Fat Joe is feeling better than ever. The rapper, who already has 14 years in the rap industry, is claiming to be rejuvenated and now, he’s demanding his shine.
“I’m 14 years in, and the girls still think I’m handsome,” he told MTV jokingly. The Don is already working on new material and he says he does not feel it’s time to stop.
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“Truthfully, I feel mad young…I don’t feel my age. I’m so current, and I’m in the streets. I never got old. I don’t know what ‘played-out’ is,” he noted.
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His latest single, “I Won’t Tell”, which features J. Holiday, can be heard in DX’s audio section. He’s got a new LP on the way, The Elephant in the Room, (which DX already told you about during our Turkey Awards) and he’s not ready to let up just yet. He’s even got some support from fellow artist as he gears up to record a new video.
“This new single I got with J. Holiday is my grown-and-sexy, young-boy-fresh look…I always wanted a Biggie ‘One More Chance’; something they play in the club that was hard but smoothed out. … Mad people are coming through [for the video shoot]: Lil’ Kim, Juelz [Santana], the LOX, Busta, Weezy, Birdman, [Rick] Ross, T-Pain, everybody! … We on some unity right now. We ain’t with that bullsh-.”
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Aside from feeling young, he also feels as though he has never gotten his proper shine.
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“With hip-hop music, I been in the game for 14 years…I’ve come with so many hits and been so consistent and got better and better, but I still see nobody bigs me up like, ‘Joe’s one of the hottest n—as.’ Even though it’s right in your face. The elephant is right in your face. Even though I keep hitting you with #1 hits. How could you ignore this? That’s pretty much how I came up with the [album] title. When you think about some of your favorite rappers, a lot of n—as sell off of the hype of what they brought to the table before. A lot of our favorite rappers haven’t had a hit in years. I keep coming. Real talk. I’m being real.”
The Elephant in the Room should be out by early 08.
