Rapper Fat Joe recently talked to Shannon Sharpe about the dramatic way he became a single dad of his firstborn son Joey, who has autism and Down syndrome.

Fat Joe's size has been a part of his name and his identity since he started rapping more than two decades ago. But the Bronx-bred rapper has slimmed down in recent years— shedding about 200 pounds by his own estimate—leading some to question just how Fat Joe became not-so-fat Joe.

Fat Joe oldest son, Joey, has Down syndrome and Autism , and according to the New York rapper, he's his "biggest blessing." On the latest episode of Club Shay Shay, Fat Joe reflected on finding out that his song wasn't like other kids.