Rule 3:36

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Rule 3:36
Ja Rule - Rule 336.jpg
Studio album by Ja Rule
Released October 10, 2000
Recorded 1999–2000
Genre Hip hop, east coast hip hop
Length 57:48
Label Murder Inc., Def Jam
Producer Irv Gotti, Ty Fyffe, Lil' Rob, Self Service,[disambiguation needed] Damizza, Tru Stylze, Dat Nigga Reb
Ja Rule chronology
Venni Vetti Vecci
(1999)Venni Vetti Vecci1999		 Rule 3:36
(2000)		 Pain Is Love
(2001)Pain Is Love2001
Singles from Rule 3:36
  1. "Between Me and You"
    Released: June 16, 2000
  2. "Put It on Me"
    Released: December 12, 2000
  3. "6 Feet Underground"
    Released: 2000
  4. "I Cry"
    Released: April 3, 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 56/100
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[2]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 stars[3]
RapReviews (4/10)[4]
Robert Christgau (1-star Honorable Mention)[5]
Rolling Stone 2/5 stars[6]
Vibe 3/5 stars[7]
USA Today 3/4 stars[8]

Rule 3:36 is the second studio album by American rapper Ja Rule; it was released on October 10, 2000, by Murder Inc. and Def Jam.

Background

Rule 3:36 contains the song titled "F**k You", which is titled "Furious" as a clean version for radio play. The song received average airplay, and is also on the soundtrack to The Fast and the Furious (where it is titled "Furious") and has featured its trailers from the first three film series, with using the word "too fast, too furious". It is considered one of the album's highlights despite its non-radio and offensive tone. The disc is still mostly radio-friendly pop-themed music unlike his other albums, which contain disses of a more dark tone. The album still contains explicit material, and was made in a clean version which only removes profanity and drug/violent lyrics are left in, although some profanity like the words "hoes" and "ass" are also left in.

Reception

Rule 3:36 has sold 276,000 during its first week.[9] Initial critical response to Rule 3:36 was average. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 56, based on 5 reviews.[10] The album has become a certified three-time platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[11]

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"   Lil' Rob 1:14
2. "Watching Me"     1:55
3. "Between Me and You" (featuring Christina Milian) Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob 4:10
4. "Put It on Me" (featuring Vita) Tru Stylze 4:23
5. "6 Feet Underground"   Self Service 5:05
6. "Love Me, Hate Me"   Lil' Rob 4:44
7. "Die" (featuring Tah Murdah, Black Child & Dave Bing) Ty Fyffe 4:37
8. "Fuck You" (featuring 01 & Vita) Dat Nigga Reb 4:13
9. "I'll Fuck U Girl (skit)"     1:34
10. "Grey Box (skit)"     0:16
11. "Extasy" (featuring Tah Murdah, Black Child & Jayo Felony) Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob 5:06
12. "It's Your Life" (featuring Shade Sheist) Damizza 4:30
13. "I Cry" (featuring Lil' Mo) Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob 5:18
14. "One of Us"   Lil' Rob 6:00
15. "Chris Black (skit)"     3:02
16. "The Rule Won't Die"   Lil' Rob 2:17
Sample credits

Between Me and You

Extasy

  • "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" performed by Barry White

I Cry

I'll F*** You Girl (Skit)

6 Feet Underground

  • "A New Argentina" performed by Madonna

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 100,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 60,000
United States (RIAA)[22] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rule 3:36 at AllMusic
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  12. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Ja Rule – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ja Rule. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=333 Ja Rule – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Ja Rule. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
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