JA RULE Heads to Prison for Five Years on Weapons Charges & Unpaid Taxes

The rapper/actor is headed behind bars for two years after being convicted on illegal weapon charges and faces an additional three years for not paying taxes.Ja Rule aka Jeffrey Atkins is a Grammy Award nominated rapper who is notorious for his gravely deep voice and supporting roles in films like The Fast and The Furious. Last December, he pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a criminal weapon after police found a semi-automatic weapon in the trunk of his $250,000 sports car back in 2007. Rapper Lil' Wayne was arrested after performing at the same show and spent eight months in prison on the exact same charge.The hip hop artist also pleaded guilty this March to not paying taxes on over three million dollars of income. He's expected to serve another three years on top of his weapon charges sentence. He's completed work on his next album 'Love is Pain 2' and has mentioned his plans on attaining his GED and learning to play guitar while serving time.