Quotes from Fat Joe

I would bump A Tribe Called Quest in my car all day.

To have so many years in the rap industry and so many number one songs, and sold so many millions of records, introduced the world to people like Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Remy Ma, Big Pun, Rico Love... I could go on and on. Having been able to influence the rap game for so long is very important to me.

Everybody wants to be famous. You have to be ready to deal with consequences.

J. R. Smith's incredible, man, just incredible off the bench.

'Envy' was a bit of a challenge for me. It was smooth.

Whenever I come out with a hit record, they'll say, 'Ah, that's because of R. Kelly. Oh, it's because of Ashanti. Oh, he's lucky.'

I ain't no Kennedy, I ain't no Diddy Combs, I ain't no Jay Z, I ain't got it like them.

The biggest killer of people is food.

Pun was just a natural-born genius with music, and he basically taught me so many tricks on how to make better music, even though I was the one that discovered him. He was so far advanced than me; he taught me a lot.

Mike Bibby's my brother.

Minorities have been hustling backwards from check to check.

I love the quality of TIDAL. I appreciate what they're trying to do and what they're trying to accomplish.

Allen Iverson was the Tupac of basketball; he was a true revolutionary.

I've failed once or twice real big, independent.

Everything has to evolve. Music has to go somewhere. That's what keeps it fresh.

We go after legacies because we just know that, sooner or later, people will understand what we bring to this culture and bring to the game.

The biggest misconception in the hip-hop industry is that people are only focused on the money. We should just be happy for everybody that is working in the hip-hop culture.

Mister Cee's a legend, man.

I never lose touch. If you let me tell it, I'll tell you I never got my just due and my respect for being one of the greats in hip-hop, and because of that, the fire never burned out. There's more and more of a need for me to succeed or take the legacy a step further, and that's what it is.

I make hit records. I make hit records to motivate the people.

Every ghetto you go to, Latinos and blacks are the two people that are together. We don't look at each other in any different way, like 'He's black; I'm Latino.' I look at us as one.

Man I wouldn't want to be in [MGK's] position right now ... He's just oblivious to what's going on.

I think I'll die underrated, but it's alright, man.

Talking to people from the heart matters, and it's unfortunately something brands have forgotten about. Celebrity endorsement deals try to gain recognition for brands, but at their core, what matters is if the celebrity truly backs the brand.