Fat Joe Quotes

I would love to coach. I'm not saying I'm qualified to do it in the N.B.A., but I would love to try.

- Fat Joe

Love, Try, Would, Qualified

I started out in the Apollo Theater. That's where I got my start. I won Amateur Night four weeks in a row.

- Fat Joe

Night, Start, Weeks, Amateur

When I came up in hip hop, there was no such thing as a Puerto Rican rapper doing hip hop for many mainstream people, so I was the ship, the captain, and the crew.

- Fat Joe

Doing, Puerto Rican, Hop, Hip

I was a diabetic for 16 years, since I was 14. Being that I lost weight, no more diabetes. You don't have to lose your eyesight, cut off your toes, have a stroke, get kidney failure. You just have to lose weight - you know - for most of the diabetes.

- Fat Joe

Years, Cut, Your, Eyesight

Envision what the end result is supposed to be... what do you want to be when you grow up? Where do you see yourself? Once we identify what the painting on the wall is, it is so much easier to bring in the right colors, canvas and brushes to paint that picture.

- Fat Joe

Colors, Paint, Bring, Envision

When I first started, I thought I was wack. Lyrically, I thought I was wack. The thing I had over everybody was that I was the realest rapper.

- Fat Joe

Thought, Over, Everybody, Lyrically

We gotta be proud to be Latino. It's almost like we cheating because we're American and we live by American customs, but at the same time, we got that Latino culture. We cheating; we double dipping.

- Fat Joe

Proud, Like, Almost, Cheating

There's two systems of health care: the one for the rich that's really good, then there's the one for the inner city, where they leave ladies in the emergency room unattended for 24 hours until they drop dead.

- Fat Joe

City, Drop, Unattended, Ladies

We're in the same ghettos, same inner cities, and we're suffering from the same problems. Every problem the blacks have, the Latinos have.

- Fat Joe

Problem, Same, Latinos, Blacks

Every ghetto you go to, Latinos and blacks are the two people that are together. We don't look at each other in any different way, like 'He's black; I'm Latino.' I look at us as one.

- Fat Joe

Two, Other, Latinos, Blacks

I don't rate Heat fans like I rate Knicks fans. We are true basketball fans. No matter what - rain, sleet or snow, or even if we don't make it to the playoffs for 10 years - the Garden stands are still full.

- Fat Joe

Rain, Heat, Still, Knicks

Chances are if I am the one to cosign people, they will become a big part of the industry.

- Fat Joe

Big, Will, Big Part, Chances

DJ Premier, this guy is like a god, a walking god. Guru, he put it down legendary.

- Fat Joe

DJ, Guru, Like, Premier

The 'hood don't really wanna hear it, but you need brown rice, you need wheat bread, stuff like that.

- Fat Joe

Bread, Need, Like, Wheat

I collaborate with Tidal because they're for the artists - the up and coming artists and the O.G.s in the game. It's like a home, the only place we have for the artists to find support.

- Fat Joe

Game, Like, Tidal, Collaborate

If you really analyze my music, there is a lot of violence in my music because the Bronx, at the era and time I was coming up, was almost equivalent to how a 'Braveheart' or 'Gladiator' movie would be.

- Fat Joe

Movie, Equivalent, Almost, Analyze

To have so many years in the rap industry and so many number one songs, and sold so many millions of records, introduced the world to people like Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Remy Ma, Big Pun, Rico Love... I could go on and on. Having been able to influence the rap game for so long is very important to me.

- Fat Joe

Love, Big, Very, Rick

I would bump A Tribe Called Quest in my car all day.

- Fat Joe

A Tribe Called Quest, Tribe Called Quest

I'm addicted to food, so if you bring the cake and stuff to my house, I might walk by and take a swipe of icing and keep it moving. So what happens is I try to not keep it around.

- Fat Joe

Bring, Addicted, Might, Swipe

I love Lil Wayne; that's like my little brother. He's just the coolest dude on Earth.

- Fat Joe

Love, Little Brother, Like, Dude

I make hit records. I make hit records to motivate the people.

- Fat Joe

Hit, Records, Hit Records, Motivate

All I know is stars and hits, you know what I mean? I don't just sign a guy because he has a hot record. I sign a guy because he's a star. He's a pillar of the community.

- Fat Joe

Star, Guy, Sign, Pillar

I think I'll die underrated, but it's alright, man.

- Fat Joe

Die, Think, I Think, Underrated

As a little kid, I watched hip hop get created. So it's an honour for me to represent the Bronx, the motherland of hip hop.

- Fat Joe

Kid, Honour, Created, Motherland

Latinos finally have a genre of music that represents them, and they're supporting reggaeton in such huge numbers that people can't help but notice there's a revolution going on.

- Fat Joe

Numbers, Finally, Going, Supporting

Your man Daddy Yankee, some black and white people who know what's going on in the 'hood and the clubs are supporting him and loving him. But he's speaking Spanish, and he's speaking directly to the Latino people, and the people who know the language really dig it.

- Fat Joe

Language, Dig, Some, Supporting

What I do like about Donald Trump is that he's not bought by the lobbyists. He put up his own money, funded his own campaign. That means he's nobody's puppet.

- Fat Joe

Trump, Means, Donald, Puppet

There isn't a country I ain't touch in Africa. I just came back from South of France, I toured China, Japan, wherever you name, 60,000 people come out to see Fat Joe.

- Fat Joe

Country, Africa, Joe, Toured

After the success of my first album and the success of 'Flow Joe' kind of faded, I was struggling to make some money and make ends meet.

- Fat Joe

Some, Joe, Faded, Flow

It feels like we all win when Joe wins. People know the struggle, everything I had to overcome. People feel like that's them winning. If Joe could do it, they could do it.

- Fat Joe

Wins, Feels, Joe, Struggle

I'm known to be hands on 100%. I don't know any other way to be than a leader by example.

- Fat Joe

Leader, Hands, Other, Any Other Way

Before I was rapping, I was always around the rap game, even though I was in the streets. I would be at all the parties and all the events, and I was pretty hard to miss. I was one of the few Spanish cats sitting there with jewelry on, Dapper Dan suits. It was pretty hard to miss me.

- Fat Joe

Game, Streets, Before, Sitting

I was scared to fly for a long time.

- Fat Joe

Time, Fly, Long Time, Scared

When I introduce you to somebody, his name is Big Pun. When I introduce you to somebody, his name is DJ Khaled. When I introduce you to an artist, her name is Remy Ma. If I introduce you to somebody, it's Cool and Dre or Scott Storch - people who change the face of the game.

- Fat Joe

Game, Artist, Big, Scott

Donald Trump, you already know. We can't have that guy in office.

- Fat Joe

Know, Trump, Donald, None

Everything has to evolve. Music has to go somewhere. That's what keeps it fresh.

- Fat Joe

Music, Evolve, Go, Fresh

We're just trying to make 'The Darkside' its own brand. It's Fat Joe, but it's 'The Darkside.' We come with 'Vol. 2,' make it crazier than 'Vol. 1.' By the time 'Vol. 3' come, we got a problem on our hands.

- Fat Joe

Hands, Joe, By The Time, Crazier

I'm trying to work, be diverse and multi-talented.

- Fat Joe

Work, Trying, Diverse

It feels like Gangstarr is the purest group in hip-hop. They was shooting videos on the beach in the winter when the water was ice. Razor-blade music.

- Fat Joe

Shooting, Like, Feels, Group

I'm trying to get in where I fit in and take it to the next level.

- Fat Joe

Next, Fit, Take, Next Level

I never lose touch. If you let me tell it, I'll tell you I never got my just due and my respect for being one of the greats in hip-hop, and because of that, the fire never burned out. There's more and more of a need for me to succeed or take the legacy a step further, and that's what it is.

- Fat Joe

Legacy, Tell, Got, Hip-Hop

The biggest misconception in the hip-hop industry is that people are only focused on the money. We should just be happy for everybody that is working in the hip-hop culture.

- Fat Joe

Happy, Be Happy, Everybody, Hip-Hop

Latinos been a part of hip-hop culture and every other culture; we've been influential in every aspect of life.

- Fat Joe

Other, Been, Latinos, Hip-Hop

If you look at history, at the first time hip-hop was invented, there was a Latino right there. How they got erased, I don't know how that all came about.

- Fat Joe

History, Right, About, Hip-Hop

All rappers exaggerate.

- Fat Joe

Rappers, Exaggerate

Never get involved with a business that you can't really be hands-on - that if your employees quit, you can't run yourself. If I can't cut hair, why open a barbershop?

- Fat Joe

Business, Hands-On, Cut, Open

I was really from the streets, and I really did hustle in a major way. When I got my record deal, I left the streets alone as far as hustling. I never, ever hustled again. I said, 'I'm gonna change my life, I'm going legit. This is where I'm at.'

- Fat Joe

My Life, Deal, Streets, Hustled

Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I'm independent. I'm very happy with that.

- Fat Joe

Deal, Very, Joe, Distribution

Mister Cee's a legend, man.

- Fat Joe

Man, Legend, Mister

Talking to people from the heart matters, and it's unfortunately something brands have forgotten about. Celebrity endorsement deals try to gain recognition for brands, but at their core, what matters is if the celebrity truly backs the brand.

- Fat Joe

Celebrity, About, Brands, Brand

This world is too hard for me to leave my kids, without me supervising and being there for them.

- Fat Joe

Without, Them, Being, Being There

I'm not just a rapper. I'm a child educator.

- Fat Joe

Child, Rapper, Just, Educator

I realized, at a certain point, all my big people were dying. I couldn't see a clearer picture: what's the difference between me and him, of me being in a casket?

- Fat Joe

Big, Realized, Certain Point, Clearer

I'm a huge fan of the Clintons. I love Hillary; I love Bill.

- Fat Joe

Love, Fan, I Love, Hillary

My coldest days, my darkest days, ain't no sun out, all I got is my fans. They the only people I ride for. Believe it or not, if you're a real Fat Joe fan, a Terror Squad fan, I do it for ya'll.

- Fat Joe

Believe, Joe, Terror, Squad

I love to eat. If I could eat everything in the world and still be healthy or wouldn't catch a heart attack or stroke, I'd eat everything. I just can't. So I got to watch my health and take care of my family.

- Fat Joe

Love, Got, I Love, Stroke

I love the quality of TIDAL. I appreciate what they're trying to do and what they're trying to accomplish.

- Fat Joe

Love, Accomplish, I Love, Tidal

The hip hop industry is most likely owned by gays. I happen to think there's a gay mafia in hip hop. Not rappers - the editorial presidents of magazines, the PDs at radio stations, the people who give you awards at award shows.

- Fat Joe

Mafia, Gays, Hop, Gay

If you gay, you gay. Like, that's your preference, you know?

- Fat Joe

Know, Like, Preference, Gay

There's millions of gay people in the world. In 2011, you've got to hide that you're gay? Like, you know what I'm saying? Like, be real.

- Fat Joe

People, Real, Like, Gay

If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.

- Fat Joe

Love, Could, Would, Pounds

I was at a party New Year's Eve, and - no lie - at least 10 different people came up to me. One guy was like, 'I lost 30 pounds because of you.' So people just coming up to me. I don't know these people - random people.

- Fat Joe

Lie, Year, Least, Pounds

We took Big Pun, a 700-lb Spanish guy, one of the greatest rappers ever, and made him a sex symbol. Women would wait on line to kiss him.

- Fat Joe

Big, Took, Spanish, Rappers

Culturally, the arts of Puerto Rico is really unmatched by any other island.

- Fat Joe

Puerto Rico, Other, Rico, Puerto

Puerto Rico is a powerful island.

- Fat Joe

Powerful, Puerto Rico, Rico, Puerto

What I can tell you is that for Puerto Rico being such a small island, it has culturally impacted the entire world.

- Fat Joe

Small, Puerto Rico, Impacted, Puerto

As U.S. citizens, Puerto Rico has paid their part.

- Fat Joe

Puerto Rico, Part, Rico, Puerto

There are 3.5 million Americans in Puerto Rico. So, just like we're quick to go everywhere else and help, we expect that same of America for Puerto Rico. These are U.S. citizens!

- Fat Joe

Puerto Rico, Like, Quick, Puerto

Biggie has been the logo for success, the logo for doing it big - from popping champagne, the ladies, the fashion.

- Fat Joe

Big, Biggie, Popping, Champagne

I think I weighed about 450/460 at my heaviest. That's huge! That's Fat Joe. And you know, I always took pride in being fat.

- Fat Joe

Think, Always, Joe, Heaviest

'Envy' was a bit of a challenge for me. It was smooth.

- Fat Joe

Challenge, Envy, Me, Smooth

Hector Lavoe is the greatest of all time. Marc Anthony is the second greatest.

- Fat Joe

Time, Greatest, Second, Marc

Pun was just a natural-born genius with music, and he basically taught me so many tricks on how to make better music, even though I was the one that discovered him. He was so far advanced than me; he taught me a lot.

- Fat Joe

Pun, Discovered, Advanced, Tricks

Being that I always perform, I started working out with a trainer to get that endurance and stamina. Now, I guess you could call me a gym rat.

- Fat Joe

Always, Rat, Could, Stamina

I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.

- Fat Joe

Battle, Could, Rap, Joke

The biggest killer of people is food.

- Fat Joe

Food, People, Biggest, Killer

Minorities have been hustling backwards from check to check.

- Fat Joe

Check, Been, Minorities, Hustling

My parents are overweight, and I think the biggest problem we have in America is a lack of education. The place to start is with parents and teaching them to cook healthier.

- Fat Joe

Think, Biggest Problem, Overweight

MTV shows me love.

- Fat Joe

Love, Me, Shows, MTV

For artists, the majority of the money we make comes from us being on the road and touring.

- Fat Joe

Money, Road, Artists, Touring

Allen Iverson was the Tupac of basketball; he was a true revolutionary.

- Fat Joe

Basketball, Allen, Tupac, Revolutionary

I ain't no Kennedy, I ain't no Diddy Combs, I ain't no Jay Z, I ain't got it like them.

- Fat Joe

Like, Them, Jay, Kennedy

There's no such thing as too much. If there's too much, then that's a great thing.

- Fat Joe

Too Much, Too, Then, Great Thing

Any time Khaled comes to your video, it just steps it up that much more. He's so fun; people love him.

- Fat Joe

Love, More, Your, Steps

I used to watch Oprah Winfrey, and whenever she used to lose weight, I used to be like, 'How's she losing it? What is she doing?' But it's all about education and knowledge, feeding yourself and knowing that too much carbs is what gets us fat.

- Fat Joe

Education, Doing, Carbs, Feeding

KRS One and LL Cool J are the biggest influences in my rap career, along with Heavy D.

- Fat Joe

Cool, Career, Rap, Heavy

Food is like a legal drug. You can take 50 cents and walk into the store and buy a Twinkie and get high. And it's killing people.

- Fat Joe

Like, Store, Buy, Cents

I've failed once or twice real big, independent.

- Fat Joe

Independent, Big, Twice, Failed

Whenever I come out with a hit record, they'll say, 'Ah, that's because of R. Kelly. Oh, it's because of Ashanti. Oh, he's lucky.'

- Fat Joe

Lucky, Come, Ah, Kelly

J. R. Smith's incredible, man, just incredible off the bench.

- Fat Joe

Man, Incredible, Smith, Bench

Fat Joe ain't out here trying to battle-rap everybody in the world. That's not what I'm about.

- Fat Joe

Here, Everybody, Joe, Out Here

Who you know, 10 albums later, get better than he's ever been before? It's hard. To come from all this huge success like a 'What's Love,' and a 'Lean Back,' then take it back to the street with 'The Darkside.'

- Fat Joe

Love, Been, Albums, Lean

To be slandered the way I get slandered is really uncalled for, but life goes on.

- Fat Joe

Goes, Way, Get, Life Goes On

See, me, I don't run away. During my successes or my failures, I put it on me.

- Fat Joe

See, Away, Failures, Successes

During my successes or my failures, I put it on me.

- Fat Joe

Me, Failures, Put, Successes

It feels as if I never get my just due.

- Fat Joe

Never, Get, Feels, Due

Man I got so many regrets. The biggest is that Eminem gave me so many demos - six different times he approached me, and I didn't sign him. Shame on me.

- Fat Joe

Regrets, Shame, Six, Demos

As long as you get your education and you stay focused, you can do anything.

- Fat Joe

Education, Get, Focused, Stay

It's hard to have a boom-bap hip hop record that goes No. 1 in the country.

- Fat Joe

Country, Goes, Hip Hop, Hip

I have been Fat Joe since I was a kid. It's always been my name and always will be.

- Fat Joe

Always, Been, Joe, Fat

I always loved being fat, obviously. I'm Fat Joe.

- Fat Joe

Loved, Always, Joe, Fat

Once you achieve a level of success... you learn, something tells you, 'Man this ain't even for you.' You got to share with the people. You got to inspire the people.

- Fat Joe

Learn, Achieve, Level, Inspire

I come from nothing, and growing up, I really didn't have many people to inspire me, at least no good people to inspire me.

- Fat Joe

Nothing, Come, Least, Inspire

I love owning my masters.

- Fat Joe

Love, Owning, I Love, Masters

Mike Bibby's my brother.

- Fat Joe

Brother, Mike

I don't think the Republicans care much about minorities.

- Fat Joe

Think, Minorities, About, Republicans

The formula for a hit is saying what people want to hear.

- Fat Joe

Saying, Want, Hit, Formula

I beefed with 50 Cent for seven years.

- Fat Joe

Seven, Years, 50 Cent, Cent

There's nothing I really believe about 50 Cent.

- Fat Joe

Nothing, About, 50 Cent, Cent

I wish we had more diversity.

- Fat Joe

Wish, More, I Wish, Diversity

We go after legacies because we just know that, sooner or later, people will understand what we bring to this culture and bring to the game.

- Fat Joe

Game, Will, Sooner, Later

I stay around the young boys in the studio; I want to learn from them, and at the same time, I have a lot to offer them.

- Fat Joe

Learn, Young, Want, Studio

I'm just a human being. I'm from the projects, too.

- Fat Joe

Human Being, Being, Too, Projects

When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.

- Fat Joe

Career, Want, Back, Numerous

I make hits.

- Fat Joe

Make, Hits

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