{"id":687,"date":"2018-06-27T09:50:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T15:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/?p=687"},"modified":"2018-07-19T10:39:53","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T16:39:53","slug":"ja-rule-and-ashanti-collaborative-album-in-the-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/ja-rule-and-ashanti-collaborative-album-in-the-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Ja Rule and Ashanti: Collaborative Album in the Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the early 2000\u2019s Ja Rule and Ashanti ruled the charts. They had 5 songs that they worked together become top ten hits.\u00a0 Over the last few years they have been touring together.\u00a0 It was only a matter of time before conversation would start up again concerning the two artists finally doing an album together.\u00a0 On social media it was confirmed that the project is finally in the works.\u00a0 Wanted to dig into their discography and revisit some of the smash hits, remixes, and album cuts.<\/p>\n<p>The first song to obviously visit is their biggest hit song \u201cAlways on Time\u201d off of Ja Rule\u2019s 2001 album <strong><em>Pain Is Love<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 The track reached number one on the billboard charts.\u00a0 Ja Rule earlier that year had received his first number one with his collaboration on the \u201cI\u2019m Real\u201d remix with Jennifer Lopez.\u00a0 The two would soon after work together on Fat Joe\u2019s \u201c What\u2019s Luv\u201d which in 2002 peaked at the number two spot from his album <strong><em>Jealous Ones Still Envy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ja Rule \u2013 Always on Time feat. Ashanti<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tcDXJfAFVw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Fat Joe \u2013 What\u2019s Luv feat. Ashanti &amp; Ja Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VpvyG2NrS1Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Later in 2002 Ashanti released her self -titled debut album. One of the album cuts was \u201cLeaving (Always on Time Part II)\u201d. The sequel to Ja Rule\u2019s and Ashanti\u2019s first hit single together.\u00a0 Shortly thereafter the compilation <strong><em>Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.<\/em><\/strong> was released. The duo kept their streak going with the second single \u201cDown 4 U\u201d, peaking at number 6 on the charts.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ashanti \u2013 Leaving (Always on Time Part II) feat. Ja Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ku3qy9KaX28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Ja Rule \u2013 Down 4 U feat. Ashanti<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iOEYI0uXfyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of 2002 Ja Rule released <strong><em>The Last Temptation<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 The second single \u201cMesmerize\u201d would peak at number 2, another smash hit for the duet.\u00a0 Another notable song from the album that the pair appeared on was \u201cThe Pledge\u201d remix.\u00a0 The song had a high profile because not only did it feature vocals from 2Pac but it was a vehicle for Nas at the time to join Murder Inc.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ja Rule \u2013 Mesmerize feat. Ashanti<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VcP96KbFIIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Ja Rule \u2013 The Pledge (remix) feat. Ashanti, Nas, &amp; 2Pac<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ha-_SEwO3Rk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2003 Ashanti would release her sophomore album <strong><em>Chapter II<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Ja Rule would hop on the remix to the second single \u201cRain on Me\u201d which reached number 7 on the charts.\u00a0 The most recent song released commercially between Ja Rule and Ashanti was \u201cHelpless\u201d off of <strong><em>The Hamilton Mixtape<\/em><\/strong> in 2016.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ashanti \u2013 Rain on Me (remix) feat. Hussein Fatal, Charli Baltimore &amp; Ja Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DT4tHW5RH30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Ashanti \u2013 Helpless feat. Ja Rule<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5-GkrrE5gvI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ja Rule and Ashanti\u2019s album when released should be well received. They certainly have a proven track record and the project will spark up nostalgia from the early 2000\u2019s.\u00a0 Between the two there is a chemistry that is difficult to find.\u00a0 It is great to see that their careers are experiencing a resurgence.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Gsk2Znkwkq\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/pusha-t-and-rock-ross-talks-of-a-collaboration-project\/\">Pusha T and Rock Ross: Talks of a Collaboration Project<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/pusha-t-and-rock-ross-talks-of-a-collaboration-project\/embed\/#?secret=Gsk2Znkwkq\" data-secret=\"Gsk2Znkwkq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pusha T and Rock Ross: Talks of a Collaboration Project&#8221; &#8212; Hip Hop News Journal\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the early 2000\u2019s Ja Rule and Ashanti ruled the charts. They had 5 songs that they worked together become top ten hits.\u00a0 Over the last few years they have been touring together.\u00a0 It was only a matter of time before conversation would start up again concerning the two artists finally doing an album together.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":346,"featured_media":689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[2,4,3],"tags":[345,601,591,587,88,178,500,598,512,507,590,588,600,153,586,593,589,58,602,596,597,592,599,603,594,595],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=687"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":697,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/687\/revisions\/697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=687"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}