Date of Birth: February 29, 1976
Birth Name: Jeffrey Atkins
A native of Queens, NY, Ja Rule began a rapping career when, at the age of 19, he guested on a recording by
DMX
Birth Name: Earl Simmons
Date of Birth: December 18, 1970
Native to Baltimore, Maryland, DMX faced a difficult childhood of abuse, abandonment, group homes, alcoho
METHOD MAN
Birth Name: Clifford Smith
Date of Birth: April 1, 1971
This New York native lived in Hempstead before moving to Staten Island in the late '80s. Clifford spen