Fat Tone

**Anthony "Fat Tone" Watkins** (1981–2005) was a Kansas City rapper known for his gritty storytelling about life in his 51st Street neighborhood, often dubbed "Killa City." Rising in the early 2000s, he dropped projects like *Only In Killa City* (2002) and *Tha Stick Up Kid* (2003) while collaborating with West Coast artists, though his career was overshadowed by legal issues and a violent feud linked to Bay Area rapper Mac Dre’s 2004 murder. Fat Tone and friend Jermaine Akins were fatally shot in Las Vegas in 2005 during a setup allegedly orchestrated by Mac Dre associate Andre "Mac Minister" Dow. While *You Feelin' Me* and *Still I Rise* (2014) appear in his discography, details about *Frosted Hopes* remain unconfirmed through available sources. His story reflects rap’s volatile regional tensions during the mid-2000s.