Born Joseph Cartagena, Fat Joe is a rapper, actor, and entrepreneur from the birthplace of hip-hop, the Bronx, New York. He began his music career as a member of the hip-hop group Diggin’ in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.). He released his first solo album, Represent, in 1993, and founded the record label Terror Squad, to which he signed top talent like Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, DJ Khaled, and featuring producers Cool & Dre.