Ja Rule - New York (official Music Video) Ft. Fat Joe, Jadakiss May 2026

A spiritual successor titled "New York Is Back" appeared on DJ Khaled's 2007 album, We the Best .

50 Cent viewed Fat Joe and Jadakiss’s participation as siding with Ja Rule, leading him to release the retaliatory diss track "Piggy Bank" in 2005, which targeted all three artists.

The chorus is based on the 1990 song "100 Guns" by Boogie Down Productions. It also contains uncredited slowed-down elements of "Nkalakatha" by South African artist Mandoza. A spiritual successor titled "New York Is Back"

It is well-known for featuring an extensive list of local hip-hop icons and celebrities, including: Jennifer Lopez Styles P and members of The Lox Remy Ma , Jim Jones , and Lil Wayne Havoc (of Mobb Deep), N.O.R.E. , and Irv Gotti Chart Performance and Critical Reception

The single peaked at #27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . It reached #10 on the Hot Rap Songs and #14 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. It reached #10 on the Hot Rap Songs

While intended as a city tribute, the song became a "lightning rod" for the feud between Ja Rule and 50 Cent . Ja Rule’s verse contained subliminal disses toward 50 Cent, including a reference to Lloyd Banks' "On Fire".

The video was directed by Juan Carlos and filmed on location across various neighborhoods in New York City. A spiritual successor titled "New York Is Back"

The track was produced by Cool & Dre , who initially offered the beat to Fat Joe before Ja Rule secured it.