It was just a typical night at legendary East Harlem Italian eatery Rao’s… except Sinatra classics were swapped for Fat Joe.
The hip hop star had the entire Manhattan restaurant singing along to his 2017 hit “All The Way Up” featuring Remy Ma when he stopped by the iconic spot for dinner on Wednesday.
The performance came nearly a month after the rapper celebrated his 52nd birthday at Brooklyn Chop House Times Square.
The song came on and, “he started singing it. The place went wild! Everyone was singing,” a spy told Page Six. “The playlist went from Frankie Valli and Frank Sinatra to Fat Joe’s ‘All The Way Up,’ and he belted his [verses] out. Everyone joined in, including the staff,” our source added.
We hear Fat Joe was dining at the impossible-to-get-into restaurant with celebrity bail bondsman Ira Judelson and Judelson’s sons. A spy told us the group munched on meatballs and pasta during a conversation about the rapper’s busy schedule that includes four upcoming gigs, a cannabis business, and an animated show with Susan Sarandon.
We hear that Fat Joe even grabbed a bunch of meatballs to go.
Meanwhile, the rapper also has the fall charity circuit on his calendar: On Oct. 29, he’ll headline socialite Denise Rich’s annual Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research Angel Ball, which returns to Cipriani Wall Street. The ball was in the Hamptons last year. We’re told Chaka Khan is slated to perform, and DJ Cassidy will spin tunes.
The evening will honor Pauslon & Son president John Paulson, Ellington Management Group CEO Michael Vranos, and Sun Capital Partners CEO Marc J. Leder. Newlywed Jill Martin of “The Today Show” will emcee the event.