Ja Rule has seen better days years. In the last decade, the Murder Inc. rapper famously beefed with 50 Cent and spent time behind bars for tax evasion and gun charges. The former incident has largely been the cause of a dark cloud lingering over his career.
Even though Ja Rule is no longer on top of the rap game, we would be remiss to forget just how much of an impact he made in the '90s and early 2000s. Numbers don't lie: Four consecutive platinum albums, six top 20 Billboard hits, and a string of equally successful guest appearances. It may be hard to believe in 2014, but there was a time when Ja king of the hill. To celebrate his legacy, here are 30 Photos From When Ja Rule Ruled the World.
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Ja Rule, Jay Z, Irv Gotti, and DMX
Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule
Ja Rule and Nelly
Ja Rule and Christina Milian
Jay Z, Ja Rule, and Beanie Sigel
Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore, Ashanti, and Irv Gotti
Ja Rule and Trick Daddy
Erick Sermon, Big Boi, Redman, Ja Rule, and Andre 3000
R. Kelly, Isaac Hayes, and Ja Rule
Mary J. Blige and Ja Rule
Kid Rock, Lil Kim, and Ja Rule
Puff Daddy, Ja Rule, and Ashanti
Russell Simmons, Jay Z, McGruff, Dame Dash, Ja Rule, Kareem "Biggs" Burke, and Lyor Cohen
Ja Rule and Mya
Swizz Beatz, Chris Lorenzo, Irv Gotti, and Ja Rule
Jessica Simpson, Ja Rule, and Jennifer Lopez
Stephon Marbury, Ja Rule, Allan Houston, Tim Thomas, and Penny Hardaway
Ja Rule, Ashanti, and Nas
Usher and Ja Rule
India.Arie, Nelly Furtado, and Ja Rule
Ja Rule Winning Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at the 2002 BET Awards
Ja Rule and Kelly Osbourne
Charli Baltimore, Ashanti, Ja Rule, and Vita
Ja Rule, DMX, Jay Z, and Beanie Sigel
Lil Wayne and Ja Rule
Ja Rule and Aaliyah
Alicia Keys and Ja Rule
Ja Rule and Ashanti
Ja Rule and Fat Joe
Ja Rule and Paris Hilton
