Rapper Fat Joe is sharing the highs and lows of his life in his new book ‘The Book of Jose: A Memoir’
Born Joseph Cartagena, the rapper started his career in the early 1990s and achieved success with numerous hit songs including “Lean Back” “What’s Luv?” and “All The Way Up”.“My son being born autistic, and his mother wanted to give him up for adoption, or my mother catching cancer, or my brother's drug addiction or going through depression when Pun died.”
Rapper Big Pun died in 2000 after suffering a heart attack and respiratory failure. Joe said his death sent him into a tailspin.Over the past few years, Joe has reinvented himself. He recently co-hosted two daytime talk shows, and he is preparing to host his own late-night show.Recording artist and entrepreneur Fat Joe poses for a photo at his 'Up NYC' store ahead of the release of his book, "The Book of Jose: A Memoir" in the Bronx in New York City, U.S., November 3, 2022.
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