Fat Joe slims down to 88 pounds less

Joe Cartagena, more popularly known as Fat Joe, is no longer his old self. The rapper has dropped 88 pounds through exercise and diet, and may soon earn revision of his title to “Fat Joe Slim”.

Standing at 6 feet and 2 inches, Cartagena, who was born and raised in the Bronx, used to weigh as much as 425 pounds. It wasn’t until seven of his friends, all in their thirties, died of heart attacks last year that he started to think about his own eating and lifestyle habits.

Cartagena says “what’s the difference between me and them? Health doesn’t discriminate just because I’m famous.”