“Free at last, free at last. Thank God, almighty. We’re free at last!” Soon… but not yet for Ja Rule. The all mighty RULE was sent to prison in June of 2011, but is scheduled to be released in months.

The “Holla Holla” rapper is scheduled to be released on February 21, 2013. The original charges that put him behind bars stemmed from an arrest in 2011. After leaving a show at NYC’s Beacon Theatre, police pulled over his car and found a loaded semi-automatic handgun.

Ja hasn’t been making much noise since he’s been sent away, but I’m sure we’ll hear some new heat once he settles in post-release.

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