Recently, Fat Joe opened up on Club Shay Shay about his family and shared his experience raising his disabled son.

Joey said, “When he was born, first of all, me and his mother wasn’t together. We was together, broken up. I knew I didn’t want to be with this woman. It was before rap. I’m at my mother’s house, it’s one of those rainy days.”

He continued, “She walk in the building. I say, ‘F**k it, let’s rekindle our old flame.’ She gets pregnant. With no disrespect because I love my son Joey, but I let her know, ‘I do not want to be with you, so maybe we should have this abortion because I don’t…'”

He added, “When he’s born the doctor tells us, ‘Hey, I have bad news to tell you.’ He shows us his hands, ‘he has down syndrome, he’s gonna be a big challenge.’ I was there with my mother, my father, and his mother. His mother was like, ‘Yo, I can’t do this. Imma have to give him up for adoption.'”

Fat Joe continued, “My mother was like, ‘You crazy, b**ch? You not giving up my f**kin’…’ And so we raised him. And he’s had his challenges. You see, I don’t know if all kids who are autistic or on the spectrum, this guy’s happy. I swear to God. He’s always happy. He’s never sad. If you’re stuck in a place, he’s stuck in happiness.'”