Ja Rule

Editor's Review:

Long accused of borrowing heavily from both the style and content of the late Tupac Shakur’s work, Ja Rule’s latest effort, Pain Is Love follows the Tupac model of hard-hitting, lyrically driven hip-hop over catchy beats interspersed with the obligatory three or so crossover-single-worthy tracks (e.g., the Jennifer Lopez remix of “I’m Real”). The hottest track? The tribute / duo / cover track “So Much Pain,” for which Tupac’s “Pain” is the inspiration, gets points for the cameo and addressing the biting issue as well as its own musical merits. Other good ones include the first single, “Livin' It Up,” and “Lost Little Girl.”
– Robert Green
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Record Label Universal Released November 2001

Tracks Pain Is Love (Intro) Dial M For Murder Livin' It Up (w/ Case) The INC. (w/ Cadallac Tah & Black Child) Always On Time (w/ Ashanti) Down Ass Bitch (w/ Charli Baltimore) Never Again Worldwide Gangsta Leo (Skit) I'm Real (Murder Remix w/ Jennifer Lopez) Smokin And Ridin X (w/ Missy Elliot & Tweet) Big Remo (Skit) Lost Little Girl So Much Pain (w/ 2Pac) Pain Is Love

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