Rule 3:36

Rule 3:36
Rule 3:36
Studio album by Ja Rule
Released	October 3, 2000
Studio	Battery Studios (New York City, New York); Sound On Sound (New York City, New York); Enterprise Studios (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Hardcore hip hop; R&B;
Length	57:48
Label	Island Def Jam; Def Jam 2000; Murder Inc.;
Producer	Irv Gotti (also exec.); Ty Fyffe; Lil' Rob; Self Service; Damizza; Tru Stylze; Dat Nigga Reb;
Ja Rule chronology
Singles from Rule 3:36
	"Between Me and You"; Released: June 16, 2000; "Put It On Me"; Released: December 12, 2000; "6 Feet Underground"; Released: December 16, 2000; "I Cry"; Released: April 7, 2001;

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	56/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B
NME	^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
Rolling Stone	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]
Vibe
USA Today

Rule 3:36 is the second studio album by American rapper Ja Rule. It was released on October 3, 2000, by The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. The album features guest appearances from Christina Milian, Lil' Mo, Shade Sheist and Jayo Felony, with producers Irv Gotti (who also executive produced the album), Ty Fyffe, Tru Stylze, Lil' Rob and Damizza contributing to the album. The album marked a significant change in Ja Rule's musical style, shifting from hardcore hip hop to a more radio-friendly pop rap oriented sound to greater success.

Rule 3:36 debuted atop of the US Billboard 200 with 276,000 copies sold in its first week and went on to be certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on August 20, 2001, producing four singles; all of which had achieved varying degrees of chart success. The most successful single, "Put It On Me" featuring Vita, peaking at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top-ten single on that chart as a lead artist, and scored his first nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Grammy Awards.

^ ^a ^b ^c Rule 3:36 at AllMusic
^ Bardowell, Derek A (12 September 2005). "Rule 3:36". NME. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "CG: ja rule". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
^ Ja Rule (2000-11-14). "Ja Rule: Rule 3:36 : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2013-06-29.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Ja Rule (2000-11-14). "Ja Rule: Rule 3:36 : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2013-06-29.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)