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Fat Joe Remembers Big Daddy Kane "Saving" Him From a Cypher With 2Pac and Biggie

Fat Joe Remembers Big Daddy Kane "Saving" Him From a Cypher With 2Pac and Biggie

Published Fri, May 5, 2023 at 11:20 AM EDT

Fat Joe was a recent guest on the Iconic Records Podcast where he revealed that Big Daddy Kane once "saved" him from a cypher with 2Pac and Biggie.

"I was in the front row at Madison Square Garden watching Big Daddy Kane do his set, and suddenly you saw the whole crowd took back towards the entrance, like the tunnel at the Knicks game," he explained. "It was Pac and B.I.G. and this was Juice Pac. He walked in with that diddy bop. The whole crowd was yelling, they couldn't believe that it was B.I.G. and Pac."

Joe then explains that 2Pac spotted him and invited him to come along with them. "We went up on stage, and I think Shyheim The Rugged Child from Wu-Tang was there. They started a cypher and B.I.G. did his '10 Mac 11's' rhyme. I was nervous - all I had was 'Flow Joe', I aint have no bars ready."

Joe goes on to reveal that Big Daddy Kane "saved" him in the situation. "They passed me the the mic and Big Daddy Kane interrupted and said there wasn't time. I think [his dancer] Scrap Lover was gonna rhyme. Kane saved me."

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You talk about standin' next to somebody? I was on fucking stage with Biggie and Pac!

- Fat Joe

In other Fat Joe news, the "Lean Back" rapper recently headed to the nation's capital and joined lawmakers on Capital Hill to advocate for transparency in healthcare.

“Our healthcare system needs comprehensive reform and I remain committed to using my platform to work alongside Power to the Patients and give a voice to the voiceless,” Fat Joe told The Hill in an exclusive statement. “We must demand accountability from hospitals and insurers, so people can get a transparent understanding of the cost of their medical bills and make more informed financial decisions on healthcare services. With prices hidden, often times, the bills are not even consistent at the same hospital,” he added. “It’s tearing families apart.”

Check Joe's Angie Martinez interview above.

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