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Rapper Fat Joe's Sweet Facebook Post About Son Goes Viral

Rapper Fat Joe's Facebook post about his song with special needs went viral this week.
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Rapper Fat Joe is notorious for posting funny articles and videos to his Facebook account. On Sunday, he used a Facebook post to say something sweeter and the post has gone viral.

"I'm very private with my first born. Joey is special kid full of joy and Love. there's no way you could understand unless you have a family member who has challenges in life. He's my angel and the reason for all my blessings. I Love him to death #godisgreat," he wrote.

Joey, is the 45-year-old rapper's son with special needs. In 2010, Joseph Antonio Cartagena — also known as Fat Joe — opened up to UrbLife about raising a child with special needs.

The post has been liked over 400,000 times and shared over 30,000 times.

That same day, in several other Facebook posts, Fat Joe shared pictures of his family. He also published a video of him through the years and thanked his fan for "keeping me relevant."

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