Ja Rule will face two years in prison after pleading guilty to gun charges . Atkins ' attorney , Stacey Richman , called the deliberations `` unreasonable '' after the rapper `` stepped up and took responsibility '' for the violation . The rapper was arrested last month and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon -- the same charge he faced earlier this year when he pleaded no contest to aggravated assault for allegedly shooting his girlfriend Former Grammy nominee will be registered as a gun offender .
Ja Rule will face two years in prison after pleading guilty to gun charges . The rapper was arrested last month and charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon -- the same charge he faced earlier this year when he pleaded no contest to aggravated assault for allegedly shooting his girlfriend Former Grammy nominee will be registered as a gun offender .