Ja Rule Jokingly Recalls Early Dine-and-Dash Date With Wife: 'I Was Broke'

Ja Rule is a famous rapper now, but in the early days of his relationship with wife Aisha Atkins, he may have slipped out on a restaurant check or two. “It’s interesting because I’ve known my wife since I was broke. Some of our best dates were then. I used to take her to, like, Red Lobster and s***,” Ja Rule, 49, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, July 10, after debuting a new Frozen Honeycomb cocktail at Tender Crush, a New York–style crispy chicken spot in SoHo. “I actually ran out on the meal and she didn’t know it. So I set it up, we ate and I told her, ‘Hey, let me finish up paying f