The Shady Side Of Ja Rule

Nov 04 2020

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Ja Rule is one of the music industry's greatest enigmas. Despite selling millions of records, his career has been anything but smooth sailing, with the rapper often finding himself caught up in a whirlwind of bad press. This is the shady side of Ja Rule. Selling drugs is sometimes considered a means of success and survival for many, and celebrating that lifestyle is deeply ingrained in hip hop culture. Growing up in Hollis, Queens, Ja Rule began to emulate the local drug dealers at a young age. Speaking in a 2014 Vlad TV interview, the rapper said - "That's your first sight of what success is and you figure out how to obtain that success, and the easiest way is to grab a pack and go out on the block or whatever." He revealed that he first got into drug dealing around the age of 12 or 13, explaining that he was inevitably forced into hustling to help him and his mother stay afloat. The occupation led to some awkward relationships for a young Ja Rule, as he remembers selling to the parents of his friends, saying - "You know, our motto was, if they ain't gonna get it from us, they would get it from somebody else. So, when I look back on those times and situations, I was like, that was like some crazy s-- to do, sell to your man's moms." Keep watching for more about The Shady Side Of Ja Rule. #JaRule #ShadyRappers Sold drugs to family friends | 00:00 Beef with 50 Cent begins | 01:16 The Atlanta fight | 02:31 Involved with 50 Cent stabbing | 03:35 Charged with assault in Toronto | 04:41 Involved in a revenge plot? | 05:29 Tell-all book about affair | 06:28 Lil' Mo puts it on | 07:38 Prison for weapons and taxes | 08:52 Sketchy credit card service involvement | 10:09 Burnt by the Fyre Festival | 11:30