New Music From Ja Rule & Ashanti In Stores On December 6, 2005

New York, NY (Def Jam Recordings) - Straight outta Hollis, multi-platinum The Inc./Def Jam recording artist and certified box office sensation Ja Rule has been at the epicenter of hardcore hip-hop's entry into the mainstream over the last half-dozen tumultuous years. Ja Rule's long-distance run is collected for the first time in his career on his 7th album, EXODUS, a newly-compiled 19-track anthology spanning 1999-2005, scheduled for December 6th release.

The title tunes "Exodus (Intro)" and "Exodus (Outro)" - new, previously unreleased tracks (co-written by Ja Rule and produced by Seven Aurelius for 7th Sign & Irv Gotti for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.) - open and close the album. EXODUS includes a third previously unreleased track, "Me" (co-written by Ja Rule and produced by Arizona Slim and Irv Gotti for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.).

At the heart of EXODUS are the hit singles and tracks covering every year of Ja Rule's success - starting with "Holla Holla," his first breakthrough No 2 Rap single of 1999, and "Put It on Me" (feat. Vita), his first No 1 entry on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart the following year. Over the next four years, Ja Rule amassed an astounding track record of collaborations with the biggest names in pop, R&B and hip-hop as he rode the top of the charts with (among others) "I Cry" (featuring Lil' Mo), "Livin' it Up" (featuring Case), "Always On Time" (featuring Ashanti), "Thug Lovin'" (featuring Bobby Brown), "Mesmerize" (featuring Ashanti), "New York" (featuring Fat Joe & Jadakiss), and "Wonderful" (featuring R. Kelly & Ashanti). Other guests include DMX & Jay-Z (on "It's Murda"); J-Lo & Caddillac Tah (on "Ain't It Funny"); and Ron Isley aka Mr. Biggs (on "Daddy's Little Baby")