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- Real Name: Jeff Atkins
- Born and Raised in Hollis, Queens
- Age: 24
- Birthdate: February 29, 1976
- Height: 5'8"
- Ja Rule = Jeff Atkins Represents Unconditional Love`s Existance
- Ja was featured on the number 1 rap single of 1998 "Can I Get A..." with Amil-lion and Jay-Z
- Ja`s first album, Venni Vetti Vecci, came out June 1, 1999
- Venni Vetti Vecci is Latin for "He Came, He Saw, He Conquered"
- Ja was raised as a Jehovah's Witness
- Ja has been described as the mid point between Jay-Z and DMX. DMX being the dirty shit, grimmy nigga and Jay-Z being the flossy, upscale nigga
- Ja has a daughter named Brittney
- Ja has a wife named Iesha
- Brittney`s birthdate is September 22
- Ja also has a newborn son named Jeff Jr. but Ja calls him Young Rule
- Tattoos: Ja has a tattoo across his back dedicated to his sister Kristen who died of respiratory problems as an infant. The tattoo has "Kristen" written in cursive and adorned with a halo and angel wings that stretch across his shoulder blades
Ja has a tattoo of an eye design on his right hand
Ja has a tatto on his left forearm that reads "IX XXII" and under that "II XXIX" which mean 2/29 and 9/22 which are Ja and his daughter Brittney' birthdays
Ja has a tattoo on his right forearm that reads "JARULE" and under that "CMC" in cursive, CMC stands for Cash Money Click, the group that he was first in with O1 and Chris Black
Ja has a tatto with the words "Pain Is Love" with two praying hands behind it on his upper left chest

- Ja spent most of his early years at his grandmother's house in Hollis, Queens, while his mother stayed near the mental institution where she worked
- Ja has several arrests on small weapons and drugs charges from his street husling days
- Ja has his own adaptation of the biblical passage John 3:36 which he calls "Rule 3:36" it states: "He who believes in Ja Rule shall have everlasting love"
- Ja wrote the hook to "Can I Get A..." and it was originally his song, but when Jay-Z asked for the song he replied "No doubt my nigga!"
- Ja is a spokesman for Fubu, Calvin Klein, and Coca-Cola, and he has his own Coca-Cola commercial
- The correct spelling of Venni Vetti Vecci is Veni Vidi Vici, and it`s definition is "Latin for I came, I saw, I conquered: Words used by Caesar to report his victory over Pharnaces II"
- Here are the real names of The Murderers, Irv Gotti: Irving Lorenzo, Vita: LaVita Raynor, Tah Murdah: ?, Black Child: ?, 0-1: ?, Chris Black: Chris Black, Ronnie Bumps: ?.
- Vita was in the DMX movie Belly she played Kionna and was credited as LaVita Raynor because that's her real name. She also has a song on the Belly Soundtrack called "Two Sides" under the name Hot Totti.