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Article: Ja Rule: hip-hop star tells. (Cover Story).(Brief Article)
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- May 20, 2002
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* Why Rapping Is Tougher Than It Looks
* How Playing By His Own Rules Has Made Him Famous
* The Reason He Had To Settle Down.
Sensitive thug are words hip-hop star Ja Rule says people often use to describe him. It's safe to say that those words best suit the 5-foot-6 performer who isn't afraid to let the world hear his rugged "shower singing" as his emotions flow in delivering a rap.
Being Ja Rule is a full-time job, the popular performer says, and being in a profession like rapping requires even more effort. He isn't afraid to step outside of the hip-hop field to write a pop song for say Jennifer Lopez or Enrique Iglesias. He isn't ...