Hip Hop Vibe Staff Writer
Following a six-year hiatus, Ja Rule is making his comeback under his own terms. The Queens rapper is planning to release his next album through his own Mpire label. Recently, Ja Rule teamed up with Fontana Distribution for distribution. When news of him being sent to prison on June 8 circulated, Ja Rule announced his album would come the day before.
Ever since the fall of 2010, Ja Rule has been discussing his upcoming album, The Renaissance Project. As he has neared the completion of the album, Rule announced another album he was working on. For years, Ja Rule has talked about releasing two albums in one year in order to complete his comeback. Recently, he announced he was working on his next album, Pain is Love 2.
In 2001, Ja Rule released Pain is Love, an album met with much commercial and critical success. The album remains the highest-selling album in Def Jam history, despite the sour ending between Ja Rule and the label. Every album since his classic third has been Ja Rule trying to recreate magic. At times, he has been very close, but his frequent attempts to do the same thing over helped him lose fans to 50 Cent. Ja Rule has finally moved past all of this and he is now planning to release both of his albums on the same day.
June 7, 2011 will see the release of both Ja Rule's The Renaissance Project and Pain is Love 2.