Ja Rule is the stage and professional name of American rapper Jeffrey Atkins. He was born on February 29, 1976 in Queens, New York. He was raised as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins. Ja Rule began his rap career in 1994 with the Cash Money Click. His debut album Venni Vetti Vecci was released in 1999. Singles included "Holla Holla" and "It’s Murda" with Jay-Z and DMX. The final single was "Daddy’s Little Baby", a duet with Ronald Isley. Venni Vetti Vecci was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 12, 1999. In 2000, Ja Rule released his sophomore album, Rule 3:36. The album peaked at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Charts. Ja Rule has since gone on to release five more albums and fifteen singles. In July 2007, Ja Rule was arrested for gun and drug possession charges along with Lil Wayne. In 2009, Ja Rule recorded a brand new song with Brazilian singer Wanessa Camargo in two different versions, with Camargo singing in Portuguese in the version named "Meu Momento" and singing in English in the version named "Fly".
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