FAT JOE - ATLANTIC RECORDS DENY DROPPING FAT JOE

Atlantic Records have moved to dispel rumours suggesting FAT JOE has been dropped from his long-term label - insisting the rapper is still an integral part of their roster. The DON CARTEGENA star was shocked when the New York Post ran a story suggesting he had parted company with Atlantic Records following poor sales of his latest LP, ALL OR NOTHING. But co-chairman CRAIG KALLMAN tells AllHipHop.com, "Fat Joe is an icon in the hip-hop community--an artist, producer, writer, tastemaker, and entrepreneur with tremendous vision, influence, and creativity. "We are proud to have had Fat Joe as a member of the Atlantic family for the past eight years, and we are looking forward to continuing our great relationship with Joe and his Terror Squad label." Fat Joe has been signed to Atlantic Records since 1998 and has released four albums through the label.