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Fat Joe performed before the World Series at Yankee Stadium and fans weren’t feeling it at all

This was a bad sign of what was to come for the Yankees.

The Dodgers had Ice Cube perform before a World Series game and the Yankees countered with a performance from Fat Joe.

It was a nice thought from whoever booked the “Lean Back” rapper as he is from The Bronx and has enjoyed a successful music career. Sadly, however, it did not exactly go well for him at Yankee Stadium.

While wearing Timberland boots on the pitcher’s mound before Game 3, he sang “All The Way Up” and didn’t exactly get the warmest reaction. Despite calling himself the ghost of Babe Ruth and trying to hype the crowd, it was clear that the energy wasn’t really there.

After the game, David Ortiz said that it felt like a “funeral already” when the artist played his hit song.

This was probably a very cool moment for Fat Joe, who also performed during halftime of a WNBA Finals game between the Liberty and Lynx earlier this month.

But it didn’t quite resonate with those who were watching him.

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Rapper Fat Joe calls Sixers star Ben Simmons biggest loser in universe

Rapper Fat Joe is the latest to call out Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons in a rant.

The calendar has flipped to 2022, and Ben Simmons remains a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. He requested a trade from the organization in August and he started the season with a holdout. Since his return, however, he has not played for the team 35 games into the season.

Simmons has been a polarizing figure. Some come to his aid, defending him while others have essentially been done with him for his antics. Those folks have been done with him for a bit.

Rapper Fat Joe is the latest to criticize Simmons. He went on an NSFW rant about Simmons, calling him the biggest loser in the universe:

The Biggest Loser in the universe is Ben Simmons. What the (expletive) he doing? What’d he say? He can’t come back and play? Like, Ben Simmons, biggest jerk. He done lost too much money or whatever the case may be.

Please be advised that the clip below contains language that some might consider offensive.

The Sixers have maintained they want Simmons back with the team, but they also are open to trading him if they can get the value they want. They insist they want a top-25 player in return for one of the game’s brightest stars. As he continues to sit, the Sixers try to figure out what to do.

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Fat Joe takes shot at Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving for picking Nets over Knicks

Add Fat Joe to the list of people who wish Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant signed with the New York Knicks instead of the Brooklyn Nets.

With each passing day, it seems more and more people are making it a point to share their opinion on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving’s decision to sign with the Brooklyn Nets instead of the New York Knicks.

At first, everyone wanted to criticize the Knicks for the way things played out. Once they were introduced on Nets Media Day before the start of training camp, Durant and Irving made sure to point out their decision was based on the culture Kenny Atkinson and Sean Marks have developed in Brooklyn.

Apparently, there are still people who aren’t satisfied with Irving and Durant’s explanations.

On Tuesday, Kevin Garnett expressed why the two should’ve played for the Knicks.

While promoting his latest album with Sports Illustrated, New York native and longtime rapper Fat Joe criticized Irving and Durant:

You gotta understand, a lotta players — and I’ll call ’em out: Kyrie [and] Durant. They ain’t want that New York Knick pressure. They didn’t want that media attention. They didn’t want Sports Illustrated being right in the backyard. They didn’t want that, so they said, ‘All right, we want New York, but let’s do the lesser of the drama. Let’s go to Brooklyn.’

When asked a follow-up to confirm he was taking a shot at the Nets’ superstars, Fat Joe didn’t back down:

It definitely was and those are my good friends. They didn’t wanna be on the Knicks and be on the back of the Daily News, on the back of the Post. They didn’t want that smoke. They didn’t want it. I’m telling they ain’t want it. They ain’t wanna come to the Garden and now you gotta answer for things.

Durant caught wind of the video on Twitter. He didn’t seem bothered by the comments in the slightest bit.