Eventhough I'm not a Fat Joe fan at all, at least with him, I can see why some people are fans. He's definately not the worst to ever do it. Sometimes, I don't give my opinion on certain rappers that I don't like, simply because I'm not familiar with enough of their work. But that's not the case with Fat Joe - I've given his music a fair chance. I do agree with what some of you posted about there being an obvious difference in his earlier, more Bronx-influenced rhymes and his rhymes after he moved to Miami. I think his main downfall was the same as countless other rappers - at the height of his career, he became a chameleon. And what I mean by that, is that he started doing records with whoever the hottest rapper, or producer, was, at that time, whether their styles complimented each other or not. Sometimes it worked - like his work with Scott Storch or Wayne. But I think in the end, it cost him the majority of his core, original audience, which, to me, is the foundation of any solid career in music.