Not satisfied with letting Beyonce and Jay-Z take the crown as the King and Queen of music/everything, Ja Rule and Ashanti have announced that they too will be releasing a joint album in the near-future.
Ja Rule was so impressed by The Carters’ EVERYTHING IS LOVE that he immediately tweeted Ashanti with plans to make their own collaborative album.
Iconnic… The Carters… New album is dope!!! @ashanti I think we should do one of these joint albums haha… #fortheculture #iminspired #iconn ? rp https://t.co/fKFl76CiRf https://t.co/BrOivmx0C8
— Ja Rule (@Ruleyork) June 23, 2018
Speaking with ET at the BET Awards, the other half of the biggest duo from the early 2000s then confirmed the news, saying “we’re going to carve out the time and make it happen.”
But dropping that they want to be the next Carters wasn’t the only thing Ashanti told ET.
Back in November, she said that the lead characters of hit musical Hamilton – Alexander and Eliza Hamilton – were based on her and Ja Rule.
“[Creator] Lin-[Manuel Miranda] actually had his people reach out to us, and told us backstage after we saw the play that he was inspired by Ja and I — Hamilton and Eliza were inspired by us,” she told ET.
“So when me and Ja went to see the play and went backstage, I was just like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s crazy!’ So [Miranda] was really emotional just seeing both of us,” she continued. “It’s like his vision came to life.”
Despite the fact that the pair did record a version of the song “Helpless” from the musical, I’m thinking we should take this with a grain of salt.
Mostly because, and follow me on this one, the characters of Alexander and Eliza Hamilton… were based on actual people?
Mind blowing, I know.
While we’re here, let’s not forget that Ja Rule also recently helped scam Fyre Festival patrons out of millions of dollars, and that the Fyre Fest name is now shorthand for “Event that’s so bad it leaves everyone either angry or laughing”.
Look, “Always On Time” and “Mesmerize” were bangers. But maybe stay in your lane, guys.
Not even close.