Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper and actor signed to The Inc. and Universal Records formerly of Def Jam Recordings. He is from Hollis, New York and is best-known for hits "Put It On Me", "Between Me And You", "Wonderful" and for being associated with Jay-Z as a part of The Murderers. Ja Rule has sold over 20 Million albums worldwide and has released six albums with one on the way. His best-selling albums are Pain Is Love and Rule 3:36. Ja Rule has beefed with rappers DMX, 50 Cent, The Game, Busta Rhymes, Dr. Dre, and Eminem.

The Mirror is the upcoming album from Ja to be released on November 13, 2007 on Murder Inc./Universal. The lead single is "Uh Oh" featuring "Lil Wayne". The second single from Ja's seventh studio album is "Body" featuring Ashley Joi. Appearances are expected to come from The Game, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Nas, Jay-Z, and Diddy.

Atkins recently released new tracks from his upcoming mixtape on his MySpace page. The mixtape features contributions from artists such as Ashanti, Fat Joe, Nas, Black Child, Caddillac Tah and 0-1, as well as brand new signees Harry O, Young Life and The Gift. He also is releasing his first single from his upcoming album, The Mirror, titled "Body" and has shot a video for another song "Uh Oh" featuring Lil Wayne.