It looks like Fat Joe is no longer, well, fat!
The 46-year-old Terror Squad rapper once weighed as much as 460 pounds, but after employing a strict regimen of diet and exercise, the rapper has seriously slimmed down and there's proof in his most recent Instagram photo.
On Monday, Joe flexed his muscles and said, "It's called the 'BET AWARDS'"
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Amazing!
In an interview with Billboard back in 2011, he said, "I think I weighed about 450, 460 at my heaviest," explaining that his hip-hop success encouraged him to over-indulge. "[I thought,] I'm rich now, I can go to Mr. Chow's and eat me all the lobster and steak I want And I always took pride in being fat, that's why my name was Fat Joe."
(2005 vs. 2014. Photo Credit: Getty Images)
Yet the sudden lifestyle change came about in 2000, when fellow MC Big Pun died from a heart attack. Six of his friends all around his weight also died of heart attacks.
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"I realized at a certain point, all my big people were dying," he said. "I couldn't see a clearer picture, what's the difference between me and him, of me being in a casket?"
But don't expect a name change: At any size, the "Lean Back" rapper says he's still Fat Joe.
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Fat Joe Flaunts Major Weight Loss in New Gym Selfie - In Touch Weekly
