Ja Rule

 Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29th, 1976),better known by his stage name Ja Rule (/dZa :/), is an American rapper and actor. Born in New York City, he was first introduced in 1999 by Venni Vetti Vecci and its leading single "Holla Holla". In the early 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records, formerly called The Inc. From 1999 until 2005, Ja Rule had multiple songs that reached the top 20 on the U.S. 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 made the top of the Hot 100--the number 1 hit "Always on Time" (featuring Ashanti), "Mesmerize" (featuring Ashanti), and "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly and Ashanti).Rule was nominated for two American Music Awards and four Grammy Awards with respective collaborators Lil Mo, Vita, Ashanti and Case. Following the release of his platinum-selling debut album Venni Vetti Vecci (1999) and his third and second albums, Rule 3:36 (2000) and Pain Is Love (2001). Both albums reached the top of the US Billboard 200 album chart and helped propel him into the mainstream,