Fat Joe Says Hip Hop Is Run By The "Gay Mafia"

Joey Crack also suspects that he's previously collaborated with gay rappers. Fat Joe recently sounded off on homosexuality and Hip Hop, speaking with Vlad TV about his perspective on closeted rappers and the need for gays to come out. During the interview, he said that he’s definitely done songs with gay lyricists and that they shouldn’t be afraid to show who they are.

“I think I’ve done songs with gay rappers. I’m pretty sure of that. I’m pretty sure the football niggas is gay, the basketball niggas is gay - niggas is gay,” he said. “There’s millions of gay people in the world. Girls, too. Once again, I’m not a fan of that shit either. I’m a fan of, ‘Yo, I’m gay, what the fuck?’ 2011, you gotta hide that you’re gay? Be real! Like, ‘I’m gay, what the fuck?’ If you gay, you gay. That’s your preference. Fuck it, if the people don’t like it.”

He also gave his perspective on what he describes as Hip Hop’s “gay mafia,” referring to those who make moves behind the scenes. He says that gay members of the media are gatekeepers and hold a position of power.

“[Hip Hop] is the greatest gay market in the world. The Hip Hop community is most likely owned by gay. I happen to think there’s a gay mafia in Hip Hop. Not rappers - editorial presidents of magazines, the PDs at radio stations, the people who give you awards at award shows. This is the fucking gay mafia, man. They’re in power,” he continued. “So why wouldn’t a guy come out and say, ‘Yo, I’m gay’ and get that type of love? Like Lady Gaga, I don’t know if she’s gay but she’s running with that gay shit for real. And she’s winning. [...] It’s 2011 going on 2012. I think if you’re gay, rep your set.”

Fat Joe Reveals Cover Art For "The Darkside, Vol. 2" Mixtape

UPDATE: Joey Crack is gearing up for the release of his first mixtape, which will have a "street" sound. Fat Joe has revealed that he is gearing up for the release of his new mixtape The Darkside, Vol. 2, the sequel to his 2010 album. Speaking with XXLMag.com, Joey Crack said that his first mixtape will drop within the next three weeks and will sport a street sound.

“We have the mixtape The Darkside, Vol. 2,” he said. “We gonna drop the mixtape no later than two-and-a-half-weeks. That’s coming out super hard though. Not ever regular hard. It’s gonna be the hardest mixtape out; nothing nice about it. The mixtape is too hard. Shit coming out like what a street anthem mixtape should sound like. This is my first mixtape. We’re gonna put it out as a mixtape and hit the people with that raw, street, Joe Krill.” Additionally, Joe is working on his new album, which is currently without a release date. He revealed that the first single, “Another Round,” features Chris Brown and is produced by Cool & Dre and Young Lad.

“Then we working on the album too. We haven’t named it yet. The first single with Chris Brown is retarded. It’s called ‘Another Round,’ produced by Cool and Dre and Young Lad. We got joints [on the album] produced by Rico Love; it’s sounding great. With the album, we’re gonna make that music that everyone can relate too. It’s still gonna be hard, but it’s gonna be hit mania. You know exactly what it is. The joint with Chris Brown is a super joint. I got another joint I’m trying to get Maxwell on. You know, I’m talking to the ladies. I lost that weight, I gotta talk to them.”

Fat Joe Loses 88 Pounds After Losing Friends To Weight-Related Deaths

Touched after losing several friends to weight related issues, Fat Joe decided to lose weight through exercising and eating six small meals a day. During the past 9 months, Fat Joe has slimmed down, taking 88 pounds off of his frame. According to the NY Daily News, Don Cartagena was able to do this without chasing a diet pill, opting instead for exercising and eating six small, healthy meals a day. For Joe, this was done specifically to deal with health issues, an important change he decided to make after recently seeing seven of his friends die from heart attacks.

The friends who passed away were all around the same age as Joe, something that definitely resonated with the New York emcee. "What's the difference between me and them?" he asked in an article for the Daily News. "Health doesn't discriminate just because I'm famous." Joe went on to add that his family also played a role in this transformation, specifically his daughter Azaryah.

"I can't leave my daughter behind," he noted. "I want to be here for her; I don't want to die on her." Joey Crack, who once weighed over 400 pounds, surprised fans with a 265 pound frame when he premiered a new video, "Drop a Body," on Worldstarhiphop.com. "I was always LL Cool J in a fat guy's body," he added. "[Now,] they're all trying to alter my name, but I can't see myself as anything else."

He said new nicknames his friends use on him are "Skinny Joe" and "Joey Flaco" (a take on Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and a spin on "Flaco" being the Spanish term for "thin"). "I think I gotta ask Diddy what my new name is."This is not the first time Joe has tried to lose weight. In the past, he says he gained weight back due to a lack of focus but seems to believe this is the right time to make a change in his life. He explained, "It's like a crack addict - he hits rock bottom and he says, 'All right, forget it. I'm not going to get high anymore.'"

Longtime Fat Joe supporters will realize that Joe also lost an associate, Big Pun, due to weight related issues after the legendary emcee died from a heart attack and respiratory failure. The emcee had also lost about 80 pounds at one point but gained the weight back and passed away while weighing close to 700 pounds.