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Fat Joe Explains How He Got His Nickname “Joey Crack”

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Fat Joe, the Bronx-bred hip-hop heavyweight, recently spilled the beans on the origin of his notorious moniker, “Joey Crack.” While many assumed the nickname was a nod to the drug epidemic that gripped his hometown during the ’80s and ’90s, Joe clarified that it had an entirely different meaning. “They call me Joey Crack ’cause the crack of my a** shows whenever I stand up, girls in my hood gave me the name,” Fat Joe tweeted on X. He revealed the lighthearted and surprisingly cheeky backstory during a candid conversation about his life on the streets.

The revelation caught fans off guard, as the hip-hop community had long associated the moniker with the crack cocaine epidemic that Fat Joe navigated through during his rise in the rap game. But, as Joe himself affirmed, it was never about the drug; it was all about his distinctive physique and the playful banter that echoed through the streets of his Bronx neighborhood. “Nah is them Atlanta RICO laws coming to New York or something?” someone commented. “OG you could’ve kept that one in the tuck,” another person said. “Finally an answer to one of the most asked questions in rap history,” another commented.

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Fat Joe Explains

In a moment of reflection, Fat Joe went on to express gratitude. He also continued with the mantra “God is great.” This unexpected revelation not only showcased Joe’s ability to embrace humor but also shed light on the multifaceted layers of his personality. Fans and fellow artists took to social media to share a mix of surprise and amusement at the unexpected revelation. Memes and jokes flooded the internet, showcasing the hip-hop community’s ability to find humor in unexpected places.

As the story of “Joey Crack” took an unexpected and humorous twist, it became a testament to Fat Joe’s resilience and ability to navigate the complexities of his upbringing with a unique blend of humor and authenticity. The Bronx legend continues to prove that, in hip-hop, even a nickname can tell a story that transcends the expected narratives.

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JAY-Z Recalls How “One-Take Hov” Nickname Started

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JAY-Z recalled the origin of his “one-take Hov” nickname while speaking with Gayle King at his Book of HOV exhibit in Brooklyn for CBS Mornings. The legendary rapper’s Brooklyn Library exhibit covers the entirety of his career in both music, but also his deals in sports, music, alcohol, film, and public service.

“This was when you were recording to actual tape. So, you can’t mess up, ‘cause then you got to go all the way back and cut the tape,” Jay explained to King as they walked past a display of his master tapes. “That’s where the whole ‘One-Take HOV’ came from. Because if you wanted a fly chorus on this thing, you had to go to dinner. It took an engineer hours to cut the tape… fly it over here… So I start learning my lyrics really good so I could do them one time—you understand—straight down, and I didn’t waste time.”

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JAY-Z & Beyonce During Paris Fashion Week

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Elsewhere in the interview, JAY-Z discussed the long-standing hypothetical debate as to whether a dinner with him or $500,000 is more valuable. He suggested fans should take the money in the scenario. “You gotta take the money,” JAY-Z said. “You got all that in the music for $10.99 — that’s a bad deal. I wouldn’t tell you to cut a bad deal. Take the $500,000, go buy some albums, and listen to the albums. It’s all there. If you piece it together and really listen to the music for the words, for what it is, it’s all there. Everything I said was going to happen happened, everything I said I wanted to do I’ve done. There’s the blueprint — literally, the blueprint to me and my life and my journey is there already.”

JAY-Z Sits Down With Gayle King

JAY-Z’s full interview with Gayle King will be airing on CBS on Thursday and Friday. Check out a preview of the conversation above and be on the lookout for further updates on what Hov has to say on HotNewHipHop.

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Freddie Gibbs’ Pregnant Ex-GFs Twitter Exposé Earns Him “Spreadie Gibbs” Nickname

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It’s been an undeniably tough few days for Indiana-born rapper Freddie Gibbs, who was the victim of a Twitter exposé at the hands of his ex-girlfriend earlier this week. According to Destini, better known online as The Fit Mami, her former lover spent months discussing the idea of starting a family with her, but when she actually became pregnant, feelings suddenly changed. In a string of sweets, the adult actress claimed that, after Gibbs told her he wasn’t ready to become a father, she told him that she couldn’t be in a relationship with someone who wanted her to get an abortion.

While she did take a trip to the clinic to consider terminating, Destini found out at the appointment she was further along than anticipated and instead opted to continue on with her journey to motherhood. The 40-year-old’s ex says that he hasn’t checked in on her since their last conversation, despite her attempts to contact his team and others around him. Feeling helpless, she turned to social media to share her story, which has since gotten plenty of attention online. It seems her recount even led Gibbs to block her, as she made note of in an NSFW tweet shared on Friday (May 5).

The Fit Mami’s Twitter Antics Continue

“Blocking me on Twitter while I have a picture of you spreading your asshole in my phone is insane,” The Fit Mami wrote yesterday morning. “Imma spare them that one though.” True to her word, the salacious image has yet to see the light of day, though it has caused “Spreadie Gibbs” to begin trending on Twitter as ops of the “Gang Signs” hitmaker troll him online over the allegations.

Elsewhere on her profile, the expecting model has urged users to stop begging her to see the photo, while also condemning those criticizing her decision to move forward as a single mother. “This is a baby we literally PLANNED,” she reminded them. “My heart was in it. I’m pro-choice but I could not go through the procedure knowing I purposely brought this baby here. My child will be taken care of REGARDLESS.” Read more of what Destini had to say about Freddie Gibbs and her decision to keep their baby below. For more hip-hop and pop culture news updates, tap back in with HNHH later this weekend.

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Elisabeth Ovesen Talks Retiring Karrine Steffans, Superhead Nicknames, And Giving Up Salacious Past

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Elisabeth Ovesen, better known as Karrine Steffans, recently opened up about retiring that persona, also called “Superhead.” Moreover, she spoke to comedian Sam Jay about fame, living two different lives, and what it taught her about her own identity. For those of you who don’t know, Ovesen (or Steffans) made a name for herself with her Vixen series of books. In them, she discussed topics of sexual exploitation, relationships, love, lust, and many more through a particularly hip-hop-centric lens. That was the industry in which she made it big. Upon her introduction in 2005, she opened broad cultural conversations on women’s sexual empowerment and agency.

“What’s so funny is that when a woman has sexual autonomy, people assume she’s being used,” Ovesen remarked. “Seeing a woman play a man’s game and win at it was very disturbing to people. I live in it, so I create a persona for that perception to protect who I am as a person. Meanwhile, I’m in bed at 9, I’m watching The Golden Girls… I’m living my life the way I live my life, which is not the way my persona lives her life.“

Elisabeth Ovesen Is Retiring Karrine Steffans and Superhead

Elsewhere in the interview, she said that publishers quickly wanted her to keep cranking out New York Times best-sellers. “Publishers did not want me to stop,” the 44-year-old explained. “So they kept asking me to write the same book over and over again. I started a persona that nobody wanted me to finish. She had to keep going. By the time I got to my mid-thirties, I was like, ‘Guys, I’ve grown and my son is getting older. I can’t continue to write this way.’ So there was a time where the persona and the person went through a little war. The person was growing, and the person was learning, and the person was evolving. But the persona can’t.”

Also, she said that retiring her pen name was a “difficult choice to make too. To get rid of Karrine was very difficult because she was my armor,” she explained. Overall, hopefully this decision bodes well for Ovesen as she reflects on her life and moves forward to new and bright things. Stay up to date on HNHH for the latest news on Elisabeth Ovesen, Karrine Steffans, and Superhead.

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