Product Description

Third album from New York rapper which features collaborations with Missy Elliot, Jennifer Lopez on 'I'm Real' (which also appears on J-Lo) and 2Pac on 'So Much Pain' while it is unlikely the collaboration had been planned it has been verywell received.

Track Listing

1. Pain Is Love (Skit) - Ja Rule
2. Dial M For Murder - Ja Rule
3. Livin' It Up - Ja Rule, Case
4. The Inc. - Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Black Child
5. Always On Time - Ja Rule, Ashanti
6. Down A** B**ch - Ja Rule, Chuck
7. Never Again - Ja Rule
8. Worldwide Gangsta - Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, Black Child, Boo, Gotti
9. Leo (Skit) - Ja Rule
10. I'm Real - Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez
11. Smokin' and Ridin' - Ja Rule, Jodie Mack, O1
12. X - Ja Rule, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Tweet
13. Big Remo (Skit) - Ja Rule
14. Lost Little Girl - Ja Rule
15. So Much Pain - Ja Rule, 2Pac
16. Pain Is Love - Ja Rule

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45965 in Music
• Released on: 2001-10-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Running time: 62 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Like rapper DMX, Ja Rule's scratchy vocal delivery is an acquired taste. But given the success of his Lil' Mo-aided hits "Put It on Me" and "I Cry," it's no surprise that Pain Is Love follows the same formula as its predecessor, as mid-tempo grooves mix with thugged-out beats and rhymes. On "Lost Little Girl," a coming-of-age tale that charts the struggles of an urban hottie, Rule's gift for story telling shines bright. While "I'm Real (Murder Remix)," featuring Jennifer Lopez, is almost worth the purchase price alone, one must conclude that Rule is best appreciated in small doses. On "So Much Pain" Rule apes 2Pac's flow, rhyme patterns and introspection to an annoying extent. Likewise, "Down Ass Bitch" sadly sounds like another thematic take-off on Apache's "Gangsta Bitch" anthem. At least "Livin' It Up" doesn't bastardise Stevie Wonder's gem "Do I Do" too much, and the beats cooked up on "Pain Is Love" and the guitar-fuelled "Always on Time" save this release from losing all of those cool points he's earned for being a great writer. This one's strictly for the Ja Rule-initiated. --Dalton Higgins

Customer Reviews

fantastic album!
while reading reviews on this album i noticed they are quite mixed responses to pain is love. i dont disagree with anyone as everyone is entitled to an opinion. in my opinion i totally love this album, the beats are great and uplifting, i really enjoy listening to this. best songs are always on time, down ass bitch and never again.the skit where he is taking calls on a radio show or something is pretty cringe worthy though! i am a massive 50 cent fan but you have to give credit when its due, ja has been around longer and he blew everyone out of the water with this album. id recommend this to you if your a hip hop fan and dont get easily offended by swearing! also if you like more commercialised rap, this album is for you!!

Killa, 50 stop being boring and dissin ja for stupid reasons
This is the best rap album of 2001, no doubt about that. my faveouraite tracks are "never again" and down a** B****. 50 FIND SOME NEW IDEAS THAN DISSING JA OR SAYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SHOT NINE TIMES. btw 50, you dissed ja for singing, then on loads of the singles of the massacre what do you do? YOU SING! murder inc as it once was

i love this album - so am i in pain then?
This album serves up Ja's most gangsta side and it's slickness and sheer quality sums up to an amazing experience. Ja's lyrics on the opening songs cut up the competition and Livin It Up shows that he can create classic party songs that never go out of fashion! Overall Ja still looks very much on top!