Let us now discuss Ja Rule.

I'm vaguely fond of Ja Rule when he's mixing it up with the ladies (especially "Between Me & You") - regardless of how rough and tough and McGruff he gets, it's all blah blah when the ladies come in to sing their part. All I hear, all I see, all I want are the ladies, and it's all good.

That "Holla Holla / Dolla Dolla / Murda" song, though, is 5+ minutes of hydraulic-hopping bullshit, without a doubt.

i like ja rule. not as much as dmx but i do. maybe he's dmx with the cactus removed from his ass (cuz face it, evem when X is gettin all maudlin for grandma, he sounds like he needs a pillow to sit on.) or maybe an african-american gollum. i think maybe xitsuh is reading too much into his personality; he strikes me as vaguely lovable in a way, like a pitbull puppy you wanna pick up and pet on the head but who might still take a finger off if you get too close. which seems to be his whole shtick of course with his last couple of hits. (for chrissakes, the last one was a disco song!, a real disco song with the salsoul string flourishes and chimey bits and everything! and it's not construed as a sellout move!) it's become inscreasingly clear that the coupling of ja rule w/diva (or at least fey male backup) is less to take the edge of his Wild n' Crazy Thug Life persona than to play up his essential soft underbelly of wuv. i doubt i could take him over the course of a whole album, but on a single by single basis he's more than adequate. at least he has a recognizable vocal personality.

Process expressed sonically in his vocals for "I'm Real", where the growl is softened to a mildly gruff croon, and you can actually hear the rigid muscles softening.

I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by the singles off his second album, and I truly think "Put It On Me" is damn near perfect. The beat, the call-and-response w/ Li'l Mo, all of it, easily in my top 3 of last year. even a blind, croaking chicken finds a kernel now and then, i guess.

I think everyone needs to stop hate 'n' on R. Kelly and Ja Rule because can't none of ya do no better.

I am anxious for his malaprop-filled Doc track.

DON'T THINK SO. I THINK ITS MORE WHAT PEDOPHILES LISTEN TO BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO RAPE YOUNG GIRLS AND VIDEO TAPE THEMSELVES. PERSONALLY IF I WAS TO GET IN THE MOOD, R. KELLY WOULDN'T REALLY DO IT FOR ME. MORE ALONG THE LINES OF MAXWELL, TEDDY PENDERGRASS, MARVIN GAYE...

Hahaha do I have to retract this now, or anything?

Let's all send him a "Happy Birthday" - The li'l guy turns eight tomorrow! Tempus fugit, where does the time go? Seems like only yesterday he was that precocious little five-year old, selling millions of albums and signing multi-million record contracts, when most kids his age can barely even scribble their own name. Man, do I feel old...Anyway, happy birthday, Ja. (And we wish you 20 more!)

so he was...negative 18 months old when he appeared on "Can I Get A"?

I never really liked his verse on that song, but it's pretty impressive for a reverse toddler.

I'm just glad he was never called Jah Rule.

Then he would have needed to have been shot for having a great name and being crap.

Nits*h

"can't you see that that man is a nit?"

http://www.jarule-ringtones.com/ja_rule_images/jarule_banner.jpg

[ban *e]

http://www.justice.gov/usao/nj/Press/files/Atkins,%20Jeffrey%20JaRule%20News%20Release.html

knucklehead

gonna see the hell outta this movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnULsIsuwDY

JEFF "JA RULE" ATKINS

has someone sat on the left side of his face for the last 11 years

Greg Scott 3 hours ago

This is a great movie that shows the depths a man will sink to (church) in order to get laid.

lol toby mac

just gonna call this movie "A Cheetah Girl Bones Ja Rule For The Lord"

omg the cast bios from the movie website:

The ascension of TobyMac’s solo career has been nothing short of spectacular. In an era of declining music sales he has consistently defied the odds and has seen his sales increase with each new album release. This is no small feat. With his fourth studio album TONIGHT, he is poised to take things higher yet again. Having climbed the mountain once with the group dcTalk (4 Grammys, more than 8 million albums sold), TobyMac knows how difficult the journey can be and how much work the process actually takes. Rarely does an artist get to soar to great heights for a second time, but soar he has. He took home his first Grammy as a solo artist last year after receiving Grammy nominations for each of his first three solo projects (Momentum, Welcome To Diverse City, Portable Sounds). And last year TobyMac topped 2 million in total albums sold during his solo career. He has done it with a combination of talent, hard work and humility which has produced songs that resonate with people from all walks of life. Starting with dcTalk, and then going solo when the group disbanded in 2000, Toby still clings to such rootsy notions as hard work, persistence, patience and—perhaps most relevant of all—the power of music, which he insists is still what keeps him going.

The funny thing about this thread is that for several years now I've had intense nostalgia for Ja Rule. The voice is a thing of beauty! One of the most fun days I've had in years involved losing my voice and wandering around the house croaking out Ja Rule singles. A few months back I was listening to his greatest hits record over and over. The beat for "Put It on Me" is a wonder. I think what I am saying here is MY HOW THINGS CHANGE ETC.

That is fantastic

back in the days of simple polyphonic ringtones my ringtone was "clap back"

i always thought "put it on me" fit in perfectly with the whole nguzunguzu/"boy is mine"-revival aesthetic of last year (or was it even 2011)? unfortunately, it seemed to have missed its mainstream nostalgia moment :(

"Always On Time" was my jam (and probably the last time I was able to enjoy Ashanti)

yea it's crazy, i used haaaaaaaaaaaaaate ja rule. i carpooled to high school with this guy who used to blast ja rule on the way to school at like 7am. now when i hear him on the radio i'm filled with nostalgia and am reminded so vividly of this time, late 90s early 00s shiny pop-rap

his first album is dope

what would i do without my *turns into asthmatic lion* BAYBAY

loved "Put It On Me" from the jump, never stopped loving it. it was all his other R&B joints that i hated. especially "Always On Time."

"Always On Time" was my jam

^^^

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBZ0PatzRo8

With al although I also liked livin it up despite it being a blatant Stevie jack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12qaR9Jh4Ig

PLEASE NOTE: Ja Rule has been replaced by Lil Kim.

Saw this on a concert listing earlier, and the wording struck me as hilariously wonderful.

lol

Yes, let's.