Represent (Fat Joe album)

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Represent
Represent cover
Studio album by Fat Joe da Gangsta
Released July 27, 1993
Genre Hip Hop
Length 49:33
Label Terror Squad/Relativity
Producer The Beatnuts
Diamond D
Lord Finesse
Showbiz
Chilly Dee
Professional reviews
Fat Joe da Gangsta chronology
Represent
(1993)
Jealous One's Envy
(1995)

Represent is rapper Fat Joe's debut album, back when he went by the name of "Fat Joe da Gangsta". It features production from The Beatnuts, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, Showbiz and Chilly Dee. It features guest rapping from Diamond D, Grand Puba, Apache, Kool G Rap, Gismo, Kieth Kieth and King Sun. It also features DJ scratches by Roc Raida and Rob Swift.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s) Time
1 "A Word to da Wise" *Interlude* 0:21
2 "Livin' Fat" Lord Finesse Fat Joe 3:38
3 "My Man Ski" *Interlude* 0:49
4 "Bad Bad Man" Diamond D Fat Joe 3:50
5 "Watch the Sound" Diamond D Diamond D, Fat Joe, Grand Puba 4:22
6 "Flow Joe" Diamond D Fat Joe 4:17
7 "Da Fat Gangsta" Diamond D Fat Joe 4:07
8 "Shorty Gotta Fat Ass" Diamond D Fat Joe 3:18
9 "The Shit Is Real" The Beatnuts Fat Joe 4:44
10 "You Must Be Out of Your Fuckin' Mind" Diamond D Apache, Fat Joe, Kool G Rap 3:57
11 "I Got This in a Smash" Showbiz Fat Joe 4:11
12 "Another Wild Nigger from the Bronx" Chilly Dee Fat Joe, Gismo, Kieth Kieth, King Sun 5:31
13 "Get on Up" Diamond D Fat Joe 4:06
14 "I'm a Hit That" Showbiz Fat Joe 2:24

[edit] Album singles

Single information
"Flow Joe"
"Watch the Sound"
  • Released: October 22, 1993
  • B-side: "Watch The Sound (The Beatnuts Remix)"
"The Shit Is Real"
  • Released: March 22, 1994
  • B-side: "The Shit Is Real (DJ Slip Remix)", "The Shit Is Real (DJ Premier Remix)"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Heatseekers
1993 Represent #46 #12

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1993 "Flow Joe" #89 #62 #1 #38
"Watch the Sound" - - - #50