Aisha Atkins is an American star. You could see her in reality television shows, and this is, probably, the most significant part of the information people have about her. Still, what is behind the curtain? Today, we have a chance to peek through the hole and see what Aisha’s life is like when she is not only in the spotlight but also away from it.
As a rule, the audience knows little about wives of famous rappers (if they are not Kim Kardashian, of course). However, the case of Aisha and her husband Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, aka Ja Rule or the Grizzly Voiced rapper, is totally different. Aisha herself is a famous personality and receives her amount of adoration from fans without any connection to her husband.
What do we know about Aisha Atkins' early life?
A child of Queens, New York, Aisha Fatima Murray was born on October 21, 1977. The family was not very rich, but neither was it poor. The girl’s mother was a professor and her father, Dr. Winston Churchill Murray, was a former member of Parliament of Tobago West. The family has another daughter, Melita Murray, who is Aisha’s only sibling.
As a child, the future star attended Martin Van Buren High School and eventually graduated from it in 1994. While at high school, the girl met her future husband, Jeffrey Atkins. She was 14 at that time. In 1994, the sweethearts decided to start dating, and Aisha’s pregnancy followed very soon.
Initially, nobody even knew her, and nobody heard anything about her but she gave birth to the rapper’s first child, first and the only daughter so far, Brittney Atkins, and the fame found her in a little while. The musician became famous in 1999 after he issued his very first album, and the woman stepped into the spotlight to become the famous Ja Rule’s wife in public eyes. It lasted for about the whole ten years while they were on the news due to a lot of rumors and talk about their complicated marriage and certain controversies connected to the music star.
The Journey of Mrs. Aisha Atkins
The romance between the two teenagers was very hot at first. Everything was quite quick and rushing: right after the birth of their first child, Aisha became pregnant again and gave birth to the second one, a son this time, named Jeffrey Atkins Jr. This happy event took place in 2000.
The couple thought that having two kids together was enough to get married after all and tied the knot on April 14, 2001. Four years after the wedding, the family was replenished with a third baby, another boy, named Jordan.
Being the wife of a Christian man (Jeffrey was born and raised in a family of Jehovah Witnesses), Aisha recognized Christianity too. The couple was baptized together only in 2013. This was a wise step during a promotional campaign for Jeffrey’s movie “I’m in Love with a Church Girl.”
Challenges and Loyalty in Their Relationship
However, despite this bright side of their married life, the two faced quite dark times together. Since 2000, Ja Rule has been involved in many scandals and controversies and had troubles with the law several times. In 2003, he was caught punching a man and paid a significant fine. In 2004, the rapper was involved in a very unpleasant fatal shooting story at a party he hosted. The same year, Aisha had to deal with his fines for driving while having a suspended license and possession of marijuana.
The sharpest blow to the family happened in 2007 when her husband was charged with illegal possession of a weapon and certain intoxicating means. The rapper started his imprisonment in 2011 and was supposed to stay there for only two years, but in the middle of all this, it was discovered that the family evaded tax payments from 2004 until 2006. This added 28 months more to the imprisonment.
The musician was released in 2013, and during this time, Aisha was the only support for her children as well as both her and her husband’s family. Rumors about her husband’s infidelity were spreading across social media. It was a horrible time for her as many things were scandalous and controversial enough to ruin their marriage.
Trivia Facts About Mrs. Atkins
Here are a couple of interesting facts about Aisha that create a short description of her life and personality:
- She has a nickname Ish, which is used by her husband and her family.
- Jeffrey was her first man even though she used to date his friend before dating him while studying in high school.
- She first appeared on The Wendy Williams Show.
- She played herself in the MTV reality show "Follow the Rules" about her and her husband Jeffrey (on air between October and December 2015).
It is very likely that a big career in reality television or even full-size movies is waiting for Aisha Atkins. Maybe, she will decide to dedicate her efforts to her family and give birth to more babies; only time will tell.
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Source: Legit.ng
