Biography
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 Ashant...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Reboot Camp
2020
as Himself
After finding out that his wife has blown their life savings on self-help gurus, Seymour teams up with his brother Danny, a filmmaker, to document how...
Fyre
2019
as Self - Fyre Co-Founder (archive footage)
He promised supermodels and yachts, but delivered tents and cheese sandwiches. How one man engineered a music festival disaster.
Fyre Fraud
2019
as Himself (Archival Footage)
A true-crime comedy exploring a failed music festival turned internet meme at the nexus of social media influence, late-stage capitalism, and morality...
Trolland
2016
as Fenn (voice)
Trolls have a fun time pulling pranks on unsuspecting humans near a campsite, and they compete to see who can pull off the best prank.
I'm in Love with a Church Girl
2013
as Miles Montego
Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.
Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn
2013
as Willie Davis
After being released from prison, Bobby goes back to the mob connected streets. When forced to make a life altering decision the truth is revealed tha...
The Cookout 2
2011
as Bling Bling
Basketball coach Ashmokeem kidnaps and blackmails the opposite team's player and his family in order to secure the championship for his team.
Wrong Side of Town
2010
as Razor
Ex-Navy Seal Bobby Kalinowski lives a quiet, peaceful life as a landscape architect in an LA suburb with his wife Dawn and 16 year old daughter Briann...
Wrong Side of Town
2010
Stunts
Ex-Navy Seal Bobby Kalinowski lives a quiet, peaceful life as a landscape architect in an LA suburb with his wife Dawn and 16 year old daughter Briann...
Don't Fade Away
2010
as Foster Johnson
Life was easy for Jackson White. With looks, brains, and athletic ability,the world's possibilities seemed limitless. But, when he came to Los Angeles...
Just Another Day
2009
as Himself
Follows a day in the life of two men living at either end of the music game. A successful rapper, A-Maze, is dealing with the pitfalls and trappings o...
Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff
2009
as Self
Go deep into the underworld of hip-hop groupies and video vixens where sex is the backstage pass and young ladies use their bodies as a way to promote...
Furnace
2007
as Terrence Dufresne
A ghost story taking place at a maximum security prison. A detective (Michael Paré ) is called to investigate a string of unexplained deaths as the pr...
Back in the Day
2005
as Reggie
A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past.
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Smiley
On New Year's Eve, inside a police station that's about to be closed for good, officer Jake Roenick must cobble together a force made up cops and crim...
Shall We Dance?
2004
as Hip Hop Bar Performer
A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and ...
The Source Awards: From Behind
2004
as Self
Tamika wants to seduce a rap star who's sure to be at the awards in Miami, and she'll stop at nothing to achieve her goal; she convinces ghetto comedi...
The Cookout
2004
as Bling Bling
When Todd Anderson signs a $30 million deal with his hometown team, the New Jersey Nets, he knows that his life is set for a big change. To keep thing...
Scary Movie 3
2003
as Agent Thompson
In the third installment of the Scary Movie franchise, news anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video ta...
Beef
2003
as Self
A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
as Ja Rule
Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is n...
Crime Partners
2003
as Hitman #2
Hustlers, players and gangsters rule the urban streets of New York in this story about loyalty and betrayal. Billy Goode, a street-smart crook and his...
Half Past Dead
2002
as Nicolas 'Nick' Frazier
A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find out information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there, he stumbles onto a plot in...
Kurupt: G-TV
2002
as Self
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002
Hype's acclaim for skillfully imaginative visually intoxicating music videos, The Videos Vol. 1, features 10 videos depicting his creative approach an...
The Fast and the Furious
2001
as Edwin
Dominic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrate...
Da Hip Hop Witch
2000
as Ja Rule
5 teenage rappers gets notice of a mysterious witch that supposedly lurks in the ghetto and those who are attacked by her gets a successful hip-hop ca...
Backstage
2000
as Self
If you ever wanted to know what really goes on backstage, this is the definitive inside look - uncut and uncensored. Complete with on-stage performanc...
Turn It Up
2000
as David 'Gage' Williams
Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long-time pal Gage acting as his manager, he's trying ...