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Def Jam's Violator Album Anniversary

Def Jam's Violator Album Anniversary

Violator: The Album is the first installment in the Violator hip hop compilations series. It was released on August 10, 1999 through Violator/Def Jam Recordings.

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Ja Rule's Venni Vetti Vecci Album Anniversary

Ja Rule's Venni Vetti Vecci Album Anniversary

Fueled by the success of Holla Holla, Ja Rule's debut album, Venni Vetti Vecci, was released in 1999, peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200 with 184,000 copies sold in its first week.

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Ja Rule's Rule 3:36 Album Anniversary

Ja Rule's Rule 3:36 Album Anniversary

Ja Rule's second album, Rule 3:36, was released on October 10, 2000, and took a much different artistic direction to Ja Rule's previous work, including Venni Vetti Vecci, eschewing the hardcore hip-hop style he had become known for in favor of a mainstream-oriented pop-rap sound to greater success, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 276,000 copies sold in its first week, making it Ja Rule's first number one album.

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Ja Rule's Pain Is Love Album Anniversary

Ja Rule's Pain Is Love Album Anniversary

Ja Rule released his third studio album, Pain Is Love, on October 2, 2001. Like its predecessor, Pain Is Love topped the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 361,000 copies and is certified triple platinum by the RIAA.

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