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Ja Rule R.U.L.E
 Jeffrey
Atkins, better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper,
singer, and actor born on February 29, 1976. He began his career in the
group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and
its single "Holla Holla". From 2000 to 2004, Ja Rule had several hits
that made the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including
"Between Me and You" with Christina Millian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
with Jennifer Lopez, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also
with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti.
During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was
formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Atkins was born
in the Queens borough of New York City. He was raised as a Jehovah's
Witness by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins, and
grandparents. At the age of five, his sister died from breathing
complications, leaving him as an only child. He attended PS 132, a mixed
school, but was later transferred to MS 172, another mixed school, due
to daily fights in which he would be involved.
Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with his Hip-Hop group Cash Money
Click. They had 2 music videos entitled "4 my click " and "Get Tha
Fortune" they had only released 1 single before member Chris Black was
jailed. Due to this, an 11 track untitled Cash Money Click album was
shelved.
He told Curtis Waller of MTV News that his stage name "Ja Rule" came
from a friend who addressed him by that name; other friends called him "Ja".
In 1995, he made his first appearance on Mic Geronimo's "Time to Build"
which featured Jay-Z and DMX, who were also in their early stages of
their careers. In 1998, he was a featured guest on Jay-Z's hit single
"Can I Get A..." along with Amil.
In April 2001, Ja Rule married Aisha Atkins; whom he met in high
school. They have two sons, Jeffrey Jr. (born 2000) and Jordan (born
2004), and daughter Brittney (born 1995). Ja-rule has been arrested on
punching charges, gun and drug possession charges along with Lil Wayne
while also making some controversial comments regarding homosexuals.
The albums he has produced are Venni Vetti Vecci (1999), Rule 3:36
(2000),Pain Is Love (2001), The Last Temptation (2002), Blood in My Eye
(2003), R.U.L.E. (2004) and this year's Venni Vetti Vecci 2010. |
