Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 2000 to 2004, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Millian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" with Jennifer Lopez, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ja Rule, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2016Trolland — Fenn (voice)
• 2013I'm in Love with a Church Girl — Miles Montego
• 2013Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn — Willie Davis
• 2011The Cookout 2 — Bling Bling
• 2010Don't Fade Away — Foster Johnson
• 2010Wrong Side of Town — Razor, Stunts
• 2007Furnace — Terrence Dufresne
• South Beach
• 2005Assault on Precinct 13 — Smiley
• 2005Back in the Day — Reggie
• 2004Shall We Dance? — Hip Hop Bar Performer
• 2004The Cookout — Bling Bling
• 2003Crime Partners — Hitman #2
• 2003Pauly Shore Is Dead — Ja Rule
• 2003Scary Movie 3 — Agent Thompson
• 2002Half Past Dead — Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier
• 2002Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
• 2002The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
• 2001The Fast and the Furious — Edwin
• 106 & Park
• 2000Da Hip Hop Witch — Ja Rule
• 2000Turn It Up — David 'Gage' Williams
• MADtv — Self / Cousin Leo, Ja Rule

Appearances as themselves (28)

• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Murder Inc Story — Himself
• Celebrity Show-Off — Self
• 2020Reboot Camp — Himself
• 2019Fyre — Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage)
• 2019Fyre Fraud — Himself (Archival Footage)
• Untold Stories of Hip Hop — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• Ridiculousness — Self
• 2009Just Another Day — Himself
• 2009Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Black in the 80s — Self
• 2004The Source Awards: From Behind — Self
• 2003Beef — Self
• 2003Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• Punk'd — Self
• 2002Kurupt: G-TV — Self
• Last Call with Carson Daly — Self
• The Saturday Show — Self
• 2000Backstage — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
• Miss USA — Self - Entertainment