FAT JOE IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM OF HIP HOP

Rap veteran Fat Joe will release his new album, Me, Myself, & I, next month. The rapper recently explained why he titled the album, Me, Myself & I. He said, …

Fat Joe has released ‘The Elephant in the Room’ and this album is the follow up to 2006’s Me, Myself and I, which debuted at #14 on the Billboard 200 Chart. Fat Joe, who is the head of Imperial Records, who is distributing the album under the Capitol Records umbrella, features guest appearances from Pooh Bear, Lil Wayne, Jackie Rubio and KRS-One and the first single ‘I Won’t Tell’ featuring J. Holiday is already getting major radio air play. We caught up with Fat Joe recently to discuss ‘Elephant in the Room’ and he admits he’s the elephant in the room of Hip Hop music.

We caught up with Fat Joe recently to discuss ‘Elephant in the Room’ and he admits he’s the elephant in the room of Hip Hop music.

“I have an album coming out March 11th, it’s called ‘Elephant in the Room’ and if you love Hip Hop music, go get that. I’m the elephant in the room and the room is Hip Hop music. We got, Lil Wayne is on the album. Plies is on the album. Rick Ross is on the album, Swizz Beats is on the album.”

We also talked with Fat Joe, who has penned many successful Hip Hop songs, about the music telling him what to write.

“The music tells me what to write. Besides that I like to make hits. I like to make it so a person such as yourself could like it and some 12 year old girl back in New York loves it, you know what I’m saying? So, hit records are like universal, no age barrier and everybody’s doing it.”

Fat Joe is currently on tour in support of ‘Elephant in the Room.’ Dates extend until March 18th in Richmond, Virginia. Look for more tour dates to be announced in the coming weeks as well.