Ja Rule
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30M – Records Sold Worldwide
3x – #1 Hits
16x – Top 10 Hits
17x – Songs on Billboard Hot 100
4x – Grammy Award Nominations
2x – AMA Award Nomination
6M – Monthly listeners on Spotify
7.1M – Instagram followers
3.6M – Facebook followers
2M – Twitter followers
Artist Bio
Jeffrey Atkins better known by his stage name Ja Rule was born in Hollis Queens, NY. He debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its lead single “Holla Holla”. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Murder Inc., formerly known as The Inc. and led by Irv Gotti. From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had multiple hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. BillboardHot 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).
Notable Venues
Q Casino (Dubuque, IA)
Inn of the Mountain Gods (Mescalero, NM)
Musikfest (Bethlehem, PA)
Western Idaho Fair (Boise, ID)
Ben Franklin Fair (Kennewick, WA)
