier)
- 2011Narx · Actor (Big Ed)
- 2008Number One with a Bullet · Self (Self)
- 2006Lockdown, USA · Self (Self)
- 2002Big Pun Live · Actor (fat Joe)
- 2001Blazin' · Actor (Big Jay)
- 1999Whiteboyz · Actor (Don Flip Crew #2)
- 1999Thicker Than Water · Actor (Lonzo)
- 1999Kings Destroy · Self (Self)
- —Frank Chase in the Streets of Harlem · Self (Self)
- —179th Street · Actor (King Cesar Colon)
- —Shine · Actor