Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Intro	0:20
2	Thug Lovin' Bass Guitar [Played By] – James ManningFeaturing – Bobby BrownKeyboards – Eric Jackson Recorded By – Brian Springer	4:50
3	Mesmerize Written-By – L. Creed*, T. Bell*	4:38
4	Pop N****s Producer – The NeptunesRecorded By – Brian GartenWritten-By – P. Williams*	4:29
5	The Pledge Remix Engineer [Assisted By] – Terry "Murda Mac" HerbertFeaturing – 2Pac, NasWritten-By – E. Baker*, G. Jacobs*, N. Jones*, T. Shakur*	3:54
6	Murder Reigns Vocals [Additional] – Celeste Written-By – D. Paich*, J. Porcaro*	4:02
7	Last Temptation Featuring – Charli BaltimoreInstruments [All Instruments Played By] – Demi Doc McGhee*, Keez Parker*Written-By – K. Nix*, T. Lane*	4:58
8	Murder Me Featuring – Alexi, Caddillac TahWritten-By – C. Wheeler*, R. Saadiq*, T. Crocker*	5:15
9	The Warning	5:05
10	Connected Featuring – Crooked I, Eastwood Written-By – D. Woodard*, D. Wicklife*	4:54
11	Emerica Featuring – Chink Santana, Young LifeWritten-By – R. Donovan*	5:16
12	Rock Star Written-By – L. Kravitz*	4:58
13	Destiny (Outro) Producer – Cool & DreWritten-By – A. Lyon*, G. Beene*, M. Valenzano*, M. Griffin*	2:07

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Copyright (c) – Island Def Jam Music Group
• Record Company – UM³/USM Japan
• Marketed By – Universal Music K.K.
• Distributed By – Universal Music K.K.
• Recorded At – The Hit Factory Criteria
• Recorded At – Right Track Recording
• Recorded At – The Crackhouse
• Mixed At – The Hit Factory Criteria
• Mixed At – Right Track Recording
• Mixed At – Enterprise Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Published By – Black Bull Music, Inc.
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
• Published By – Tri Boy Music
• Published By – Joshua's Dream
• Published By – Songs Of Universal
• Published By – Zomba Songs Inc.
• Published By – Hudmar Publishing Co., Inc.
• Published By – Rising Storm Music
• Published By – Kenix Music
• Published By – Revalex Music, Inc.
• Published By – Six Palms Music Corp.
• Published By – Tony Toni Toné Music
• Published By – Universal Music Publishing
• Published By – PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
• Published By – Miss Bessie Music
• Published By – EMI Longitude Music

Credits

• A&R [Administration] – Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds*, Terese Joseph
• A&R [Direction] – Chris Gotti, John "BJ" Bryant*
• A&R [Joint Venture A&R Direction] – Darcell Lawrence
• Art Direction, Design – Kyledidthis
• Coordinator [A&R] – Hector "Rick Boogie" Aviles*
• Engineer [Assisted By] – Demo Castelleon* (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 9, 12), Marc Lee (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 9, 12)
• Executive-Producer – Irv Gotti, Ja Rule
• Featuring – Ashanti (tracks: 3, 5)
• Management – Ron "Gutta" Robinson*
• Management [Business Affairs] – Antoinette Trotman, Brian Robinson , Ian Allen , Jeff Kempler
• Management [Consigliere] – Ron Sweeney
• Management [Marketing] – Dan "Tan" Cooper*, Deidre Graham*
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Mixed By – Brian Springer (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7 to 9, 12, 13), Irv Gotti (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7 to 9, 12, 13), Milwaukee Buck (tracks: 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Other [Styling] – Rachel Johnson
• Photography By – Jonathan Mannion
• Producer – Chink Santana (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 12), Irv Gotti (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 12)
• Recorded By – Milwaukee Buck (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 13)
• Typography [Ja Rule Logo] – Todd Apjones*
• Written-By – A. Parker* (tracks: 2, 3, 7 to 12), A. Douglas* (tracks: 3, 5), I. Lorenzo* (tracks: 2, 3, 5 to 12), J. Atkins* (tracks: 2 to 13), S. Wonder* (tracks: 2, 5)
• Written-By, Producer – 7 Aurelius (tracks: 5, 6)

Notes

Track 2, 3, 5 to 8, 10 to 12: Produced for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
Track 9: Produced for Top Dawg Productions, Inc./Blessed One Entertainment.
Track 13: Produced for Record Room Productions.
Track 2, 12: Recorded for Murda Management.
Track 3, 6 to 8, 10, 11, 13: Recorded for Murda Management/Blessed One Entertainment.
Track 2, 3, 5, 7 to 9, 12, 13: Mixed for Top Dawg Productions, Inc.
Track 4, 6, 10, 11: Mixed for Murda Management/Blessed One Entertainment.

Track 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 13: Recorded at Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL
Track 4, 6, 10, 11: Recorded at Right Track Studios, NYC
Track 5: Recorded at Crack House Studios, NYC
Track 2, 3, 7 to 9, 12: Mixed at Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL
Track 4, 6, 10, 11: Mixed at Right Track Studios, NYC
Track 5, 13: Mixed at Enterprise Studios, L.A., CA
Mastered at Sterling Sound

"Thug Lovin'" contains interpolations from the composition "Knocks Me Off My Feet" published by Black Bull Music Inc./Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP).

"Mesmerize" contains interpolations from the composition "Stop Look Listen" published by Warner-Tamerlane Pub. (ASCAP).

"The Pledge Remix" contains excerpts from the composition "So Many Tears" published by Jobete Music Co. (ASCAP)/Triboy Music (ASCAP)/Joshua's Dream Music/Songs Of Universal (BMI)/Zomba Songs (BMI).

"Murder Reigns" contains interpolations from "Africa" published by Hudmar Publishing Co. (ASCAP)/Rising Storm Music (ASCAP). Additional vocals for 7th Sign.

"Last Temptation" contains samples from "Funky Sensation" published by Kenix Music c/o Bughouse, a division of Bug Music, Inc. (ASCAP).

"Murder Me" contains interpolations from the composition "Anniversary" published by Revalex Music Inc./Six Palms Music Corp./Tony Toni Tone Music/Universal PolyGram Int'l Pub. Inc. (ASCAP).

"Rock Star" contains interpolations from the composition "I Belong To You" published by Miss Bessie Music (ASCAP).

"Destiny (Outro)" contains samples from "Midnight Sunshine" published by EMI Longitude Music (BMI).

Management for Murda Management
Styling for The B. Lynn Group

Bobby Brown appears courtesy of MCA Records.
Ashanti appears courtesy of Murder Inc.
Nas appears courtesy of Ill Will/Columbia Records.
2Pac appears courtesy of Amaru Entertainment, Inc.
Charli Baltimore appears courtesy of Murder Inc.
Caddillac Tah appears courtesy of Murder Inc.
Eastwood and Crooked I appear courtesy of Tha Row Records.

℗© 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
2006 UM3/USM Japan, a Universal Music Company
Marketed & distributed by Universal Music K.K.
Made in Japan

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
440 063 487-2	Ja Rule	The Last Temptation ‎(CD)	Def Jam Recordings	440 063 487-2	US	2002
063 542-2	Ja Rule	The Last Temptation ‎(CD, Album)	Def Jam Recordings, Murder Inc Records	063 542-2	2002
none	Ja Rule	The Last Temptation ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Not On Label (Ja Rule)	none	Russia	2002
063 487-1	Ja Rule	The Last Temptation ‎(2xLP)	Def Jam Recordings	063 487-1	Europe	2002
440 063 487-4	Ja Rule	The Last Temptation ‎(Cass, Album)	Def Jam Recordings	440 063 487-4	US	2002

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