Renaissance Project is the upcoming eighth studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by American rapper Ja Rule

Ja Rule

Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...

. Recording sessions for the album took place primarily at Mpire Studios in NYC Studio during 2008 to 2011. Production was handled by Rule and several other record producers, including Benzino

Benzino

Raymond Scott from Boston Massachusetts, better known by hisstage name Benzino is an American hip hop media executive, and record producer....

, 7 Aurelius

7 Aurelius

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, and Buck 3000, among others. Most of the tracks that were meant for the Renaissance were transferred over to Pain Is Love 2. Ja Rule is set to be released from prison in December 2012, he is then set to go out on his tour, "40 days, 40 nights tour". As for his collaboration reunion with Ashanti, Ashanti has said she doesn't want to do it.

Background

Renaissance Project is the new working title of Ja Rule's latest album as of now no scheduled release time frame has been announced.Ja's album was originally going to be titled VvV 2010 but as that year came to end he decided not to rush the project but to just rename it.

Track listing

"The Life" was the first promo/buzz single off of VvV 2010 but due to the renaming and change of plans, Ja made "Man Down" the first promo/buzz single off the Renaissance Project.