Fat Joe Net Worth 2024: Income, Salary, Career, Assets

Fat Joe is an American rapper, artist, and businessman with a net worth of $4 million. He is best known as a member of “Terror Squad” and “DITC” and he is also the CEO of a record company “Terror Squad Entertainment”. He made his debut in 1993 with “Represent”.

He has released several records, the profits from which have helped him accumulate the majority of his wealth. He also earns a lot of revenue from his tours and marketing. He has also made cameo appearances in several films, which has helped him supplement his income.

Fat Joe Net Worth (2024)

Net worth: 4 million dollars
Job: Rapper, Artist, Businessman
Year old: 54 years old
Nation: USA
Born: August 19, 1970
Wage: 500 thousand dollars
Last updated: 2024

Fat Joe’s Net Worth Growth

Net worth 2024 4 million dollars
Net worth 2023 3 million dollars
Net worth 2022 $2.2 million
Net worth 2021 $1.3 million
Net worth 2020 1 million dollars

Early life

Joseph Antonio Cartagena was born in the South Bronx borough of New York City on August 19, 1970. Cartagena is a city that is half Cuban, half Puerto Rican, a consequence of his upbringing in a rough, deprived neighborhood.

Cartagena was drawn to a life of crime at a young age. He called himself a “bully” during his school years and regularly robbed to support his family. When Joseph was a child, his older brother introduced him to the greatest love of his life, Hip-Hop music.

Career

Fat Joe’s rise to fame was fueled by the popularity of his hit song “Envy.” When he ran into LL Cool J at the recording studio, things took a turn for the better. He was called into the studio to record “I Shot Ya,” and later starred in the video for the song.

That year, he founded Terror Squad Entertainment in New York City, where he currently serves as CEO. Later albums include ‘The Elephant in the Room,’ ‘Me, Myself, and I,’ ‘All or Nothing,’ ‘Loyalty,’ ‘Jealous Ones Still Envy,’ The Darkside Vol. 1′, ‘Don Cartagena,’ and ‘The Book of Joe.’

The band’s most recent album, “True Story,” was released in 2004. “Lean Back,” a collaboration with Remy Ma, was the album’s biggest hit. It stayed at the top of the charts for three weeks.

On his sixth album, “All or Nothing,” Fat Joe responded with a trashy track. R. Kelly, Eminem, and Remy Ma were among the other artists on the album. On his seventh album, Me, Myself & I, Fat Joe collaborated with Lil Wayne.

The Grammy-nominated hit “Make It Rain” was born. Fat Joe continued to work with various artists over the next few years, releasing new music such as JOSE 2 and The Darkside Vol. 1.

True Story, the band’s most recent album, was released in 2004. “Lean Back,” featuring Remy Ma, was the album’s biggest hit. It remained at the top of the charts for three weeks.

On his sixth album, All or Nothing, Fat Joe responded with a trashy track. R. Kelly, Eminem, and Remy Ma were the other artists on the album. On his seventh album, “Me, Myself & I,” Fat Joe collaborated with Big Le.

That resulted in the Grammy-nominated hit “Make It Rain.” He released two more Darkside Volume albums before retiring. All told, he has worked with Atlantic, E1, Virgin, Universal, Relativity, and Terror Squad.

Apache, Grand Puba, Terror Squad, DITC, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Ivy Queen, DJ Premier, Kool G Rap, R. Kelly, KRS-One, Raekwon, Jadakiss, Big L, Big Pun, Ashanti, Remy Ma, Amerie, French Montana, Lil Wayne, NORE, Rick Ross and Ja Rule are among the artists he has collaborated with.

Fat Joe Net Worth and Salary

About

Net worth 4 million dollars
Name Fat Joe
Year old 54
Height (1.73 meters)
Weight 80KG (Approx.)
Job rapper
Date of birth August 19, 1970
Place of birth USA
Nationality American
Income $500,000 (Annual)
Couple Lorena Cartagena

“I used to watch Oprah Winfrey, and every time she lost weight, I used to wonder, ‘How did she lose weight?’

– Fat Joe

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Personal life

Fat Joe’s wife, Lorena Cartagena, was his partner. The couple has three children, Ryan Cartagena, Joey Cartagena, and Azariah Cartagena. He was a resident of Tenafly, New Jersey, at the time of his sentencing.

Weight loss journey

Joe has struggled with weight loss for much of his life. He weighed over 300 pounds in 1996. Stuff magazine awarded him a big payday in 2005 to highlight his fat loss efforts. In 2011, he released the film ‘Drop a Body’, which showed how he lost over 88 pounds.

Community work

Fat Joe visited his old high school in the Bronx, New York, to give away laptops to students. He was involved in the 2008 launch of Ben Chavis’s Hip Hop Soda Shop in Miami, a community outreach initiative for teens to hang out and work.

Fat Joe spoke at Public School 5 in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 2009 as part of the “Schools Are Cool” event. Fat Joe appeared at an event in 2011 alongside Newark Mayor Cory Booker and fitness fan Jeff Halevy to announce Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to combat childhood obesity.

LGBTQ Faith and Support

After being asked about the arrest of radio personality Mister Cee for public lewd conduct with a transgender prostitute, he said that although Joe is not gay, he feels that gay people should not hide their sexual identity and should be proud of who they are, according to his conversation with Vlad TV.

Fat Joe said he may have worked with gay rappers and there are definitely some gay people in the hip-hop industry who are not musicians, and he calls the situation the “Gay Mafia” community.

Fat Joe's Wealth

Titles and nominations

Fat Joe has been nominated for numerous music industry awards, including four Grammy Awards for “What’s Luv?,” “Make it Rain,” “All the Way Up,” “Lean Back,” as well as iHeartRadio Music Awards and BET Awards for “Lean Back” and “Fat Joe and Remy Ma” for Best Duo or Group.

In 2005, Fat Joe won an ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Award for the song “What’s Luv?” and in 2006, Fat Joe received a Billboard Latin Music Award for the album “I Don’t Care/Que Mas Da (Dance Remix).”

Summary

As of 2024, Fat Joe’s net worth is estimated to be around $4 million. He is the CEO of the record company “Terror Squad Entertainment.” Fat Joe is said to be the highest-paid rapper in the world; during the period of 2018-2019.

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