Fat Joe claims that he was set up multiple times for murder by police.
Making an appearance with Shannon Sharpe on “Club Shay Shay”, Fat Joe revealed that he had some close class with the law.
“I had the cops on me. The cops tried to frame me, like, three times for murder. This is a true story,” Fat Joe explained. “I don’t really talk about it but […] The police was trying to get me out of there! The people was trying to get me out of there.”
While he didn’t reveal specifics about the alleged incidents, the “Lean Back” rapper said he had a target on his back.
“It was like public enemy number one, but my community loved me so they would protect me. When the cops came, the old ladies would let me in their house and they would save me all the time,” he added.
In 2004, Fat Joe’s former bodyguard was charged with a Bronx murder in 1994. Law enforcement claimed that Fat Joe witnessed the killing and chose to cooperate with the investigation. Eventually, this claim was disputed by his attorney Jeffrey Lichtman.
“I don’t know where this [story] comes from that Joe doesn’t wanna help,” Lichtman said. “We’re not looking to hide anything.”
Fat Joe was also suspected of witnessing a 2007 double murder in South Beach, Florida when Jermaine Wufgang Chamberline was accused of killing Lessli Paz and Joey Navarro. According to reports, Fat Joe was allegedly in the rented Cadillac Escalade when the victims were killed.
Earlier this year, Fat Joe caused a firestorm when said that he lied in most of his songs.
“I’ve been rapping professionally for 30 years — I’ve lied in almost 95 percent of my songs. I’m being honest,” Fat Joe said. “I write like I feel that day. I’m just being creative.”
Leave a Reply