5 Things To Know About Ja Rule - From rap to movies, Ja Rule has made a complete transformation as far as his career is concerned. Don't miss the rapper tonight on a special Throwback Thursday edition of 106 & Park at 6P/5C!(Photo: JDH Imagez / Splash News)
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A King In Queens - Ja Rule was born Jeffrey Atkins and was born and raised in Hollis, Queens in NYC. (Photo: Rommel Demano/Getty Images)
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What's In A Name? - How did Ja Rule get his stage name? Well, a friend of him called him that and it happened to stick and work out prety well for him in the long run.(Photo: Trisha Leeper/WireImage)
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Venni Vetti Vicci Started It All - The album that made Ja Rule with the song that put him on the map was Venni Vetti Vicci. The hit single was none other than the infectious "Holla Holla" back in 1999.(Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Frequent Player - At one point in time you wouldn't hear Ja Rule without Ashanti and wouldn't hear Ashanti without Ja Rule. Rumor has it that they'll be collaborating with her in the near future, so keep your fingers crossed because it's always magic.(Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Tonight on 106! - Don't miss Ja Rule tonight on 106 at 6P/5C!(Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
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