John Singleton On Ja Rule ‘Fast N Furious’

Crash N Burn.

Furious 7 is in theaters today and is expected to top box office charts over weekend. Ja Rule, who appeared in the original film, told MTV back in 2002, that he turned down the sequel because it wasn’t best for his career. Grantland caught up with 2 Fast 2 Furious director John Singleton, to get his take.

“Ja got too big for himself. He turned it down. He turned down a half a million dollars. He got 15 grand to be in the first movie. He was really big at that time. I guess Murder Inc. was throwing out hits and were making money hand over foot. He was acting like he was too big to be in the sequel. He wouldn’t return calls. I went to the studio to go see him — that’s just my mantra, I deal with a lot of music people. He was kinda playing me to the side and I was like, ‘What? What is this shit?’ This was all initiated by me. I then made a call. I called Ludacris. I said, ‘Hey, Luda, I haven’t met you before, but I like what you’re doing right now.’ Luda was all humble, excited to meet me. I said, ‘I’m doing this movie and I’m wondering if you want to be a part of it.’ He goes, ‘What? Yeah! Anything you do I want to be a part of.’ That’s how Ludacris got in 2 Fast 2 Furious, and the rest is history.”

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  1. diggz says:

    Wow ja lost big time

    1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      you gotta think, Ja Rule was as big (or bigger) than Drake in 01-02. So for him to turn down 2 Fast, 2 Furious, you know he had to be feeling himself.

      1. Dafuq says:

        Yea, he lost a big time opportunity, seeing as how Ludas role expanded through the franchise. I bet he’s kicking himself over this now.

        Btw, good screen capture

      2. el jim chapo guzman says:

        Fif shut that down.

        1. realish says:

          I bet u guys dont know that part of ja 50 beef started from a video shoot memphis bleek and ja did in the hood and 50 came thru to give ja props n ja brushed him like a little nigga lol funny how things turned around

          1. el jim chapo guzman says:

            I heard about before that’s a true story.

        2. FACTS!!!! says:

          You mean INTERSCOPE, DEF JAM , JIMMY IVOINE, STEVE JOBS, 10 MILLION EM FANS and the FEDS shut that down Ja Rule! 50 ain’t do shit but take JA STYLE! Yes! I SAID STEVE JOBS! Nobody KNOW STEVE JOBS and APPLE did the MARKETING FOR GET RICH OR DIE TRYING! 50 did those BIG NUMBERS because he was the 1st RAP ARTIST USING THE INTERNET TO SELL RECORDS (before Soulja Boy)! They did the SAME THING with LADY GAGA too! I seen a DOC on STEVE JOBS and Jimmy Ivoine! Jimmy didn’t believe in Steve’s idea at first then 50s 1st week numbers can in AND AT THE SAME TIME IT KILLED JA RULE! Then when the FEDS CAME DEF JAM BACK UP! JA RULE COULDN’T WIN against APPLE COMPUTER! Who OWN BEATS? WHO BROUGHT BEATS? THEY “BEEN” PARTNERS!

          1. el jim chapo guzman says:

            I feel you’ but got to admit fif diss tracks did some damages too.

      3. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

        YOU GOTTA THINK, YOU’RE MORE OF A DISGRACE TO QUEENS THAN JA IS!!!! HA!!!! AND THAT LINK WAS MAD CORNY!!!! FUCKIN’ CLOWN!!!!

        #BENSON

        DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

        1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

          U live in Florida, you sex offender

          1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

            YOU LIVE IN A BOX APARTMENT, YOU PEEPING TOM!!!!

            DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!

          2. MR.ESCO YOUR IDOL!!! says:

            LOL THE ETHER. ..FLORIDA RELOCATION HOME FOR OLD GANGSTAS ,SNITCHES AND THEN SEX OFFENDERS!!! I BET MAC IS COMFY WATCHING ALL THOSE LIL KIDS RUNNING AROUND THE BEACH FROM HIS SEEDY HOTEL WINDOW WHILE HE STALKS BDOT ON HIS LAPTOP!!!
            FK YO FEELINGS!!!

      4. Public Hairs says:

        Assuming this side of the story is even true. I’d like to hear Ja’s side.

    2. Sean Power says:

      never forget Vin dislel had turn down 2 Fast 2 Furious,,, and everyone thought with the vin step down and Tyree take lead roll it was over for the series and it almost was Tokyo drift was close to straight to DVD movie

      1. Mike Green says:

        lmao straight to dvd lmao

  2. Miss.S says:

    damn he is the King of LOSSES

  3. Kev says:

    Ja shot himself in the foot. What an L

    1. Rocko Soprano says:

      Yo avi LOL!

      1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

        LOL

  4. Cartune says:

    Somewhere right now, Ludacris is laughing straight to the bank today… And on a sn I’ll be ridin’ staight to a cinema bumpin’ Ludaversal in the 12s in line waiting to see Furious 7. #ludanation

    1. Guillaume Pilon says:

      Yeah even if he caught some heat on the J B. roast he still winning

      The best ja can do now is drop music on datpiff

  5. Tony Yayo's Yayo says:

    if ja knew godfather 50 was gonna end it all for him he probably would have took that gig

    1. RightHook says:

      ehhhh your right , but the way 50 ended him, at the time John Singleton probably woulda asked Ja rule to not show up on set anymore LOL.

    2. el jim chapo guzman says:

      Lol you ain’t lying.

  6. RightHook says:

    WOW …what a baffoon………….Fast forward to 2015 Ja will be lucky to get a guest cameo in the new BELLY 3 they are making……P.S. they are not making a new BELLY part 3.

    1. Starpoint feat Renee Diggs says:

      lol!

    2. Mr.Stealyogurl says:

      Lmao!

    3. UbetterLaugh says:

      You win the internets

    4. MabZ says:

      Well played, sir.

    1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

      worst drug known to man.

      1. BO2BROLIC says:

        Bdot I fucks with you & all but you look somebody hit you in the mouth with a big ass dictionary your shit looks flat & weird bro lol

        1. Brian B.Dot™ Miller says:

          Thanks!

        2. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

          …………HA!!!! SOME CHICK HIT ‘EM IN THE FACE WITH HER PURSE WHEN HE TRIED TO HOLLA AT HER!!!! THAT FOOL GOT NO LUCK WITH GIRLS!!!! HENCE THE UGLY MUG!!!!!

          DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

          1. Just Mike says:

            So called Hip Hop fans on a Hip Hop site discussing mens facial features. Yall can take this L.

          2. MR.ESCO YOUR IDOL!!! says:

            MAC REALLY WANTS TO MOVE IN WITH BDOT AND COOK AND CLEAN FOR HIM…HE CANT STAND THE REJECTION HE’S A SCORNED BITCH A THOT WITH A BROKEN HEART HE GOES HARDER THAT AMBER ROSE DID ON WIZ!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!

          3. Sin says:

            I dont even bother commenting on the internet anymore at all (disqus was the final straw)
            But everytime I read comments on hip hop sites I picture him talking:
            http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/105/693/9f4.jpg

  7. el jim chapo guzman says:

    Typical american, thinks he is supreme while he is nothing. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deceiving himself.

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        Really

    1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

      TYPICAL ‘SPIC, THINKS HE IS SUPREME WHILE HE IS NOTHING BUT A ONE PESO AN HOUR MAKIN’ WETBACK!!!! HA!!!! FUCK OUTTA HERE!!!! GO HOP BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY!!!!

      DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

      1. el jim chapo guzman says:

        You still a African who was immigrated to America what’s the deal mac?

        1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

          I’M HUMAN AND WAS IMMIGRATED FROM GOD!!!! SO FUCK YOU, ‘SPIC!!!!

          DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

          1. el jim chapo guzman says:

            nigga take god outta this. God don’t fuck with you.

          2. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

            HE DON’T FUCK WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE SPAWNED BY THE DEVIL!!!!! HE CREATED YOU FILTHY ‘SPICS!!!!

            DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

          3. el jim chapo guzman says:

            whatever nigga fuck you.

          4. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

            ………..HA!!!! FUCK YOU TOO, ‘SPIC!!!!

            DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

          5. TimeChange says:

            no disrespect to spics,but true, godbody wins
            +1

          6. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

            GOD > ‘SPICS

            DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

          7. el jim chapo guzman says:

            I agree

        2. MR.ESCO YOUR IDOL!!! says:

          HE’S WHITE STUPID HOLD THIS L!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!

          1. el jim chapo guzman says:

            He’s gay.

          2. MR.ESCO YOUR IDOL!!! says:

            BOTH.. HE LOVES BDOT!! LIKE U A STRAIGHT FAG!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!

          3. el jim chapo guzman says:

            Fuck you mean BOTH…fuck you bama.

  8. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

    WHERE’S THAT 50 CENT DRIVE BY GIF WHEN YOU NEED IT!!!! HA!!!!

    #JAFOOL

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

      1. THE REAL mac DIESEL says:

        ………..HA!!!! THAT’S THE ONE!!!! THANKS!!!!

        DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

  9. dat dude says:

    lmao that pic of ja tho

  10. Sean Power says:

    to be fair 2 Fast 2 Furious was the worst of the series and that point, Vin diesel had walk away to it looked like it was over for the series

  11. BO2BROLIC says:

    The nigga was acting real extra about doing the sequel saying shit like vin diesel wasn’t gonna be in it so he turned it down lol. Bitch nigga your role wasn’t memorable nor did anybody mis your punk ass. Luda has probably banked over 5 mil for that role dumb nigga.

    1. Guillaume Pilon says:

      yeah ur right

      his part was to play a guy who lose and getting reject by some tots

    2. MR.ESCO YOUR IDOL!!! says:

      YOU MAD SOUND LIKE IT HURT YOUR POCKETS? FK YO FEELINGS!!!

  12. lostprodigy says:

    Lol @ Ja’s ..screen shot for this post. “Damn Homie in 02′ you was the Man Homie Da fuck happened to you?”

  13. 27 says:

    Dont see whats the big deal here this nigga easily directed the worse one out of all them.. niggaz turn down movie roles everyday B.. oh i forgot this Ja the rapper we all like to hate hence y this is now just being brought up more than 10 years later smh.. probably was a blessing because i kno Ja couldnt do tht same comedic type role like Luda

  14. ZoomZoomDad-Otis says:

    Good for Luda.

  15. Tony Yayo's Yayo says:

    I thought Ja said he had a new MTV reality show coming out last year? Did it get cancelled before it aired?

  16. freakyboul says:

    sounds like singleton is a band wagon hopper to me

  17. freakyboul says:

    sounds like these movies always were bad

  18. freakyboul says:

    butterfly the first one was pretty darn good

  19. MR. UNDI$PUTED THE MOGUL says:

    THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A MILLIONAIRE NIGGAZ EGO RUN AMOK!!!! HE GOT $15 G’S FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES OF SCREEN TIME IN THE 1ST MOVIE. THEY COME BACK & OFFER HIM HALF-A-MIL(RIP) & HE BLOWS THEM OFF…..FAST FORWARD TO TODAY WHEN FURIOUS 7 IS RELEASED, JA IS NO WHERE TO BE FOUND & LORD KNOWS THE LAST TIME HE’S SEEN A $500,000 CHECK MEANWHILE LUDA MENTIONED IN HIS BREAKFAST CLUB INTERVIEW HOW HE COULD RETIRE OFF OF THE MONEY HE’S BEEN PAID + RESIDUALS FROM THE 4 “FAST” MOVIES HE’S DONE SO FAR!!!!!

    1. hostage says:

      aaaaah, ether 😀 hahahaa

  20. Mr. J1s says:

    seeing the pic after the story makes it 100000x more funny

    1. MabZ says:

      Yo, i said the exact same thing. That picture is horrible

  21. MJeezy says:

    living proof of what happens when you go against Eminem and shady records.

    1. LuckyP says:

      what the fuck are you talking about? what does going against Em, have to do with Ja feeling himself?

      1. MJeezy says:

        look at where his career was and look at where it is now after the beef with Em and Fif

  22. tipp0183 says:

    New York losses again.

  23. TopNotchN3gro says:

    And the L’s just keep coming for Ja, smh

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