Fat Joe — real name: Joseph Cartagena — though, isn't just crediting the carb cutback for his weight loss success: the "Lean Back" rapper also revealed that he's taking Ozempic for diabetes, a disease which he struggled with since his teenage years.

Over a year after rapper Fat Joe, whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena, broke down his weight loss journey in an in-depth interview revealing that he lost around 200 pounds from his heaviest to now, he shared that he currently uses Ozempic to help keep the weight off.

A little over a year after his noticeable weight loss transformation, rapper Fat Joe opens up about using Ozempic to shed 200 pounds. While promoting the 2024 BET Hip Hops Awards last week, Fat Joe spoke to Us Weekly about how he altered his lifestyle for weight loss.