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readability=\"28.6217391304\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Fat Joe<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-titlecase h2\">Suing His Ex-Hypeman<\/span><br \/>\n <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">Who Claimed He Liked ‘Em Young<\/span><br \/>\n <\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p>\n Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-29T15:14:45-07:00\">April 29, 2025 3:14 PM PDT<\/time><br \/>\n <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n Updated <time datetime=\"2025-04-29T16:49:58-07:00\">April 29, 2025 4:49 PM PDT<\/time>\n <\/p>\n<\/header>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\" readability=\"45.7534668721\">\n<section id=\"cb-8d8571123abb2523c2e0b5fc69b9c1a3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--hip-hop canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n <a 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Joe<\/strong><\/a> has filed a hefty lawsuit against his former hypeman for slandering him on social media … claiming the guy and his lawyer are trying to shake him down for a payday!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cabfa27bad82bea70cc998ead92ace37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>TMZ Hip Hop obtained court docs filed by Fat Joe on Tuesday, in which he claims his former hypeman <strong>Terrance “T.A.” Dixon<\/strong> is trying to collect money he didn’t earn and resorted to publicly calling the rapper a pedophile on social media when he didn’t get his way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5e884e15bba78b562d160c460ef2697c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--hip-hop \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n <a 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and posted the allegation along with a picture of Joe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/p-diddy\/\"><strong>Diddy<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/dj-khaled\/\"><strong>DJ Khaled<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a32a46838f60684a601f252569ef0ad7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-a32a46838f60684a601f252569ef0ad7-989179752-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\" readability=\"22\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.19047619048\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sloppy Joe\u2019s ghost writer is speaking out along with former employee. This is nasty work. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pm9wSDeYOG\">pic.twitter.com\/Pm9wSDeYOG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IG: RahiemShabazz (@rahiemshabazz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rahiemshabazz\/status\/1873171785094738047?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">December 29, 2024<\/a><br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rahiemshabazz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@rahiemshabazz<\/a>\n <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-37a9835bc2661b61bff09b86aeb12cdd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"26.4432989691\">\n<p>Joe’s legal counsel claims the allegations were made as part of a money grab generated by Dixon’s attorney, <strong>Tyrone Blackburn<\/strong>, who’s also representing Diddy accuser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/26\/diddy-motion-dismiss-rodney-jones-lawsuit\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lil Rodney<\/strong><\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/24\/diddy-rodney-jones-lawsuit-judge-tosses-most-claims\/\"><strong>separate case<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d6f70232de2c14ac38fa841c5315c339\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--hip-hop \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250429_864ed5bf0f82411ba431bbeab9847cac\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:da3c73d4-ac51-43d1-a1fc-6f875b442995\" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"image"}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/86\/4by3\/2025\/04\/29\/864ed5bf0f82411ba431bbeab9847cac_md.jpg\" alt=\"fat joe lawsuit insta posts 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fae713bc55b657fd7bc6cd6602978cc6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>The lawsuit details how Joe and Dixon began working together in 2006, when Joe offered him a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to be part of his team … complete with compensation, luxurious travel, touring and other fringe benefits that accompany being in a superstar rapper’s inner circle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-26efcca97366d98027e2f39207d4b783\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c919939e1186aeb6945d22ea5ea634f9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Joe says the partnership ended amicably in 2019 and says he never heard any money complaints for 6 years, until Dixon began posting on social media with complaints he should have been paid more for his past work.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0536d3983c018530018de89e846a799a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>He says Dixon lawyered up with Blackburn in March and fired off a legal demand letter asking for compensation as a “ghostwriter” on several of Joe’s tracks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-15a60bc8ebbdcf3978d457f3d329447f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>When those demands weren’t met, Fat Joe says the Dixon upped the ante by spreading salacious lies about Joe and falsely claiming Joe blocked him from obtaining outside funding for his own record label start-up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-11be3c66f82edaf057ac561c19c26add\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default \" readability=\"-24\">\n<div id=\"cb-11be3c66f82edaf057ac561c19c26add-920622432-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\" readability=\"32\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>\n View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-995334f7828b3c7e540eded72bb11856\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Blackburn tells TMZ Hip Hop the new lawsuit is just a cover-up attempt and isn’t backing down … saying Joe filed “a baseless lawsuit in an effort to soften the blow of what’s to come. It won’t work. Fat Joe has a lot of explaining to do.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8f7319c579f641107e9ab579c368e0ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Fat Joe fiercely defends his name, telling us … \u201cThese allegations are completely false and part of a criminal conspiracy orchestrated between a disgruntled former hype man and his attorney. These two individuals have been scheming together to extort me with their elaborate and ludicrous demands changing by the day.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-78d4c4b00b76acc32c1a2081cc749899\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>“The relentless threats, harassment, and defamation I\u2019ve endured as they peddle salacious lies are utterly deplorable. I\u2019m taking legal action to expose their misconduct and I\u2019m fully confident that the facts will reveal this is nothing more than a deceptive and desperate scam.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9202697b6eda9432392864507fc4ce18\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"30.8639053254\">\n<p>Fat Joe’s celebrity attorney, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-tacopina\/\"><strong>Joe Tacopina<\/strong><\/a>, is slamming the lawsuit altogether and tells TMZ Hip Hop … \u201cThe allegations against Mr. Cartagena are completely false and part of a criminal extortion scheme orchestrated by an attorney who a federal judge recently condemned for abusing the court system to harass and pressure defendants.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ab258fb4477fc30ddf49f5e50da0f08f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--hip-hop \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240227_3dba443343d0458790dd2723f9c82d56\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:da3c73d4-ac51-43d1-a1fc-6f875b442995\" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"image"}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3d\/4by3\/2024\/02\/27\/3dba443343d0458790dd2723f9c82d56_md.jpg\" alt=\"tyrone blackburn attorney\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-546c7be4613dc6134f9b5a9825907208\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>“Mr. Cartagena will not be intimidated by fabricated claims, lies about witnesses, or shameless threats. We are taking immediate legal action to expose this fraudulent scheme and we will hold all parties responsible fully accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1fdb3abb1796bbdf82cbda05c29be561\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{"section":"permalink","name":"text_block"}\" readability=\"24.4210526316\">\n<p>Tacopina also sent Blackburn a cease-and-desist, reminding him of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/03\/24\/diddy-rodney-jones-lawsuit-judge-tosses-most-claims\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>his recent misconduct<\/strong><\/a> a judge warned him over in the Diddy lawsuit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n related articles<br \/>\n <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\">\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/body>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/29\/fat-joe-suing-ex-hypeman-terrance-dixon-pedophile-claim\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fat Joe Suing His Ex-Hypeman for Defamation After He Called the Rapper a Pedophile \u2715 Fat Joe Suing His Ex-Hypeman Who Claimed He Liked ‘Em […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321526,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321524\/revisions\/321526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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