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.”
Wow ja lost big time
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.
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
Fif shut that down.
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
I heard about before that’s a true story.
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!
Lol
I feel you’ but got to admit fif diss tracks did some damages too.
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!!!!
U live in Florida, you sex offender
YOU LIVE IN A BOX APARTMENT, YOU PEEPING TOM!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!
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!!!
Assuming this side of the story is even true. I’d like to hear Ja’s side.
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
lmao straight to dvd lmao
damn he is the King of LOSSES
G.L.O.A.T.
Ja shot himself in the foot. What an L
LOL
Yo avi LOL!
LOL
Smh…,
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
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
if ja knew godfather 50 was gonna end it all for him he probably would have took that gig
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.
Lol you ain’t lying.
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.
lol!
lmaoooo
Lmao!
You win the internets
Well played, sir.
Hubris.
worst drug known to man.
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
Thanks!
…………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!!!!
So called Hip Hop fans on a Hip Hop site discussing mens facial features. Yall can take this L.
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!!
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
Or better yet
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/161/379/6594871ffdca4a86a9301d6343dd36da_6.jpg
Typical american, thinks he is supreme while he is nothing. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he is deceiving himself.
Really?
Really
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!!!!
You still a African who was immigrated to America what’s the deal mac?
I’M HUMAN AND WAS IMMIGRATED FROM GOD!!!! SO FUCK YOU, ‘SPIC!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
nigga take god outta this. God don’t fuck with you.
HE DON’T FUCK WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE SPAWNED BY THE DEVIL!!!!! HE CREATED YOU FILTHY ‘SPICS!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
whatever nigga fuck you.
………..HA!!!! FUCK YOU TOO, ‘SPIC!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
no disrespect to spics,but true, godbody wins
+1
GOD > ‘SPICS
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
I agree
HE’S WHITE STUPID HOLD THIS L!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!
He’s gay.
BOTH.. HE LOVES BDOT!! LIKE U A STRAIGHT FAG!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!
Fuck you mean BOTH…fuck you bama.
WHERE’S THAT 50 CENT DRIVE BY GIF WHEN YOU NEED IT!!!! HA!!!!
#JAFOOL
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
http://38.media.tumblr.com/f277201f5f7fdab572b7174e083d023e/tumblr_mkp4txqYZ01qkmxtno4_250.gif
………..HA!!!! THAT’S THE ONE!!!! THANKS!!!!
DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!
lmao that pic of ja tho
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
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.
yeah ur right
his part was to play a guy who lose and getting reject by some tots
YOU MAD SOUND LIKE IT HURT YOUR POCKETS? FK YO FEELINGS!!!
Lol @ Ja’s ..screen shot for this post. “Damn Homie in 02′ you was the Man Homie Da fuck happened to you?”
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
Good for Luda.
I thought Ja said he had a new MTV reality show coming out last year? Did it get cancelled before it aired?
sounds like singleton is a band wagon hopper to me
sounds like these movies always were bad
butterfly the first one was pretty darn good
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!!!!!
aaaaah, ether 😀 hahahaa
seeing the pic after the story makes it 100000x more funny
Yo, i said the exact same thing. That picture is horrible
living proof of what happens when you go against Eminem and shady records.
what the fuck are you talking about? what does going against Em, have to do with Ja feeling himself?
look at where his career was and look at where it is now after the beef with Em and Fif
New York losses again.
And the L’s just keep coming for Ja, smh