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Multi-platinum selling rapper Ja Rule, is being sentenced to two years imprisonment because of his involvement in a gun case. He bid an upbeat farewell-for-now goodbye to his fans and family.

Ja Rule was one rapper who was hugely successful in the early 2000’s. His gravelly voice and thuggish talk and duets with various R&amp;B divas made him a successful hit. He pleaded guilty in December to attempted criminal weapon possession; the case stemmed from gun found in his luxury sports car in July 2007.

"See y'all later," he told family and friends in the courtroom audience as he was handcuffed.

"Love you!" called the group, which included his wife, Aisha, and his mother and mother-in-law.

Dressed in a white T-shirt, gray pants and a gray hooded sweat shirt, he replied, "Love you, too."

With that, Ja Rule, 35, was led away to start serving his sentence. He'll briefly be in a city jail before heading to a state prison yet to be determined.

He also faces the possibility of a federal prison sentence for failing to pay taxes on more than $3 million in income; he pleaded guilty to that in March. He faces up to three years in prison in that case, though his will push for any prison time in that case to be served at the same time as his New York term.

His sentencing in the tax case has been set for Monday. But it will likely be postponed to later in the summer, said his lawyer, Stacey Richman.

In the meantime, Ja Rule heads to prison with an album on the way and, he has said, plans to write and otherwise keep busy behind bars.

"Out on my patio having my last free moment," he tweeted before heading to court.

"I love all my fans," he added. "Pain is love!!!"

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