. >> fat joe, joey crack, joseph antonio krartejena.in public housing and was taught that food equals love. >>> so when joe hit the big time, he felt he deserved all the good food his lavish lifestyle could afford. >> i'm rich now. i can go to mr. chow's and eat me all the lobster and steak i want. >> then in 2000. joe's friend and fellow rap star suffered a fatal heart attack. >> i think i weighed 450, 460 at my heaviest. i always took pride in being fat. that's why my name was fat joe. i always represented the big people, but i realized at a certain point all my big people were dying. >> last year alone, six of joe's friends died of heart attacks. most were younger than him. but just about the same size. >> i couldn't see a clearer picture of me being -- what's the difference of me being in a casket and my daughter running around the funeral home and she doesn't have a dad no more? >> so joe's eating healthier food in smaller portions, more frequently throughout the day. even when he's on the road. he's lost 100 pounds and counting. >

joseph antonio. larger than life rapper grew up in public housing and was taught from an early age that food equals love. ♪ >> when joe hit the big time he felt he deserved all the good food his lavish lifestyle could afford. >> i'm rich now i can eat all the lobster and steak i want. >> in 2000, joe's friend and fellow rap store big pun suffered a heart attack. >> i think i weighed 450, 460, at my heaviest, i always took pride in being fat. that's why i was called big joe. i represented the big people. >> i realized all of big people were dying. >> last year alone, six of his big friends died of heart attacks. most were younger but the same size. >> i couldn't see a clearer picture. what's the difference of me and him, me being in a casket and my daughter running around the funeral home. you know, he doesn't have a dad no more. >> no's eating healthier food in smaller portions. he's lot 100 pounds and counting. >> and this breaking news, this is like my best, best, best friends on the earth don't ev

. >> reporter: fat joe, joseph antonio cardenja, he grew up in public housing and was taught from anly age that food equals love. ♪ what's love, what's love got to do with it ♪ >> reporter: so when joe hit the big time, he felt he deserved all of the good food that his lavish lifestyle could afford. >> i'm rich now. i can eat all of the lobster i want. >> reporter: then in 2000, joe's friend and fellow rapper suffered a heart attack. >> i think i weighed about 450, 460 in my heaviest and i always took pride in being fat. that's why my name was big joe. i always represented the big people. but i realized at a certain point, all my big people are dying. >> reporter: last year alone, six of joe's friends died of heart attacks. most were younger than him but just about the same size. >> i couldn't see a clearer picture of me being -- what's the difference of me or him income a casket and my daughter running around the funeral home and she doesn't have a dad no more. >> reporter: so joe's eating healthier food, in smaller portions, for r more frequently throughout the day, even when he's