Aug 12, 2022 https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChH2...d&ig_rid=9ad6a7ff-98ab-4d37-8fc7-bdfa3f1dcbdd In the premiere episode of the new Murder Inc. BET documentary, label founder Irv Gotti recalled the time that Jay, X and Ja were working closely with each other to the point people in the industry referred to them as a supergroup. Irv was instrumental in helping JAY-Z, DMX and Ja Rule but he saw something within all three of them that screamed supergroup. However, things didn’t go as planned as each rapper was much more focused on their solo careers, which Hov attributed to how competitive they were as well as each of them having a big ego. “I think it was everyone’s ambition and everyone’s ego,” JAY-Z said. “It was just three guys, three independent labels, three Black men who are all fighting to be the best in the world.” The three rappers were featured on various songs together, such as “Can I Get A…,” “Money, Cash, Hoes,” “Blackout” and more, and as hype around them grew so did the call for them to form a group. Irv Gotti was planting the seeds of his Murder Inc label when he saw an opportunity to market and brand his new company through the formidable rap trio. The supergroup with Jay, X and Ja, I used it to push branding for Murder Inc. All I gotta do is put a hot track on, and they gon go at it,” Irv said. “If there’s a studio and the rappers is rapping, X is trying to k--- you. Hov, you can’t tell Hov he ain’t the best. He thinks he’s f---ing the illest ever, and he might be. Rule has a Napoleon complex. If you think for one second he’s bowing down to anybody, no.”
Aug 12, 2022 regardless of what's happened since, you can't deny Ja's presence back then. Murder Ink moved some units.
Aug 12, 2022 Ja was always s---. He had what like 5 radio singles in a 2 year run? Meanwhile you got jay and DMX who pulled the same numbers monthly and could still chart today. Ofc that fat fa---- irv is hyping this up like "yeah we cudda been da best" yeah but you let your career get ended by a guy from queens who literally just started their rap career.
Aug 12, 2022 If it wasn’t for dmx’s drug problem he probably would of been the goat. You give him the right production and his heart and drive was always there.