Fat Joe, renowned for his remarkable girth has dropped over 80 pounds in a shocking weight loss. The deaths of several close friends to weight related issues saw the Bronx native take action.
Fat Joe, real name Don Cartegena shed his marvelous muffin-top through rigorous exercising and six meals a day. A recent video for ‘Drop a Body’ showed a considerably leaner Joe, a sharp contrast to the broad Bronx figure his fans had been so accustomed to.
The rapper described the reasoning behind the dramatic loss to NY Daily News. “I’ve always loved being fat, obviously, I’m Fat Joe.” He continued; “If I could gain 1000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that. The biggest killer of people is food. It kills more people than AIDS or gun violence or war.”
Fat Joe described what instigated his dramatic diet; “Seven of my friends passed last year from heart attacks and they were all 32, 34 years old, 35. And I said ‘I got kids, I can’t leave ’em like that.’ This world is too hard for me to leave my kids, without me supervising and being there for them.”
Joe hopes others will take heed of his belly busting action. “If Fat Joe, F-A-T J-O-E, fattest guy you know, could lose some weight, you could lose some too.” The rapper is determined to inspire those with weight problems to follow his lead.
After this life altering change, Fat Joe may be left searching for a more apt name after the loss of his trademark spare tire. One thing is for certain, the rapper will certainly be able to ‘lean back’ in greater comfort now.
See the new Slim Joe in action:
