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===Memoir, reality show and future projects (2014–present)=== In 2014, Ja Rule released a memoir, ''Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man'', in which he reflected on his past struggles with a difficult adolescence in New York City and everything that followed, from breakout success and destructive rivalries to fatherhood and a two-year prison sentence.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/2954051/ja-rule-book-interview/|title=Ja Rule Book: Surprising Facts From the Rapper's Memoir, Unruly|first=Samantha|last=Grossman|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=March 9, 2015|date=July 8, 2014}}</ref> In July 2014, Ja Rule announced his eighth studio album, which was eventually pushed back to a 2016 release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29631/title.ja-rule-announces-genius-loves-company-album-|title=Ja Rule Announces "Genius Loves Company" Album|date=July 7, 2014|website=HipHopDX.com|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/fvbsmh/ja-rule-announces-new-album-genius-loves-company|title=Ja Rule Announces New Album, Genius Loves Company|date=July 8, 2014|website=BET.com|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6693349/ja-rule-nfl-picks-fantasy-joe-flacco-eli-manning-giants-tom-brady|title=Ja Rule on His NFL Picks, Playing Fantasy & Why He Doesn't Think Brady's Going Back to the Super Bowl|website=Billboard.com}}</ref> Also in 2014, MTV announced that Ja Rule and his family would star in the upcoming reality show ''Follow the Rules'' which was co-produced by [[Queen Latifah]]. A sneak peek trailer of the show surfaced on the internet in September 2014 and the show premiered on October 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/2015-04-22-ja-rule-reality-show-music/|title=Ja Rule Talks New Music, a Fast & Furious Return, and T.I.'s Reality TV Advice — Exclusive – Wetpaint, Inc.|date=April 22, 2015|website=Wetpaint.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/08/05/ja-rule-50-cent-reignite-beef/|title=Ja Rule and 50 Cent Reignite Beef|website=Rap-up.com|date=July 31, 2015 }}</ref> In October 2015, Rule announced that he and Gotti had partnered with [[Paramount Pictures]] on a TV drama series based on the history of Murder Inc., set to premiere in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/ja-rule-says-he-irv-gotti-have-partnered-up-with-paramount-for-a-murder-inc-drama-series-20151027|title=Ja Rule Says He & Irv Gotti Have Partnered Up With Paramount for a Murder Inc Drama Series|first=Tambay A.|last=Obenson|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=December 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222221534/http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/ja-rule-says-he-irv-gotti-have-partnered-up-with-paramount-for-a-murder-inc-drama-series-20151027|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vladtv.com/article/215454/ja-rule-says-murder-inc-drama-series-is-coming-in-2016|title=Exclusive! Ja Rule Says Murder Inc Drama Series Is Coming in 2016|website=Vladtv.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ja-rule-has-a-murder-inc-drama-series-in-the-works-news.18375.html|title=Ja Rule Has A "Murder Inc." Drama Series In The Works|website=Hotnewhiphop.com|date=October 25, 2015}}</ref> In February 2016, Ja Rule announced that his upcoming eighth studio album would be titled ''Coup De Grâce''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37593/title.ja-rule-says-his-next-album-will-be-his-last-announces-new-title|title=Ja Rule Says His Next Album Will Be His Last; Announces New Title|website=HipHopDX.com|date=February 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2016/02/ja-rule-changes-title-final-album/|title=Ja Rule Changes The Title Of His Final Album|date=February 22, 2016|website=Vice.com}}</ref> and would be his last album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2016/02/22/ja-rule-final-album/|title=Ja Rule Announces Final Album 'Coup De Grace'|access-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901043704/http://radio.com/2016/02/22/ja-rule-final-album/|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2016, he appeared on ''[[The Hamilton Mixtape]]'', rapping Hamilton's verse in [[Ashanti (singer)|Ashanti]]'s performance of "[[Helpless (Hamilton song)|Helpless]]", referencing [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]]'s impression of him in the last line of that verse. On June 26, 2018, Ashanti confirmed that she and Ja Rule are working on a collaborative album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/06/ashanti-confirms-joint-album-with-ja-rule-in-the-works/|title=Ashanti Confirms Joint Album With Ja Rule Is in the Works – XXL|website=XXL Mag|date=June 26, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ashanti-confirms-collaborative-album-with-ja-rule-news.53532.html|title=Ashanti Confirms Collaborative Album With Ja Rule|website=Hotnewhiphop.vom|date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> On October 15, 2021, in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the release of his third studio album, ''Pain is Love'', Ja Rule released the single, "Sincerely, Jeffrey"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-02 |title=Ja Rule on Twitter: "Since it's the anniversary of Pain is love figured I'd give y'all a lil something new... love y'all!!! ❤️🌊 #ICONN #SincerlyJeffrey..." |url=https://twitter.com/jarule/status/1444351644007866375 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211002223557/https://twitter.com/jarule/status/1444351644007866375 |archive-date=2021-10-02 |access-date=2022-04-07 }}</ref> for all streaming platforms.<ref>{{Citation |title=Sincerely Jeffrey – Single by Ja Rule |date=2021-10-15 |url=https://music.apple.com/ag/album/sincerely-jeffrey-single/1590606910 |language=en-GB |access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Sincerely Jeffrey |date=2021-10-15 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/30yvqIQLYYYvaJ89GCHH0V |language=en |access-date=2022-04-07}}</ref> [[File:Ja Rule 9 25 24.jpg|alt=Ja Rule Performs at Barclays Center, backed up by the NY Liberty Mascot Ellie the Elephant and her dancers|thumb|Ja Rule performs at halftime during the [[WNBA playoffs|WNBA Playoffs]] at Barclays Center in 2024, pictured here with the NY Liberty's [[Ellie the Elephant]]]]
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