Editing Ja Rule (section)

====Shady/Aftermath====
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The conflict started after [[50 Cent]] signed to [[Shady Records]] and [[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]] in 2002. Ja Rule and Irv Gotti expressed dissatisfaction with [[Eminem]] and [[Dr. Dre]] for signing an artist with whom they were in conflict and threatened to take action against them if they released any 50 Cent tracks deprecatory of Murder Inc.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=http://www.eminemlab.com/eminemenemies/jarule.html |title=Ja Rule – Eminem's Enemies |website=Eminemlab.com |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505073934/http://www.eminemlab.com/eminemenemies/jarule.html |archive-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=usurped}}</ref>

The conflict escalated when Ja Rule released "Loose Change" attacking 50 Cent, Eminem and Dr. Dre. The song also includes lyrics that insulted Eminem's family (most notably his then 7-year-old daughter Hailie Jade) and acquaintances.<ref name="ReferenceB"/> In response, Eminem, [[D12]], and [[Obie Trice]] released the deprecatory track "Hailie's Revenge (Doe Rae Mi)" featuring vocals from Eminem's daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gavinsblog.com/2004/02/how-ja-rule-started-problems-with-eminem/|title=How Ja Rule started problems with Eminem|date=February 19, 2004|website=Gavinsblog.com}}</ref>

[[Busta Rhymes]] joined the conflict when he was featured on the track "Hail Mary 2003" with Eminem and 50 Cent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hhvibe.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/busta-rhymes-makes-peace-with-ja-rule/|title=Busta Rhymes makes peace with Ja Rule|date=November 22, 2009|website=Hhvibe.wordpress.com}}</ref> The song, which is a remake of [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]'s song "[[Hail Mary (2Pac song)|Hail Mary]]", was done partially as a response to Ja Rule's remake of another 2Pac track, "[[Pain (Tupac Shakur song)|Pain]]" (re-titled "So Much Pain") and because they felt Ja Rule was “imitating” 2Pac.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1471203/eminem-says-if-tupac-were-alive-he-would-never-ride-with-ja/|title=Eminem Says If Tupac Were Alive, 'He Would Never Ride With Ja'|publisher=MTV|author=Reid, Shaheem|date=April 11, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030422225744/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471203/20030411/eminem.jhtml|archive-date=April 22, 2003}}</ref> Eminem prevented Ja Rule from appearing on any of the "new" 2Pac songs he produced, including those on ''[[Loyal to the Game]]''.<ref name="eminem.net">{{cite web|title=Eminem's Enemies, Rivals and Beefs: Ja Rule|url=http://www.eminemlab.com/eminemenemies/jarule.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731155034/http://www.eminemlab.com/eminemenemies/jarule.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 31, 2012|website=EminemLab.com|access-date=October 2, 2011}}</ref>