(He talks about Kristen in the song “Daddy’s Little Baby.”) Atkins attended Public School 134 in Hollis, a school he has described as having a predominantly black student body. When Atkins was five, his mother gave birth to a stillborn baby named Kristen, leaving him as an only child. He was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins, and grandparents. Early life and educationĪtkins was born in the Queens borough of New York City. He is also known for some well-publicized feuds with other rappers, in particular 50 Cent and Eminem. Due to his hits with his collaborators, Ja Rule has earned four Grammy nominations, and has earned six top-ten albums, two of which Rule 3:36 (2000) and Pain Is Love (2001), topped the US Billboard 200. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Billboard Hot 100 chart, including “Between Me and You” with Christina Milian, “I’m Real (Murder Remix)” and Ain’t It Funny with Jennifer Lopez, which both topped the US Billboard Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated #1 hit, “Always on Time” with Ashanti, “Mesmerize” also with Ashanti, and “Wonderful” with R. From 1999 to 2005, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the U.S. Jeffrey Bernard Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American recording artist, singer, songwriter and actor from Queens, New York.īorn in Hollis, Queens, he debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single “Holla Holla”.
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