Ja Rule Says Prison is "Amazing"

Prison is “amazing” says Ja Rule who revealed that he’s using his two year prison sentence to make friends and expand his network. The Murder Inc. rapper will be locked up until February 2013 following his conviction on a gun possession charge which landed him in Mid-State Correctional Facility in upstate Oneida, New York.

The rapper says that since he began his prison stint in June he’s had the opportunity to meet some individuals that he’d never run into outside of a correctional facility, and Ja Rule’s new crew isn’t exactly what you’d expect to find in a prison as the rapper’s friends are former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi and former Tyco Internation CEO Dennis Kozlowski. “It’s funny. We’re from totally different walks of life. But when you’re here, you’re here,” Ja Rule explained to the New York Daily News.

Ja Rule says the two men took him under their wing when he landed in the facility and since then he’s been picking up investing tips and learning about international relations from his new buddies. “Outside, you don’t meet guys like this every day. This place is amazing,” Ja Rule said. “Koz just got out on work release. Not to say I wish he was still here. But they’re both great, smart guys,” the rapper continued.

Hevesi, who earned his Ph.D from Columbia, and Kozlowski, who is a graduate of Seton Hall, prompted the rapper, who dropped out of high school, to look into higher education. Ja Rule took up the challenge and recently obtained his GED. “I was studying for my GED and Koz came in and talked to me and said, if you need any help, let me know,” says the rapper.

Even though the rapper is locked up he’s still readying for the release of ‘Pain is Love 2’ which is due out at the end of the month. The record, which is a sequel to his 2001 album ‘Pain is Love,’ will be his first album in eight years.

Ja Rule Compares His Sentence to Lil Wayne

The currently incarcerated rapper was pinched at the same time as Weezy, but they got different sentences.

Back in 2007, Ja Rule and Lil Wayne were arrested after a concert in New York City, New York, with Weezy facing a shorter sentence than Ja. Speaking from prison to Vlad TV, Ja said that his lengthier sentence of two years was because of the circumstances of the gun possessions.
“Each case was a little different. He had the same charge, basically, attempting to possess. But the gun wasn’t on his possession either,” says Ja. “I think they got him with the same charge, attempt of possession. But the difference between me and Weezy’s case is his was actually registered. His case was crazy too, because it wasn’t registered to him but it wasn’t on his person but it was a registered gun and he was on a bus with 30 other people. And it wasn’t found in his possession. It was found in a bag.
“My gun was with a serial number scratched off, which gave me a little more time. That’s the difference,” he continued.