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Fortunately for Fat Joe, he found rapping as a way out of a cycle that was certainly leading to jail or death… Though he eventually did some jail time and was shot at (and/or wounded) on numerous occasions.Since 1957, GQ has inspired men to look sharper and live smarter with its unparalleled coverage of style, culture, and beyond.

On 1 hand it's the only book I've felt like reading but on the other hand I felt bored at times reading this book but I don't know if that's because of the book or the slump. You started off with the Diggin' in the Crates Crew, including Lord Finesse, Diamond D, legendary Big L.He does jump back and forth some times but I didn’t feel lost or feel like I had to go back and review to remember what he was referring to. During the 2005 Video Music Awards in Miami, at the American Airlines Arena, me and 50 Cent were both scheduled to be part of the show. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

When everybody else else ran away from them,” says Joe, “I stood closer because of my loyalty, and them helping my career, saving my life at the time. It's also nice to see a fellow Latinx person succeed and so to say I'm proud to listen to his music is like wearing a badge of honor. What the audience at home didn’t see was that during the commercial break beforehand, 50 Cent got out of his seat and started walking the house.

The rapper gives us plenty of tales about the early rap scene and his first forays into the record industry, where he crossed paths with the likes of Jay-Z and DJ Khaled. Fat Joe grew up in a family of addicts, so he decided at a young age to avoid the cycles he saw his loved ones tied up in. I must admit, there is one story that left me feeling like I should have my “hip-hop head” card revoked. And by the third, fourth day it became like an Instagram TV show where we was coming on every day at 7 o’clock at night. Fat Joe, who has seemingly been a part of every major hip-hop milestone, tells some of the stories from those interactions and exposes some of the trauma of his life in his new autobiography, “The Book of Jose.

I’ve always rocked the most Jordans, always had the 172 flyest, most exclusive Jordans out of any celeb. and many others — plus dozens of episodes featuring genre-spanning discussions, debates, and explainers with Rolling Stone’s critics and reporters. The story of his brother’s addiction was particularly tragic, as he experienced cycles of rehab, lying, and stealing while in active addiction.

I purchased a couple of other audiobooks and they let me down, because I didn't feel like they stood true with their personality, they just read it. Without going into details on how I have such a deep understanding of the BOP's education and food service programs, his accounts of COs having separate kitchens with clam sauce and pastries while inmates ate slop is downright false. The one fear I had about making this book was people wouldn't believe the stories, because it's action-packed from the beginning to the end. Props to the editors and Shaheen Reid, the co-author, for crafting such a compelling story and preserving Fat Joe's (clearly unique) voice and personality. Overall I wish he'd gotten a decent editor because his life is interesting and different from my own.