--- description: The site says he's 5'6" but he swears he's 5'9" title: Ja Rule Is Very Upset With Wikipedia For Misreporting His Height image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbafcf0ab58b00c1e/69886221cf40a8228ac3f881/gettyimages-482279658.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ja Rule Is Very Upset With Wikipedia For Misreporting His Height by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 2, 2015 10:07 PM CUT  Ja Rule onstage during the Viacom TCA Presentation at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 29, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Ja Rule onstage during the Viacom TCA Presentation at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 29, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.Jason Kempin— Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 2, 2015 10:07 PM CUT So, Ja Rule started some beef on Wednesday. With Wikipedia. He took to Twitter to vent about the online encyclopedia, which he claims is horribly inaccurate and irresponsible with its reporting, specifically when it comes to his height: > [](https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/639117219314704384) As the [New York _Daily News_](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/ja-rule-rants-wikipedia-inaccurate-reporting-article-1.2345988 "undefined") points out, Ja may not fully understand how Wikipedia — a free, collaborative, user-generated encyclopedia — really works. Fans [let him know](https://twitter.com/artur/status/639139415038672896 "undefined") he could edit the page himself. Still, he demanded that Wikipedia itself step in: > [](https://twitter.com/Ruleyork/status/639119240369446912) Full disclosure: I met Ja Rule last year for an [interview](http://time.com/2954051/ja-rule-book-interview/ "undefined") about his memoir. I remember a few things about Ja. I remember him being very friendly and receptive to my questions, I remember him being muscular and I remember him being short. I am 5’7″ and if I recall correctly — please, Ja, don’t be mad at me here — he was a smidge shorter than me. That would mean Wikipedia is correct: Ja Rule is 5’6″. What’s tripping me up here, though, is a mug shot that indicates Ja is 69 inches — or, like he claims, 5’9″. _Racked_ [points out](http://www.racked.com/2015/9/2/9248649/ja-rule-height "undefined") that this mug shot could come from anywhere and could be Photoshopped — and appears different from other Ja Rule mug shots — so it might not be trustworthy. So what’s going on here? Is that mug shot unreliable? Am I misremembering the time I hung out with Ja Rule? 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