| Artist: Ja Rule |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. March Prelude, The ~ Ja Rule
2. We Here Now ~ Ja Rule
3. World's Most Dangerous - (featuring Nemesis) ~ Ja Rule
4. Let's Ride ~ Ja Rule
5. Holla Holla ~ Ja Rule
6. K**l 'Em All - (featuring Jay-Z) ~ Ja Rule
7. I Hate N****z - (skit) ~ Ja Rule
8. N****z Theme ~ Ja Rule
9. Suicide Freestyle - (featuring Case) ~ Ja Rule
10. Story To Tell ~ Ja Rule
11. Chris Black - (skit) ~ Ja Rule
12. Count On Your N***a ~ Ja Rule
13. It's M***a - (featuring DMX/Jay-Z) ~ Ja Rule
14. E-Dub & Ja - (featuring Erick Sermon) ~ Ja Rule
15. 187 M***a Baptiss Church - (skit) ~ Ja Rule
16. M***a 4 Life - (featuring Memphis Bleek) ~ Ja Rule
17. Daddy's Little Baby - (featuring Ronald Isley) ~ Ja Rule
18. Race Against Time ~ Ja Rule
19. Only Begotten Son ~ Ja Rule
20. M*******s, The - (featuring Black Child/Tah Murdah) ~ Ja Rule
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel includes: Ja Rule, DMX, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Case, Tah Murdah, Black Child, Nemesis (rap vocals); Erick Sermon (rap vocals, various instruments); Lil' Rob, Tai (various instruments). |
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Producers include: Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob, Tyrone Fyffe, Tai, Self. |
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Personnel includes: Ja Rule (rap vocals); Erick Sermon (rap vocals, various instruments); DMX, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Case, Tah Murdah, Black Child, Nemesis (rap vocals); Lil' Rob, Tai (various instruments). |
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Producers include: Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob, Tyrone Fyffe, Tai, Self. |
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Personnel: Ja Rule (vocals, rap vocals); Black Child (vocals). |
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Audio Mixers: Irv Gotti; Bob Brown. |
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Recording information: Batte; Battery Studi; Electric Lady, New York, NY; Mirror Image East, Long Island; Quad Recording, New York, NY; Roc-A-Fella Studios, NY. |
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Photographers: Glen E. Friedman; Jonathan Mannion. |
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From the opening "The March Prelude," a ghostly, lugubrious call-and-response number that references field recordings from the beginning of the century, one can tell that VENNI VETTI VECCI is not going to be a picnic in the woods. Slow, grinding beats and ominous horror-movie keyboard samples provide ballast for Ja Rule's raw-throated delivery as he kicks rhymes about the hardships of street-life and his own prowess as a street thug. |
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Considering the murder threats of "World's Most Dangerous" and the chilling narrative of "The Murderers," Ja Rule doesn't sound like the kind of guy you'd want mad at you. Such cuts as "Race Against Time" and "Only Begotten Son" show the rapper wrestling with existential questions and Christian themes. For the most part, however, there is little here to brighten the dark reality of inner city life. This is hardcore gangta rap of the rawest and most uncompromising nature. |
Engineer: Pat Viala; Tommy Uzzo |
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Musical Guests | |
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DMX |
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Nemesis |
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Case |
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Jay-Z |
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Erick Sermon |
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Memphis Bleek |
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Tah Murdah |
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Ronald Isley |
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Black Child |
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
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DMX |
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So Plush |
Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/31/1999 |
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Original Release Date : 1999 |
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Catalog ID : 5389202 |
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Label : Def Jam (USA) |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00731453892026 |
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (8/19/99, pp.111-2)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Ja gets maximum flossage out of his down-and-dirty Queens rasp....it's a pleasure to hear a rapper who just wants to make you feel something."
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...Ja gets maximum flossage out of his down-and-dirty Queens rasp....it's a pleasure to hear a rapper who just wants to make you feel something."
Vibe (6,7/99, p.182)
- "...The first single, 'Holla, Holla', is a sweltering call and response that picks up where [Jay-Z's] 'Can I Get A...' left off. Then Ja reunites with his Murder, Inc. cohorts Jay-Z and DMX for 'It's Murda'....Ja is definitely a superstar in the making."
- "...The first single, 'Holla, Holla', is a sweltering call and response that picks up where [Jay-Z's] 'Can I Get A...' left off. Then Ja reunites with his Murder, Inc. cohorts Jay-Z and DMX for 'It's Murda'....Ja is definitely a superstar in the making."
