In November, he was, in effect, battling himself on the singles chart, with his own 'Livin' It Up' and a remix of Jennifer Lopez's 'I'm Real' (prominently featuring Ja's vocals) stalking each other into the Top 10. Mixing hard-hitting, streetwise raps with fluid, more introspective rhymes, Ja has quickly made a name for himself as a multi-talented songwriter and recording artist.īut what makes the Ja Rule story even more impressive is the level of success he's attained with each of his three albums, culminating in his current disc, Pain Is Love, which debuted at number one on the Billboard album chart and was certified platinum within five weeks of its release. At first glance, Ja Rule may seem the prototypical hip-hop artist.
