Ja Rule and DMX came up in the Rap industry at approximately the same time, both making it big in the late 90s. Both of their careers have also been marred by legal issues.
Sitting down with The Grio, Ja Rule gave his take about X’s recent legal troubles, particularly the $1.2 million he owes in back child support payments.
“I love X and we’ve got a great history,” Ja said when asked about DMX’s troubles. “We came up together in this business. It’s kind of sad to watch my homie go through what he’s going through.”
Ja Rule also said the public loves to give people second chances and that he hopes DMX will realize what he’s doing is “destructive.”
Ja Rule Believes DMX Can “Bounce Back”
“This is America,” he said. “We love to see people bounce back. We love that comeback story. I don’t think it’s far off for X to come back and do something significant, and people to love him again. I think he just needs to maybe seek God. It has to be something drastic that changes the way he lives and the way he goes about his everyday lifestyle. Hopefully he’ll realize that what he’s doing is destructive.”
Ja Rule and DMX have seen legal troubles affect both of their music careers. In July 2011, Ja received a 28-month prison sentence for tax evasion. In July 2007, he was arrested for gun and drug possession charges. DMX has faced everything from animal cruelty to drug possession charges. As recently as August, X was arrested in South Carolina during a traffic stop after making an improper u-turn and was arrested due to an outstanding warrant for driving under suspension.
The two have also produced a lot of music together. DMX was featured on Ja’s song “It’s Murda” from his debut album Venni Vetti Vecci in 1999. The two also beefed for a period of time, a feud which was squashed back in 2009.
Mentioning God in the interview, Ja Rule has recently been been promoting his new film I’m in Love with a Church Girl.
Watch the full interview below:
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RELATED: Ja Rule Says He’s Drug Free
X just needs to lay off that crack and get back to the raw sounds of its dark and stop with the bullshit he been releasing lately.
he was doing that shit before its dark
exactly, idiots dont get this.
but X doesnt do crack full time its clearly an on and off thing. Same thing with other HARD drugs.
Hes an addict though. He says himself that he has an addictive personality. Plus as much as i love X im sure he knows that he sort of have some mental issues. Most of us do but it seems that hes in a dark hole and havent been able to get out of it due to his childhood or whatever.
He seeks God on every album,every show…..
Tellem Rule! The Messiah has spoken again.
ja rule destroyed 50s career, he about to kill kendricks career next. #RULETALK
I don’t know man…..X is a unique person, but I hope he can bounce back…. that would be awesome. come check out the new music video “The Good Die Young 2K13” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vp8lj_Smpw
PIL 2 sold 7 million to date, #FUCKFAME about to double that.
less than 7000 in the real world
hey 50 is that you?
why would i be 50? im just stating the truth, real facts. PIL2 sold less than 10k in like 2 years. I dont even listen to 50
closet g-unit groupies keep making up lies lol.
its actually 15 million cant forget international sales
heard he’s huge is Bolivia
ja rule is huge in europe too.
counting sales in japan, PIL 2 actually sold nearly 21 million as of today.
1 in 2 humans owns a Ja Rule album and that my niggas is FACT.
#FACT
Ja Rule the first nigga to build a space station to distribute his shit to aliens and teach em thug love.
honestly i dont know one person that owns a ja rule album, or that would ever admit to once owning one!!!!
Ja Rule – Universal God (Rap God freestyle):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
check it out, ja rule killed eminem again, case closed.
ja rule goin ham on tha white niggu
Ja all of a sudden wants to shit on X now with his problems getting worse when at the time X shitting on this nigga, he was quiet as a mouse, Fuck You Ja
really, how is ja shitting on x, by telling him to put a condom on? THATS GOOD ADVICE!.. nobody can shit on dmx at this point…dmx has been shitting on himself for a long time now…i know he got demons…but alot of that shit he is doing is IMMATURITY…dude has some arrested developement
1. King Of The Nile – Ft Chrisette Michele & Andre 3000 (produced by. Cool & dre )
2. Never Gone (Produced By. Kanye West)
3. My Brother’s Keeper – Ft Rick Ross & Kanye West (produced by. 7)
4. Freedom – Ft. The Dream (produced by. Chink Santana)
5. What We Gon’ Do (produced by. Street Runners)
6. Prime Time- Ft. Jay Z & DMX ( produced by. Irv Gotti )
7. All Of This – Ft. Drake (Produced by. Noah “40”)
8. The Rules (Produced By. Just Blaze)
9. Queens Kings Ft. Action Bronson (Produced By Harry Fraud)
10. My Baby Ft Ashanti ( Produced By. 7)
11. Dangerous Minds Ft. A$ap Rocky ( Produced by. Hit Boy )
12. The World Ft. Scarface, Nas & Jadakiss (Produced by. Irv Gotti )
13. No Limits ( Produced by Justice L.E.A.G.U.E )
14. On The Run Ft. Fat Joe & N.O.R.E ( produced by. 7)
15. Fuck Fame (produced by. No I.D)
16. Our Life Ft. Mary J Blige( produced by. 7)
17. Ride With Me (produced by. Irv Gotti )
18. Bill Gates Ft. Lil Wayne, Birdman & Master P (produced by. Irv Gotti )
19. My Dreams Ft. LLoyd ,Black Child , Cadillac Tah, Vita , Charlie Baltimore & Ashanti ( produced by. Malay)
Tracklist looks dope cant wait
Ja rule can’t afford those features… but nice try troller
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unless they dont know about the god ja rule, which seems unlikely
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That new Ja Rule church girl movie getting some bad reviews
Yo I just looked it up and they call it a “Christian drama film”!!!!!!!!! CHRISTIAN DRAMA FILM!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
What movie you starr in ?
NOT CHRISTIAN DRAMA
i ain’t a ja rule fan like that, but you sound like astraight hater. j/s
I star in a film called Hatorama
HATERZGONHATE #FUCKFAME
none of you going to pay money to see that shit in theaters and you know it
“but X doesnt do crack full time its clearly an on and off thing. Same thing with other HARD drugs”
And you know this how, cause you hang with him everyday?
he told dr phil he doesnt drink or do drugs anymore. just smokes the weed and cigs.
He’s not going to go on TV and say he’s doing crack everyday. Dr. Phil knows what’s up. After the show he roughed Earl up a bit.
ja rule still shits on all of these new age homo rappers.
JA RULE X HARRY FARUD
JA RULE X HARRY FARUD
JA RULE X HARRY FARUD
X isn’t gonna like that
Didn’t anyone show him “Go to sleep?” Ja Rules father should have worn the condom.
ja rule the only rapper to succesfully defeat eminem, 50 cent and kendrick lamar. ja rule is the best rapper of all time! he the greatest!!!
his whole camp got black walled by em, 50 and them. him and irv admit it… what are you talking about? lol
your the biggest fucking moron on this site….the only thing ja rule won was …….shit ….damn …..he didn’t WIN SHIT!!!!
your probably talking about the illuminati imposters that were trying to bring ja and irv down, nobody fell for that. except you!
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Jayz: Hey
Kanye: I wuz talkin to myself
Jayz: Why
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Jayz: Fuk off Ye
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Look up at the sky nigga. What’s that nigga? That’s Ja Rule pooping on ya, nigga.
Ja Rule the first nigga to build a space station to distribute his shit to aliens and teach em thug love!
he gon clap back doe
oh not this little nigga again he still talking after all the beef he took in he ass from his bunk mates
to the clowns saying he won the beef with em and 50.. watch the interview with him and irv on hot 97 with angie martinez “we took the L” . they manned up about it guys… you should too..
your probably talking about the illuminati imposters that were trying to bring ja and irv down, nobody fell for that. except you!
JA RULE IS IN SUCH A POSITIVE PLACE RIGHT NOW… REGARDLESS OF RAP, IT’S GOOD TO SEE A HUMAN BEING LIKE THAT.
Awwwww u gonna suck his dick now?
christrian drama star
True, good to see a fellow human being feel good and positif. Y’all mf are retards. Being positif and showing love is gay??? That’s probably why ya daddy left. Keep hating than, it will get ya far in life.
ja rule is a great visionary
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Lol that movie is gon be a FLOP, title is gay as fuck
yeah i heard ja rule said they held off on releasing it for 8 months so he could get out of jail and promote it!! like thats gonna make any difference
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ja was alwyas agood actor n had good music to vibe with..esp when u were with ur girl too.
i wouldnt go see that new ja rule church girl movie if you paid me!!!
ja rule is a legendary actor, he deserves a spot next to jack nickelson & roger moore.
YEA. I agree completely!!!! J Rule is Oscar material, fo’ sho.
PIL 2 sold 1.2 million in Germany.
Ja Rule has 18 kids from 18 different non English speaking women. Now that’s gangsta.
all yall keep hatin while ja rule gettin money #BILLGATES #FUCKFAME #RULETALK
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some real dick riders in these comments. ja rules time is up.. just face it.