. . . decide to name his new album, "The Elephant in the Room?????" How the hell did this sound like a good idea???? I wonder how that conversation went?

SCNDLS said:

i bet some kid said to his friend hey thats an elephant in the room. and joe heard it and thought it was a cool name. btw the name is realy dumb

.....some artist normally go with the 1st thing that pops into their head.

Maybe because hes referring to himself?

Graycap23 said:

And he views himself as an elephant in any room??? WTF???? Not sexy.

DANGEROUSx said:

Yeah, I got that. Still not a good look.

By the way I haven't listened to any album Fat Joe put out in the last 10 years so I wouldn't know.

But word to these:

SCNDLS said:

I know squat about Fat Joe, but the phrase is a reference to when there is a big controversy, but people consciously avoid bringing it up; never addressing it directly.

Like the recently slain white college co-eds. They were young white and pretty while the suspects arrested were young black hoodlums. Likely, the reports will not bring up race, but it's the first thing that stands out.

"Elephant in the room", or "ignoring the elephant in the room" is an idiom, or ann old saying that means ignoring a big issue that is taboo, like racism, etc. They say elephant because of how large an elephant is. Fat Joe could be talking about something/anything, listen to his CD

I guess I'll be trying to ignore the Elephant In The Room (album) just like the old saying goes.

Cinnie said:

maybe he's pretending to be important or controversial, and as he calls himself "Fat Joe," it's probably a little joke, too.

Well what would be an obvious thing everybody's thinking about, but no one mentions

thekidsgirl said:

I don't know, but now I'm intrigued!!

NDRU said:

Maybe he'll tell us on the album!?

thekidsgirl said:

Look, ya'll, I just need an answer to this confounding puzzle. I can't take the suspense anymore!!!
But, really, I can't believe his label or manager or friends or wife ALLOWED him to do this.
[Edited 3/10/08 16:57pm]

I thought this thread was gonna be about the time he took off his shirt for that performance a few years back on MTV.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Damn! I had just gotten over that trauma! Thanks alot!!
I'll be in therapy another 7 years

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"so, some crazy weather we're having! Hey rave did you just see something go by? I think it was just my imagination, so..."