Ja Rule uploaded a single broken heart emoji ... “Yall made my childhood keep ya head up RULE,” one fan typed, consoling the Venni Vetti Vecci emcee. “Keep your head up [Rule], I know ...

Murder Inc.’s first release was Ja Rule’s 1999 debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci, and Ja became the label’s flagship artist. From there, the Gotti brothers were on the rise. In addition to Ja ...

Following his tenure as A&R at Def Jam, Gotti co-founded Murder Inc. with his brother Chris Gotti in 1998 and released Ja Rule’s debut album “Venni Vetti Vecci” the following June.

The first album the label released was Ja Rule's debut album, "Venni Vetti Vecci," which went on to achieve platinum status and was followed by the rapper's triple-platinum records "Rule 3:36 ...