Joseph Antonio Cartagena, wanda aka san shi da magoya bayan rap a ƙarƙashin sunan mai suna Fat Joe, ya fara aikinsa na kiɗa a matsayin memba na Diggin' in the Crates Crew (DITC).
Ya fara tafiyarsa mai ban mamaki a farkon shekarun 1990s. A yau Fat Joe an san shi da ɗan wasan solo. Yusufu yana da nasa studio studio. Bugu da ƙari, ya tabbatar da kansa a matsayin ƙwararren ɗan kasuwa.
Yaro da matasa na Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena, duk da tallata shi, mutum ne mai sirri. Kusan babu abin da aka sani game da yarinta da kuruciyarsa. Duk da haka, rapper ya kasa boye wani indisputable gaskiya - an haife shi a kan Agusta 19, 1970 a New York.
Mawaƙin bai ɓoye gaskiyar cewa ƙuruciyarsa ba za a iya kiransa mai farin ciki ba. Ya taso ne a daya daga cikin wuraren da aka fi aikata laifuka a garinsa. Akwai talauci, aikata laifuka da cikakken rashin zaman lafiya.
Don ya taimaki iyalinsa, Yusufu ya soma yin sata tun yana saurayi. A cikin tarihin rayuwarsa akwai wuri don labarin "datti". Ya yi mu'amala da haramtattun kwayoyi. A lokacin ita ce kawai damar samun babban kuɗi.
Sha'awar kiɗa ya fara ne tun lokacin samartaka. An gabatar da Yusufu zuwa hip-hop ta ɗan'uwansa. Abin sha'awa shi ne, shi ne ya ba da gudummawa ga fitowar mai ƙirƙira Fat Joe da Gangsta, kuma daga baya ya haɗa shi da ƙungiyar DITC.
Godiya ga aikin da ke cikin ƙungiyar, Yusufu yana da kwarewa sosai a fagen kiɗa. Ayyukan yawon shakatawa, kwanakin ƙarshe a cikin ɗakin rikodin rikodi, "ra'ayi" na al'adun hip-hop - duk wannan ya ba da gudummawa ga gaskiyar cewa rapper ya fara mafarkin aikin solo.
Hanyar m na rapper
A farkon shekarun 1990, mai wasan kwaikwayo ya riga ya yi ƙoƙari da yawa don gina sana'ar solo. Ba da daɗewa ba ya sanya hannu kan kwangilar rikodi mai riba tare da Relativity Records.
Yusuf ya kasance mai ƙwazo sosai. A cikin 1993, ya faɗaɗa hotunansa tare da kundi na farko. Muna magana ne game da Wakilin tarin. The "lu'u-lu'u" na LP shi ne abun da ke ciki Flow Joe. Waƙar ta kai saman Billboard Hot Rap Singles.
A kan kalaman shahararsa, ya fara aiki a kan kundi na biyu na studio. An saki kundin ne kawai a cikin 1995. Album na biyu a jere ana kiransa Hassada ta Mutum. Ya buga saman 10 a cikin R&B da jadawalin hip hop. An lura da ƙirƙirar rapper a matakin mafi girma.
Bayan aikin da aka yi, an ƙarfafa ikon Fat Joe sosai. A daidai wannan lokacin, Yusufu da wasu mawakan rap sun shiga cikin remix na waƙar LL Cool JI Shot Ya. Mawakan sun saba da aikin abokin aikinsu, wanda jama'a suka san shi a karkashin sunan mai suna Big Pun. A ƙarshen 1990s, wannan ɗan wasan rapper ne ya taimaka wa Yusufu ya rubuta sabon LP. Wannan shi ne kundin studio na uku na Don Cartagena.
Haɗin kai da abokantaka na kud da kud ya haifar da gaskiyar cewa abokan aiki sun kirkiro ƙungiyar ƙirƙira. Ƙwaƙwalwar rap ɗin ana kiranta Terror Squad. Baya ga mawaƙa, ƙungiyar ta haɗa da: Prospect, Armageddon, Remy Ma da Triple Seis.
A farkon 2000s, wani sabon abu ya “farantawa” tarihin Yusufu. Wannan sabon albam mai suna Kishi Masu Hasada (JOSE). An buga a cikin "manyan goma". Abin sha'awa, wannan fayafai na musamman daga ƙarshe ya zama kundi mafi kasuwanci a cikin hoton Fat Joe. Mawakin rapper ya ƙara samun nasara, kuma yuwuwar sa a zahiri bai san iyaka ba.
Shiga tare da Virgin Records
Haɗin kai, shirye-shiryen bidiyo na harbi, manyan balaguron balaguron balaguro, rikodi guda da albam. A haka ne Yusuf ya shafe fiye da shekaru 10. Ya rage dan kadan kuma ya sanar da cewa magoya baya za su ga sabon LP kafin 2006.
A cikin 2006, mai wasan kwaikwayo ya sanya hannu kan kwangila tare da alamar rikodin Virgin Records. Ba da daɗewa ba ya fito da wani aiki mai ban sha'awa. Muna magana ne game da diski Ni, Kaina & I.
Sabon LP The Elephant in the Room, wanda Terror Squad Entertainment ke rabawa, shine kundi na farko da ya kai #1 akan Billboard 200.
Ba da daɗewa ba rapper ya gabatar da kashi na biyu na tarin ga magoya baya. An kira rikodin da ake kira masu kishi har yanzu masu hassada. Ta kuma ɗauki matsayi mai daraja a cikin ginshiƙi mai daraja.
Rayuwar sirri ta Rapper
Rayuwar sirri ta tauraron ta ci gaba fiye da nasara. Mai wasan kwaikwayon ya sha cewa a lokacin yaro an hana shi kulawar iyaye da kulawa. Sa’ad da Yusufu ya sadu da matarsa Lauren, kuma daga baya ya nemi ta, a ƙarshe ya fahimci menene ainihin iyali.
Lauren ta haifi 'ya'ya biyu masu ban mamaki. A cikin sadarwar zamantakewar mai zane, hotunan haɗin gwiwa tare da matarsa da 'ya'yansa sukan bayyana. Ma'auratan suna son gidajen abinci da wuraren shakatawa. Yusufu bai damu da abinci mai dadi da barasa mai inganci ba.
Mawaƙin bai daɗe da bin abincin ba. Ya sha fama da kiba kuma bai taba tunanin matsala ba. Sai dai kuma bayan da abokinsa kuma abokin aikinsa Big Pun ya rasu sakamakon ciwon zuciya da ya yi fama da shi, wanda kiba ya haddasa shi, sai ya fara tunanin lafiyarsa.
Yau, Yusuf yana kallon abincin. Hotunan jita-jita masu daɗi da lafiya sukan bayyana a cikin asusunsa. Mai wasan kwaikwayo ya rasa nauyi, yana ƙara wasanni da ingantaccen abinci mai gina jiki a rayuwarsa.
Fat Joe a halin yanzu
A cikin 2019, ya ƙara wani sabon sabon salo na kiɗan "mai daɗi" a cikin hotunan nasa. Kundin mawakan rapper ana kiransa Family Ties. Rikodin ya sami karbuwa sosai daga duka magoya baya da masu sukar kiɗa.
Mawakin rapper ya rasa nauyi kuma ya sanar da cewa a ƙarshe ya yi da za a zagaya ƙasar sosai. A cikin 2020, ya kasa kammala shirye-shiryensa saboda cutar amai da gudawa. Yawancin kide kide da wake-wake na Joseph za a yi a cikin 2021.
