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| Ja Rule's Biography: Ja Rule is so much more than a rapper. He is an all-around hip-hop artist. A talented songwriter, potential movie superstar, and musical sensation, Ja Rule has quickly become hip-hop�s top contender. His third album Pain Is Love revisits the formula that transformed Ja from a skilled lyricist into a songwriting genius. �Sometimes when you get into your music, you wanna harmonize, because it goes better with the track. I do with the song calls for. My voice is another instrument over the track,� Ja Rule offers. On �Livin� It Up,� Ja Rule dedicates three verses to having a good time. With Case crooning on the chorus a la Stevie Wonder�s �Do I Do,� Ja rides up and down the Irv Gotti-produced track in true Murder Inc. fashion. �Livin� it up is a good night out on the town, having some fun, that�s what it�s about.� Keeping in line with the album�s feel, �Always On Time� (feat. Ashanti) is a mid-tempo gem where Ja impresses the ladies. Ja Rule explains, �The music is just coming from my heart. This album is a lot more passionate. I dealt with life issues, straight up. It�s much more personal.� The song flows perfectly into the track that follows, �Down A** B**ch,� a classic rap love song, featuring Charli Baltimore, that defends the idea that every thug needs a lady. Mastering the collaboration, Ja duets alongside Missy �Misdemeanor� Elliott for �X,� only one of the album�s highlights. Ja was �ecstatic� about recording the song, �Missy is a lot of fun to work with. She�s a really sweet person.� Pain Is Love also features the smash hit single with J-Lo �I�m Real (Murder Remix).� Though Ja�s signature rap-meets-rhythm sound is constant throughout, he hasn�t abandoned the hardcore rhyme style that paved the way for his success. He sets off the musical murder with �Dial M for Murder,� a track that shows Ja in his rawest form. Lyrically, Ja Rule�s hardcore realism breathes life into each track. His emotions run rampant, and his passion is evident. �I got it tattooed over my heart. Pain Is Love is about sacrifice. It�s about all the pains and heartaches you�ll go through,� Ja says of his album title. With pain as the overall theme, it�s fitting that the album features 2Pac on �So Much Pain.� Ja Rule remembers, �The song is a dedication to both Pac and Stretch. A lot of people make the comparison between Pac and I because they feel the passion of my music like they felt the passion in his.� Setting himself apart from other hip-hop artists, Ja�s originality in the game has elevated rap music to new heights. �I stepped into my own lane, and I�m setting standards in how things are done. I think artists that are going to have to fall into it, that�s just the way it goes.� With a promising film career ahead of him, Ja Rule realizes his contribution to hip-hop. As the father of two young children, a son and a daughter, Ja Rule is wasting no time. Though he has plans to do more than just rap, he will never fully abandon the creative process of making music. �I think I�m gonna retire after two more albums. I think I�m gonna be the first rapper to really retire. I don�t want to stop making music because I love to make music. But I want to retire from the actual job of being an artist. I want to be able to star in movies and do soundtracks just because I love to do it!� |