Fat Joe reveals origin story of ‘Joey Crack’

Terror Squad founder and Bronx legend Fat Joe lately took to social media to elucidate how he acquired his iconic nickname ‘Joey Crack’, and it was surprising, to say the least, and took many hip-hop followers without warning.

Since 2020, throughout lockdown, Fat Joe has been hosting the Fat Joe Show, an natural social media collection he began the place he hosts legendary hip-hop and R’n’B figures on Instagram Stay, and over the previous three years, the emcee has opened up about all types of behind the scenes conditions and made all kinds of revelations. 

That mentioned, the ‘Lean Back’ artist has opened up about a lot he has turn out to be one of the vital clear figures and has been more than pleased to share intimate particulars with followers, even to his detriment.

Nonetheless, nobody was anticipating his nickname ‘Joey Crack’, which he has had for the reason that Nineteen Nineties, to have such comical roots. The lyricist (actual identify Jose Cartagena) has opened up about his childhood within the derelict Forest Homes tasks surrounded by medicine however instructed followers his identify had nothing to do with crack cocaine.

Taking to X/Twitter, the artist wrote, “They call me Joey crack cause the crack of my ass show whenever I stand up girls in my hood gave me the name [laughing emoji] it was never because the drug crack God is great.”

Lots of his followers have been shocked that Cartagena could possibly be so pleased with one thing so embarrassing. Additionally they expressed how they’d have stored it a secret. One particular person commented, “Batman couldn’t have got this info out of me. On god, you should have keep that one to yourself, gang.” On the identical time, one other wrote, “I love you, and you’re a legend, but I woulda took this to the grave.”

Nonetheless, not all of Cartagena’s followers have been so crucial. Many admired his honesty regardless that it made each him and the identify much less gangster, with one person writing, Rising up off 90’s Hip-Hop, and I by no means knew that. That’s really some actual shit to even admit.”