Fat Joe Mourns the 'Tough' Loss of His Father Ernesto

Fat Joe has announced the passing of a "legend" in his life.

On Wednesday, the Bronx rapper shared via Instagram that his father, Ernesto Delgado, died earlier that day at 89 years old.

In the post, the artist shared pictures of his father took with their family, including Joe's wife, Lorena Cartagena, and son, Joey, 34. Joey Crack also has a second son, Ryan, 34, and daughter, Azariah, 18.

"Sad to announce the passing of my Father 'ERNESTO AKA CUBA' papi te quero para siempre," Fat Joe wrote in the caption. "This has been tough, I’m not looking for sympathy, just Honoring my Dad. He’s a Legend in my eyes. To my Mom, Wife, Brothers and Sisters i love you and we’ll always be united."

Last October, Fat Joe was a guest on Shannon Sharpe's podcast Club Shay Shay, where he talked about stepping up to raise his children, particularly his first son, who has Down syndrome and autism.

"I don’t know how to be a fake father," Joe said around the 3:30-minute mark of the clip below. "I got to take care of my kids regardless and do everything I can for them. I don’t know how to give up on my kids. I don’t know how to not love on my kids. That’s impossible."