
Ja Rule
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1976-02-29 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Hollis, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jeff Atkins · Jeff 'Ja Rule' Atkins · Jeffrey Atkins · Jeffrey 'Ja Rule' Atkins
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (21)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Daily Show
1996
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

Hot Ones
2015
as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self

Ridiculousness
2011
as Self

Miss USA
1963
as Self - Entertainment

Punk'd
2003
as Self

The Saturday Show
2001
as Self

Last Call with Carson Daly
2002
as Self

106 & Park
2000

South Beach
2006

Black in the 80s
2005
as Self

MADtv
1995
as Self / Cousin Leo / Ja Rule

Untold Stories of Hip Hop
2019
as Self

Celebrity Show-Off
2020
as Self

Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self

The Murder Inc Story
2022
as Himself
Movies (28)

Scary Movie 3
2003
as Agent Thompson

Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Smiley

Shall We Dance?
2004
as Hip Hop Bar Performer

Half Past Dead
2002
as Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier

The Cookout
2004
as Bling Bling

Reboot Camp
2020
as Himself

Fyre
2019
as Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage)

I'm in Love with a Church Girl
2013
as Miles Montego

The Fast and the Furious
2001
as Edwin

Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Ja Rule

Fyre Fraud
2019
as Himself (Archival Footage)

Back in the Day
2005
as Reggie

Beef
2003
as Self

Turn It Up
2000
as David 'Gage' Williams

Trolland
2016
as Fenn (voice)

Wrong Side of Town
2010
as Razor

Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
2013
as Willie Davis

Furnace
2007
as Terrence Dufresne

Crime Partners
2003
as Hitman #2

Backstage
2000
as Self

The Cookout 2
2011
as Bling Bling

Da Hip Hop Witch
2000
as Ja Rule

Don't Fade Away
2010
as Foster Johnson

Just Another Day
2009
as Himself

Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002

Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff
2009
as Self

The Source Awards: From Behind
2004
as Self

Kurupt: G-TV
2002
as Self
About Ja Rule
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 49 credits spanning from 1963 to 2022, Ja Rule has appeared in 28 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ja Rule Movies
- Scary Movie 3 (2003) — as Agent Thompson
- Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) — as Smiley
- Shall We Dance? (2004) — as Hip Hop Bar Performer
- Half Past Dead (2002) — as Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier
- The Cookout (2004) — as Bling Bling
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