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Ja Rule

Ja Rule with Jaid Barrymore in February 2005

Background information

Birth name Jeffrey Atkins

Born

February 29, 1976 (age 39)

Queens, New York City, New York,

U.S.

Origin Hollis, Queens, New York, U.S.[1]

Genres Hip hop

Occupation(s) Rapper, singer, actor

Years active 1994present

Labels

Mpire Music Group, Fontana

Distribution (current)

Def Jam (Former)

Murder Inc. (Current)

Associated

acts

DMX, Ashanti, Memphis Bleek,

Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Irv Gotti, Lil

Mo

Website www.ruleyork.com

Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976),[2]

better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an

American rapper, singer, and actor from Queens, New York.

Born in Hollis, Queens, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla

Holla". From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the U.S.

Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Milian, "I'm Real

(Murder Remix)" and Ain't It Funny with Jennifer Lopez, which both topped the US

Billboard Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated #1 hit, "Always on Time" with Ashanti,

"Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the

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2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc.

and was led by Irv Gotti. Due from his hits with his fellow collaborators, Ja Rule has earned

four Grammy nominations, and has earned six top-ten albums, two of which Rule 3:36 (2000)

and Pain Is Love (2001), topped the US Billboard 200. He is also known for some well-

publicized feuds with other rappers, in particular 50 Cent and Eminem.

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