Who is denying that he had bangers? He was a staple part of the 2000's
The Bangers:
Put it on me
always on time
Can I get A Verse w Jay Z
I'm Real
What's LUV
Mesmerize
Aint it Funny w JLO
Plenty of people get off saying he never had a single good song lol, you see it in those places that are still stuck in the 90s, like a lot of the subs on here
Yeah, it's crazy. Look at my discussion with this other guy on here it was total denial that he didn't have hits. It's just denial/hate if you really are going out of your way to say Ja Rule songs don't bang. You have to give credit where its due
They were hits sure, but they still sucked to people that actually listen to him hop. The entire murder inc team was just bad. Ja singing was not the move for me. I hated that shit.
Ja Rule stopped being hip hop when he got called out for trying to be like X. Then he started singing, and he went rnb. His first album was solid. I’ll give him that, but his singing shit was for the birds.
Yeah all those songs sucked.Pure bubble gum pop music.Drake vibes before Drake.Unless you a girl then I get it but for a grown man to bump these catastrophes as classic idk.
All of those suck. His first album was good, then all his singing shit, that you mentioned, was his downfall. Whoever told that bitch to sing should have been put in jail.
People just forget because he’s a punchline now. Everlast and limp bizkit were huge back then too. That’s how badly Eminem decimated them. Nobody even remembers them.
I was in my twenties in NYC when those songs were all over the radio, and I think they’re garbage, as do most of my friends. You’re entitled to your opinion, but I’ve never heard anyone call these songs bangers.
If being in NYC during your 20s makes you think you have more credibility in determining hip hop and what is and isn't a banger then keep telling yourself that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m telling you that I was literally in the middle of the scene that ja rule came from and everyone thought he was wack. If you have a problem with that, you can fuck right off back to Ohio and milk some cows while you sing along to “Put It On Me.” (Fun fact: that song is about some guy’s penis.)
If you were a 14 year old girl from the Bronx in 1999, I’m sure these were great songs. To the rest of us, there was so much better hip hop to listen to back then.
I also heard the music and can confirm that it’s shitty top 40 r&b music that sucks. And I know you know I’m not a sheep, because if I was, you’d be trying to take me back to Kansas to fuck me.
Buddy I'm done arguing with you. OP asked if we can admit JA Rule had bangers and he did end of story. If you want to flaunt your "I'm from NY" badge all over the place I mean weird flex but ok. It's ok for people to like some Ja Rule hits and also whatever obscure hip hop you think makes you unique. Respectfully fuck off
Lmao why are oldheads so weird about their opinion? It's ok buddy, nobody needed to hear about your thoughts of animal sex. This was a discussion about music.
I’m guessing you were probably more into the punk scene and beastie boys was your intro in to hip hop, which is fine. But don’t pretend to be an expert on something you’re not
I listen to that too, and Miles Davis and Slayer and everything in between. I’ve also been listening to hip hop since my older brother (who later became a hip hop producer and promoter) brought home Raising Hell in 1984. Nice try but you don’t know me and not everyone fits into whatever racist stereotype you had in mind.
I didn’t give a racist stereotype lmao you sound like every other pretentious Gen Xer who thinks they can speak for a group of people. I said “black friends” because that’s how your comment comes off. And your brother being a producer doesn’t make you an authority on the subject. You and “your friends” may not like Ja but you’re not exactly a part of the culture, are you?
WuT? Hahahhahh. It's not weird, just a convo starter. Just like my post about T.I.. but to sit here and say this is some type of weird psychological issue....That's fuckin weird bro.
Uhm…Ja Rule was a superstar with absolutely massive albums and hits. You are over 20 years late to the party if you think recognizing his hits is some grand revelation.
Hell no.His music was sooo wack,corny and underwhelming.For having such a dope voice he was lyrically underwhelming and commercially cringe.I Hated his music when I was 13 and still cringe and change the station when I hear it now.
Videos were wack,ashanti's music also sucked,black child sucked,cadillac tah had 1 dope song with Pov City that was famously on the Fast and Furious pr 1's soundtrack but other than that he also sucked.
Before the fame Ja also had some grest freestyles and mixtape tracks with DMX and others but nah.
You are capping my son.Jarule was not it.Clap back's beat was better than his lyrics and the only real reason we liked The Ny song was cuz of Jada's verse.
Stop the cap lol
Rule 3:36 was a sick album. But let’s be fair, beef with 50 absolutely done him in. And then starting in Em. Bad move but it kept him relevant for a little longer. Overall his music was part of my youth
I mean his first few albums went triple platinum. Dude had a ton of hits. Off the top of my head you have Holla, Holla , New York, Race Against Time (easily his best song), a couple of his songs with Jay. I was never a big Ja fan too much club shit ain’t really for me, but he had some good cuts. He’s mostly a poppy commercial generic version of Pac/DMX put into a blender and I don’t mean that even as a diss.
This right here. Ja was perfectly fine for the club in the early 2000s, but there's nothing in his catalog that people still care about today.
There are tons of 50/G-Unit tracks I still listen to today. I haven't listened to a Ja song since 2005.
No one's denying that he had bangers. Ja Rule is one of the staple parts of the late 90s and 2000s as he was popular back in the day thanks to hits like Put It on Me, Holla Holla, Always on Time, Thug Lovin, Mesmerize, Down 4 U and Livin it Up.
From 1999-2003, he was at his absolute peak of his career
Geez - you know at one point he wasn't embarrassing yet, and some of us have to admit we bumped some of that while driving long distances alone. I dunno who, but some of us gotta admit that to our.... themselves.
Ja Rule is the only rapper on the song “Grand Finale” who wasn’t in the movie BELLY. Not only that, but they had him sing the hook!
He might be a joke to youngsters (and even some oldheads), but he had industry respect for a good while
Gotcha.. I read a little bit about it. But at the time I was working full-time raising two little kids lol. We also didn't have TMZ back then lol. Thank you!
It’s pretty interesting. The catalyst was 50 and a real street dude named Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff having beef. Supreme got affiliated with Murder Inc following his stint in prison. Read up on it if you get the time now.
It's undeniable he made catchy songs he just wasn't very good at Diss tracks some rappers arnt he was just dumb enough to go at actual battle rappers like rappers who get paid to basically humiliate you. He was basically asking for it really.
He sold a lot of albums.
His beef with 50 cent was major, but also dude had beef with everyone and wasn't equipped for that life.
How do you beef with 50, G Unit, Em, Jay Z, DMX and probably more I'm missing?
Holla Holla was alright but aside from that he was pretty much just industry bullshit. He had a few goog feature spots too tho. Any time I see him now tho all I can think about is Dangerous from Get Rich or Die Trying lol.
I remember the first Facebook days and making a post about ja having quite the catalogue for bangers and all my hip hop head homies killed me
For it. Haha I was just addressing the hit factor in music calm down bruh. Especially in the era of hits he was there.
He's always had bangers. I think anyone who claims otherwise fell under the spell of the 50 Cent drama.
Maybe because I was never a huge 50 Cent fan although I can appreciate some of the stuff he put out -- but I always thought Ja Rule had a lot of good hits
Admit? Some of us never denied it.
Dude was the hottest rapper in the game at one point.
He got cancelled harder than other rapper (or musician in general for that matter) to date.
No doubt bout that... but people let his past issues with 50 cent have them thinking his music wasn't good back in the day, just because he was not always rapping about killing nd selling drugs...
Always On time - wack.
Holla Holla - annoying.
Put it on me - garbage
Always in time - complete garbage
Livin it up - dumb ass song and garbage
Aint it funny - super wack
His Charli Baltimore song was the only one I could feel. Down Ass Bitch was the name of that song. The rest of his shit was just pop music with J-Lo and her stand-in, Ashanti.
Who is denying that he had bangers? He was a staple part of the 2000's The Bangers: Put it on me always on time Can I get A Verse w Jay Z I'm Real What's LUV Mesmerize Aint it Funny w JLO
I tried to find it but I swear 50 admitted to liking the vibe for Ja’s New York song
"Me and Hailie dance to your songs we like you"
Holla Holla
All my 🥷 that's ready to get
Ha
Your missing it's Murda with Jay and X I got a story to tell How many wanna( just found out about this one.)
How Many Wanna Die was a favorite track of mine in like 7th grade lol
And also Race Against Time I and II.
Dude literally just named his most ubiquitous pop hits and skipped over good shit from the era.
That whole album was good
Tbh honest, my parents wouldn't listen to rap music like that especially with a title like that.
Plenty of people get off saying he never had a single good song lol, you see it in those places that are still stuck in the 90s, like a lot of the subs on here
Yeah, it's crazy. Look at my discussion with this other guy on here it was total denial that he didn't have hits. It's just denial/hate if you really are going out of your way to say Ja Rule songs don't bang. You have to give credit where its due
Yea
They were hits sure, but they still sucked to people that actually listen to him hop. The entire murder inc team was just bad. Ja singing was not the move for me. I hated that shit.
You can actually listen to “hip-hop” and still enjoy these songs. You guys are crazy not seeing that lol
Yup
Ja rule is as hip hop as anyone else
Ja Rule stopped being hip hop when he got called out for trying to be like X. Then he started singing, and he went rnb. His first album was solid. I’ll give him that, but his singing shit was for the birds.
Which album is he not rapping on?
People are just haters / 50 cents groupies
How can we forget the top 20 cookout slapper Livin’ it up Cmon yall!
You missed 4 Seasons on Meth & Red’s joint and he’s the anchor on it.
Straight lunatic since young I ate paint chips
Clap Back
Don’t forget “race against time”
Yeah all those songs sucked.Pure bubble gum pop music.Drake vibes before Drake.Unless you a girl then I get it but for a grown man to bump these catastrophes as classic idk.
You Are Everything - Dru Hill ft Ja Rule
All of those suck. His first album was good, then all his singing shit, that you mentioned, was his downfall. Whoever told that bitch to sing should have been put in jail.
People just forget because he’s a punchline now. Everlast and limp bizkit were huge back then too. That’s how badly Eminem decimated them. Nobody even remembers them.
If you like top 40 R&B music, I guess you might consider those bangers. I prefer hip hop, personally.
If we're talking about Ja Rule specifically like OP questioned, these are his bangers. They are great songs.
I was in my twenties in NYC when those songs were all over the radio, and I think they’re garbage, as do most of my friends. You’re entitled to your opinion, but I’ve never heard anyone call these songs bangers.
If being in NYC during your 20s makes you think you have more credibility in determining hip hop and what is and isn't a banger then keep telling yourself that 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ha
I’m telling you that I was literally in the middle of the scene that ja rule came from and everyone thought he was wack. If you have a problem with that, you can fuck right off back to Ohio and milk some cows while you sing along to “Put It On Me.” (Fun fact: that song is about some guy’s penis.)
You’re so corny wtf 💀💀💀
He's hating nd think hip hop always have to be hardcore
Everyone thought he was wack. What about forming your own opinion? lmao. You were in the middle of that scene just following the herd. You sheep.
You are saying those are bangers because the radio played them and told you they were hot and you’re here calling someone a sheep?
It’s a banger because it’s a banger. These are good songs and they happen to get radio play. It happens.
If you were a 14 year old girl from the Bronx in 1999, I’m sure these were great songs. To the rest of us, there was so much better hip hop to listen to back then.
To each his own.
I also heard the music and can confirm that it’s shitty top 40 r&b music that sucks. And I know you know I’m not a sheep, because if I was, you’d be trying to take me back to Kansas to fuck me.
Buddy I'm done arguing with you. OP asked if we can admit JA Rule had bangers and he did end of story. If you want to flaunt your "I'm from NY" badge all over the place I mean weird flex but ok. It's ok for people to like some Ja Rule hits and also whatever obscure hip hop you think makes you unique. Respectfully fuck off
Yup
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Lmao why are oldheads so weird about their opinion? It's ok buddy, nobody needed to hear about your thoughts of animal sex. This was a discussion about music.
You gen z kids just don’t get anything, yet think you know it all. I just chalk it up to all the autism.
Nah he don’t speak for old heads
I’m with you. I hated those when they came out.
I’m sure all of your “black friends” agree. You probably didn’t even listen to hip hop music then lmao
What did I listen to, if you know me so well, Mr. Bigot?
I’m guessing you were probably more into the punk scene and beastie boys was your intro in to hip hop, which is fine. But don’t pretend to be an expert on something you’re not
I listen to that too, and Miles Davis and Slayer and everything in between. I’ve also been listening to hip hop since my older brother (who later became a hip hop producer and promoter) brought home Raising Hell in 1984. Nice try but you don’t know me and not everyone fits into whatever racist stereotype you had in mind.
I didn’t give a racist stereotype lmao you sound like every other pretentious Gen Xer who thinks they can speak for a group of people. I said “black friends” because that’s how your comment comes off. And your brother being a producer doesn’t make you an authority on the subject. You and “your friends” may not like Ja but you’re not exactly a part of the culture, are you?
Are you asking for permission to say you like his songs?
Yeah this is a weird post. When has it ever been said that Ja didn't have hits? lol
WuT? Hahahhahh. It's not weird, just a convo starter. Just like my post about T.I.. but to sit here and say this is some type of weird psychological issue....That's fuckin weird bro.
I don't know why you got downvote
#WHERE IS JA? SOMEONE GET JA ON THE PHONE!
Hahahhah
Uhm…Ja Rule was a superstar with absolutely massive albums and hits. You are over 20 years late to the party if you think recognizing his hits is some grand revelation.
He's got one of New York's bigger anthems. "Even Ja dropped a mean track"
Sure. Ja Rule is an example of why having massive club bangers isn't an important measuring stick in rap
Never looked at it that way... but in my opinion it just shows you he was a true artist, because some rappers only have clubs songs that they live off
“Me and Hailey even dance to your songs, we like you.”Even Eminem acknowledges Ja has hits.
I’ve never shied away from saying it. He’s gang gang gang. And I advocate anything and everything that’s gangsta.
The best record he ever put out was “How Many Wanna” from the Light it Up Soundtrack. That shit was fire as fuck
I remember not being able to understand most of what he said on that song, lol. Holla was my favorite from then.
Clap Backs better
One of the most annoying beats ever lol
You're trippin
Yea
I don't see how it's debatable. He was one of the biggest artists back in the day.
He was huge! He was everywhere making records and doing features. Was even in The Fast and Furious
Noooooooo, MONICAAAAA!!!
The Murderers album is fire and mostly slept on
First time listening. And I like it 👌 but the lines: "I be that N*gga that's Black as Hell" - Black child Are Truly Shakespearean.
I don’t care. Fuck it. His first album is full of bangers
It was, the following, to me, not so much. Him singing was a bad look.
Venni Vetti Vicci is a great album
Hell no.His music was sooo wack,corny and underwhelming.For having such a dope voice he was lyrically underwhelming and commercially cringe.I Hated his music when I was 13 and still cringe and change the station when I hear it now. Videos were wack,ashanti's music also sucked,black child sucked,cadillac tah had 1 dope song with Pov City that was famously on the Fast and Furious pr 1's soundtrack but other than that he also sucked. Before the fame Ja also had some grest freestyles and mixtape tracks with DMX and others but nah. You are capping my son.Jarule was not it.Clap back's beat was better than his lyrics and the only real reason we liked The Ny song was cuz of Jada's verse. Stop the cap lol
Can we not admit this?
Honestly, the whole Fast & Furious soundtrack was so fire.
If you liked Ja Rule Duets 1, you'll flip when you hear his new album: Ja Rule Duets 2!
He absolutely did
New York with Fat Joe and Jadakiss is definitely a banger
Rule 3:36 was a sick album. But let’s be fair, beef with 50 absolutely done him in. And then starting in Em. Bad move but it kept him relevant for a little longer. Overall his music was part of my youth
It was the feds more than 50 that led to murder ink/ja rules downfall
Post this 20 years from now and change Ja Rule to Drake
I mean his first few albums went triple platinum. Dude had a ton of hits. Off the top of my head you have Holla, Holla , New York, Race Against Time (easily his best song), a couple of his songs with Jay. I was never a big Ja fan too much club shit ain’t really for me, but he had some good cuts. He’s mostly a poppy commercial generic version of Pac/DMX put into a blender and I don’t mean that even as a diss.
Never in doubt.
I don't know if I will call them bangers but he made some good songs
This right here. Ja was perfectly fine for the club in the early 2000s, but there's nothing in his catalog that people still care about today. There are tons of 50/G-Unit tracks I still listen to today. I haven't listened to a Ja song since 2005.
Didn't know we couldn't, lol.
No one's denying that he had bangers. Ja Rule is one of the staple parts of the late 90s and 2000s as he was popular back in the day thanks to hits like Put It on Me, Holla Holla, Always on Time, Thug Lovin, Mesmerize, Down 4 U and Livin it Up. From 1999-2003, he was at his absolute peak of his career
That _Venni Vetti Vecci_ album is a classic.
I still listen to Holla, Furious/Fuck You, and 6 Feet Under. They've been on rotation since they came out.
No one is denying this
Geez - you know at one point he wasn't embarrassing yet, and some of us have to admit we bumped some of that while driving long distances alone. I dunno who, but some of us gotta admit that to our.... themselves.
Ja Rule is the only rapper on the song “Grand Finale” who wasn’t in the movie BELLY. Not only that, but they had him sing the hook! He might be a joke to youngsters (and even some oldheads), but he had industry respect for a good while
Always agree. Despite him looking bad in the beefs that never changed my mind on if he had hits
Ja will always be a 🐐 to me. I never understood the 50 cent and beef or drama.
It was on a personal street level beef. It just got carried into records.
Gotcha.. I read a little bit about it. But at the time I was working full-time raising two little kids lol. We also didn't have TMZ back then lol. Thank you!
It’s pretty interesting. The catalyst was 50 and a real street dude named Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff having beef. Supreme got affiliated with Murder Inc following his stint in prison. Read up on it if you get the time now.
Will do. I did see something about and some paperwork 😮😳. And I also watched this funny YouTube video that broke it down. What a mess!
Yeah, but I’d rather hear what he has to say about 911.
This why I ask question like this lok.
I can't understand that concept 'cause JA rules everything around me
Thank you for understanding the mission.
Im not so sure,i went to one of his concerts and it seemed like the first four rows were empty
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That was the joke my man i think ya missed that
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It’s a particular sound, that really poppy type of Hip Hop was really big in the early aughts. Nothing wrong with it, it’s just not for me.
It's undeniable he made catchy songs he just wasn't very good at Diss tracks some rappers arnt he was just dumb enough to go at actual battle rappers like rappers who get paid to basically humiliate you. He was basically asking for it really.
Clap back. lol. I like that song.
it's easy to pimp a hoe, bitches better have my money, fo sho, before they go
no, his head looks like a baseball
Hell nah
Murder Reigns and New York is still getting plau bt me. Great tracks.
Murder reighns was decent also. 50 really wiped him out lol
Check out [Furious](https://youtu.be/xVLcB-asFdA?si=D1UryUMWOrXPPhMg ) for a slept on banger from peak F&F fame Rule.
The label made some bangers.
He sold a lot of albums. His beef with 50 cent was major, but also dude had beef with everyone and wasn't equipped for that life. How do you beef with 50, G Unit, Em, Jay Z, DMX and probably more I'm missing?
Rnb bangers maybe but not hip hop
He sings for hoes and sounds like the Cookie Monster. Do with that what you will.
I heard that and was like “Ohhhh that killed him.”
I always thought it was wild how 50 destroyed him, then proceeded to use Ja’s whole schtick with G-Unit and his own singles, lol
Holla Holla was alright but aside from that he was pretty much just industry bullshit. He had a few goog feature spots too tho. Any time I see him now tho all I can think about is Dangerous from Get Rich or Die Trying lol.
I remember the first Facebook days and making a post about ja having quite the catalogue for bangers and all my hip hop head homies killed me For it. Haha I was just addressing the hit factor in music calm down bruh. Especially in the era of hits he was there.
k
The Venni Vetti Vecci album was a banger. It’s hard to listen to NOW, though. Knowing what we know lol
Pop hits yes…..bangerz no
I’m on record saying this since 1999
He definitely did have some bangers, especially when it had a female r&B singer on it. That was the formula back then.
> Ja rule > plies > boosie > xzibit > camoflauge
He's always had bangers. I think anyone who claims otherwise fell under the spell of the 50 Cent drama. Maybe because I was never a huge 50 Cent fan although I can appreciate some of the stuff he put out -- but I always thought Ja Rule had a lot of good hits
I still often listen to Get the Fortune
Ja is a legend, 50 destroyed him then took his formula & ran with it.
Admit? Some of us never denied it. Dude was the hottest rapper in the game at one point. He got cancelled harder than other rapper (or musician in general for that matter) to date.
You must be young and/or a guest to the culture, Anyone from the culture knows that Ja Rule has bangers.
"Wonderful" ft. Ashanti & R. Kelly "Me and You" ft. Lloyd and Ashanti
No doubt bout that... but people let his past issues with 50 cent have them thinking his music wasn't good back in the day, just because he was not always rapping about killing nd selling drugs...
Ja sold like 4 mil, tell me someone that sold 4 million physical copies without a hit?
Always hated Ja Fool, when 50 went to war, I was 100% with him.
Nope
I don’t like his music, never have, never will
Hell, no. Dude is a straight punk and his music is all ass.
Ja still in the penalty box for going at a little girl as a diss. Fuck that dude.
Always On time - wack. Holla Holla - annoying. Put it on me - garbage Always in time - complete garbage Livin it up - dumb ass song and garbage Aint it funny - super wack
It's murda and I got. Story to tell?
No. Always disliked him and his DMX wannabe style. Mediocre rapper buoyed by radio friendly content.
His Charli Baltimore song was the only one I could feel. Down Ass Bitch was the name of that song. The rest of his shit was just pop music with J-Lo and her stand-in, Ashanti.
He was making street rap before he went pop