Ja Rule is an American rapper and singer. He released seven albums and sold over 30 million records worldwide. He also has an acting career. One of the first movies in which he had a role was The Fast and the Furious. He played a supporting role and was paid $15,000 for it.

The director of the second movie, 2 Fast 2 Furious, John Singleton, wanted to offer Ja Rule the same role and the pay was increased to $500,000. But he couldn't reach the rapper's team, so he chose Ludacris instead. Singleton also felt like Ja Rule was acting as if he was too big for the movie. Later, Ja Rule stated that the movie wasn't what he wanted to do at that time and he was trying to take acting more seriously.