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'''''R.U.L.E.''''' is the sixth ] by American ] ]; it was released on November 9, 2004, by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/R-U-L-E-Ja-Rule/dp/B00064X2QY/ |title=R.U.L.E.: Ja Rule: Music |website=Amazon.com |accessdate=2012-03-06}}</ref> The album debuted at number 7 on the U.S. ] chart, selling 165,000 units in its opening week.<ref>{{cite web|author=Written by Joe D'Angelo |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1493813/eminem-shreds-the-competition-even-with-a-premature-encore.jhtml |title=News : Eminem Shreds The Competition, Even With A Premature Encore |publisher=CMT |date=2004-11-17 |accessdate=2012-03-06}}</ref> The album was certified Gold for selling more than 600,000 copies in the United States.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120909143939/http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=R.U.L.E.&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |date=2012-09-09 }}</ref> |
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'''''R.U.L.E.''''' is the sixth ] by American ] ]; it was released on November 9, 2004, by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/R-U-L-E-Ja-Rule/dp/B00064X2QY/ |title=R.U.L.E.: Ja Rule: Music |website=Amazon.com |accessdate=2012-03-06}}</ref> The album debuted at number 7 on the U.S. ] chart, selling 165,000 units in its opening week.<ref>{{cite web|author=Written by Joe D'Angelo |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1493813/eminem-shreds-the-competition-even-with-a-premature-encore.jhtml |title=News : Eminem Shreds The Competition, Even With A Premature Encore |publisher=CMT |date=2004-11-17 |accessdate=2012-03-06}}</ref> The album was certified Gold for selling more than 600,000 copies in the United States.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120909143939/http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=R.U.L.E.&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |date=2012-09-09 }}</ref> |
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Singles from the album include "]" featuring ] and ]; the top 20 song "]" featuring ] and ], and the song "Caught Up" featuring ]. |
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Singles from the album include "]" featuring ] and ]; the top 20 song "]" featuring ] and ], and the song "Caught Up" featuring ]. |
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The album was also made in a heavily edited version removing profanities, drugs and violent content: it removes the skits "Weed" and "Stripping Game". This version of the album became the most edited album other than his previous album '']'' (2003). |
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The album was also made in a heavily edited version removing profanities, drugs and violent content: it removes the skits "Weed" and "Stripping Game". This version of the album became the most edited album other than his previous album '']'' (2003). |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=mw0000301772|pure_url=yes}}|title=R.U.L.E. - Ja Rule|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|publisher=]|accessdate=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000301772|pure_url=yes}}|title=R.U.L.E. - Ja Rule|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|publisher=]|accessdate=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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|rev2Score = C+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,784901,00.html|title=R.U.L.E.|last=Gunatilaka|first=Timothy|magazine=]|publisher=]|date=November 26, 2004|accessdate=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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|rev2Score = C+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,784901,00.html|title=R.U.L.E.|last=Gunatilaka|first=Timothy|magazine=]|publisher=]|date=November 26, 2004|accessdate=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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|rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="USA">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2004-11-08-listen-up_x.htm|title=Elton John's 'Peachtree Road': An unforgettable joy ride|last=Jones|first=Steve|newspaper=]|publisher=]|date=November 8, 2004|accessdate=August 8, 2011}}</ref> |
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''R.U.L.E.'' garnered favorable reviews from ] but some questioned if this was a return to form after the disappointing '']''. K.B. Tindal of '']'' called the album Ja's best since '']'' and '']'', concluding that "The Inc. will always be Murder Inc. no matter what and Ja will always be at the head of the fam so get used to it, he's back."<ref name="HHDX"/> Steve 'Flash' Juon of ''RapReviews'' gave a mixed review, stating "his is not an overwhelming strong album lyrically, but it's a pleasant enough one to listen to musically - and from Ja Rule that's enough to get by."<ref name="RR"/> Timothy Gunatilaka of '']'' found love ballads like "Passion" and "Wonderful" suitable for Ja Rule, concluding that they "suggest he might want to stick to raspy romanticism."<ref name="EW"/> ] editor Jason Birchmeier said that the album continued the depletion of Ja's relevance in hip-hop, stating, "And so the downfall goes — tragic, indeed, or not, depending on how affecting you find the pathos at work."<ref name="AM"/> ] of '']'' found Ja's reliance on emulating "]'s tortured-thug persona" to craft mildly amusing "overwrought melodrama" overlong throughout the record and exacerbated further through "anonymous production, irritating skits, and raspy shower-stall warbling."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://music.avclub.com/purple-haze-1798200322|title=Purple Haze/R.U.L.E.|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|authorlink=Nathan Rabin|newspaper=]|date=January 17, 2005|accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref> |
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''R.U.L.E.'' garnered favorable reviews from ] but some questioned if this was a return to form after the disappointing '']''. K.B. Tindal of '']'' called the album Ja's best since '']'' and '']'', concluding that "The Inc. will always be Murder Inc. no matter what and Ja will always be at the head of the fam so get used to it, he's back."<ref name="HHDX"/> Steve 'Flash' Juon of ''RapReviews'' gave a mixed review, stating "his is not an overwhelming strong album lyrically, but it's a pleasant enough one to listen to musically - and from Ja Rule that's enough to get by."<ref name="RR"/> Timothy Gunatilaka of '']'' found love ballads like "Passion" and "Wonderful" suitable for Ja Rule, concluding that they "suggest he might want to stick to raspy romanticism."<ref name="EW"/> ] editor Jason Birchmeier said that the album continued the depletion of Ja's relevance in hip-hop, stating, "And so the downfall goes — tragic, indeed, or not, depending on how affecting you find the pathos at work."<ref name="AM"/> ] of '']'' found Ja's reliance on emulating "]'s tortured-thug persona" to craft mildly amusing "overwrought melodrama" overlong throughout the record and exacerbated further through "anonymous production, irritating skits, and raspy shower-stall warbling."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://music.avclub.com/purple-haze-1798200322|title=Purple Haze/R.U.L.E.|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|author-link=Nathan Rabin|newspaper=]|date=January 17, 2005|accessdate=October 17, 2018}}</ref> |
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The album was also made in a heavily edited version removing profanities, drugs and violent content: it removes the skits "Weed" and "Stripping Game". This version of the album became the most edited album other than his previous album Blood in My Eye (2003).
