"NEW YORK (AP) --
Rapper Ja Rule has pleaded guilty in New York to attempted
criminal possession of a weapon. The gun-possession case stems from a July 2007
stop of his luxury sports car. The rapper said 'this isn't a good day' and declined to
discuss the case as he left a Manhattan court. Police say they found a loaded
semiautomatic gun in a rear door of the $250,000-plus car after it was stopped for
speeding. In court Monday, Ja Rule was promised a two-year prison sentence.
He's free until sentencing, on a date yet to be set. He's due in court Feb. 9 for an
update. Ja Rule's 'Pain is Love' was nominated for a best rap album Grammy
Award in 2002. The 34-year-old rapper -- born Jeffrey Atkins -- also has appeared
in movies, including the 2001 film 'The Fast and the Furious.'
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