Ja Rule – Rule 3:36 / Murder Inc Records Audio CD 2000 / 542 934-2

Ja Rule – Rule 3:36 / Murder Inc Records Audio CD 2000 / 542 934-2 UPC 731454293426   Rule 3:36 is the second studio album by American rapper Ja Rule. It was released on October 3, 2000, by The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. The album features guest appearances from Christina Milian, Lil' Mo, Shade Sheist and Jayo Felony, with producers Irv Gotti (who also executive produced the album), Ty Fyffe, Tru Stylze, Lil Rob and Damizza contributing to the album. The album marked a significant change in Ja Rule's musical style, shifting from hardcore hip hop to a more radio-friendly pop rap oriented sound to greater success. Rule 3:36 debuted atop of the US Billboard 200 with 276,000 copies sold in its first week and went on to be certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 20, 2001, producing four singles; all of which had achieved varying degrees of chart success. The most successful single, "Put It On Me" featuring Vita, peaking at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top-ten single on that chart as a lead artist, and scored his first nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Grammy Awards.   Label: Murder Inc Records – 542 934-2 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released:   2000 Genre: Hip Hop Style: Thug Rap, Pop Rap       Tracklist: 1   Intro 2   Watching Me 3     Between Me And You Featuring – Christina Milian 4   Put It On Me Featuring – Vita (3) 5   6 Feet Underground 6   Love Me, Hate Me 7   Die Featuring – Black Child, Dave Bing, Tah Murdah 8   F*** You Featuring – O-1, Vita (3) 9   I'll F*** You Girl (Skit) 10   Grey Box (Skit) 11   Extasy Featuring – Black Child, Jayo Felony, Tah Murdah 12   It's Your Life Featuring – Shade Sheist 13   I Cry Featuring – Lil' Mo 14   One Of Us 15   Chris Black (Skit) 16   The Rule Won't Die     A&R [A&R Direction] – Chris Gotti Art Direction, Design – Kyledidthis Co-producer – Ja Rule (tracks: 6) Coordinator [A&R Coordinator] – Darcell Lawrence Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Tarik Williams Executive-Producer – Irv Gotti Management – Murder Management Mastered By – Tom Coyne Photography By – Jonathan Mannion Producer – DaMizza (tracks: 12), Dat Nigga Reb (tracks: 8), Irv Gotti (tracks: 2 to 8, 11, 13, 14, 16), Lil' Rob (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 16), Self (2) (tracks: 5), Tru Stylze (tracks: 4), Ty Fyffe (tracks: 7)