1993 studio album by Fat Joe da Gangsta
Represent is the debut studio album by American rapper Fat Joe da Gangsta .[ 2] The album's lead single "Flow Joe " peaked number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 by late 1993. In mid-1994, he released his second single "Watch the Sound" followed by "The Shit Is Real", featuring a remix by DJ Premier , which would appear on Joe's second album.
Critical reception
The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that, "as a gangsta, Fat Joe's tough delivery is convincing, but he doesn't exhibit anything approaching the lyrical complexity or narrative skills of such OGs as the two Ices from LA."[ 4]
Track listing
Title Producer(s) 1. "A Word to da Wise" 0:20 2. "Livin' Fat" Lord Finesse 3:39 3. "My Man Ski" 0:50 4. "Bad Bad Man" Diamond D 3:50 5. "Watch the Sound" (featuring Grand Puba and Diamond D ) Diamond D 4:22 6. "Flow Joe " Diamond D 4:17 7. "Da Fat Gangsta" Diamond D 4:07 8. "Shorty Gotta Fat Ass" Diamond D 3:19 9. "The Shit Is Real" The Beatnuts 4:45 10. "You Must Be Out of Your Fuckin' Mind" (featuring Apache and Kool G Rap ) Diamond D 3:57 11. "I Got This in a Smash" Showbiz 4:12 12. "Another Wild Nigger from the Bronx" (featuring Gismo, Keith Keith, and King Sun) Chilly Dee 5:32 13. "Get On Up" Diamond D 4:06 14. "I'm a Hit That" Showbiz 2:25 Total length: 49:34
Credits
Charts
References
^ a b "Fat Joe Da Gangsta Represent Violator Records/Relativity Records" . RapReviews . 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2015-06-17 .
^ Stavans, Ilan, ed. (2014). Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes . ABC-CLIO. p. 332.
^ Jason Birchmeier (1993-07-27). "Represent Fat Joe da Gangsta" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-06-17 .
^ a b Carter, Kevin L. (Sep 21, 1993). "Pop". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. E12.
^ "Fat Joe: Represent : Music Reviews" . Rolling Stone. 1993-10-28. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved 2015-06-17 .
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books . ISBN 9780743201698 . Retrieved 2015-06-17 .
^ Da Ghetto Communicator (September 1993). "Record Report: Fat Joe Da Gangsta – Represent". The Source . No. 48. New York. p. 84.
^ "Fat Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2013.
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