Rule 3:36

Rule 3:36
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, Dat Nigga Reb, Damizza, & Gee
Ja Rule chronology

Venni Vetti Vecci
(1999)		 Rule 3:36
(2000)		 Pain Is Love
(2001)
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
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly (B)[2]
HipHopDX [3]
RapReviews (4/10)[4]
Robert Christgau [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Vibe [7]
USA Today [8]

Rule 3:36 is American rapper Ja Rule's second studio album, released in October 2000.

History

Rule 3:36 contained a song called "F**k You", which was titled "Furious" 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 was featured the trailers from the first three films in the 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 sold 276,000 in 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] It has been certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.[11]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Intro"  Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays 1:14
2. "Watching Me"    1:55
3. "Between Me and You" (featuring Christina Milian)Irv Gotti & Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays 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"  Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays 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 & Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays 5:06
12. "It's Your Life" (featuring Shade Sheist)Damizza 4:30
13. "I Cry" (featuring Lil' Mo)Irv Gotti & Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays 5:18
14. "One of Us"  Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays 5:57
15. "Chris Black" (skit)  3:02
16. "The Rule Won't Die"  Robert "Lil' Rob" Mays 2:17

Samples

Between Me and You

Extasy

I Cry

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

6 Feet Underground

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 8
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ↑ Rule 3:36 at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Music Review: Rule 3:36, by Ja Rule". Entertainment Weekly. October 20, 2000.
  3. ↑ "Ja Rule - 3:36 | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews". HipHop DX. 2000-11-07. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. ↑ "Ja Rule :: Rule 3:36 :: Def Jam". Rapreviews.com. 2000-10-10. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  5. ↑ "CG: ja rule". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  6. ↑ Ja Rule (2000-11-14). "Ja Rule: Rule 3:36 : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  7. ↑ Vibe - Google Livres. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  8. ↑ "Google Nieuws". Google.com. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  9. ↑ Wright, Anders. "Chart Watch: Ja Rule Rules - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  10. ↑ "Ja Rule:Rule 3:36 (2000): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
  11. ↑ "Gold & Platinum - Ja Rule - search results". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
Preceded by
Kid A by Radiohead		 Billboard 200 number-one album
October 28 - November 3, 2000 		Succeeded by
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
by Limp Bizkit