He would end up being heard by a young DJ who called himself DJ Irv, then later Irv Gotti. This would lead to him being signed by TVT Records in 1994. Atkins is married to his high school sweetheart, Aisha Atkins nee Murray.They have three children: Brittney (11), Jeffrey Junior (6) and Jordan (3).He and his family live in a mansion in New Jersey.Īt age 15, Atkins appeared with 0-1 and Chris Black as part of Cash Money Click. He would sneak the music into his house and played it on his CD player when his mother wasn't around. When he first heard it, he decided to be a rapper. Growing up in a strict religious home, Atkin's family did not celebrate birthdays and Christmas, and as a child, was not allowed to listen to rap music. When Atkins was five years old, his sister died from respiratory problems. They attended Martin Van Buren High School together but he did not graduate. He attended Junior High School in Floral Park, New York, where he met his future wife Aisha Murray and they graduated in 1991. Ja Rule has beefed with rappers DMX, 50 Cent, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Dr. His best-selling albums are Pain Is Love and Rule 3:36.
Ja Rule has sold over 20 Million albums worldwide and has released six albums with one on the way. He is best-known for hits "Put It On Me", "Between Me And You", "Wonderful" and for being associated with Jay-Z as a part of The Murderers. He now plans to release his seventh studio album, Venni Vetti Vecci 2010, sometime later this year. He has since released 2000's Rule 3:36, 2001's Pain Is Love, 2002's The Last Temptation, 2003's Blood in My Eye and 2004's R.U.L.E. He began his career in the group Cash Money Click and released his debut solo album, Venni Vetti Vecci, in 1999.
Jeffrey Atkins (born Februin Queens, New York), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer and actor signed to his own label Mpire Records.