The summer’s almost over but Queen Latifah is inviting you to “The Cook Out.” Starring Danny Glover, Meagan Goode, Flavor Unit affiliate Storm P and Ja Rule, the family-friendly flick opens September 3.
“This is a different role for me,” explains Ja about playing thug Bling Bling. “I’ve been playing serious characters and this is someone with a light side to him.”
Ja’s next album, R.U.L.E. drops November 9 and features R. Kelly, Mary, Ashanti, Jadakiss, Fat Joe, Trick Daddy, Scarface and more.
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As for his feud with 50, “It’s over. It’s a feud that’s been going on for the last year and a half. He has a lot of other feuds that he needs to address. I’m always here, in the wing doing what I do. And I hope he continues to do what he does cause it’s a crazy business. And I think he’s going to see that in a year or so.
“I’m in a comfortable zone. Cause now I’m the underdog. As funny as that may seem after all the success I’ve had, now I’m the underdog and people are rooting for me. It’s a beautiful thing. And it’s funny how karma’s a motherf***er. Things you do come back to bite you in the a** sometimes. When you shell out bad energy sometimes you get it back. Not to say that I’ve shelled out bad energy in the past. I’ve always been a good person. I’ve had some bad energy brought on me over the last year and a half. But like I said, when you give it out it comes back. And everybody’s on his a** right now, Shyne, Nas … I got jumped last year. Everybody was on my ass. Now go get on his ass.
“I still do what I do. I never lost the talent. I make beautiful records. Artists still call me and say, ‘Yo, Ja I need a hit.’ As long as you can put out that kind of output or input in this music industry, you are a well-received and well-respected artist. I think I’m a very well respected artist, it’s just how people receive me.
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“I’m all heart. Nothing deters me, nothing stops me. F**k you, I’ll be there. I’ll see you there. And you got to be that way in this business.”
Rule runs a film company, Focus Vision which has already completed “Back In The Day” with Ving Rhames.
