BY: JANEL SPIEGEL<\/p>\n
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Musikfest 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n Ja Rule & Ashanti<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, August 12, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n 711 E. 1st<\/sup> Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015<\/strong><\/p>\n Bethlehem was \u201cLivin\u2019 It Up\u201d tonight with Ja Rule and Ashanti<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The party was at Musikfest tonight, and Bethlehem was having a blast. The DJ\u2019s had everyone on their feet. Some of us grew up listening to Ja Rule and Ashanti. Those songs that take us back to a certain moment in life. A love, a friend, heartache or a party. Just having fun and living life. Music tends to do that, it can you right back to a place you were happy or sad.<\/p>\n Musikfest, ArtsQuest, and SteelStacks did such an amazing job putting everything together. The staff, the volunteers, the Bethlehem Police Department, and the absolutely stunning Police Horses. People tended to follow the Officers on the horses to see the horses, tonight a beautifully adorable dog that resembled Scooby-Doo saw the horses and he looked so excited.<\/p>\n My amazing friend Doe went along tonight. She stopped at Slabs and Crabs for a pulled pork sandwich, she said it was good. https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/slabsandcrabs – Check them out on Facebook. I have been sticking with Island Noodles. We also made a stop at Mishka Vodka and thanks to the lady who told us her drink was from Mishka Vodka. https:\/\/mishkapremiumvodka.com\/<\/a> \u00a0– They were onsite with the drink pouches.<\/p>\n During the show, Ja Rule and Ashanti paid homage and tribute to The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Nate Dogg, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and more. The DJ\u2019s had the crowd hype. They had everybody up dancing, singing. THE BASS WAS DROPPED. Ashanti and Ja Rule had a DJ. Ashanti looked beautiful; she had such a pretty sparkly ensemble on. Ja Rule looks the same, he did take the shirt off and went into full-on Ja Rule mode.<\/p>\n DJ Menace was onstage tonight along with along with DJ Lil Bruh https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/djlilbruh\/?hl=en<\/a> \u2013 the man sounds a little bit like Fatman Scoop. He\u2019s a DJ and a producer, he played all the good songs. https:\/\/www.djlilbruh.com\/<\/a> – DJ Lil Bruh was into the whole show, I don\u2019t think he wanted to leave. He had Bethlehem going and going.<\/p>\n When Ja Rule and Ashanti came out, the whole crowd was in a frenzy and happy. They sang together and separately. They did everything from \u201cMesmerize\u201d, \u201cInto You\u201d, \u201cCan I Get A\u2026\u201d, \u201cRock Wit U (Awww Baby), \u201cPut It on Me\u201d, \u201cBaby\u201d, \u201cThug Lovin\u2019\u201d, \u201cDown 4 U\u201d, \u201cWhat\u2019s Luv?\u201d, \u201cYou Deserve It\u201d, \u201cLivin\u2019 It Up\u201d \u2013 that song had the entire crowd up and dancing, and singing.<\/p>\n This was an amazing show and these two have been working together for what seems like forever. They did an amazing job.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cJa Rule, born Jeffrey Atkins, made his debut in 1999 with his single \u201cHolla Holla,\u201d on the platinum-selling album\u00a0Venni Vetti Vecci<\/em>. He quickly topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart with hits \u201cBetween Me and You\u201d featuring Christina Milian, \u201cI\u2019m Real\u201d and \u201cAin\u2019t It Funny\u201d both featuring Jennifer Lopez. Ja Rule joined forces with R&B singer Ashanti for songs \u201cAlways on Time,\u201d \u201cMesmerize\u201d and \u201cWonderful,\u201d gaining four Grammy Award nominations and two American Music Award nominations. In 2000 he released\u00a0Rule 3:36<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Pain Is Love<\/em>\u00a0in 2001, gaining him triple platinum status. Keeping the momentum of his success going Ja released platinum album\u00a0The Last Temptation<\/em>\u00a0in 2002,\u00a0Blood in My Eye<\/em>\u00a0in 2003 and\u00a0R.U.L.E<\/em>\u00a0in 2004. Over the course of his career, he has sold over 30 million records worldwide.<\/p>\n Grammy Award winning singer\/songwriter, actor and author Ashanti debuted with her self-titled album\u00a0Ashanti\u00a0<\/em>featuring hit song \u201cFoolish,\u201d in 2002. Her album landed her at the top of the Billboard charts by selling 504,593 in the first week of its release. She was named to Guinness Book of World Records for the most albums sold by any debut female artist and still holds the record today. Over the course of two-decades Ashanti has recorded six studio albums, receiving an array of awards including eight Billboard Awards, a Grammy Award, two American Music Awards, two Soul Train Awards and six ASCAP Awards. In 2005 Ashanti starred as Dorothy in \u201cThe Muppets\u2019 Wizard of Oz\u201d\u00a0<\/em>followed by roles on \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer,\u201d \u201cArmy Wives,\u201d \u201cSabrina the Teenage Witch\u201d and films such as\u00a0John Tucker Must Die<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Resident Evil Extinction.\u00a0<\/em>Dipping into the entrepreneurial pool she partnered with AMC Beauty and was the first African American to land a national campaign with Herbal Essence. She recently penned a book of poetry \u201cFoolish\/Unfoolish: Reflections on Love\u201d\u00a0<\/em>set to be released this year.\u201d<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.musikfest.org\/ja-rule-and-ashanti-to-headline-musikfest-2022\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BY: JANEL SPIEGEL Musikfest 2022 Ja Rule & Ashanti Friday, August 12, 2022 711 E. 1st Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Bethlehem was \u201cLivin\u2019 It Up\u201d tonight with Ja Rule and … Continue reading Bethlehem was \u201cLivin\u2019 It Up\u201d tonight with Ja Rule and Ashanti | BY: JANEL SPIEGEL<\/span>