Editing Ja Rule (section)

===Lil' Mo===
In January 2003, while co-hosting ''[[106 & Park|106 & Park: Prime]]'', singer [[Lil' Mo]] sent a shout-out to [[50 Cent]], just seconds after she premiered a Ja Rule video.<ref name="vibe">{{citation|last=J. Solomon|first=Akiba|title=The Big Picture|newspaper=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=July 2003|volume=11|issue=7|pages=110–111|issn=1070-4701}}</ref> Ja Rule and the Murda, Inc., clique were outraged.<ref name="vibe"/> In response, Ja Rule released "Loose Change", a track deprecatory of [[Eminem]], 50 Cent, [[Dr. Dre]], [[Chris Lighty]] and Lil' Mo.<ref name="MTV4"/><ref name="vibe"/> Rule rechristened Mo a "bitch", and credited himself with causing her popularity.<ref name="MTV6">{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Ja Rule Calls 50 'Loose Change,' Disses 'Feminem' And Dr. Dre|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471038/ja-rule-calls-50-loose-change.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210052727/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471038/ja-rule-calls-50-loose-change.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2012|website=MTV.com|date=April 4, 2003|access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref> In May 2003, Mo released a freestyle track attacking Ja Rule, where she interpolated the Dr. Dre lyrics "used to be my homie, used to be my ace, now I can't stand you, yeah I wanna slap the taste out your mouth", used in his 1993 [[Eazy-E]] [[Diss (music)|diss track]] "[[Fuck wit Dre Day]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=For The Record: Quick News On Lil' Mo And Ja Rule, Eminem, 'American Idol,' Luther Vandross, P.O.D. & More|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471821/record-quick-news-on-lil-mo-ja-rule-eminem-american-idol-luther-vandross-pod-more.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101022324/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471821/record-quick-news-on-lil-mo-ja-rule-eminem-american-idol-luther-vandross-pod-more.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2014|website=MTV.com|date=May 9, 2003|access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref>

In April 2003, Lil' Mo sparked additional controversy, complaining of receiving neither recognition nor payment for her contributions to Rule's records "[[I Cry (Ja Rule song)|I Cry]]" and "[[Put It on Me (Ja Rule song)|Put It on Me]]".<ref name="MTV2">{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Lil' Mo Wants To Drop Beef With Ja Rule And Focus On Family|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471311/lil-mo-wants-no-beef-with-ja.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616144556/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1471311/lil-mo-wants-no-beef-with-ja.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2013|website=MTV.com|date=April 16, 2003|access-date=May 21, 2013}}</ref> Mo told ''[[MTV|MTV News]]'', "Those two records ["I Cry", "Put It on Me"] ruled 2001. The whole world knows that ... If I speak the truth, I can't apologize. I helped that brother sell 3 million records, and I don't have a plaque [for ''[[Rule 3:36]]'']."<ref name="MTV2"/> By way of contrast, she highlighted [[Jay-Z]]'s having given her recognition, a plaque, a thank you card and a bottle of [[Cristal (wine)|Cristal]] for her work on his "Parking Lot Pimpin'".<ref name="MTV2"/> In 2005, Lil' Mo filed a lawsuit against Ja Rule, Murda Inc. and [[Def Jam Records]] for over $15 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Greg|title=Lil' Mo Filing Lawsuit Against Ja Rule, Murder Inc. & Def Jam|url=http://allhiphop.com/2005/08/12/lil-mo-filing-lawsuit-against-ja-rule-murder-inc-def-jam/|work=[[AllHipHop]]|date=August 12, 2005|access-date=January 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2010, the two reconciled.<ref name="yt2"/> Lil' Mo stated that she ended the dispute as Ja Rule's career was in decline and noted that "life is too short ... You just never know what people are going through."<ref name="yt2">{{cite web|title=LIL MO DOESNT HAVE A ANSWER WHY FABOLOUS WONT DO A SONG WITH HER?|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofAHORVLUqk&t=386 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ofAHORVLUqk| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|work=Superstar Radio| date=April 14, 2011 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=January 16, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2011, the two reunited and recorded a track together titled, "U & Me".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ja Rule Ft. Lil Mo – U & Me|url=http://www.hiphoplead.com/music/ja-rule-u-me/|website=HipHopLead.com|date=February 10, 2011|access-date=January 22, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203604/http://www.hiphoplead.com/music/ja-rule-u-me/|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ja Rule – U & Me (Feat. Lil' Mo) (2011)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNH0kIMzX1k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/KNH0kIMzX1k| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=January 16, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>