How Fat Joe turned a basketball rivalry into rap beef

Fat Joe has been concerned in a number of beef through the years. Because the founding father of the Terror Squad, alongside artists comparable to Remy Ma and Large Pun, the Bronx native was one of the crucial feared rappers in New York Metropolis.

Throughout their rise within the late Nineteen Nineties and early-2000s, the Terror Squad was developing in opposition to a brand new, mighty crew. Roc-a-Fella. With artists comparable to Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Cam’Ron and others, it was solely a matter of time earlier than a conflict of the titans. However, the basis of Fat Joe’s feud with Jay-Z was unusual. 

Throughout an interview on Angie Martinez’s WEtv present, Untold Tales of Hip Hop, Fat Joe (actual identify Jose Cartagena) defined the origin of the meat and unveiled that it started all started on a basketball court docket in Rucker Park in Harlem.

The basketball court docket is a legendary spot and is thought for its avenue basketball tournaments. Within the late Nineteen Nineties, Cartagena fashioned his personal group, the Terror Squad and rappers from areas of New York used to convene there for video games and competitions.

On-line music journal Complicated as soon as revealed that Diddy used to carry Allen Iverson and LeBron James to the Rucker, who had been up-and-coming college students on the time. Fat Joe instructed Martinez that he was closely concerned within the competitions annually and used to step up as a coach.

One 12 months, Jay-Z decided to get involved, and each groups made it to the ultimate. However, although “players were flown in” from throughout the nation, Hov’s group by no means confirmed up and forfeited the win.

Fat Joe referenced this on his hit ‘Lean Back’ when he rapped, “I don’t wanna speak about the Rucker / Not even Pee Wee Kirkland could imagine this / My n*gga didn’t have to play to win the championship.”

After this, diss data started to fly, entering into each instructions. The pair didn’t converse for over ten years. However, by varied middlemen, in 2016, the 2 managed to restore their relationship and Cartagena secured a Jay-Z characteristic for his ‘All The Way Up (remix)’.