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| | VH1.com : Fat Joe : Biography - Urge Music Downloads |
 | | Joey Crack, and his real name Joe Cartagena) was raised in the South Bronx area of New York. |
 | | Eventually going by the name of Fat Joe, the rapper secured a recording contract with the Relativity label in the early '90s, resulting in the release of his full-length debut, Represent, in 1993 (which spawned the single "Flow Joe," peaking at the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart). |
 | | Two years later, Fat Joe issued his sophomore effort, Jealous One's Envy, which included a cameo appearance by KRS-One as well as production contributions by the likes of DJ Premier, LES, and Domingo. |
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