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JA RULE
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Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper from Hollis, Queens, New York City, New York, United States. He rose to fame in the late 90s and early 2000's.
Rule appeared with 0-1 and Chris Black as part of Cash Money Click (not to be confused with Cash Money Records). In 1998, he was signed to Def Jam Recordings, with his first major appearance alongside Jay-Z on the song "Can I Get A...". In 1999, he released his solo debut, Venni Vetti Vecci, and had a hit single "Holla Holla". The album went on to be a platinum hit.
During early 2000 Ja Rule was also featured on Irv Gotti's successful album, "Irv Gotti Presents... The Murderers". This album featured other Murder Inc. record label artists as well as DMX, Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes. In 2000 Ja Rule released Rule 3:36, his second album. The first released single was "Between Me & You" featuring Christina Milian, which proved to be a hit and was followed by another successful single, "Put It On Me" featuring Lil' Mo & Vita. The last single, "I Cry" featured Lil Mo. The album received an unexpected level of support, and went on to become triple platinum.
On October 2 2001, Ja Rule released his third album, Pain Is Love. The first single, "Livin' It Up" was a hit which featured guest vocals by R&B singer Case and sampled Stevie Wonder's "Do I Do". The follow up single, "Always On Time", was released in December of the same year and was yet another mega success for the rapper. The song was notable as it introduced the public to singer Ashanti, who performed on the songs chorus. The album also featured the successful remix "I'm Real" with Jennifer Lopez. Finally, the album included the song "So Much Pain", a tribute to Tupac Shakur, and also went on to become triple platinum.
His fourth studio album The Last Temptation was released on November 19 2002. Although the album was fairly successful (it was certified platinum), it failed to carry the momentum brought by Rule's previous album. Lead singles, "Thug Lovin" (featuring Bobby Brown) and "Mesmerize" (featuring Ashanti) were successful. The video for the latter song amusingly featured a cohort of Ashanti excitedly telling her friends (presumably referring to its Scrabble score) about fellatio - 7 letters, 69 points. Presumably no-one on the shoot worked out that fellatio, as an 8 letter word, must therefore be at least 70 points.
During 2002 Ja Rule also featured on "Irv Gotti Presents... The Inc" and "Irv Gotti Presents: the Remixes" both albums were successful spawning such hits as "Down 4 U" and "Ain't It Funny Remix"
Blood In My Eye was Ja Rule's fifth album and was known for tracks which were aimed at rapper 50 Cent, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, Diddy, Snoop, and others.
Ja Rule released "R.U.L.E." On November 9 2004, and had hits with "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly), "New York" (featuring Fat Joe and Jadakiss), and "Caught Up" (featuring Ashanti & Lloyd). The album was certified gold in the U.S.
Ja recently released new tracks from his upcoming mixtape on his myspace page, the mixtape features contributions from other artists such as Ashanti, Fat Joe, Nas, Black Child, Caddillac Tah and 0-1 and brand new signees Harry O, Young Life and The Gift. He also is releasing his first single from his upcoming album Love is Pain titled "Free".
He appeared on the remix of "Rakata" by Wisin Y Yandel.
Ja Rule is rumored to be in the upcoming movie Saw IV. It's being filmed now in Toronto and is scheduled to be released October 26, 2007.
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