Fat Joe to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Fat Joe fans. Speculation had been rife that the American rapper best known for hit songs like Another Round, Make It Rain or What's Luv?, will announce his retirement from music, at age 54, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 21/05/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a rapper isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouJoe
For a little while on Tuesday evening, #ThankYouJoe was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouJoe.”
— @DesireePlum, 20 May 2025
“I thought Fat Joe retired about 5 years ago?!?”
— @millythom, 20 May 2025
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