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Ja Rule is worked up to be an uncle as soon as once more — via Ashanti and Nelly‘s pending bundle of pleasure, and he thinks parenthood might be a cinch for them.
TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Ja Thursday in NYC, the place he instructed us he is been monitoring the information updates on his ceaselessly collaborator/buddy identical to everybody else.
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Now, Ja stopped in need of confirming the child buzz is true — however Ashanti and Nelly have, seemingly, leaned into the studies they’re expecting their first child together.
They nonetheless will not say for certain, a lot like Halle Bailey and DDG, we would simply should wait and see if the stork delivers.
Ja’s had a number of youngins of his personal, so, naturally, he had some recommendation for Ashanti and Nelly on how greatest to boost their little tyke … assuming there’s actually one within the oven.
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BTW, JR’s additionally anticipating — not a tiny human, however the launch of his first album in nicely over a decade.
He instructed us followers can count on a undertaking paying homage to “all” of his earlier sounds.
Reality is, Ja’s survived a number of rap eras, so, let’s hope it isn’t an overcrowded album!!!