UJoseph Antonio Cartagena, owaziwa ngabalandeli be-rap ngaphansi kwegama lokuqamba elithi Fat Joe, waqala umsebenzi wakhe womculo njengelungu le-Diggin' in the Crates Crew (DITC).
Waqala uhambo lwakhe lwenkanyezi ekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Namuhla uFat Joe waziwa njengomculi ohamba yedwa. UJoseph unesakhe isitudiyo sokuqopha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wazibonakalisa engusomabhizinisi osezingeni eliphezulu.
Ubuntwana nobusha bukaFat Joe
UJoseph Antonio Cartagena, naphezu kokumemezela kwakhe, ungumuntu oyimfihlo kakhulu. Cishe akukho lutho olwaziwa mayelana nobungane nobusha bakhe. Nokho, rapper wehlulekile ukufihla iqiniso elingenakuphikwa - wazalwa ngo-August 19, 1970 eNew York.
I-rapper ayizange ifihle iqiniso lokuthi ubuntwana bakhe abukwazi ukubizwa ngokuthi ujabule. Wakhulela kwenye yezindawo ezinobugebengu kakhulu edolobheni lakubo. Kwakukhona ubumpofu, ubugebengu kanye nesiphithiphithi esiphelele.
Ukuze asize umkhaya wakhe, uJosefa waqala ukweba kusukela ebusheni bakhe. Ku-biography yakhe kukhona indawo yendaba "engcolile". Wayedayisa izidakamizwa ezingekho emthethweni. Ngaleso sikhathi kwakuwukuphela kwethuba lokuthola imali enkulu.
Uthando lomculo lwaqala ebusheni. UJoseph waziswa ku-hip-hop ngumfowabo. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi nguye owaba nesandla ekuveleni kwegama lokuqamba elithi Fat Joe da Gangsta, futhi kamuva wamnamathisela eqenjini le-DITC.
Ngenxa yomsebenzi weqembu, uJosefa wayenolwazi oluningi endimeni yomculo. Imisebenzi yokuvakasha, izinsuku ezilandelanayo ku-studio yokuqopha, "umqondo" wesiko le-hip-hop - konke lokhu kwaba nomthelela eqinisweni lokuthi i-rapper yaqala ukuphupha umsebenzi wedwa.
Indlela yokudala ye-rapper
Ekuqaleni kwawo-1990, umculi wayesevele enze imizamo eminingana yokwakha umsebenzi ohamba yedwa. Ngokushesha wasayina inkontileka yokurekhoda enenzuzo enkulu neRelativity Records.
UJoseph wayengumculi we-rapper osebenza kanzima. Ngo-1993, wandisa i-discography yakhe nge-albhamu yakhe yokuqala. Sikhuluma ngeqoqo Limele. "Iparele" le-LP laliyingoma ethi Flow Joe. Ingoma ifinyelele phezulu ku-Billboard Hot Rap Singles.
Ngegagasi lokuthandwa, waqala ukusebenza ku-albhamu yakhe yesibili yesitudiyo. I-albhamu yakhululwa kuphela ngo-1995. I-albhamu yesibili ilandelana yayibizwa ngokuthi Umona Womuntu. Ifinyelele kwabayi-10 abahamba phambili kumashadi e-R&B nawe-hip hop. Ubuhlakani bomrepha buqashelwe ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu.
Ngemuva komsebenzi owenziwe, igunya likaFat Joe liqiniswe kakhulu. Ngaso leso sikhathi, uJoseph nabanye abaculi abaningi be-rapper baba nengxenye ku-remix yengoma ethi LL Cool JI Shot Ya. Abaculi bajwayelana nomsebenzi wozakwethu, owaziwa ngumphakathi ngaphansi kwegama lokuqamba elithi Big Pun. Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yawo-1990, yilo rapper owasiza uJoseph ukuqopha i-LP entsha. Le yicwecwe lesithathu lesitudiyo kaDon Cartagena.
Ukusebenzisana nobungane obuseduze kwaholela eqinisweni lokuthi ozakwethu bakha inhlangano yokudala. Umqondo wabarepha wawubizwa ngokuthi yiTerror Squad. Ngaphezu kwabaculi, iqembu lalihlanganisa: Prospect, Armageddon, Remy Ma and Triple Seis.
Ekuqaleni kwawo-2000, enye into entsha "yajabulisa" i-discography kaJoseph. Icwecwe elisha elithi Jealous Ones still nomona (JOSE). Kube yingoma ethi "top ten". Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi le diski ekugcineni yaba i-albhamu yokuhweba kakhulu ku-discography ka-Fat Joe. I-rapper yaphumelela kakhulu, futhi amathuba akhe ayengenamingcele.
Ukusayina ne-Virgin Records
Ukuhlanganyela, iziqeshana zokuthwebula, izinkambo ezinkulu, ukurekhoda okukodwa nama-albhamu. Kungalesi sivinini uJosefa achitha iminyaka engaphezu kweyi-10. Wehlise ijubane kancane futhi wamemezela ukuthi abalandeli bazoyibona i-LP entsha ngaphambi kuka-2006.
Ngo-2006 ofanayo, umculi usayine inkontileka nelebula lerekhodi elithi Virgin Records. Ngokushesha wakhipha umsebenzi othakazelisayo. Sikhuluma ngediski Mina, Mina kanye nami.
I-LP entsha ethi The Elephant in the Room, esatshalaliswe i-Terror Squad Entertainment, iyi-albhamu yokuqala ukufika ku-#1 ku-Billboard 200.
Ngokushesha umrepha wethula ingxenye yesibili yeqoqo kubalandeli. Leli rekhodi lalibizwa ngokuthi Abanomona Abasenomona. Uphinde wathatha isikhundla sezinga eshadini elihlonishwayo.
Impilo yomuntu siqu ka-Rapper
Impilo yomuntu siqu yenkanyezi ithuthuke ngaphezu kokuphumelela. Lo mculi usesho kaningi ukuthi ebuntwaneni wayephucwa ukunakekelwa nokugcinwa kwabazali. Lapho uJoseph ehlangana nomkakhe uLauren, futhi kamuva emcela umshado, ekugcineni waqonda ukuthi uyini umkhaya wangempela.
U-Lauren wazala i-rapper izingane ezimbili ezimangalisayo. Ezinkundleni zokuxhumana zomculi, izithombe ezihlangene nomkakhe nezingane zivame ukuvela. Umbhangqwana uthanda izindawo zokudlela nezindawo zokudlela. UJosefa akanandaba nokudla okumnandi notshwala obusezingeni eliphezulu.
Umculi akazange alandele ukudla isikhathi eside. Wahlushwa ukukhuluphala futhi akakaze acabange ukuthi kuyinkinga. Nokho, ngemva kokuba umngane wakhe oseduze nozakwabo uBig Pun eshonile ngenxa yesifo senhliziyo, esasibangelwa ukukhuluphala, waqala ukucabanga ngempilo yakhe.
Namuhla, uJosefa ubukele ukudla okudliwayo. Izithombe zezitsha ezimnandi nezinempilo zivame ukuvela kuma-akhawunti akhe. Umdlali wehliswe isisindo ngokuphawulekayo, enezela ezemidlalo nokudla okufanele empilweni yakhe.
UFat Joe okwamanje
Ngo-2019, wengeze enye into entsha yomculo “emnandi” kwi-discography yakhe. I-albhamu yalo mrepha ibithi Family Ties. Irekhodi lamukelwe ngemfudumalo yibo bobabili abalandeli nabagxeki bomculo.
Umrepha wehla emzimbeni futhi wamemezela ukuthi ekugcineni kwase kuyisikhathi sokuhambela izwe ngenkuthalo. Ngo-2020, wehlulekile ukuqedela izinhlelo zakhe ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-coronavirus. Iningi lamakhonsathi kaJoseph azoba ngo-2021.
