Music is undoubtedly an integral part of our lives, with us having access to it at all times now, if you are a fan of rap and hip hop it will be shocking if you haven’t heard Fat Joe’s music. He has been in the game for a while now, with his fans all around the world he has gained a massive following and created a wonderful life for himself. It must be a topic of interest that how much does Fat Joe earn? What is his net worth? We are here to answer just these questions!
His real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, he was born in New York City, on 19 August 1970. He spent his childhood years in the Bronx and also has a brother. Growing up his family dealt and grappled with financial issues, and it was difficult for them to sustain a healthy life with two-square meals a day, he has also professed that he would snitch and steal money so that he could bring some additional funds to help his family, life was never a bed of roses for him, with him also veering off into a horrible thing to do as he also became a bully in school during this time, his brother is said to have helped him resolve these issues and amend his behavior and conduct. Not only that, he was the one who introduced him to hip-hop music.
He commenced his career in 1992, by becoming a part of the hip-hop group called Diggin’ in the Crates Crew. He spent a short amount of time there but he definitely created a strong influence, and soon started his solo career. He also obtained prominence and limelight after starting his own music label called Terror Squad in 1997. His first ever solo album, was Represent, which was released in 1993, he came up with a single called “Flow Joe”, which climbed up to number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. Till date the album that is Fat Joe’s most successful, lucrative and his biggest commercial hit is Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) (2001). It is a certified platinum by the RIAA and internationally certified silver by the BPI, it also occupied various ranks on several Top 100 Music Charts. Some of his most popular songs include Lean Back, Make It Rain, All the Way Up, etc.
He is a huge celebrity now and a big name in the music industry, his success as an artist and the owner of a record label, with his net worth being a solid proof of this, according to Celebrity Net Worth Fat Joe’s estimated net worth is about $4Million. Yes! He makes a net total of $4Million annually.
His huge net worth is indicated heavily in his lifestyle, he a beautiful, spacious and expensive mansion on New York City, along with houses in Chicago and Los Angeles. When it comes to his cars his swanky collection consists of Toyota Corolla and a Range Rover. Other than these two, he also has a Chevrolet, which is known to be his favourite and he is someone who is fond of driving and once in a while takes one of his cars for a ride around town.