For “Time To Build” in 1995, JAY Z, DMX and Ja Rule linked up for what would be the group Murder Inc. A few major records were released with plans of releasing a full-length project but, as we all know, it never happened. Sad face.
Nearly 20 years later at Def Jam’s 30th anniversary concert, Ja Rule speaks with MTV’s Rob Markman about the situation:
“We tried to deliver that album. It was a situation where egos all just played a part in its demise. We couldn’t get X and Jay in the same room, from long ago, their storied battle on the pool table, guns out [and] all of that. That carried over into our careers and we were all trying to do our thing separately and it carried over. It was hard to get all of us into a room to do what we needed to do.”
Not news to us, but Ja went a little past what he should of said and stated that their was songs that we have yet to hear from the group.
“We did a few records together and those records will always be classics to a lot of people in the history of hip-hop. I wish that album would’ve came to fruition, it would’ve been real dope. I think there might be one– one or two joints that’s still out there that you haven’t heard…. Gotti got ‘em.”
