Williams wants to repair his church in the Bronx, they know how to find Fat Joe. Fat Joe's a guy who made it from nothing, that the streets can still touch. The day I fear walking amongst my people, Joe's no good no more. I'm listening to, "I Will Survive." That's what my house was playing, right? My grandmother's neighborhood was 99.9% black, where there was no popular Latinos or nothing.And so when I'm born, I'm not listening to salsa and all that. My projects, my neighborhood was predominantly Black. On his racial identity and earliest musical influences They call me Little Angel when they see me, Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, they call me Little Angel. That's my brother, my blood brother, my brother Angel. When he would go DJ at the legendary jams, my brother would carry milk crates that had vinyl. So Grandmaster Flash, who is one of the three founders of hip hop – it's Afrika Bambaataa, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash – my brother was his crate boy. You know, so when you look at Saudi Arabia and you see them going around Mecca, I was born in the Mecca. YouTube On his connection to the founders of hip hop In this funny and frank interview, Joe pays tribute to hip hop's Latino pioneers, shares his philosophy on family, and explains how he stays connected to the community that protected him as a troubled kid. Now, Fat Joe has reinvented himself as a media personality, hosting The Fat Joe Show and the BET Hip Hop Awards, and writing a memoir, The Book of Jose. He's also faced multiple bankruptcies and battled depression, which he's open about: he wants people to learn from his successes and his failures. Over three decades in the game, he's put out 13 albums, started his own record label, and mentored other great MCs like the late Big Pun. Growing up in the Bronx, Fat Joe witnessed the birth of hip hop, then made hip hop history himself. This week on The Limits, Jay chops it up with Fat Joe: the Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, and legendary storyteller. Follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts. This is adapted from the latest episode of The Limits with Jay Williams. Fat Joe on the birth of hip hop, growing up Latino, and discovering Big Pun : The Limits with Jay Williams This week on The Limits, Jay chops it up with Fat Joe: the Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, and legendary storyteller.
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