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"Rapper &lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/person/ja-rule/\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ja Rule&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is currently inside a NY courthouse and is turning himself over to authorities to begin his two-year prison sentence in New York ... TMZ has learned. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0608_jarule_SplashEX\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2011/06/08/0608-jarule-splashex-credit.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ spoke with Ja's executive producer, &lt;strong&gt;Seven&lt;/strong&gt;, who was with Mr. Rule at the courthouse in NY moments ago. Seven tells us the rapper is still inside the building, waiting to be processed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seven tells us Ja spent some private time with his wife, close friends and family members before he was taken behind closed doors -- and the last thing he said to everyone was, \"Real life is a fantasy, f**k fame ... I'm ready for this to get over with. I am focused.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rapper -- real name &lt;strong&gt;Jeffrey Atkins&lt;/strong&gt; -- was hit with the 2-year sentence in 2010 when he pled guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon -- stemming from a 2007 incident in which cops found a loaded semi-automatic handgun in his sports car. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;{{tmz_video_0}}We ran into Ja last week -- where he told us how he planned on passing the time while in the pokey. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPDATE 12:52 PM PT&lt;/strong&gt;: It's official -- Ja Rule is now inmate&amp;#160;&lt;strong&gt;07608730Q&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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