Fat Joe Breaks His Silence After Ex Hypeman Sued Him For $20 Million

Fat Joe vows to fight back against the wild accusations his ex-hypeman made in his eye-popping lawsuit.

On Wednesday, June 25, Joey Crack issued a scathing statement after Terrance "T.A." Dixon and his attorney Tyron Blackburn filed a $20 million lawsuit against him. In it, Joe says Dixon's lawsuit amounts to "extortion" and claims his former employee is retaliating after the rapper recently sued him for defamation.

"I've never let anyone on the streets extort me, so how would I ever let a crooked attorney and a coward ex-hype man extort me?? I'm from the Bronx!" Joe says in his statement.

"Mr. Tyrone Blackburn attorney at law since you want the clout, we will finish you in court," he continues. "The time of lawyers using their law license as a badge to extort people and destroy families with no evidence is over!! I'm not the one!! You've messed with the wrong one this time!!"

Fat Joe previously denied the allegations Dixon made in the $20 million lawsuit Blackburn filed last week. In the legal documents, Dixon alleged Joe forced him to have sex with women in front of others, underpaid him for his work as a hypeman, refused to give him songwriting credits, and hid royalties and backend payments. He also accused Joe of sleeping with several underage girls. The New York native previously addressed the allegations in a civil lawsuit Joe filed against Dixon in April.

"The allegations against Mr. Cartagena are complete fabrications—lies intended to damage his reputation and force a settlement through public pressure," Fat Joe's attorney, Joe Tacopina, said in a statement. "Mr. Cartagena will not be intimidated."

Right before Joe issued his statement, Tyrone Blackburn was arrested for allegedly hitting a process server with his car in New York City. Blackburn was booked for assault after he reportedly put his car into reverse, hit the 66-year-old man, and injured his leg.