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Music ♦ Posted 05/19/11

Ja Rule Planning World Tour Immediately Following Prison Release

Although Ja Rule is yet to begin serving his two-year prison term, which is expected in June, he's already planning his course of action following his release. Before he goes in, the rapper will be dropping a brand new album, recently announced as P.ain I.s L.ove 2, a sequel to 2001's triple platinum Pain Is Love, followed by The Renaissance Project, which has yet to...
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 05/02/11

Ja Rule Responds To Prodigy's Claims He & Irv Gotti Were Robbed

Since Mobb Deep's Prodigy was released from prison, and dropped his new autobiographical book, My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy, there's been some things that's caused a little controversy. First, there was an issue with N.O.R.E. over a past situation where P says his crew jumped the rapper. Now, if you haven't read the book yet, a recent excerpt reveals that Prodigy...
Music ♦ Posted 03/22/11

Ja Rule Pleads Guilty Of $3 Million Tax Evasion

Ja Rule has been long-removed from the spotlight he enjoyed in the early 2000s as one of the top-selling rap acts, but in recent months, he's been making headlines ... for his legal problems, rather than his music. After dealing with his 2007 gun charge, in which he received a two-year prison term he's yet to begin serving, the rapper is now facing more time...
Music ♦ Posted 03/14/11

Ja Rule To Drop New Album A Day Before Going To Prison

So... Ja Rule's sentencing in his gun chase is delayed until June, and that's when he plans to drop his next album, The Renaissance Project. The rapper made the announcement with a Twitter update (@RuleYork) over the weekend, simply writing: "Breaking news.........RENAISSANCE PROJECT JUNE 7th!!! ..." The album will be Ja's seventh, and will be released through his own label, Mpire...
Music ♦ Posted 03/09/11

Ja Rule's Prison Sentence Delayed Until June

After being handed down a two-year prison sentence in December 2010, things in Ja Rule's gun case have been delayed ... and now it looks like the rapper will only have a few more months of freedom, with June being the end of the countdown. A judge has marked June 8th as the first day of his two-year jail term, according to reports, so the...
Music ♦ Posted 02/10/11

Ja Rule's Gun Case Sentencing Delayed Until March

Ja Rule was handed down a two-year prison term in December 2010, stemming from a July 2007 gun bust, as part of a plea bargain lessening his sentence. He was scheduled to be sentenced this week, but things were delay, said reports. According to the Associated Press, prosecutors said Wednesday (February 9) that changes were needed in a pre-sentencing report the rapper (real name: Jeffrey...
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 01/06/11

Ja Rule Speaks On His Movie Career, Mpire Label & New Album

In a clip from Mikey T The Movie Star, off his upcoming "Movie Star Status" series of DVDs, Ja Rule checks in from Murder Inc. Studios to discuss several things going on in his career. This was before his recent court hearing, where he was sentenced to two years in prison. Filmed in late 2010, Rule talks about his artists on Mpire, as well as...
Music ♦ Posted 01/04/11

Ja Rule Says New Album Will Drop Before Beginning Prison Term

Ja Rule may be going away somtime following a February hearing, after being sentenced to two years in prison for a 2007 gun charge, but he's making sure he gets some music out before then. The rapper revealed in a Twitter update that he'll be dropping his first new album, since 2009's The Mirror, which he leaked for free, before he is incarcerated. "Damn some...
Music ♦ Posted 12/13/10

Ja Rule Sentenced To Two Years For 2007 Gun Bust, 50 Cent Pokes Fun At Rapper

Ja Rule is set to serve two years in prison for a July 2007 gun bust, when both he and Lil Wayne were arrested in separate incidents in New York on the same night. The 34-year-old rapper (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court on Monday morning (December 13), where he pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon, a class D...
Music ♦ Posted 08/17/10

Ja Rule Talks About Fans' Change Of Heart, Still Making Music & Possible Jail Time

It's been nearly six years since Ja Rule has seen any type of success in the music biz, following his highly publicized beef with 50 Cent. Many have contributed the beef to his fall from grace, and it seems plausible, but was it really? Rule doesn't exactly think so. The rapper recently caught up with Vibe.com to reflect on his rise and fall, and rebirth...
Music ♦ Posted 06/10/10

Ja Rule Trial Date Set For Gun Charge From 2007

Rapper Ja Rule is set to head to court this summer to finally face a gun charge dating back to 2007, the same night Lil Wayne caught his gun charge that he's currently serving a one year sentence for. According to the Associated Press, the rapper (real name: Jeffrey Atkins) is scheduled to go to trial on August 19 for criminal possession of a weapon...
Music ♦ Posted 01/20/10

Gun, Weed To Remain As Evidence In Ja Rule's New York Gun Case

Ja Rule lost a bid to keep a loaded gun found in his vehicle from being used as evidence in his New York gun case this week. A Manhattan judge said "no" to his legal team's argument that the gun was found during an unjustified police...
Music ♦ Posted 09/22/09

Ja Rule Says 50 Cent Is 'Doing His Best Ja Rule Impression' -- Reveals Venni Vetti Vecci 2010

Years after his very public beef with 50, Ja is still making music. However, while reflecting on the feud, he can't help but notice how similar the rapper's music has become to his musical peak. According to Ja, 50 Cent is "doing his best Ja Rule...
Music ♦ Posted 08/28/09

Ja Rule Scares Australian Motorists By Driving On Wrong Side Of The Road

Ja Rule scared the shhh... outta motorists in Sydney, Australia on Thursday (August 27), when he drove through the city on the wrong side of the...
Q&A With 112's Q Parker: Talks About Solo Debut, Plus Possible 112 Reunion
With the album on its way, Q chatted with BallerStatus.com about making the album, as well as the future...
NBA TV To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Dream Team With Documentary
NBA TV will celebrate the 20th anniversary of USA Basketball's iconic team, The Dream Team...
Killah Priest, Hussein Fatal Drops Off Exclusives For 'Digital Dynasty 20'
In support of the upcoming free mixtape, the series' creator Tha Advocate drops off two exclusives...
 
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