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Fat Joe made some pretty bold claims over the years, and he's still at it with his latest revelation that he was responsible for Biggie Smalls and Bone Thugs collaborating.

Amanda Edwards/Getty Images | Ron Galella Ltd./Getty Images Fat Joe Takes Credit For Biggie & Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Classic 'Notorious Thugs' Collab Published on:Mar 9, 2022, 10:53 AM by 0 The Hip Hop community is honoring the late Notorious B.I.G.on the 25th anniversary of his death on Wednesday (March 9). Archival footage and pictures from his time on earth are circulating all over social media, but theres one that has the culture talking. Bronx rap legend Fat Joeshared a throwback picture of himself posted up alongside Biggie Lil Kim Diddyand Bone Thugs-n-Harmonyback in the 90s. In his caption, Joey Crack took credit for helping to orchestrate one of Biggies most famous records. Fun fact i got a call from BIG and he said joe i need your boys BONE on a song, Joe wrote. I said say no more BONE N BIGGIE BONE N BIGGIE. I love you BIG we will never forget you 25 years later we will never forget THE KING OF NY. View this post on Instagram A post shared by FAT JOE (@fatjoe) The record Fat Joe is referencing is Notorious Thugs, the opener on disc two of Biggies second album Life After Death. The Bad Boy MC teamed up with Bone Thugs for the hard-hitting track, which was produced by Stevie J and Diddy. During an interview with HipHopDX in 2015 Steve Lobel who managed the Cleveland rap group confirmed Joey Crack really did play a part in bringing the guys together. Fat Joe calls me and says is gonna call you. I think Puff had called Fat Joe because he knew I used to work with Fat Joe and we were really tight, Lobel rememebered. I worked with Fat Joe, also Big Pun. Puff called and said, Bigs at the Record Plant he want to do a song with Bone. I said Ok, let me round these guys up.' Read more