Put It on Me (Ja Rule song)

{{short description|2000 single by Ja Rule and Lil' Mo}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Put It on Me

| cover = Put it on me cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Ja Rule featuring Lil' Mo and Vita

| album = Rule 3:36, The Fast and The Furious, and Pain Is Love (Special Edition)

| released = December 12, 2000{{cite web|title=Put It on Me - Ja Rule > Overview|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/put-it-on-me-mw0000377679|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=2013-05-23}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|East Coast hip-hop|R&B}}

| length = 4:23

| label = {{hlist|Murder Inc.|Def Jam}}

| writer = Jeffrey Atkins, Irving Lorenzo, Taheem Crocker, Cynthia Loving

| producer = {{hlist|Irv Gotti|Tru Stylze}}

| chronology = Ja Rule

| prev_title = Between Me and You

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = I Cry

| next_year = 2001

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Vita

| type = single

| prev_title = Vita, Vita, Vita

| prev_year = 2000

| title = Put It on Me

| year = 2000

| next_title = Lapdance

| next_year = 2001

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Lil' Mo

| type = single

| prev_title = I'll Trade (A Million Bucks)

| prev_year = 2000

| title = Put It on Me (Remix)

| year = 2000

| next_title = Superwoman Pt. II

| next_year = 2001

}}

}}

"Put It on Me" is the second single from Ja Rule's second studio album, Rule 3:36 (2000), released in December 2000 through Def Jam Records and Murder Inc. The song appeared on The Fast and the Furious (2001) soundtrack and was included on the special edition of Ja Rule's Pain Is Love (2001). "Put It on Me" features fellow Murder Inc. artist Vita, with her verse being written by Caddillac Tah.{{cite web|title=Ja Rule Talks Creation of 'Put It on Me'|url=http://www.hip-hopvibe.com/2012/02/29/ja-rule-talks-creation-of-put-it-on-me-in-vibe-interview/|publisher=hip-hopvibe.com|date=2012-02-29|accessdate=2013-05-23}} Originally, the song appeared on Rule 3:36 and only featured Ja Rule with Vita, until a remixed version was recorded with new vocals by singer Lil' Mo, which proved very popular, especially on radio. Ja Rule explained that the lyrics of the song were inspired by an argument he had with his wife to show how important she is to him. It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of March 19, 2001,{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2001-03-19|title = The Hot 100 Chart| magazine=Billboard }} making it Ja Rule's first top-ten hit on the chart.