2. Ja met his wife in the 8th Grade!

Ja Rule grew up in Hollis, Queens infamously known as the stomping grounds of Run DMC. He was selling crack at the young age of 14, but started to stray away from the life of drugs and violence once he realized he would have no chance of making it in the music business if he was behind bars. About this time, in 8th grade shop class, Ja met his future wife. Here’s a quote Ja shared about his wife during an interview: “I’ve known that woman for a long time. It’s good to meet your soulmate, so to speak, at an early age, and go through life together, growing together. I watched her grow up, she watched me grow up.”

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