"Body" is a 2007 single by American rapper

Ja Rule Jeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (), is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in New York City, he debuted in 1999 with ''Venni Vetti Vecci'' and its lead single "Holla Holla". Durin ...

. It features Ashley Joi and was produced by 7 Aurelius. The music video for the song was directed by

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and it premiered on

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's ''

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'' on September 20, 2007. "Body" is a track on the Ja Rule album '' The Mirror'', which was intended for release in 2007 but was shelved, then eventually released online for free in 2009.

Conception

Ja Rule initially wrote the song in a club, as he saw some women dance. In an interview with

, Ja Rule said that it was too explicit to describe the process of writing the

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of the song. According to Ja Rule, he was having

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with a

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when he thought of the chorus.

Charts

References

2007 singles Ja Rule songs Songs written by Ja Rule Songs written by Irv Gotti Music videos directed by Hype Williams 2007 songs Songs written by Channel 7 (musician) Universal Records singles {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub