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Big 4:26 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Punisher) ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 08 Yes Dem To Def 3:49 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 09 Pass Away 3:52 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 10 Let Them Things Go 4:05 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 11 Thunder In The Air 3:18 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 12 Terror Era 3:07 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý KRS-One once talked about "bringing Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß back that ol' New York rap," and that's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß exactly what the Terror Squad intend to do ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ with their sophomore LP, True Story. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "We're taking hip hop back to where it ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ started," says Joe, explaining the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² album's sound, "We're taking it back to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the Bronx." And though there is nothing ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ throwback about the album, as it pushes ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² the envelope of contemporary production, ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý as far as attitude is concerned, Joe Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß couldn't be more right. Proud and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß defiant, yet calm cool and collected, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Terror Squad represent exactly what ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² makes hip hop so damn fresh. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Terror Squad, the brainchild of veteran ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Latino Bronx rapper Fat Joe, began when ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Joe found his protégé and fallen ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² superstar, Big Punisher in '96. Together ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý the two made platinum magic on Pun's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß two classic albums, Capitol Punishment ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß and Yeaah Baby!, and introduced the world ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ to their BX-based crew, with their ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² critically hailed, self-titled debut. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Though Pun passed in 2000, as an ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² unfortunate result of his obesity, Fat ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Joe has persevered against all odds both ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ as a soloist, experiencing his greatest ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² commercial success with his fourth ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý album, '01's Jealous Ones Still Envy, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß and as a leader, holding Terror Squad ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß together in spite of haters and skeptics ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ who predicted a collapse after Pun's ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² demise. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "In between every album people want to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß count me out," says Joe, "but I'm not ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ going no where and this new album is the ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² proof." In an exciting twist Fat Joe ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý decided to add female battle rap champ Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Remy Ma (Pun's personal talent find) and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß R&B singer and heart throb, Tony Sunshine ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ to T.S.'s lineup of Prospect and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Armageddon. "I feel like my squad is ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ better than ever right now, as far as ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² lyrics," says Joe, "and I think that ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the addition of Remy and Tony really ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ just gives us the diversity that we were ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² missing last time." ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Though all members shine on True Story, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß everyone in the crew agrees that the album ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ is Remy's in its essence. "I didn't go ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² into this trying to dominate the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ album," the surprisingly gentle thug ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² princess says, "but I'm honored that ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the guys feel like I did such a good ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ job, because I really used all the energy ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² and creativity that I'd been saving up ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý when I recorded." With the most verses Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß on the LP, other than Joe, Remy Ma, a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Bronx native who was discovered and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ recruited by Pun, has been waiting in ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the wings since 2000 when she signed to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the now out-of-business Loud Records ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² (and actually made an LP, which was ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß sadly shelved). "I'm actually glad that ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ things didn't work out with that first ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² album," she says with a surprisingly ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý upbeat tone "because I still had a lot Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß of growing up to do, as an artist and a ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß person, and now I'm finally ready." Remy ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ recently lit up New York this spring ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² with her crushing defeat of another ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ female rapper, Lady Luck, at a ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² closed-door battle. "I still don't ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß think that beating her was that big a ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ deal," says the 23 year-old, "but ever ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² since I did that, I've been hearing my ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý name all over the place: on radio, in Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß magazines." Backed by her staring turn ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß on the T.S. single, and negotiations with ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ several interested major labels, Remy is ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² sure to continue hearing her name all ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ about town. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Adding a unique flavor to the album, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ which sets it apart from its predecessor, ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Tony Sunshine, who also recorded a ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý shelved LP for Loud, also stands tall Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß in the mix. "I've been singing basically ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß as long as I can remember," says the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ soft-spoken, thoughtful Sunshine, "but I ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² really started out singing Latin music ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ as a child, and it wasn't until high ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² school that I discovered Motown and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Stevie Wonder, which was the music ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ that's become my passion." And it's that ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² supple blend of Latin flavor and R&B ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý soul that the 24 year-old BX native Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Sunshine lends to True Story. "For me ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß it's all about balance," he says, "because ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ people want to assume that because you ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² sing you're soft, so I didn't want to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ live up to that, but at the same time, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² I knew I wanted to make something that ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the ladies could relate to." Evidence of ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ this balance can be found on Tony's ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² emotive solo song "Streets of New York", ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý as well as on the hilarious "Nothing's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Gonna Stop Me" in which Tony actually ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß rhymes while an off-key Fat Joe belts out ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the melody. In addition to lacing True ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Story, Tony Sunshine has also been ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ putting the finishing touches on his ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Terror Squad/Epidemic Music/Jive solo ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß album, which is produced by Miami ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ heat-makers, Cool & Dre. "It's so crazy ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² for me right now, because I got the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Terror Squad album bubbling at the same Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß time that radio is starting to play my ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß first single "Oh My God" with P. Diddy and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Dirtbag." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Not to be eclipsed by the newcomers ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Prospect and Armageddon both ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß demonstrate new energy and a renewed ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ approach on the new album. "I have ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² nothing but trust for Joe," says ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Prospect, "so I just keep workin', Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß yaknawmean? And I come through and play ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß my part, just like on the first album, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 'cause I know my time is coming sooner ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² or later." And it is with that ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ soldier-like attitude that Pros wrecks ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² havoc on the mic throughout True Story, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß adding his sharp lyrical barbs wherever ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Joe felt they were needed. And ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Armageddon, who Fat Joe describes as ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý "the deepest lyricist in the crew," Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß finds new life on the LP contributing ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß not just rhymes this time, but also beats. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ "I been making beats for a couple of ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² years now," says 'Geddy, as they ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ affectionately call him, "but I really ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² started taking it more serious ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß recently, 'cause I see it as another way ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ to add on creatively." Sticking strictly ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² to samples, which suits Geddy's no ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý nonsense demeanor, he gives the LP it's Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß dark side, the Yin to the somewhat ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß upbeat Yang provided by big name ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ beatmakers like Scott Storch, Buckwild ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² and Lord Finesse. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² "This summer is gonna be known as the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß summer of T.S.," Fat Joe proclaims, when ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ asked what his goal for the LP is. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² "People don't even know what's gonna hit ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý them when they hear this record. And Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß this is just the beginning." Indeed, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß after just over a decade in the game, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ slowly cultivating his loyal fanbase and ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² growing his team, naturally, and at ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ their own pace, Fat Joe is ready to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² begin anew, as both his team's ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß franchise player, coach and owner. 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