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In 1995, he made his first solo appearance on Mic Geronimo's "Time to Build" alongside Jay-Z and DMX, who were also in their early stages of their careers. DJ Irv, now known as Irv Gotti, was hired as an A&R for the label and was able to get Ja Rule a contract with Def Jam. Solo career and Venni Vetti Vecci (1995–1999) Īfter being dropped from TVT, Ja Rule maintained a close relationship with DJ Irv, who was working as an executive producer for Def Jam at the time.
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With no label, the group disbanded shortly after being dropped. Plans for the release of the group's eponymous debut studio album were brought to a halt in 1995 after Chris Black was sentenced to five years in prison and the group was dropped from TVT, which led to their third single "She Swallowed It" never officially being released, however it was later bootlegged. "4 My Click" featured Mic Geronimo and became popular on pirate radio, eventually receiving airplay on Yo! MTV Raps. After the group signed with TVT Records, the song was re-released through the label later that year as the B-side to their second single, "4 My Click". Together they worked with producer DJ Irv to produce a number of songs, releasing their debut single "Get Tha Fortune" independently in 1994. He took the stage name "Ja Rule", telling MTV News that the name came from a friend who addressed him by that name other friends simply called him "Ja". Career Cash Money Click (1994–95) Ītkins began his rap career in 1994 with the hip hop group Cash Money Click alongside members Chris Black and O-1. Soon after, Atkins began selling drugs in Hollis. Atkins' mother left the Jehovah's Witness religion when he was 12. His mother, Debra, was a healthcare worker, and due to the amount of time she spent working, Atkins was largely raised by his grandparents as a Jehovah's Witness.
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Atkins was raised as an only child, as his younger sister, Kristen, died in the womb when Atkins was 5. Jeffrey's father left the family when he was very young. Ja Rule was born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins on February 29, 1976, to Debra and Will in Hollis, a section of the Queens borough of New York City.