93.9 WKYS Featured Video
CLOSE

Four months after his early release from prison for tax evasion and gun possession charges, Ja Rule is slowly making his way back to work. In a candid interview with Angie Martinez, Mr. Atkins and his friend/producer/ executive producer Irv Gotti address everything from his time in prison, the decline of Murder Inc, and his faith based film, “I’m In Love With A Church Girl.”

RELATED: Ja Rule Releases New Song: “Fresh Out Da Pen” [AUDIO]

On Prison…

“In some weird way I think I needed a break….I grew up a lot in prison. I read a lot of books…It was love. That was weird to me, being that I went through so much. I was very physically ready to be aggressive and angry…but when I went to state prison then put you in PC, they call it IPC I was in IPC (involuntary protective custody) because I’m a celebrity…But the FEDS don’t’ care,  they put you in population. I got a chance to feel both sides. When I was in the State I called it the polo club. We was eating good. I got a lot of packages in, we got Turkeys on Thanksgiving.  But when I went to the FEDS it was a different ride. When I went to MDC they automatically put me in PC situation, but it’s not protective custody, you’re locked down 23 hours a day. So I said get me outta here. Then they said the only place to put you is in population and said that’s cool with me. I’m in my city. Put me in population. I’ll be alright. It was a lot of love.”

The Decline of Murder Inc..

“It was a roller coaster because everything was happening so fast. There was no dip, it was a straight (drop). I’m a fan driven artist. I take all pictures, I sign all autographs. So for me it was like wow. A lot of people think I was angry at the fans. I wasn’t as angry as a I was hurt…I went into a dark place. Everything was angry, my music, the way I moved in the streets. It was like when LeBron left Cleveland, they hated LeBron…”

On 50 Cent…

“When we was in the office and Flex was about to play “In The Club” the record was so dope and I looked at Rule and I said ‘we have a major problem. Yeah, we took the L, it’s what you do if you keep swinging and keep fighting. We was winning and dominating. I was watching diddy’s reign of terror but I wanted that spot. That’s what hip-hop is. When we came with the DMX record and said “let’s take it back to the streets” that was me saying “look at us.”  -Irv Gotti

“There was a lot going on during that time frame. He was the part of the juggernauts at that moment, Eminem and Dre. As everything started to crumble for us and not having a label home, it was easy for [50 Cent] to get people to turn on [us]. There were things going on behind the scenes that made us seem more irrelevant. We couldn’t’ go to awards shows. We would get calls from BET and MTV that we love you guys but we don’t’ want you guys in the building. So the fans are thinking “you don’t see these guys anymore.”  – Ja Rule

Watch the videos below:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

RELATED:

Ja Rule Gets Early Release From Prison

Ja Rule Released From Prison….Then Goes Right Back In

Ja Rule’s Jailhouse Birthday Menu

Like TheUrbanDaily.com on Facebook to stay updated with the latest entertainment news and original interviews!

Ja Rule Admits To Taking Loss From 50 Cent [VIDEO]  was originally published on theurbandaily.com