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American rapper (born 1976) redirect-distinguish|Jeffrey Atkins|Jeffery Atkins Use American English May 2023 pp-pc|small=yes Use mdy dates April 2021 Infobox musical artist | name = Ja Rule | image = Ja Rule in 2016.jpg | caption = Atkins in 2016 | birth_name = Jeffrey Bruce Atkins | birth_date = birth date and age|1976/2/29 | birth_place = Queens, New York City, U.S. | alias = Jah | occupations = flatlist| * Rapper * singer * songwriter * record producer * actor | discography = Ja Rule discography | years_active = 1994–present | background = solo_singer | genre = flatlist| * East Coast hip hop * pop rap * gangsta rapcite book The Consumption of Inequality: Weapons of Mass Distraction Halnon K. Palgrave Macmillan |year=2013 |isbn=9781137352491 |page=51 * hardcore hip hop * political hip hopcite magazine https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/470806/ja-rule-set-for-prison-sentencing Ja Rule Set for Prison Sentencing |magazine=Billboard (magazine)|Billboard June 8, 2011 October 17, 2017 | label = flatlist| * M-PIRE * Fontana Distribution|Fontana * Universal Motown Records|Universal Motown * The Island Def Jam Music Group|Island Def Jam * Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam * Murder Inc. Records|Murder Inc. | past_member_of = flatlist| *Murder Inc. (rap group)|Murder Inc. *Ja Rule#Cash Money Click (1994–95)|Cash Money Click | spouse = marriage|Aisha Murray|2001 Infobox person | child = yes 3 ''Jeffrey Bruce Atkins Sr.''cite web https://twitter.com/jarule/status/952631037523382272 Ja Rule on Twitter Twitter.com (born February 29, 1976),cite web Birchmeier Jason Ja Rule ! Biography & History https://allmusic.com/artist/ja-rule-p366173/biography AllMusic December 13, 2010 better known by his stage name ''Ja Rule'' (IPAc-en|dʒ|ɑː|_|ɹ|uː|l, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born and raised in New York City, Ja Rule became known for blending gangsta rap with pop rap|pop and contemporary R&B|R&B sensibilities. He signed with Irv Gotti's Murder Inc Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings to release his debut studio album ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' (1999, which spawned his first hit single, "Holla Holla". In 2001, he peaked the Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100 on three occasions with his single "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti) and his guest appearances on Jennifer Lopez's songs "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" and "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)|Ain't It Funny". Critically and commercially successful, ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' (1999) received RIAA certification|platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and was followed by his second and third albums, ''Rule 3:36'' (2000) and ''Pain Is Love'' (2001, both of which peaked atop the Billboard 200|US ''Billboard'' 200. With over 15 million combined sales, both also received RIAA certification|triple platinum certifications by the RIAA and spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten singles "Put It on Me (Ja Rule song)|Put It on Me" (featuring Lil' Mo and Vita (rapper)|Vita) and "Livin' It Up (Ja Rule song)|Livin' It Up" (featuring Case (singer)|Case). He followed up with his fourth, fifth and sixth albums ''The Last Temptation (Ja Rule album)|The Last Temptation'' (2002, ''Blood in My Eye'' (2003, and ''R.U.L.E.'' (2004); ''The Last Temptation'' received platinum certification and spawned the top two-single "Mesmerize (song)|Mesmerize" (featuring Ashanti, while ''R.U.L.E.'' received gold record|gold certification and spawned the top five-single "Wonderful (Ja Rule song)|Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti). Ja Rule has been nominated for two American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards with respective collaborators Lil' Mo, Vita, Ashanti and Case. As of 2018, Ja Rule has sold 30 million records worldwide. Outside of music, Ja Rule was met with scrutiny for his involvement in the fraudulent Fyre Festival, which he co-founded with con artist Billy McFarland (fraudster)|Billy McFarland. In November 2019, he was cleared of any legal wrongdoing from his role in the festival.cite news https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/19/ja-rule-fyre-festival-lawsuit Ja Rule cleared of wrongdoing over Fyre festival disaster Wheeler Andre 19 Nov 2019|newspaper=The Guardian 3 Nov 2022cite news https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/fyre-festival-where-are-they-now-andy-king-ja-rule-billy-mcfarl/12177266 Fyre Festival: where are they now three years later? 23 Apr 2020|work=ABC News (United States)|ABC News 3 Nov 2022 Earlier that year, he joined the main cast of We TV|WeTV's ''Growing Up Hip Hop: New York''. As an actor, he has also starred in films such as ''Turn It Up (film)|Turn It Up'' (2000, ''The Fast and the Furious (2001 film)|The Fast and the Furious'' (2001, ''Half Past Dead'' (2002, ''Scary Movie 3'' (2003, ''The Cookout'' (2004, ''Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)|Assault on Precinct 13'', ''Back in the Day (2005 film)|Back in the Day'' (both in 2005, ''Furnace (film)|Furnace'' (2007, and ''Wrong Side of Town'' (2010).