Editing Ja Rule (section)

===''Pain Is Love 2'', prison, and release (2011–2013)===
In February 2011, it was announced that Ja Rule had started working on a new album, ''[[Pain Is Love 2]]'', to be produced by the producers of the original ''Pain Is Love'' album to "recreate magic". Most of the production was to be done by [[Channel 7 (musician)|7 Aurelius]] (who co-produced "[[Down Ass Bitch]]"), while Irv Gotti was to be executive producer. Ja Rule had planned on releasing it on June 7, 2011, but decided to delay the release in order to allow more time to perfect the "level and quality of the records" and to avoid "doing an injustice to [his] fans".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://getwritegossip.com/2011/02/08/ja-rule-working-on-%E2%80%98pain-is-love-pt-2%E2%80%B2/ |title=Ja Rule Working On 'Pain Is Love Pt. 2' « GetWrite Gossip {{pipe}} New Hip Hop Music, Hip Hop News, Sports, Entertainment Blog |website=Getwritegossip.com |date=February 8, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2012 |archive-date=March 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329143414/http://getwritegossip.com/2011/02/08/ja-rule-working-on-%E2%80%98pain-is-love-pt-2%E2%80%B2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hip-hopvibe.com/2011/02/09/ja-rule-working-on-pain-is-love-2/ |title=Ja Rule working on "Pain is Love 2" |website=Hip-hopvibe.com |date=February 9, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15407/title.ja-rule-delays-pain-is-love-2/ |title=Ja Rule Reveals Tracklist For "Pain Is Love 2," Due In 2012 {{pipe}} Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |website=HipHopDX.com |date=December 9, 2011 |access-date=December 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427145106/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15407/title.ja-rule-delays-pain-is-love-2/ |archive-date=April 27, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A revised release date of October 11, 2011, was also pushed back.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Pil-2-Ja-Rule/dp/B006EMSNN4/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1326381032&sr=1-2 |title=Pil 2: Ja Rule: Music |website=Amazon.com |access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> During the delay, Ja Rule released a new track, "Falling to Pieces", produced by 7 Aurelius, which samples [[The Script]]'s "[[Breakeven (song)|Breakeven]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/music-blog/newmusic/ja-rule-falling-2-pieces-new-music/ |title=Ja Rule – "Falling 2 Pieces" {{pipe}} New Music |website=SoulCulture.co.uk |date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927012351/http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/music-blog/newmusic/ja-rule-falling-2-pieces-new-music/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=» by September 23, 2011, 14:24pm |url=http://hiphopwired.com/2011/09/23/ja-rule-releases-falling-to-pieces-audio/ |title=Ja Rule Releases "Falling To Pieces" [Audio] |publisher=Hip-Hop Wired |date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2012}}</ref> On October 2, 2011, another track, "Spun a Web", was released, also produced by 7 Aurelius and sampling [[Coldplay]]'s "[[Trouble (Coldplay song)|Trouble]]". The following day a teaser video premiered on YouTube, and the official video was released on October 11.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2011/10/ja-rule-spun-a-web/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004135103/http://hiphop-n-more.com/2011/10/ja-rule-spun-a-web/|url-status=dead|title=Ja Rule – 'Spun A Web'|website=Web.archive.org|archive-date=October 4, 2011|access-date=February 6, 2025}}</ref> ''Pain Is Love 2'' was finally released on February 28, 2012, by which time Ja Rule was serving a two-year sentence in prison for gun possession and tax evasion.

Ja Rule was released from prison on May 7, 2013.<ref name="JA RULE RELEASED From Prison">{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2013/05/07/ja-rule-released-prison/|title=JA RULE RELEASED From Prison|website=Tmz.com|date=May 7, 2013 |access-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref> Alongside Lil Wayne and Birdman, he appeared on the remix of the track "She Tried", which appeared on the [[N.O.R.E]] album ''[[Student of the Game]]''. On September 18, 2013, Ja Rule released a track titled "Fresh Out Da Pen". The track had first premiered on [[WQHT|Hot 97]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/singles/id.25568/title.Ja+Rule-Fresh+Out+Da+Pen|title=Ja Rule|date=September 18, 2013|website=HipHopDX.com|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/19/ja-rule-fresh-out-da-pen_n_3953246.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Jacobs | last=Matthew | title=Ja Rule Is 'Fresh Out Da Pen' | date=September 19, 2013}}</ref> A few days later he released "Everything". Both tracks were produced by Visionary producers Reefa and Myles William. On September 27, 2013, both tracks were released on iTunes for digital download.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/everything-fresh-out-da-pen-single/716859671|title=iTunes – Music – Everything / Fresh Out da Pen – Single by Ja Rule|work=iTunes|date=September 25, 2013|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ruleyork.com/2013/09/new-music-ja-rule-eerrthang-fresh-out-the-pen-itunes-download/|title=New Music: JA RULE – 'EerrThang' & 'Fresh Out The Pen' itunes download – RuleYork|first=Anthony|last=Wallace|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref> In September 2013, it was confirmed that Ja Rule and Gotti had relaunched [[Murder Inc Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=25602|title=Irv Gotti To Relaunch Murder Inc.|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216024711/http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=25602|archive-date=February 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>