FAT JOE LIFE TIMELINE

 
Fat Joe hails from the Bronx of New York. Fat Joe experienced the gritty life of the streets before parlaying his interests into a successful rap career and signing with Relativity Records and eventually Atlantic Records.

July 1993: Fat Joe released Represent.

October 1993: Fat Joe topped the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for a week with "Flow Joe."

November 1995: Fat Joe released Jealous One's Envy.

July 1998: Fat Joe released Don Cartagena.

October 1998: Don Cartagena was certified gold.

December 2001: Fat Joe released Jealous Ones Still Envy (Jose).

February 2002: Fat Joe hit the Top 40 with help from R. Kelly with "We Thuggin'." Jealous Ones Still Envy (Jose) was certified gold.

March 2002: Fat Joe hit the Top 40 with Ashanti with "What's Luv?"

April 2002: Fat Joe hit the Top 10 with "What's Luv?"

May 2002: Fat Joe topped the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart for 2 weeks with "What's Luv?" Jealous Ones Still Envy (Jose) was certified platinum.

July 2002: Fat Joe turned himself in to authorities after being accused of assault and breaking a man's jaw.

September 2002: The video for "What's Luv?" was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video.

November 2002: Fat Joe released Loyalty.

February 2003: Fat Joe could be heard on R. Kelly's LP, Chocolate Factory, with the track "Who's That." Fat Joe was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("What's Luv?"with Ashanti)

May 2003: Fat Joe could be heard on the soundtrack for 2 Fast 2 Furious with "We Ridin'."

June 2003: Fat Joe hit the Top 40 helping out Thalia with "I Want You."

July 2003: Fat Joe could be heard on the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack with the track "Girl, I'm A Bad Boy."

August 2003: Fat Joe hit the Top 10 helping out Thalia with "I Want You."

February 2005: Fat Joe hit the Top 40 helping out Jennifer Lopez with "Hold You Down" from her LP Rebirth.

June 2005: Fat Joe hit the Top 40 with Nelly with "Get It Poppin'." Fat Joe released his next LP All Or Nothing.

July 2005: Fat Joe topped the Billboard Top Rap Albums chart with All Or Nothing. Fat Joe hit the Top 10 with Nelly with "Get It Poppin'."

October 2005: The single "Get It Poppin'" was certified platinum.

December 2005: Fat Joe could be heard on The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous creation - Duets: The Final Chapter.