FAT JOE SURVIVING INDIE TRANSITION

Earlier this year, Fat Joe made the decision to leave Atlantic Records and to continue his career by releasing independent product through Virgin-EMI Records. The move is paying off so far as Fat Joe’s latest album, Me, Myself & I, has sold over 80,000 copie sin the two weeks its been in stores. Fat Joe explained the economic beenfit of releasing material independently. He said,

Me, Myself, & I features guest appearances by Lil Wayne, The Game, and Murder Capitol. The album was produced by Grind Music, the Runners, DJ Khaled, Nu Jerzey Devil, Streetrunner, and Scott Storch.

“Just I wanted to be independent creatively and business-wise you go from getting eighty cents a record to making seven dollars a record and owning your own masters. I just wanted to market and promote aggressively like I want to do. And I knew I could do it man. Me and my team, got together and we doing just fine.”

The next single from the project is “Breathe & Stop” featuring The Game. The two men recently shot a video for the song in Jamaica.

Fat Joe has overcome his fear of flying in recent years and has begun to expand his fanbase. The rapper and Ja Rule performed in Luanda, Angola, last month

In related news, Fat Joe has also picked up another gig. The rapper is one of the host of the new international edition of MTV’s Pimp My Ride.