Fat Joe is revealing what led him to enter the podcast game.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Joe said after “really, really big, a million views and all that,” and he decided to “capitalize on it” himself. Last summer, he and Jadakiss launched their own podcast, Joe and Jada.
“We came out running,”Joe said. “Airing the twice-a-week, the series covers hip-hop culture, sports, TV, film, and much more. Joe explained they talk about “everything from God to mental illness, to hip-hop, fashion, you name it, we tackling everything.”
Featured guests included Teyana Taylor, Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Eve, Jermaine Dupri, Common, Ciara, and Tyrese.
Joe then shared about a revelation he received a revelation her received from Bobby Brown.
“The best moment I’ve ever had was Bobby Brown, the legend, saying he taught Michael Jackson how to moonwalk,” Joe laughed. “I don’t know how true that is.”
“Now, the other thing I heard was a guy from the group Shalamar taught him,” he continued. “Bobby Brown told me he taught him, but a bunch of credible sources told me it was a guy from Shalamar.”
Joe said that after witnessing his favorite sports commentators’ success, he and Jadakiss could do the same as rappers.
“Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, these are guys who put skin in the game and won championships,” he said.
“We’re both battle-tested, we’ve both been in the game, we’ve been through ups and downs, and nobody’s more credible than us,” he says. “So podcasting is freedom. We have the freedom to say what we want, do what we want. Of course, we do everything in a positive and respectful way.”
“I’m dealing with hip-hop, legacy, and legends. Some legends, you could big them up and give them their props, and they’ll still be mad at you,” Joe recalled. ‘Another thing: I’ve been an artist for 30-something years. I never realized that artists are so different — everybody likes different things and has a different concept.”