Blood in My Eye

Blood in My Eye
Studio album by Ja Rule
Released	November 4, 2003
Recorded	2002–03
Genre	East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop
Length	44:56
Label	Murder Inc., Def Jam
Producer	Irv Gotti
Ja Rule chronology
The Last Temptation (2002) Blood In My Eye (2003) R.U.L.E. (2004)
Singles from Blood in My Eye
"Clap Back" Released: October 14, 2003

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(45/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(C)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
RapReviews	(5.5/10)[5]

Blood in My Eye is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ja Rule; it released on November 4, 2003, by Murder Inc. and Def Jam. The album was originally planned to be released as a mixtape. The release of the album took place during the feud with Shady/Aftermath rappers 50 Cent, G-Unit, Eminem, D12, Dr. Dre, Obie Trice, along with artists including DMX and Busta Rhymes and was entirely dedicated to dissing them. The album was named after George Jackson's radical book of the same name.

Hussein Fatal of Outlawz, Cadillac Tah, James Gotti, Sizzla, Black Child, Young Merc, D.O. Cannon, Shadow, and Sekou 720 are listed as guest appearances on this album. Blood in My Eye debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 139,000 copies in the United States.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Murder Intro"	Ja Rule, Irv Gotti	0:26
2.	"The Life" (featuring Hussein Fatal, Caddilac Tah & James Gotti)	Jimi Kendrix, Irv Gotti	4:35
3.	"Clap Back"	Scott Storch, Irv Gotti	4:57
4.	"The Crown" (featuring Sizzla)	Irv Gotti, Chink Santana	3:45
5.	"Kay Slay (Skit)"	Ja Rule, Irv Gotti	0:18
6.	"Things Gon' Change / 2 Punk Ass Quarters (Skit)" (featuring Black Child, Young Merc & D.O. Cannon)	Jimi Kendrix, Irv Gotti	4:01
7.	"Race Against Time II"	Jimi Kendrix, Irv Gotti	3:53
8.	"Bobby Creep (Skit)"	Irv Gotti, Rebel	0:44
9.	"Niggas & Bitches"	Irv Gotti, Blackout Movement	4:34
10.	"The INC Is Back" (featuring Shadow, Sekou 720 & Black Child)	Sekou 720, Swizz Beatz	5:22
11.	"Remo (Skit)"	Irv Gotti, Rebel	1:13
12.	"Blood In My Eye" (featuring Hussein Fatal)	Jimi Kendrix, Irv Gotti	2:25
13.	"It's Murda Freestyle" (featuring Hussein Fatal)	Irv Gotti	3:36
14.	"The Wrap Freestyle" (featuring Hussein Fatal)	Irv Gotti, Hussein Fatal	5:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 79 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 98 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 92 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 51 US Billboard 200[11] 6 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[13] 100

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2003

References

1. "Blood In My Eye Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
2. Allmusic review
3. Endelman, Michael (2003-11-21). "Blood in My Eye Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
4. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
5. RapReviews review
6. ; Written by Joe D'Angelo (2004-11-17). "News : Eminem Shreds The Competition, Even With A Premature Encore". CMT. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
7. "Australiancharts.com – Ja Rule – Blood in My Eye". Hung Medien.
8. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
9. "Swisscharts.com – Ja Rule – Blood in My Eye". Hung Medien.
10. "Ja Rule | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
11. "Ja Rule – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ja Rule. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
12. "Ja Rule – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Ja Rule. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
13. "Year-End Charts: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums - 2004". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.