The Book of Jose: A Memoir

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but there was always an element of street grittiness that make seeing him guest host Wendy Williams’ talk show or making happy chat with Drew Barrymore feel a little jarring. I especially appreciate his transparency, as it’s truly a crisis how Black and Brown people (especially women) are disproportionately the victims of medical neglect and malpractice in the US! He's not the best rapper or even in my opinion a good one but he knows how to make a song that goes hard in the club. I'm not a huge fan of Fat Joe, he's one of those rappers who makes a banger every 10 years or so but he's always somehow relevant.

With a narrative assist from Stanton, the result is a consistently titillating and often moving story of human struggle as well as an insider glimpse into the days when Times Square was considered the Big Apple’s gloriously unpolished underbelly.

Known for a string of hip-hop hits that span four decades, including anthems like “Lean Back” and “What’s Luv,” featuring Ashanti and Ja Rule, the author’s career has had its highs and lows, and he describes each in equally painstaking detail. I listened to the audiobook and between Joe's narration and the supplemental sound production, this has to be one of the best audiobooks I've ever read/heard. This was a decent read never been a fan of Fat Joe he has a few songs I like but again not a big fan. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

I kept it all the way transparent, because I seen people pass away and other people tell their story, and tell it incorrect and it wasn't factual. Joe’s musical mastery was on display yet again in 2021, when his hit single “Sunshine (The Light)" reached No. As a host yourself, what responsibility do hip-hop artists with an interview platform have to hold guests accountable? Trigger warning: This post will address Fat Joe’s experiences with domestic violence, trauma, bullying, crime, suicidal ideation, substance use, police brutality, and grief. They were just people, and just like me, they needed to take what they’d learned in the crazy cauldron of the streets and use it to help rather than harm themselves and their communities.There’s been many times people have come on [my show] and start[ed] talking about something and I’ll be like “Yo, yo, yo, chill.