Rule 3:36 Songwriting Credits by Ja Rule

Ja Rule writes his own verses on every song across Rule 3:36, and the songwriting credits confirm it: his legal name, Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, sits on nearly every track alongside Irv Gotti, legally Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., who co-writes as well as executive-produces the record. The Murder Inc. production camp doubles as a songwriting camp here - Lil' Rob (Robert Mays), Ty Fyffe (Tyrone Gregory Fyffe), Tru Stylze (Paul Walcott), Self (Edward Hinson), DaMizza (Damion Young), and Dat Nigga Reb (Richard Wilson) each carry a co-writing credit on the tracks they produced, a common in-house arrangement where the beatmaker's publishing share is tied to a writing credit. Guest verses are written by the guests themselves and credited under their legal names: Cadillac Tah as Taheem Crocker, Black Child as Ramel Gill, and Jayo Felony as James Savage. 'I Cry' carries an additional writing credit for Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cynthia Loving, the songwriters behind the sampled O'Jays track 'Cry Together.' The featured singers, Christina Milian, Vita, and Lil' Mo, are credited as performers rather than writers on the songs they appear on.