| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/def Jam | | UPC: 00731454293426 | | Release Date: 10/10/2000 | | Buy.com Sku: 60440048 | | Item#: M4H6DT | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
(C) 2000 The Island Def Jam Music Group
| If the company you keep is any indication of your own merit, then Def Jam's latest rap phenomenon, Ja Rule is destined for greatness. Juggling roles with DMX's Ruff Ryder camp and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella imprint, the 21-year old native of Hollis, Queens has been responsible for some of today's hottest hip-hop verses. Ja's distinctive gravel-stone voice and fiery presence have blessed projects that include: "Murdergram" a single on the Streets is Watching Soundtrack; Jay-Z's "Can I Get A...;" and "Gangsta ****" from DJ Clue's The Professional. Importantly, with the highly anticipated release of his debut album Venni, Vetti, Vecci (Latin for "He came, he saw, he conquered"), Ja Rule establishes his place as a force to be reckoned with in today's competitive environment.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Ja Rule (rap vocals); Christina Milian, Vita, 01, Tah Murdah, Black Child. | | Producers include: Lil' Rob, Tru Stylze, Irv Gotti, Da Mizza, Self for Self. | | "Put It On Me" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. | | Personnel includes: Ja Rule, Christina Milian, Vita, Tah Murdah, Black Child, Dave Bing, Jayo Felony, Shade Sheist, Lil' Mo, 01. | | Producers: Lil' Rob, Irv Gotti, Tru Stylze, Self, Ty Fyhe. | | "Put It On Me" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. | | Personnel: Ja Rule (vocals, rap vocals). | | Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, NY; Enterprise Studios, LA, CA; Sound on Sound, New York, NY; Soundcastle, LA, CA; The Crackhouse, New York, NY. | | On his second album, Rule 3:36, Ja Rule includes a few radio-friendly rap-R&B hybrids ("Between You and Me," "Put It on Me," "I Cry"), which are then filled out with the same style of Ruff Ryder-style hardcore rap that characterized his debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci (1999). Whereas that album had featured some prominent guests from the Def Jam stable (Jay-Z, DMX, Erick Sermon, Memphis Bleek), Rule 3:36 is primarily an in-house affair, featuring the extended Murder Inc. roster. The result is an uneven album comprised of crossover-R&B singles and hardcore rap filler; even though the commercial prospects are improved, Rule 3:36 isn't any more satisfying than Venni Vetti Vecci had been. ~ Jason Birchmeier | | Ja Rule is destined for stardom. After selling over a million copies of his debut album VENNI VETTI VECCI on the strength of one hit single ("Holla Holla"), and landing a major role in a Coca Cola campaign, it's no surprise that his sophomore album RULE 3:36 followed so quickly on the former's heels. | | RULE 3:36 is as solid as Ja Rule's first release. Produced by Murder Inc., the tracks vary from pop-influenced R&B to hardcore rap, so there's a little something for everybody. "Between Me and You" and "Put it on Me" are lighter, summery-sounding jams that will put bodies on the dance floor, but Ja Rule proves he's also got the rhymes to hang with the big dogs, on songs such as "Love Me Hate Me" and "6 Feet Underground." | | Ja Rule is destined for stardom. After selling over a million copies of his debut album VENNI VETTI VECCI on the strength of one hit single ("Holla Holla"), and landing a major role in a Coca Cola campaign, it's no surprise that his sophomore album RULE 3:36 followed so quickly on the former's heels. | | RULE 3:36 is as solid as Ja Rule's first release. Produced by Murder Inc., the tracks vary from pop-influenced R&B to hardcore rap, so there's a little something for everybody. "Between Me and You" and "Put it on Me" are lighter, summery-sounding jams that will put bodies on the dance floor, but Ja Rule proves he's also got the rhymes to hang with the big dogs, on songs such as "Love Me Hate Me" and "6 Feet Underground." |
Engineer: Vachik the Terrorist; Pat Viala |
Musical Guests | | Christina Milian | | Vita | | 01 | | Tah Murdah | | Black Child | | Dave Bing | | Jayo Felony | | Lil' Mo | | Shade Sheist | | O1 |
| | Artist Overview | | Emerging in the wake of hip-hop's greatest loss--the deaths of Notorious B.I.G. and 2pac--Ja Rule traded narrative skill for photogenic presence, party-minded rhymes, and a DMX-influenced mode of volatile masculinity. Reflecting the political title of his 1999 debut VENNI VETTI VECCI, Ja Rule is affiliated with both Jay Z's Roc-A-Fella camp and DMX's Ruff Ryders clique. Having guested on both groups' singles, Ja Rule's was well set for solo success. His debut single "Holla Holla" became a national hip-hop anthem. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 10/10/2000 | | Original Release Date : 2000 | | Catalog ID : 542934 | | Label : Def Jam (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00731454293426 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (10/20/00, p.79)
- "...A moderately ambitous, moderately successful sophmore album." - Rating: BEntertainment Weekly (10/20/00, p.79)
- "...A moderately ambitous, moderately successful sophmore album." - Rating: B Vibe (11/00, p.166)
- 3 discs out of 5 - "...Ja Rule's on new ground, and learning to express less-aggressive emotion....Showcases his more sensitive side.... ..." Vibe (11/00, p.166)
- 3 discs out of 5 - "...Ja Rule's on new ground, and learning to express less-aggressive emotion....Showcases his more sensitive side.... ..." |
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