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Ja Rule

Ja Rule

Born:     February 29, 1976 
Birthplace:     Hollis, Queens, New York
Zodiac Sign:  Pisces

Career and Life

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Jeffrey Bruce Atkins aka Ja Rule is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor from Queens, New York.

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Born in Hollis, Queens, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". 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" with Christina Milian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" and "Ain't It Funny" with Jennifer Lopez, which both topped the US Billboard Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated #1 hit "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Murder Inc. Records, formerly known as The Inc. Records and led by Irv Gotti. Rule has been nominated for two American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards with his fellow collaborators Lil' Mo, Vita, Ashanti and Case. His second and third albums Rule 3:36 (2000) and Pain Is Love (2001) topped the US Billboard 200 album chart, selling over a combined 15 million records and attaining triple platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming his best-selling albums to date. As of 2019, Rule has sold 11.4 million units in the US and has sold over 30 million records worldwide.

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Atkins earned his GED while in prison in February 2012.

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Although raised as a Jehovah's Witnesses for most of his childhood, Ja Rule identifies as a Christian. He became a Christian in 2013 while promoting the movie I'm in Love with a Church Girl. He was baptized, along with his wife, in 2013.

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In April 2001, Ja Rule married Aisha Murray. The couple has three children: Brittney Asja Atkins (born 1995), Jeffrey Jr. (born 2000), and Jordan (born 2005).

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