Ja Rule

Ja Rule
Atkins in November 2016
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey Bruce Atkins
Also known as	Jah
Born	(1976-02-29) February 29, 1976 (age 48) New York City, U.S.[1]
Genres	East Coast hip hop[2] pop rap gangsta rap[3] hardcore hip hop[2] political hip hop[4]
Occupation(s)	Rapper singer songwriter record producer actor
Years active	1994–present[5]
Labels	M-PIRE Fontana Universal Motown Island Def Jam Def Jam Murder Inc.
Formerly of	Murder Inc.

Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976),^[6] better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor signed to The Inc. and Universal Records, formerly of Def Jam Recordings. A Hollis, New York native, Ja Rule has released seven albums. Rule's eighth album is called Renaissance Project. It has not been released yet. He has had a longtime feud with 50 Cent.^[source?]

1. ↑ Ja Rule: The Road To Redemption Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 26, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Cite error: The named reference allmusic was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ Halnon, K. (2013). The Consumption of Inequality: Weapons of Mass Distraction. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 51. ISBN 9781137352491.
4. ↑ "Ja Rule Set for Prison Sentencing". Billboard. June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Rules of the Game 2 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
6. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason (2007). "Ja Rule > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-17.