- Born
- Birth nameJeffrey Atkins
- Nickname
- Loki
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Jeffrey Bruce Atkins better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in New York City, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its lead single "Holla Holla". During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, formerly known as The Inc. From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had multiple hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" (featuring Christina Milian), "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" and "Ain't It Funny" (both with Jennifer Lopez)-which both topped the Hot 100-the number 1 hit "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti), "Mesmerize" (featuring Ashanti), and "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti).
- IMDb mini biography by: Bonitao
- SpouseAisha Atkins(April 14, 2001 - present) (3 children)
- Children
- Did a collaboration, with rock band Metallica, called 'We Did It Again'.
- Has an ongoing feud with rapper 50 Cent.
- Is a Leap Year baby, since his birthday is February 29.
- Is notorious for canceling his shows. He reportedly canceled one show so he could go to a L.A. Lakers game.
- Released Greatest Hits album called "Exodus" on December 6th - the same day Eminem released his Greatest Hits album, "Curtain Call: The Hits". Ja Rule did this to compete with Eminem's record sales, and to fulfill his deal with Def Jam. However, the album was a comparative failure. It sold approximately 500,000 copies.
- I've done a lot of films that all have been pretty edgy.
- Be very nervous of the shaky hands.
- As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.
- The rules, religion to religion that man set forth, made me shy away from religion and have my own one on one with God and cut out the middleman.
- I've signed a few sneakers in my day.
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