Exodus (Ja Rule album)
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Exodus is a 2005 compilation album
by rapper Ja Rule
. He had released an album every year since 1999, but in 2005, with no new album planned The Inc.
released this greatest hits album featuring songs such as "Mesmerize" and "Wonderful
".
Irv Gotti was forced to release one more album from Ja and Ashanti to honor the contract with his parent company. Universal Records did not want to support a full album by either artist so two greatest hits sets were released. The version of It's Murda on this album is shortened and not the original.
The album was also made in an edited version, which has some lacks of censorship in songs due to different times the songs were edited at.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200
at number 107 and peaked at number 50 on the UK albums chart.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by rapper Ja Rule
Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...
. He had released an album every year since 1999, but in 2005, with no new album planned The Inc.
The Inc. Records
The Inc. Records , is an American record label, owned by Irv Gotti.In 1999, Murder Inc. released its first album, Venni Vetti Vecci by Ja Rule. The album featured the hit single "Holla Holla". The album was executively produced by Irv Gotti and moved on to go platinum, which rose Ja Rule and...
released this greatest hits album featuring songs such as "Mesmerize" and "Wonderful
Wonderful (Ja Rule song)
"Wonderful" is the lead single from rapper Ja Rule's 2004 album R.U.L.E.. The song features American pop-R&B singers R. Kelly and Ashanti. Hype Williams directed the music video....
".
Irv Gotti was forced to release one more album from Ja and Ashanti to honor the contract with his parent company. Universal Records did not want to support a full album by either artist so two greatest hits sets were released. The version of It's Murda on this album is shortened and not the original.
The album was also made in an edited version, which has some lacks of censorship in songs due to different times the songs were edited at.
The album debuted on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
at number 107 and peaked at number 50 on the UK albums chart.
Track listing
- "Exodus (Intro)" (featuring: Irv Gotti)
- "Me"
- "Holla, HollaHolla Holla"Holla Holla" is the debut single by American rapper Ja Rule from his debut studio album Venni Vetti Vecci. It was produced by Irv Gotti and Tyrone Fyffe...
" - "It's Murda" (featuring: DMXDMX (rapper)Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...
, Jay-ZJay-ZShawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
) - "Put It on MePut It on Me (Ja Rule song)"Put It on Me" is a song from Ja Rule's second album, Rule 3:36. The song features female Murder Inc. rapper Vita. This actual song was not released to radio, but the highly popular remix, also featuring Elektra Records singer, Lil Mo, was released to radio.-Charts:The song was Ja Rule's first top...
" (featuring: Vita) - "I Cry" (featuring: Lil' MoLil' MoCynthia Loving , also known by her stage name Lil' Mo, is an American R&B singer, Washington, D.C. radio personality, songwriter & record producer. She is best known for collaborating with artists such as Ja Rule, Angie Martinez, Sacario, Missy Elliott, Ol' Dirty Bastard and Fabolous, and for her...
) - "Livin' It UpLivin' It Up (Ja Rule song)"Livin' It Up" is a single by rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Case, released in 2001 from the Pain is Love. The song samples Stevie Wonder's 1982 hit "Do I Do". Basketball star, Baron Davis, makes an appearance in the video....
" (featuring: CaseCase (singer)Case Woodard, stage name Case, is an American R&B singer who was born in New York City.-Music career:After stints with R&B group Future and a duo called Black, Case got work co-writing and singing background for artists including Usher, Christopher Williams and Al B. Sure. Case finally felt close...
) - "Always on TimeAlways on Time"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule, featuring Ashanti, and produced by Irv Gotti. The music was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo. The song became both Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second....
" (featuring: AshantiAshanti (singer)Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release...
) - "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" (featuring: Jennifer LopezJennifer LopezJennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
, Caddillac Tah) - "Thug Lovin'Thug Lovin'Thug Lovin is a single by rapper Ja Rule featuring singer Bobby Brown, released in late 2002 as the first single from the album The Last Temptation...
" (featuring: Bobby BrownBobby BrownRobert Barisford "Bobby" Brown is an American R&B singer-songwriter, occasional rapper, and dancer. After success in pop group New Edition, Brown began his solo career in 1987 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a...
) - "Mesmerize" (featuring: AshantiAshanti (singer)Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release...
) - "Clap Back"
- "New YorkNew York (Ja Rule song)"New York" is a 2004 single by rapper Ja Rule, featuring Fat Joe and Jadakiss, from his album R.U.L.E.. The track was produced by Cool & Dre, and the chorus is based around Boogie Down Productions' 1990 song, "100 Guns" The song peaked at #27 on the US Hot 100 chart, #14 on U.S...
" (featuring: Fat JoeFat JoeJoseph Antonio Cartagena , better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad....
, JadakissJadakissJason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...
) - "WonderfulWonderful (Ja Rule song)"Wonderful" is the lead single from rapper Ja Rule's 2004 album R.U.L.E.. The song features American pop-R&B singers R. Kelly and Ashanti. Hype Williams directed the music video....
" (featuring: R. KellyR. KellyRobert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
, AshantiAshanti (singer)Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. She rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous debut album, which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold over 503,000 copies in its first week of release...
) - "Never Again"
- "Daddy's Little Baby" (featuring: Ronald IsleyRonald IsleyRonald Isley is an American singer and is known as the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers.-Career:...
) - "Love Me Hate Me"
- "Exodus (Outro)"