Recently, Fat Joe was honored by the city of New York when Mayor Eric Adams gave him the key to the city. Mayor Eric Adams said, “His music has unlocked our hearts for so many years. Fat Joe is a real legend, and we’re just really thrilled about giving him the key to [the] city.” Fat Joe reacted to the news and added, “I get the key to the city [on] the 20th and, boy, was that a hard one. Hip-Hop got a black eye. The mayor and his crew, his right-hand girl, got me the key to the city. Everybody was a little upset.” He continued, “But I don’t know another guy who keeps it realer with the streets of New York than Fat Joe, who feeds more people, opens more businesses. I don’t know what to tell you guys.”