Showtime and BET Studios announced the development of Fat Joe’s biopic series called “The Book of Jose.”
According to a Deadline exclusive, Fat Joe, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, will serve as executive producer alongside “Queen of the South” and “Kevin Hill” script writer Jorge A. Reyes and “Black-ish” and “We The People” script writer Kenya Barris.
“The Book of Jose” will tell the story of the rapper’s evolution from growing up in the drug and violence-scarred streets of the Bronx to becoming a Grammy nominee, producer, and actor with a career spanning nearly three decades.
The series will follow every phase of Fat Joe’s life and the threats that have come in the form of rivals, addiction, incarceration, and death.