Born 1976 (age 50) · Hollis, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Appears in 49 titles

Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 2000 to 2004, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Millian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" with Jennifer Lopez, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ja Rule, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Fast and the Furious
7.0
The Fast and the Furious
2001
as Edwin
Scary Movie 3
6.0
Scary Movie 3
2003
as Agent Thompson
Shall We Dance?
6.4
Shall We Dance?
2004
as Hip Hop Bar Performer
Assault on Precinct 13
6.2
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Smiley
Fyre
6.9
Fyre
2019
as Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage)
Half Past Dead
5.1
Half Past Dead
2002
as Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier
Fyre Fraud
6.4
Fyre Fraud
2019
as Himself (Archival Footage)
Pauly Shore Is Dead
4.4
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Ja Rule
Wrong Side of Town
5.4
Wrong Side of Town
2010
as Razor
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
5.9
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
2013
as Miles Montego
The Cookout
4.7
The Cookout
2004
as Bling Bling
Turn It Up
4.8
Turn It Up
2000
as David 'Gage' Williams
Furnace
3.5
Furnace
2007
as Terrence Dufresne
Da Hip Hop Witch
2.2
Da Hip Hop Witch
2000
as Ja Rule
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
4.0
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
2013
as Willie Davis
Back in the Day
5.2
Back in the Day
2005
as Reggie
Beef
6.9
Beef
2003
as Self
Trolland
1.8
Trolland
2016
as Fenn (voice)
Don't Fade Away
4.1
Don't Fade Away
2010
as Foster Johnson
Backstage
5.5
Backstage
2000
as Self