United Kingdom, May 3 -- Fat Joe's mom has died less than three months after his dad.

The 54-year-old rapper took to social media on Saturday (03.05.25) evening to reveal that his mother, Marie Del-Carmen Cartagena, had passed away at the age of 77 after suffering a "broken heart" following the recent death of her husband.

Without revealing an exact cause of death, he wrote on Instagram: "This a real one, rest in peace to the woman who brought me in this world. She didnt have much but she gave us everything. Anyone who knows my Mom knows she had a heart of gold, she refused to move out the projects for many years even though i had money. She loved her community, she loved her people,Ms Ruby the Terror Squad Queen. she was sooooooo proud...