Represent (Fat Joe album)

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Represent
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Studio album by
Fat Joe da Gangsta
ReleasedJuly 27, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
Genre Hip hop [1]
Length49:34
Label
Producer
Fat Joe da Gangsta chronology
Represent
(1993)		 Jealous One's Envy
(1995)
Singles from Represent
  1. "Flow Joe"
    Released: May 20, 1993
  2. "Watch the Sound"
    Released: 1993
  3. "The Shit Is Real"
    Released: 1994

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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
RapReviews7.5/10 [1]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
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 D4:22
6."Flow Joe"Diamond D4:17
7."Da Fat Gangsta"Diamond D4:07
8."Shorty Gotta Fat Ass"Diamond D3:19
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 D3:57
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 Dee5:32
13."Get On Up"Diamond D4:06
14."I'm a Hit That"Showbiz2:25
Total length:49:34

Credits

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 46

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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