But the Ja Rule stories don't end there. When he got out, he revived his career by penning an autobiography, touring his biggest hits, and engaging in some notable business ventures - though some were more successful than others.
Records, the record label Ja Rule signed with in , became the focus of a federal investigation in the early s, all of its music ventures were shelved. Ja's career suffered; Murder Inc. Murder Inc. And then there was his beef with 50 Cent. The Queens rappers had a long history of physical conflict , but things got ugly on the radio when 50's career began to take off. The two released scathing diss tracks, but when 50 Cent's debut disc, Get Rich or Die Tryin' , blew up, that was all she wrote.
In , Ja Rule reached a plea deal to serve two years in prison for criminal possession of a weapon, stemming from a arrest. Ja was released from prison in May While embroiled in legal troubles, Ja released a few relatively unsuccessful albums. He stepped away from Murder Inc.
With Mpire, he released Pain Is Love 2, a sequel to his hugely successful album; the new release severely underperformed. The book covered Ja's professional successes, details about his wife and children, and how stardom changed him.
In one revealing anecdote, Ja noted that he lost his virginity at 10 or He wrote: "Having your first taste, you know, like a vampire having your first taste of blood, is something you don't want to stop. You want to continue. Members said many of their promised rewards never came, or were canceled the day before they were scheduled.
Ja Rule made more headlines in April , again for the wrong reasons. He was one of the minds behind Fyre Festival. Hot Songs. Billboard Top Videos. Top Articles. By Selma Fonseca. Copied to clipboard. Click to copy. Artists Mentioned. For two hours, Ja Rule was Teflon. He brushed off all the tension and basked in the love that had been denied him for years.
The Verzuz battles have provided a platform for artists to regain fan bases and remind us just how potent their catalogs can be.
Ja Rule stands to benefit from this exposure more than anyone, especially looking at where his career was when the night began. Fans like me who went to proms and dances and college parties to hear Ja Rule can recall how much we loved his bops before loving them became taboo. He can sit back knowing that his legacy is once again secured.
David Dennis, Jr. His book, The Movement Made Us, will be released in David is a graduate of Davidson College. Up Next. Music The resurrection of Ja Rule He was one of the most maligned rappers of the past decade, but that all changed in one Verzuz battle.
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