Icon

by Ja Rule

Overview

Each song on Ja Rule's 11-track Icon anthology reached the Top 11 of Billboard's R&B Singles chart. It's a rare budget-line release that can claim a straightforward approach to its selections. Unless you factor the absence of songs headlined by other artists that feature the MC -- such as the Murder Mix of Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real" -- there are no objections to be made, not when the disc is clearly aimed at casual fans. Icon summarizes a remarkable run of roughly five years, from 1999's "Holla Holla" through 2004's "Wonderful," when Ja Rule was one of the most commercially successful crossover rap artists. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	01/10/2012
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0602527914374
Rank:	54632

Tracks

1. Livin' It Up
2. Put It on Me
3. Wonderful
4. Mesmerize
5. Holla Holla
6. New York
7. We Here Now
8. Down A** B**ch
9. Between Me and You
10. Thug Lovin'
11. Always on Time

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ja Rule   Primary Artist
Black Child   Vocals
Christina Milian   Featured Artist
Fat Joe   Featured Artist
R. Kelly   Featured Artist
Vita   Featured Artist
Jadakiss   Featured Artist
Charli Baltimore   Featured Artist
Ashanti   Featured Artist
Bobby Brown   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Tai   Producer
Lawrence Parker   Composer
Lil Rob   Producer
R. Kelly   Composer
Ramel Gill   Composer
Mark Omann   Mastering,Digital Assembly
Jimi Kendrix   Producer
Tiheem Crocker   Composer
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Ryan Rogers   Design
Marcus Vest   Composer
Roger Erickson   Photography
Jill Ettinger   Product Manager
Christine Telleck   Production Manager
Jo Almeida   Photo Research
Paul Walcott   Composer
Marcello Valenzano   Composer
Cynthia Loving   Composer
Sujata Murthy   Publicity
Taiwan Green   Composer
Tiffany Jarmon   Composer
Thom Bell   Composer
Irv Gotti   Composer,Producer
Cool & Dre   Producer
Barry Korkin   Compilation Supervisor
Linda Creed   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
Jeffrey Atkins   Composer
Andre Lyon   Composer
Joseph Cartagena   Composer
Andre Parker   Composer
Robert Mays   Composer
Tru Stylze   Producer
Chink Santana   Producer