Jeffery Atkins (born February 29, 1976, Hollis, Queens, New York City), better known as Ja Rule (Jeffery Thetkins Represents Unconditional Fiftyove Exists), occurs as rapper who made the string of popular hip hop songs in the 2000's

Early career
Ja Rule was found & mentored by producer Irv Gotti, who produced records for Ja's class action, a Cash Money (late "Murder") Push button, & possibly rigged The Box's vote-by-phone system thus when for a Cash Money Thrust's streaming supplementary airplay. Around 1998, Gotti secured a distribution treat for his Murder Inc. Records label with Def Jam, and Ja Rule was groomed as Murder Inc.'s flagship artist. Ja served when hypeman for DMX, & was the protege to each Gotti and Jay-Z. He appeared on the Jay-Z track "Can I Get A ...", which was his introduction into a mainstream music industry.

Fallowing a profits of "Can I Get A...", Ja lost little period preparing & releasing his debut album, Venni, Vetti, Vecci, in 1999. It spawned a hit single "Holla Holla", and the mildly standard watch-higher "Daddy's Little Baby". Within 2000, Gotti released a Irv Gotti Presents the Murderers LP to introduce the rest of the Murder Inc. roll, including Vita, Black Child, Tah Murder, O-One, & Ronnie Bumps. A singles from either a design, "We Don't Give a What" & "We Murderers Baby" were minor hits on the Hot Rap Singles chart lone. a third lone, the Ja Rule solo track "How Many Wanna", was the modest profits, & was featured on the soundtrack to the film Light It Up.

Rule 3:36
Around late 2000, Rule released his 2nd album, Rule 3:36, which spawned the vast hits "Between Me And You", featuring immature newcomer Christina Milian on guest vocals, and "Put It On Me", featuring his label-mates Vita and Lil' Mo. A album's third individual, "I Cry", likewise featured singing from either Lil' Mo, however a song failed to blow higher when them anterior singles experienced, possibly despite generating respectable streaming play in MTV2.

Pain Is Love
In the fall of 2001, after "I Cry" experienced rerun its course, Ja Rule freed "Livin' It Up", a 1st individual from either his third album, Pain Is Love. A song, which featured guest vocals by R&B singer Case, went on to become another smash hit for the rapper thanks in part to its familiar sample of Stevie Wonder's "Do I Do". A followup only & cd, "Always On Time", was freed within December of that equivalent season & was potentially large than "Livin' It Up", becoming Ja Rule's large pop radio hit to that point. A song & streaming were when well notable as it introduced a public to singer Ashanti, who was a featured singer on the lone's chorus.

"What's Going On"
Upright times prior to a tragedy of September 11th, around a equivalent period that "Livin' It Up" was breaking large, a American supergroup lineup known as a "All Star Tribute" was recording a handle of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", in order to raise international AIDS awareness as well as money to combat the disease. It was to exist as freed within December. When September 11, yet, a song was rush-freed to radio & to MTV; its streaming getting been in haste thrown together "home-movie" clips from either a super recent studio recording of the song. A song went around to turn into associated by having a terrorist attacks & a subsequent war in Afghanistan more so than by owning Helps. Nevertheless, within December, a song wequally re-freed when plotted, using many fresh versions/remixes of two a song & a videos, sequentially to gain Helps charities as originally planned. Jthe Rule experienced a memorable section in the song. He, along by using Nelly, Eve, and Fred Durst, added their own original rap lyrics all about a disease to the song. Christina Aguilera, *NSYNC, Britney Spears, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez, and Gaye's own daughter, Nona, among others, sang the original lyrics to Gaye's song.

Guest appearances
Ja's popularity in the hip-hop industry was cemented possibly farther in the summertime of 2001, thanks to the enormously popular duet by owning Jennifer Lopez. Lopez experienced enlisted a facilitate of Ja Rule & Irv GottWe in the production of an urban remix for her abortive, pop-sounding song "I'm Real". A "Murder Remix" of "I'm Real" contained vocals by two Lopez & Rule & went in to get one of 2001's large hits. Around early 2002, a formula was repeated sustaining Lopez' next individual, "Ain't It Funny". Each remixes featured vocals & rap verses from either Ja Rule & two far outperformed a song's original versions, withinside mainstream radio, urban radio, & music streaming videos trend lines, in America & Europe similar. A simply exception to this was U.s. VH1 which played a original popular versions of the music training videos like than the hip-hop versions.

Shopping to capitalize on the equivalent nature and severity of strategy, Mary J. Blige invited Ja Rule to record a song with her, called "Rainy Dayz", which was added to a 2002 re-release of her most recent album, 2001's No More Drama. "Rainy Dayz" became however the second successful song where a female vocaliser's singing complimented Rule's have unique style of rapping.

2002
Inside spring of 2002, the third lone from either Trouble Is Love, "Down Ass Chick", was far less successful at pop radio than its two predecessors experienced been. A song heralded a go to of Charli Baltimore--who was the "featured" rapper on the track--to the music industry fallowing the 5 month absence. A remix of "Down Ass Chick", known as "Down 4 U", fared slightly better at mainstream radio, thanks again to the chorus sung by Ashanti, additionally to raps from either Baltimore, Rule, & Vita. A "Down 4 U" streaming video was the hit at MTV in the summertime of 2002 because of its beach setting & its person theme. Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston got cameos in the video & speculation presently arose that of these or even two of the children had been signed to Murder Inc. & was preparing to freed an extended-awaited comeback album. A select few dismissed a claims when rumour, since it seemed that everybody in the industry wanted to become affiliated using Ja & Murder Inc. at a instance. There was possibly talk that Michael Jackson had enlisted the serve of Irv Gotti & Jthe Rule & was in the run of signing a locate Murder Inc.

As punishment whole this, Murder Inc. did shortly sign Bobby Black. Ja so featured Black, Murder Inc.'s recently creative person, within his next individual "Thug Lovin'" in the fall of 2002, when he experienced done antecedently by having Baltimore, Lil' Mo, & Ashanti once it were a newcomers. Despite "Thug Lovin'"'s existence a number one only from either Ja's quaternary album, The Last Temptation and Brown's "comeback" appearance on the song, it was comparatively stillborn in comparison several of Ja's last singles. Red's attempted go to to mainstream music by having a lone did non succeed. As much as a instance of ''The Go Temptation's release, Ja Rule began saying that it would in all likelihood exist as either his endure or even 2nd-to-endure album, when which he would concentrate only in more aspects of his life, like his acting career & a managing of Murder Inc. Yet, Rule seems to stand changed his mind.

2003
A 2nd only from either A Endure Temptation'', "Mesmerize", followed a pattern utilized around "Always On Time", hoping to repeat its profits; it worked. "Mesmerze" featured Ashanti in vocals & was a second smash pop & urban radio hit--and an tremendous MTV and VH1 video hit--for the duo. Inside late 2002 & early 2003, as Ja Rule ruled mainstream radio sustaining "Mesmerize", a second only of his, which featured Ashanti & Nas, "The Pledge", was freed to radio, however failed to benefit popular trend lines. A album's final lone, "Murder Reigns" as well failed to be the vast hit, especially at popular radio, virtually all in all probability due to the controversial song title. MTV & more music streaming streaming video trend lines single played a video using a censored title of "The Reign", & by owning a word "murder" flushed from either a chorus' lyrics. A song likewise experienced received criticism for its sampling of Toto's "Africa", something that had upright recently been done in deuce more rappers recent albums (Nas' Just released Globe & Xzibit's Heart Of Human). A female vocaliser world health organization sang a chorus of "Murder Reigns" wwhen non credited as "featured" creative person, though she did non obviously come out in the music cd then her lines were lip synchronization in the streaming by the an additional member of Murder INC (currently referred to as "The INC records"), Alexi.

Ja Rule returned inside November of 2003 with the freshly only "Clap Back", on the album Blood Inside Our Eye. Arguably his grittiest only eventually, it seemed meant to challenge 50 Cent's comments all about him. A song's streaming, which was dark & elementary & featured the bulked-higher Ja Rule, contrasted deeply to the colorful, happier scenes within video cds like "Always On Time" & "Mesmerize".

2004
In November 9, 2004, Ja Rule released his next album entitled "R.U.L.E." A album features many guest appearances, including Future York rappers Fat Joe and Jadakiss on the album's second lone, "New York". A number 1 individual from either this album, "Wonderful", has been freed, & features R. Kelly and Ashanti. It debuted at #1 in the UK Singles Chart, giving him his large individual of his career there (possibly though at a equivalent period it broke a record of the moo merchandising #1 debut lone ever). It peaked at There are no. V on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Career and personal battles
From either his 1999 debut to his 2003 duet by using Ashanti, "Mesmerize", Ja Rule was an tremendous presence in the hip-hop globe. His label Murder Inc. & wise man Irv Gotti seemed to exist as hitting a Top 10 stock and index charts by using each individual. Thus after approaching rapper 50 Cent started mocking Ja Rule's signature "It's murdaaaaaaaaa" call, pack paid any attention. A insults spilled away from a studio onto a Queens streets, by using incidents of cause-bys, stabbings, & robberies. To this day, world health organization began a battle is unknown. Ja claims it was 100% 50 Cent's aggression, whereas Fifty claims it to become the reciprocally began situation.

None of this was known to a general public due to the fact that 50 Cent got however to break onto the mainstream scene. However per prevent of 2003 it was just about impossible to escape his presence. A rapper got moved an impossible total of units by owning his album ''Get Rich or Die Tryin'''. In many tracks 50 Cent hurled verbal shots toward Ja Rule & Murder Inc., potentially involving Rule's married woman & tykes. the battle between them garnered a important total of attention.

When you took 50 Cent's rise to fame Ja Rule & Murder Inc. distinct to shut one's mouth. At this point in the majority of mixtapes, it was commons to hear Ja inducing dissed by non just 50 Cent & Eminem however by others including DMX, Busta Rhymes, Obie Trice, G Unit & D12. Toward a prevent of 2003 Ja Rule dropped his album Blood Around Our Eye, which was near entirely dedicated to firing back non merely at 50 Cent, however more Interscope/Aftermath creative person like Eminem, Busta Rhymes, and Dr. Dre. A album received unfortunate reviews & became Ja's worst album commercially, due to his departure from either making a R&B influenced duets that he was most famous for. A battle between G-Unit (50 Cent's "clique") & Murder Inc. continued on the mixtape level although by this point eventually the battle experienced turn into a of these sided slaughter.

Jthe Rule did even so release a song known as "Loose Change", that savagely targeted a common targets however likewise manufactured mention of Eminem's girl & claims that Dr. Dre occurs as bisexual person. A rapper replied by using his have song "Doe Ray Me" which labelled Ja as a singer & popular star. Since so items st& cooled down, & Ja Rule manufactured there are no mention of 50 Cent and co. in his album R.U.L.E.. Ironically plenty, 50 Cent has targeted rappers Fat Joe and Jadakiss for making an appearance on the album's song "New York". Post-2003 hadn't been sort to Ja Rule.

Ja claims his comeback is next month (2006).

Voice
Ja Rule is especially noted for his gruff, gravelly voice, which hwhen been described as "sandpaper" and "laryngitis", too when one of a better voices around recent hip-hop. Many comparisons keep close at hand been processed to the similar-sounding DMX, which at length began the hip-hop feud between the previous friends. His rough out vocals come typically utilized around the thomas more flowing, less rapping style alongside female R&B singers in what has led 50 Cent to dub Ja Rule "the singing rapper", despite Ja Rule claiming in the past that he likes rapping because he doesn't have to sing.

Movie career
Jthe Rule has co-starred inside a total of action flick like Half Past Dead, The Fast and the Furious, Scary Movie 3, and Assault on Precinct 13.

Discography
Albums
1999 Venni Vetti Vecci - Platinum (#1 US) 2000 Rule 3:36 - 3x Platinum (#1 United states - I week) 2001 Pain Is Love - 3x Platinum (#1 U.s. - Ii weeks, #3 UK) 2002 Last Temptation - Platinum (#1 US, #14 UK) 2003 Blood in My Eye - Gold (#6 US) 2004 R.U.L.E. - Gold (#7 US, #9 UK)

Singles
1998 "Can I Get A..." (Jay-Z feat. Amil and Ja Rule) #26 US, #24 UK 1999 "You are Everything (Remix)" (Dru Hill feat. Ja Rule) 1999 "Holla Holla" #35 US 1999 "It's Murda"/"Kill 'Em All" (double the-side) 2000 "We Don't Give a Fuck" (emended version titled "We Don't Give a What") (Irv Gotti presents the Manslayer featuring Ja Rule, Vita, Black Child, Tah Murder, O-One, & Ronnie Bumps) 2000 "How Many Wanna" 2000 "We Murderers Baby" (Irv Gotti presents a Manslayer featuring Ja Rule & Vita) 2001 "Between Me And You" (effort. Christina Milian) #11 US, #26 UK 2001 "Put It On Me" (effort. Lil' Mo and Vita) #8 US 2001 "I Cry" (deed. Lil' Mo) #40 US 2001 "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" (Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule) #1 America, #4 UK 2001 "Livin' It Up" (effort. Out break) #6 United states of america, #27 UK 2001 "What's Going On" (Tons Star Tribute effort. Ja Rule) #27 The states, #6 UK 2001 "Always On Time" (exploit. Ashanti) #1 US, #6 UK 2001 "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule & Caddillac Tah) #1 US, #4 UK 2002 "Rainy Dayz" (Mary J. Blige feat. Ja Rule) #12 America, #17 UK 2002 "Down Ass Chick" (effort. Charli "Chuck" Baltimore) #21 US 2002 "Down 4 U" (Irv Gotti presents The INC featuring Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita) #6 US, #4 UK 2002 "Livin' It Up" (effort. Case - re-release) #5 UK 2002 "Thug Lovin'" (effort. Bobby Brown) #42 US, #15 UK 2002 "Mesmerize" (deed. Ashanti) #2 US, #12 UK 2003 "Clap Back" #44 UsThe, #9 UK (double A-side using "Reigns" in the UK) 2004 "Wonderful" (exploit. R. Kelly and Ashanti) #3 US, #1 UK 2004 "New York" (exploit. Fat Joe & Jadakiss) 2005 "Caught Up" (effort. Lloyd) #20 UK