Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Envy (1995)

[green-eyed bandit]

Allright, here is another appreciation thread of a forgotten classic which has been bumping in my car for a couple of days: Fat Joe's second album Jealous Ones Envy (1995). This album is great from beginnning to end: great production, dope braggin' hood lyrics & a few good guest performers (Big Pun's first commercial appearance). Even though I'm not a fan of him anymore for years now (and I expect most of you do), you really have to check this album! This is what makes him great & gained him the respect in the underground circles & classic hip-hop acts (DITC, Gang Starr etc). Check it if you haven't heard it before & you will not be dissapointed; and if you have it, give it a spin again & enjoy!! 

1. Bronx Tale (ft KRS-One)
Produced by Diamond D

2. Success
Produced by Domingo

3. Envy
Produced by L.E.S.

4. Gangbanging Interlude

5. Fat Joe's In Town (ft Doo Wop)
Produced by L.E.S.

6. Part Deux
Produced by Domingo

7. King NY

8. The Shit Is Real (DJ Premier Remix)
Produced by DJ Premier

9. Fat Joe's Way

10. Respect Mine (ft Raekwon)
Produced by Joe Fatal

11. Watch Out (ft Armageddon, Big Punisher & Keith Nut)
Produced by Diamond D

12. Say Word
Produced by Domingo

13. Success (DJ Premier Remix)
Produced by Domingo
Remixed by DJ Premier

14. Dedication
Produced by Fat Joe

15. Bronx Keeps Creating It
Produced by Joe Fatal

[TraceOneInfinite]

Fat Joe's been around a long time.  Longer than people realize.   He's wack now and he was wack then. 

[Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)]

fine album indeed 

"watch out", "respect me" n "bronx tale" were great pieces

[Hack Wilson - real]

Fat Joe's been around a long time.  Longer than people realize.   He's wack now and he was wack then. 

says a stupid deadbeat dad who won't even listen to Reasonable Doubt


Fat Joe was the shit in the mid 1990s

[green-eyed bandit]

Fat Joe's been around a long time.  Longer than people realize.   He's wack now and he was wack then. 

Can you confirm that you actually heard this album & still say that you find it wack? Everybody can have an opinion, but this would really suprise me. If you love good classic hip-hop, than you will definitely like this album. His later work is nothing compared to this.

Btw: Big L F/ Fat Joe : Da Enemy => is his verse on this song wack? How about LL Cool J's I Shot Ya Remix? Diamond D's 5 Fingaz of Death?

[Hack Wilson - real]

Fat Joe's been around a long time.  Longer than people realize.   He's wack now and he was wack then. 

Can you confirm that you actually heard this album & still say that you find it wack? Everybody can have an opinion, but this would really suprise me. If you love good classic hip-hop, than you will definitely like this album. His later work is nothing compared to this.

Btw: Big L F/ Fat Joe : Da Enemy => is his verse on this song wack? How about LL Cool J's I Shot Ya Remix? Diamond D's 5 Fingaz of Death?

[doggfather]

average album IMO.

[TraceOneInfinite]

Fat Joe's been around a long time.  Longer than people realize.   He's wack now and he was wack then.  

Can you confirm that you actually heard this album & still say that you find it wack? Everybody can have an opinion, but this would really suprise me. If you love good classic hip-hop, than you will definitely like this album. His later work is nothing compared to this.

Btw: Big L F/ Fat Joe : Da Enemy => is his verse on this song wack? How about LL Cool J's I Shot Ya Remix? Diamond D's 5 Fingaz of Death?

Yes, I can.  Because they keep playing his old shit on Backspin Classic hip-hop station on my Satellite Radio, Channel 46.   That channel is a great channel, so when they were playing some old Fat Joe shit from way back then I was kind of surprised because it did sound a lot different than his newer shit.  

..but bottom line at the end of the day the shit was still meaningless.  It's just shit like... "I'm fat Joe, (insert punchline here)/ (insert metaphor here)", blah blah blah..." meaningless trash.  And sometimes meaningless trash can atleast sound good, his shit didn't even sound good. 

[Hack Wilson - real]

you won't even listen to Reasonable Doubt simply because "its a jayz album"

who's gonna take ur opinion seriously?

[rayallen0]

you won't even listen to Reasonable Doubt simply because "its a jayz album"

who's gonna take ur opinion seriously?

are you fucking serious?

[TheRemedy360Ressurection]

you won't even listen to Reasonable Doubt simply because "its a jayz album"

who's gonna take ur opinion seriously?

are you fucking serious?

Infinite has interesting musical standards.

[Hack Wilson - real]

you won't even listen to Reasonable Doubt simply because "its a jayz album"

who's gonna take ur opinion seriously?

are you fucking serious?

sadly, yes!

[Black Excellence]

reasonable  doubt is a classic and jealous ones envy is a dope ass album. that don cartegena album was the shit 

[TraceOneInfinite]

you won't even listen to Reasonable Doubt simply because "its a jayz album"

who's gonna take ur opinion seriously?

are you fucking serious?

sadly, yes!

Actually, no.  I don't remember saying that.  I actually remember saying that I DO listen to Reasonable Doubt (even though it is a below average hip-hop album), because it came out in 1996 and I love almost anything that reminds me of 96.

[rayallen0]

you won't even listen to Reasonable Doubt simply because "its a jayz album"

who's gonna take ur opinion seriously?

are you fucking serious?

sadly, yes!

Actually, no.  I don't remember saying that.  I actually remember saying that I DO listen to Reasonable Doubt (even though it is a below average hip-hop album), because it came out in 1996 and I love almost anything that reminds me of 96.

lmfao below average but gods son is the greatest album of all time.
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