Fat Joe feels that 2024 might go down as the worst year for Hip Hop, though not necessarily because of the music itself.
During a new episode of Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion podcast, released on December 17, Joe was asked about the ongoing issues between his long-time friend Remy Ma and her estranged husband Papoose.
For Joe, he’s adding their situation to a list of reasons why 2024 has been a tough year for public figures in Hip Hop.
“I woke up in 2024 feeling like [God dammit!] It’s been a horrible year,” Joe shared. “I was just having a heated discussion with my people [about this]. This might be the worst year ever in Hip Hop history type shit. This shit bad. All our legends, all our mentors getting scrutinized. This is the worst time to be a celebrity in the history of mankind. I’m not sure you guys wanna be celebrities.”
He added: “Like I got friends who are filthy rich that wanna be popping and wanna be a celebrity. I don’t think they want everybody in they shit like that. This shit crazy out here. This is nuts. The fucking world done changed on me. It’s fucking nuts out here. You can’t make it up!”
Regarding Remy and Papoose, Fat Joe shared his disappointment over the couple’s public fallout and explained why he feels unable to mediate a resolution between them.
“It’s a hard situation,” Joe said, acknowledging his close relationship with Remy and his role as the godfather to her and Papoose’s six-year-old daughter. “I don’t like none of that shit. What I can’t do is stop it. They won’t listen to me.”
He continued: “It’s a different type of thing when you got a husband […] Nobody comes to my house and tells my wife shit. This is your husband. I can’t get in the middle of that, that’s y’all […] I wish this didn’t happen.”
The Bronx native also revealed that just the night before Remy and Papoose’s social media altercation, his former Terror Squad colleague “treated 10 grown men” (including himself) to dinner at a restaurant in New York City.
“I woke up in the morning and my phone was going crazy and they were like, ‘Yo! What’s going on?’ And I’m like, ‘What the fuck?’” he recalled.
After rumors surfaced that Papoose was part of the dinner group with Remy, which would suggest their issues might not be as serious as they appear, the “Alphabetical Slaughter” rapper clarified the situation.
In response to Fat Joe’s comments, Papoose wrote on his Instagram Stories: “Peace to my brother @fatjoe I think y’all misunderstood his interview. I was not at @brooklynchophouse with them. I do spend thousands of dollars there regularly. I love that place!”
