Represent (Fat Joe album)

1993 studio album by Fat Joe da Gangsta

Represent

Studio album by

Fat Joe da Gangsta

Released| July 27, 1993
Recorded| 1992-1993
Genre| Hip hop[1]
Length| 49:34
Label|

* Relativity
* Violator

Producer|

* Diamond D
* Lord Finesse
* the Beatnuts
* Showbiz
* Chilly Dee

Fat Joe da Gangsta chronology
|  | Represent
(1993)  | Jealous One's Envy
(1995)

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Singles from  Represent

1. "Flow Joe"
Released: May 20, 1993

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

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer| [4]
RapReviews| 7.5/10[1]
Rolling Stone| [5]
Rolling Stone Album Guide| [6]
The Source| [7]

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

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No.| Title| Producer(s)| Length

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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

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* Recorded at Jazzy Jay's Recording Studio
* Mixed at Powerplay by Chris Conway
* Producers: Diamond D, Lord Finesse, the Beatnuts, Showbiz, Chilly Dee
* Executive Producers: Chris Lighty and Fat Joe
* Scratches: DJ Roc Raida, DJ Rob Swift
* Mastered: Michael Sarsfield

## Charts

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Chart (1993)  | Peak
position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 46

## References

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1. ^ a b "Fat Joe Da Gangsta Represent Violator Records/Relativity Records". RapReviews. November 28, 2006. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
2. ^ Stavans, Ilan, ed. (2014). Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes. ABC-CLIO. p. 332.
3. ^ Birchmeier, Jason (July 27, 1993). "Represent Fat Joe da Gangsta". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
4. ^ a b Carter, Kevin L. (September 21, 1993). "Pop". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E12.
5. ^ "Fat Joe: Represent : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. October 28, 1993. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide - Nathan Brackett, Christian David Hoard - Google Books. ISBN 9780743201698. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
7. ^ Kendall, Robert "Da Ghetto Communicator" (September 1993). "Fat Joe Da Gangsta – Represent". Record Report. The Source. No. 48\. New York. p. 84.
8. ^ "Fat Joe Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.

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Fat Joe

Discography

Studio albums|

* Represent
* Jealous One's Envy
* Don Cartagena
* Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.)
* Loyalty
* All or Nothing
* Me, Myself & I
* The Elephant in the Room
* Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2)
* The Darkside Vol. 1

Collaboration albums|

* Terror Squad: The Album
* Plata O Plomo
* Family Ties

Mixtapes|

* The Darkside Vol. 2
* The Darkside Vol. 3

Singles|

* "Flow Joe"
* "Don Cartagena"
* "We Thuggin'"
* "What's Luv?"
* "Crush Tonight"
* "So Much More"
* "Get It Poppin'"
* "Make It Rain"
* "Make It Rain" (Remix)
* "I Won't Tell"
* "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'"
* "One"
* "Aloha"
* "(Ha Ha) Slow Down"
* "If It Ain't About Money"
* "Another Round"
* "Pride N Joy"
* "All the Way Up"
* "Money Showers"
* "Attention"
* "Yes"

Featured singles|

* "I Shot Ya (remix)"
* "Feelin' So Good"
* "I Want You"
* "New York"
* "Hold You Down"
* "I Don't Care"
* "Holla at Me"
* "We Takin' Over"
* "I'm So Hood (Remix)"
* "Welcome to My Hood (Remix)"

Collaboration singles|

* "Almost Like Praying"
* "Lean Back"

Related articles|

* D.I.T.C.
* Terror Squad
* Terror Squad Entertainment

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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