Fat Joe is embroiled in multiple controversies, including a public feud with rapper 38 Spesh and a defamation lawsuit facing legal setbacks after his attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, sought to withdraw amid allegations of fabricated AI-generated citations. Meanwhile, he performed at the ESPYs alongside Ghostface Killah and De La Soul, and has been involved in verbal exchanges with figures like Jadakiss and James Harden.