R.U.L.E.

1	The Inc Intro 2:20
2	Last of the Mohicans / Black Child 4:24
3	Wonderful / Ashanti 4:30
4	What's My Name 4:26
5	New York / Jadakiss 4:18
6	Stripping Game (Skit) 1:15
7	The Manual 4:17
8	Get It Started / Claudette Ortiz 4:00
9	R.U.L.E. 3:37
10	True Story (Skit) 0:30
11	Caught Up / Lloyd 4:29
12	Gun Talk / Black Child 4:29
13	Never Thought 4:42
14	Life Goes on / Chink Santana 4:52
15	Weed (Skit) 1:55
16	Where I'm from / Lloyd 5:11
17	Bout My Business / Black Child 3:38
18	Passion 8:37

Barnes & Noble

His heavyweight hip-hop rival, 50 Cent, may have knocked R&B-leaning rapper Ja Rule down a peg or two, but he's not down for the count. Rule bounces back with his sixth album, R.U.L.E., featuring the lead single "I Wonder," which boasts guest appearances by R. Kelly and Ashanti.

All Music Guide

R.U.L.E. doesn't have much going for it, but it does include a few noteworthy songs: the album's lead single, "Wonderful," an R. Kelly showcase that also boasts an Ashanti feature; the album's street single, "New York," a Cool & Dre production with a pop-gangsta edge and strong raps from Fat Joe and Jadakiss; and lastly, "Life Goes On," a 2Pac-style ballad highlighted by features for Trick Daddy and Inc in-house producer Chink Santana. The album's remaining 60 minutes consist of standard-issue Ja Rule album filler: dreary pseudo-autobiographical raps that paint a conflicted portrait of Ja Rule, the paranoid pop-rap gangsta who believes himself to be a street martyr. Still, even if Ja Rule as an artist seems increasingly inauthentic with each passing album release, "Wonderful" is R.U.L.E.'s saving grace, playing like a trademark R. Kelly song, albeit one featuring Ja Rule and Ashanti. Jason Birchmeier