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What is Ja Rule’s net worth?

Ja Rule, the American rapper, singer, and actor, has a net worth of $4 million, according to reports. He gained immense popularity in the late 1990s, with multiple songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including “Between Me and You”, “I’m Real” and “Always on Time”.

However, Ja Rule’s reputation took a hit in later years due to his association with the disastrous Fyre Festival fraud. His business partner, Billy McFarland, was sent to prison for the scam.

Ja Rule’s Early Life and Education

Ja Rule, born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins in Queens, New York on February 29, 1976, was raised in Hollis by Debra and William Atkins. He spent a lot of time with his grandparents, who were Jehovah’s Witnesses, but left the religion at age 12 and began selling drugs in Hollis. Due to his small size, he got into a lot of fights in school and did not graduate. However, he earned his GED in 2012.

Ja Rule’s Early Career

Ja Rule, formerly known as a member of Cash Money Click, began his music career in 1994. Along with his group, he released their debut single “Get Tha Fortune.” The group signed with TVT records but was disbanded after a year due to the imprisonment of member Chris Black. Ja Rule then changed his stage name and continued his solo career.

Ja Rule’s Career

Ja Rule began his solo career in 1998 after being featured on the song “Time to Build” by Mic Geronimo alongside Jay-Z and DMX. He signed with Def Jam in 1998 and released his debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci, in 1999, which eventually hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. His second and third albums were both certified 3x Platinum and hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop charts. His fourth album, released in 2002, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spawned two hit singles. His fifth and sixth albums were released in 2003 and 2004.

Ja Rule departed from Def Jam in 2005 and took a hiatus until 2011 when he announced he was working on a new album, “Pain is Love 2”. The album was released one year later while he was serving a two-year prison sentence for tax evasion and gun possession. After his release, he and Irv Gotti launched Murder Inc Records. Ja Rule also released a memoir in 2014 titled “Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man” and announced his eighth studio album shortly after, but it was pushed back indefinitely.

Ja Rule’s biggest singles include “Holla Holla”, “Between Me and You”, “I’m Real (Murder Remix)”, “Ain’t It Funny”, “Always on Time”, “Mesmerize”, and “Wonderful”. He has collaborated with Jennifer Lopez, Christina Milian, Ashanti, and R. Kelly. Ja Rule is also an established actor and has appeared in movies such as The Fast and the Furious, Scary Movie 3, and The Cookout alongside Queen Latifah in 2004.

In December 2016, Ja Rule appeared on The Hamilton Mixtape, where he rapped Hamilton’s verse in Ashanit’s song “Helpless”. Ashanti confirmed in June 2018 that she and Ja Rule are collaborating on a new album.

Ja Rule’s Personal Life

Ja Rule is married to Aisha Murray and they have three children together: Britney (b. 1995), Jeffrey (b. 2000), and Jordan (b. 2005).

Jarule’s Awards and Nominations

Ja Rule has been nominated for four Grammys and has won three Source Awards, one MTV Video Music Award, one World Music Award, one BET Award, one GQ Men of the Year Award, one Teen Choice Award, and an NAACP Image Award.

Legal Troubles for Ja Rule

In 2003, Ja Rule settled a lawsuit out of court after punching a man in Toronto. The following year, he was arrested for possession of marijuana and driving with a suspended license. In 2007, he faced gun and drug possession charges, resulting in a nearly two-year prison sentence for gun and tax evasion charges. According to reports, he failed to pay taxes on $3 million worth of income earned between 2004 and 2006.

Ja Rule’s Feuds with Various Artists

Ja Rule has had publicized feuds with multiple artists, including 50 Cent and G-Unit Records, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Shady Records, Aftermath, Foxy Brown, and Lil’ Mo.

The most well-known feud was with 50 Cent in 1999, which started after a video shoot in Queens. 50 Cent reportedly did not like Ja Rule “getting so much love” from the community in Hollis. The two confronted each other in Atlanta, where Ja Rule claims he struck 50 Cent with a baseball bat. Another confrontation occurred in New York City, where one of Ja Rule’s artists on Murder Inc, rapper Black Child, stabbed 50 Cent, causing him to need stitches.

Both rappers confirmed in May 2011 that they had ended their feud.

Ja Rule’s Fyre Festival turns into disaster

Ja Rule co-organized a music event called “Fyre Festival” that was set to take place in late April 2017 on a private island in the Bahamas. The event turned out to be a huge disaster.

Attendees, some of whom paid thousands of dollars for their tickets, were left stranded on a garbage-strewn gravel lot with little food and only FEMA disaster tents for the accommodations. Most of the scheduled musical performances, upon learning about the conditions at the festival, had already backed out by the time attendees got to the island.

On May 1st, 2017 a festival attendee filed a $100 million class-action lawsuit against Ja Rule and his festival co-founder Billy McFarland.