Hell, even the reclusive and normally quiet Dr. Eminem, fresh off a diamond-selling album, a hit film, and soundtrack that would nab him an Academy Award, and the rest of the Shady Records roster, went after Ja hard throughout 2003. 50 clowned Ja for singing on songs (even though 50 did that too) and copying 2Pac’s image. Ja could do it on his own.īy late 2002, however, Ja was being attacked and ridiculed by fellow Queens rapper 50 Cent, first on “Wanksta” off the 8 Mile soundtrack, and then all over his massively successful debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin’.

He mixed the street with the charts and became a hit machine, breaking through into the mainstream with 2000’s “ Put It On Me.” His combination of singing and rapping helped bridge two separate styles that often needed a collaboration to pull it off. This week: Ja Rule’s Blood in My Eye (2003)įrom 1999 – 2002, Ja Rule released four albums, all of which went platinum with two of them reaching triple platinum status. Welcome back to the latest edition of Flashback Friday Flop, a weekly feature in which I examine a hip-hop album from years ago that was considered a flop, either critically or commercially or both, when it was released and see if it has gotten better – or worse – over time.

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