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Find-My-Age Puzzle (True Facts): Ja Rule

2024

Why did Ja Rule rap about adult themes before his sixth birthday? (He was born on Leap Day.) Solution on the full series page.

Content note: Shows censored rap lyrics.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-01-01-find-my-age-puzzles-but-with-all-true-facts--find-my-age-puzzle-true-facts-ja-rule/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Ja Rule: his first hit "Holla Holla" was released before his sixth birthday… Why did such a young lad rap about such adult themes? [lyrics shown with [CENSORED]]

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Algebra › Age ProblemsNumber & Arithmetic › Calendar & Leap Years
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