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Posted July 30, 2002-- DMX plans to lyrically blast Ja Rule with a song called "Ruled Out" on his forthcoming album, because he claims he is the originator of The Murder Inc. emcee's rap style, a report from MTV.com said.

"They trying to stop me from doing this song called 'Ruled Out.' Everybody in here don't want me to do it - they whining - but I'm gonna do it," he said in an interview from a Chicago studio.

Even though the Yonkers-bred DMX has never formally dissed Ja, he has allegedly sent a plethora of indirect messages to his former friend.

On the 2000 song, "Do You," which was featured on Funkmaster Flex's Vol. 4 - 60 Minutes of Funk, DMX criticized, "If you got talent, talent is yours, it can't be mine and it take you where it's gonna take you, it'll be fine/ Let me hit 'em with the rewind/ Do you and I'll do me/ To me you'll see how real you'll be." Still, he refused to admit to MTV that the song was directed to Ja Rule.

DMX accused Ja Rule of acting differently towards him since attaining enormous cross over success, with his combination of gangsta and pop hip-hop. Finally, DMX said he became fed up after a spat between the two at a California club. Previously, X said he "extended [his] hand" to Ja, but the sentiments weren't returned.

"One thing I can't really f*** with is how a ni**a change up. If I could stay the same, why can't you? Even if you do change up, don't change up to your ni**as before all this. We was broke together, man," he said of Ja.

Def Jam label mates, Ja Rule and DMX have a long-standing history stemming from a mutual friend in Murder Inc head, Irv Gotti. For several years in the 90's, Gotti was the A&R at Def Jam, signed DMX and started his Murder Inc. imprint around franchise player Ja Rule. DMX remained with Ruff Ryders, X's management company at the time, but also affiliated with both Def Jam and Murder Inc.

Early on, some industry insiders speculated that, since Gotti couldn't sign DMX to Murder Inc, he signed Ja as a reasonable substitute. In the MTV interview, DMX said, "The funny sh**t is that Gotti did the beat on ['We Don't Give a F***'] from 1998's Flesh of my Flesh, Blood of my Blood]. "But I see he didn't get the point. I'm like, 'Come on [Gotti], what are you doing?' "

Along with Jay-Z, Ja and X were set to record an album called Murder Inc in the late 1990's with Gotti overseeing and they all appeared on the front and back cover of XXL Magazine to promote the project. But, as all three stars got more successful, the project fizzled and never manifested.

"It never happened. It ain't my fault," Gotti previously told BET.com of the original plan for Murder Inc, "We could really be helping each other get more money. I wanted that [Murder Inc project] for all the right reasons - not because it was going to cash me out."

According to DMX, he plans to release his album, which will include the dis record "Ruled Out."

In related news, DMX recently completed his autobiography, "E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX," with journalist Smokey D. Fontaine. The 352-page book reflects on the rapper's childhood and his rise to stardom.

(Sep. 4, 2002) *Although we folks in the media have been saying there is a beef going between DMX and Ja Rule, during the rehearsals for the past week's VMAs Ja told reporters that this whole thing was really more of a one way riff. Said Ja Rule during an interview with MTV.com:

"I never had a confrontation with DMX," he said. " He's always had a [problem] with me. Since the beginning of my career, I ignored it. I felt my way of answering him was to be very successful and that would hurt him the most. So I blasted off and now he's back again and he's mad again 'cause of my success."

The first shot across Ja's bow was reportedly fired in 2000 when DMX released "Do You." He was mad because he felt Ja copped his rapping style, a claim many agreed with. But now, Ja insists X has no basis for a feud.

"These days I'm celebrated for having my own style," he said. "And there are a lot of people out there following what I do now, but you don't hear me saying, 'This person's biting my style,' because it's not about that. We all take from each other. B.B. King said it the best, we all take from each other and make it better and that's how music is made."


	THE DATING ROOM \| home Chat room 4 freaks \| Chat room 4 teens \| Chat room 20yr olds and up \| Related Links \| Contact Us \| WestCoast room \| EastCoast room \| Dirtysouth room \| News and Gossip News and Gossip Dmx comments on the beef between him and Jarule. Posted July 30, 2002-- DMX plans to lyrically blast Ja Rule with a song called "Ruled Out" on his forthcoming album, because he claims he is the originator of The Murder Inc. emcee's rap style, a report from MTV.com said. "They trying to stop me from doing this song called 'Ruled Out.' Everybody in here don't want me to do it - they whining - but I'm gonna do it," he said in an interview from a Chicago studio. Even though the Yonkers-bred DMX has never formally dissed Ja, he has allegedly sent a plethora of indirect messages to his former friend. On the 2000 song, "Do You," which was featured on Funkmaster Flex's Vol. 4 - 60 Minutes of Funk, DMX criticized, "If you got talent, talent is yours, it can't be mine and it take you where it's gonna take you, it'll be fine/ Let me hit 'em with the rewind/ Do you and I'll do me/ To me you'll see how real you'll be." Still, he refused to admit to MTV that the song was directed to Ja Rule. DMX accused Ja Rule of acting differently towards him since attaining enormous cross over success, with his combination of gangsta and pop hip-hop. Finally, DMX said he became fed up after a spat between the two at a California club. Previously, X said he "extended [his] hand" to Ja, but the sentiments weren't returned. "One thing I can't really f* with is how a nia change up. If I could stay the same, why can't you? Even if you do change up, don't change up to your nias before all this. We was broke together, man," he said of Ja. Def Jam label mates, Ja Rule and DMX have a long-standing history stemming from a mutual friend in Murder Inc head, Irv Gotti. For several years in the 90's, Gotti was the A&R at Def Jam, signed DMX and started his Murder Inc. imprint around franchise player Ja Rule. DMX remained with Ruff Ryders, X's management company at the time, but also affiliated with both Def Jam and Murder Inc. Early on, some industry insiders speculated that, since Gotti couldn't sign DMX to Murder Inc, he signed Ja as a reasonable substitute. In the MTV interview, DMX said, "The funny sht is that Gotti did the beat on ['We Don't Give a F*'] from 1998's Flesh of my Flesh, Blood of my Blood]. "But I see he didn't get the point. I'm like, 'Come on [Gotti], what are you doing?' " Along with Jay-Z, Ja and X were set to record an album called Murder Inc in the late 1990's with Gotti overseeing and they all appeared on the front and back cover of XXL Magazine to promote the project. But, as all three stars got more successful, the project fizzled and never manifested. "It never happened. It ain't my fault," Gotti previously told BET.com of the original plan for Murder Inc, "We could really be helping each other get more money. I wanted that [Murder Inc project] for all the right reasons - not because it was going to cash me out." According to DMX, he plans to release his album, which will include the dis record "Ruled Out." In related news, DMX recently completed his autobiography, "E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX," with journalist Smokey D. Fontaine. The 352-page book reflects on the rapper's childhood and his rise to stardom. used with permission from BET.com Sept 4 2002 Jarule statment on the beef between him and DMX** (Sep. 4, 2002) *Although we folks in the media have been saying there is a beef going between DMX and Ja Rule, during the rehearsals for the past week's VMAs Ja told reporters that this whole thing was really more of a one way riff. Said Ja Rule during an interview with MTV.com: "I never had a confrontation with DMX," he said. " He's always had a [problem] with me. Since the beginning of my career, I ignored it. I felt my way of answering him was to be very successful and that would hurt him the most. So I blasted off and now he's back again and he's mad again 'cause of my success." The first shot across Ja's bow was reportedly fired in 2000 when DMX released "Do You." He was mad because he felt Ja copped his rapping style, a claim many agreed with. But now, Ja insists X has no basis for a feud. "These days I'm celebrated for having my own style," he said. "And there are a lot of people out there following what I do now, but you don't hear me saying, 'This person's biting my style,' because it's not about that. We all take from each other. B.B. King said it the best, we all take from each other and make it better and that's how music is made."