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Rule 3:36
Hip-Hop · 2000 · 16 tracks

Rule 3:36

Ja Rule

Gravelly street anthems meet lush R&B hooks. The definitive early-2000s blueprint for the 'thug-love' duet and radio-ready gangsta rap.

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The album that basically invented the early 2000s radio sound with those raspy verses and smooth hooks.

A high-stakes blend of street-level bravado and radio-ready romanticism.

Rule 3:36 · vs · Ja Rule
Confident+2.1σ

Confident saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Intro
1:17
02
Watching Me
1:57
03
Between Me and You
4:12
04
Put It on Me
4:25
05
6 Feet Underground
5:07
06
Love Me, Hate Me
4:47
07
Die
4:39
08
Fuck You
4:15
09
I’ll Fuck U Girl (skit)
1:37
10
Grey Box (skit)
0:18
11
Extasy
5:08
12
It’s Your Life
4:32
13
I Cry
5:20
14
One of Us
5:59
15
Chris Black (skit)
3:05
16
The Rule Won’t Die
2:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
the transition from the gravelly verses to the smooth female-led hook on Put It on Me
the existential weight of the intro where the raspy vocals contemplate survival
the infectious synth-driven bounce that anchors Between Me and You
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