Terror Squad leader Fat Joe
recently opened up about his past issues with Capitol Records and how a
difference with an executive led to the company not promoting 2009's J.O.S.E. 2.
According to Joey Crack, issues arose when a Capitol Records associate left the company.
"I had signed with Capitol through a guy named Neal Levine,
but he took a promotion at Sony and left. The new guy that took over,
immediately me and him didn't get alone. We had bad words with each
other, so he pretty much told me, 'Yo, you are going to see how I do
you!' That meant no marketing dollars behind that album...no money for
videos or for a promo tour. They left me to die. But that doesn't take
away from it being a good album." (VIBE)
"I've realized something really, that, [50 Cent is] my number one fan and really loves Fat Joe," Joey told radio personality Angie Martinez.
"I'm really tuned in to that, I really came to that realization that
he's my number one fan because I'm a little upset at the label, I felt
we could have did way more promotions, but if you didn't know Fat Joe's
album was coming out today, I think he said, 'Yo, my man Joe needs this
little bit of promotion man, like he's so much of a formidable opponent,
that you know, I gotta keep this guy around, I gotta go promote his new
album.' Absolutely. Promotions. Nah, thank-you 50, man, major
promotions, you really bigged me up. Nobody was thinking about me before
that, thank-you, I love you. J.O.S.E. II in stores right now." (Hot 97)
"THE MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUM OF THE CENTURY" it reads. "WITH
8,800 COPIES SOLD JOE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF STOPPING." -Rolling Stone
"INCLUDING SMASH HIT SINGLES LIKE "JOEY DON'T DO IT, AND CUPCAKE" (57th Ave)
Terror Squad leader Fat Joe's Jealous Ones Still Envy Part II
got off to a rocky start landing at No. 73 this week. With seven days
to his name, Joey Crack's latest effort has sold 8,300 copies. (SOHH Sales Wrap)
Check out Fat Joe speaking on his record label issues below:
