• Ja Rule advised Insider he has no regrets about strolling away from the “Quick & Livid” franchise.
• The rapper had a small function within the first film in 2001 however turned down $500,000 for the 2003 sequel.
• Ja mentioned he turned down the cash as a result of he may make practically $15 million touring.

Ja Rule has no regrets about strolling away from the “Quick & Livid” franchise, regardless of its monumental success.

The “All the time On Time” rapper made a short look as Edwin within the franchise’s first film, “The Quick and the Livid” in 2001, however he turned down a proposal of $500,000 to return in a lead function in “2 Quick 2 Livid.”

John Singleton, the director of the second installment, mentioned in 2015 that Ja felt he was “too large” for the function.

After Ja’s rejection, Singleton turned to fellow rapper Ludacris, who stepped in to play a brand new character named Tej Parker.

Luda has now starred in seven of the franchise’s 11 movies (in case you rely “Quick & Livid Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”), which have grossed over $7 billion worldwide.

“I do not in any respect,” Ja responded when Insider requested if he regrets his resolution in hindsight.

“All people has turn out to be the Monday morning quarterback: ‘He missed out on doing 10 ‘Quick & Livid’ motion pictures,’” mentioned Ja, who final 12 months launched his VIBES Live performance Sequence, which sees iconic artists carry out their traditional albums with a reside band whereas telling the tales behind the music.

“That is okay. I am superb with that,” he added.

“I am Ja Rule, the wonderful artist that has had an incredible profession, an incredible songwriter. That is who I’m. That is who folks see me as. That is who I need to be revered as.”

Explaining his resolution to reject Singleton’s provide, Ja mentioned it was each the absence of Vin Diesel, who additionally snubbed the movie to as a substitute star in “The Chronicles of Riddick,” and the cash.

“I used to be in all probability the largest artist within the rap recreation,” he mentioned. “I am going to suggest this to you: I am John Singleton. I am gonna give you $500,000 to shoot a film for 3 months. Or I am happening a tour and I am gonna make near $15 million within the span of lower than two months. Nicely, what you doing?”

“Who knew that there was going to be 10 of them?” he added. “However even nonetheless, I’d’ve needed to do 10 motion pictures to make that form of cash, or no less than eight.”