Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American recording artist and actor signed to The Inc. and Universal Records, formerly of Def Jam Recordings. A Hollis, New York native, Ja Rule has released six albums.
Ja Rule has signed a deal for his Mpire label with Priority Records / Capitol Records and is in conversation with Jay-Z to get a album Distribution deal with Roc Nation / Epic Records.
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Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American recording artist and actor signed to The Inc. and Universal Records, formerly of Def Jam Recordings. A Hollis, New York native, Ja Rule has released six albums.
Ja Rule has signed a deal for his Mpire label with Priority Records / Capitol Records and is in conversation with Jay-Z to get a album Distribution deal with Roc Nation / Epic Records.
Atkins was born in Queens, New York. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins, and grandparents. At the age of five his sister died from breathing complications, leaving him as an only child. He attended PS 132, a mixed school, but was later transferred to MS 172, another mixed school, due to daily fights in which he would be involved.
Atkins began his rap career in 1994 with Cash Money Click. He told Curtis Waller of MTV News that his stage name "Ja Rule" came from a friend who addressed him by that name;...
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