Atkins was raised as an only child, as his younger sister, Kristen, died in the womb when Atkins was 5. Jeffrey's father left the family when he was very young. Ja Rule was born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins on February 29, 1976, to Debra and Will in Hollis, a section of the Queens borough of New York City. In November 2019, he was cleared of any legal wrongdoing from his role in the festival.
Outside of music, Ja Rule attracted notable scrutiny for his involvement in the fraudulent Fyre Festival, which he co-founded with con artist Billy McFarland. In 2019, he joined the main cast of WeTV's Growing Up Hip Hop: New York. As of 2018, Ja Rule has sold 14.4 million units in the US and has sold over 30 million records worldwide. (2004), with The Last Temptation attaining platinum status and R.U.L.E. Ja Rule followed up with his respective fourth, fifth and sixth albums The Last Temptation (2002), Blood in My Eye (2003), and R.U.L.E. Both albums topped the US Billboard 200 album chart, launching him into the mainstream, selling over a combined 15 million units to a wide audience, and attaining triple platinum status from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming his bestselling albums to date. Following the release of his platinum-selling debut Venni Vetti Vecci (1999), he released his respective second and third albums Rule 3:36 (2000) and Pain Is Love (2001). Ja Rule has been nominated for two American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards with respective collaborators Lil' Mo, Vita, Ashanti and Case. Billboard Hot 100 chart, including " Between Me and You" (featuring Christina Milian), " I'm Real (Murder Remix)" and " Ain't It Funny" (both with Jennifer Lopez)-which both topped the Hot 100-the number 1 hit " Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti), " Mesmerize" (featuring Ashanti), and " Wonderful" (featuring R. From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had multiple hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Born and raised in New York City, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its lead single " Holla Holla". (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule ( / dʒ ɑː r uː l/), is an American rapper.
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