Fat Joe has recently gotten clowned a lot for his overzealous storytelling, although we can't knock him just yet until Bruno Mars chimes in. On the latest episode of the Joe & Jada podcast alongside Jadakiss – which hosted Hit-Boy as well as The Alchemist – he recalled an alleged curious interaction they had at an awards show, as caught by Ahmed/The Ears on Twitter.
Basically, Joey Crack's story centers around the superstar singer's heritage: Mars' father is of Puerto Rican and Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whereas his mother is of Filipino and Spanish descent. Joe, the son of parents with Puerto Rican and Cuban ancestry, recalled being excited to meet Bruno and wanting to "bring him in the Puerto Rican mafia" after hearing about his heritage.
"I'm at the awards, and I'm sitting next to him," the Bronx MC recalled. "Somebody said, 'Yo, he's a f**k n***a.'" But Joe greeted Bruno Mars all the same. "He with Anderson .Paak. I'm like, 'Yo, you Puerto Rican?' He got up, 'The f**k you mean? I'm a real f***ing Puerto Rican from Bushwick, Brooklyn. Don't ask me s**t in your life.' And [he] went and sat on the other side of the room. Man broke my heart. Bro, I wasn't challenging. This wasn't a flag. Like, tell me something, who's your father? The nicest way, we at the awards, I'm not bothering nobody. He could've just said, 'Yeah, I'm Bori.' [...] We need to see if we beat up his pops or something, 'cause this s**t seemed personal. [...] Bruno, if you don't remember it, I forgive you. But you did that, brother."
Hilariously, Jada brought up that Joe should probably be the one apologizing to Bruno.
Fat Joe Bruno Mars Story
Elsewhere, Fat Joe's lawsuit continues to develop, as the attorney suing him is still facing a lot of roadblocks. The allegations against the rapper haven't seen confirmation or legal deliberation at press time.
Amid other reflections from Fat Joe, we'll see if Bruno Mars ever clears this situation up or responds to his story. Just goes to show that an innocent question can go awry if you ask at the wrong moment.
