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The rapper curses the Timberwolves after they shade him online, too.
Fresh off the Fyre Festival scandal revisited, thanks to a pair of documentaries of the disastrous music festival that wasn't, Ja Rule was met with an incredibly tepid response during a halftime performance to celebrate the '90s.
The rapper was invited to perform for the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday night as part of the franchise's '90s-themed night, and even he thought that was a little odd, noting, "They said this was Nineties night, so they brought out a 2000s artist. But my album came out in '99 so I guess that counts."
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View StoryThere was almost no audible response from the crowd to his joke, but that awkwardness was only the beginning of Ja Rule's troubles, as technical difficulties delayed the start of his performance. Talking to his DJ, he shouted, "Are we ready?" a couple of times, receiving a tepid response from his audience and nothing for his DJ.
"I guess not," he finally conceded.
Some intrepid people on Twitter decided to make things look much worse than they were by isolating this moment and removing all sounds from the crowd to make it look like Ja Rule was speaking directly to their overwhelming silence. It was admittedly funnier, but not altogether accurate.
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View Storywhen i tell a joke and nobody gets it #JaRule pic.twitter.com/2qtwwaeqiY
@ayissavizuet
The delay made things even more awkward for the rapper as the Bucks took to the court and started practicing their shots while he was still performing. Twitter exploded with laughing emojis and viral memes getting Ja Rule's name trending throughout the night Saturday and into Sunday morning.
But Ja Rule defended his performance, arguing that they were missing what really went down. It wasn't lack of enthusiasm on the part of the audience, but rather a technical delay that led to the awkward exchange between him and his DJ. "I rocked that bitch," he wrote. "Thanks for the love Milwaukee!!! Great win, my streak continues."
Y'all really be on my dick... 😭 let's be CLEAR my sound was fucked up at first and didn't come on when it was supposed to but I rocked that bitch... thanks for the love Milwaukee!!! Great win my streak continues... lol
@Ruleyork
Y'all act like this is not normal at halftime shows... y'all mad corny for this post!!! https://t.co/Acz2MjDVLR
@Ruleyork
My bag just keeps getting bigger... lmao!!! 💰
@Ruleyork
You just jinx yourself talking to the GOD this way... your CURSED NOW!!! You won't win a championship for the next 30 years... AND KAT IS LEAVING!!! Apologize and I'll lift the CURSE!!! 😘 kiss of death... https://t.co/RzUn4vKx2Y
@Ruleyork
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View StoryTwitter was having too much fun to worry about his version of events, though:
The moment Ja Rule realised he is completely irrelevant now pic.twitter.com/YpLA3xQ4Bp
@Kevslfc
There's a good 3.5 minutes left of halftime, Ja Rule is mid-song and Giannis is already out shooting. pic.twitter.com/sPoyVnpI7x
@malika_andrews
Y'all really be on my dick... 😭 let's be CLEAR my sound was fucked up at first and didn't come on when it was supposed to but I rocked that bitch... thanks for the love Milwaukee!!! Great win my streak continues... lol
@Ruleyork
50 Cent watching the Ja Rule halftime show pic.twitter.com/rnUhHeGgt6
@austin_j64
Ja Rule's halftime performance be like pic.twitter.com/qtNN94tK3C
@KingJosiah54
Ja Rule looking at the Internet. pic.twitter.com/D28yViMR24
@coolghost101
Wow i looked to see why ja rule was trending- that 30 second clip is HARSH pic.twitter.com/IS1GlGsL7J
@zerena_hoofs
How everyone else sees Ja Rule's 2019 attempted comeback vs how Ja Rule sees it pic.twitter.com/fLTguO3CpM
@Majid_aj92
Ja rule: Are you readaaaay..
@DashGetEm
Everyone:
Ja rule: .. I guess not pic.twitter.com/htv6U5X6Oa
50 leaving the Bucks game after seeing Ja Rule's 90s night performance. pic.twitter.com/0qChY6kXtW
@Scotty_Jo_Yung
"Ja Rule"
@system_jolt
"Are we ready?"
"I guess not"
lol? even the players were shooting hoops while ja rule performed? erm? can you get off my god damn court?
50 cent be watching ja rule perform like? pic.twitter.com/AXnA2dybLy
I Bet this was 50 cent reaction while watching Ja Rule halftime performance pic.twitter.com/kfhftCUwLx
@thakingkye
My reaction to #JaRule 😂😂😂😂😂😂🤭 pic.twitter.com/gAHLw6ycxz
@Bureau__
#JaRule performance was like... pic.twitter.com/tYjaNaA4qz
@BlaQueChic83
Ja Rule: “Are we reaadddddyy”
@Kid_Phenom7
crowd: pic.twitter.com/yTYeywIwfC
Ja Rule really was out there like pic.twitter.com/vJspddvi9A
@nickjabad
Ja Rule: ARE WE READAAAAYYYY
@dja3k
Everyone: pic.twitter.com/j8oPtgOipM
