(From mtv.com.)

Ja Rule comments on Prince not clearing any samples.

Here is relevant quote:

While lip-synching on a four-wheel Honda motor bike during his "Livin' It Up" video shoot late last month, Ja Rule took a little time to count his blessings. No, not because he narrowly escaped being shot by voluptuous, water-gun-toting models who served as eye candy for the clip's barbecue/party setting, rather, because Ja has finally shaken a beleaguering hex.

"It's been a jinx with me and Case," he said, referring to his collaborations with his crooner labelmate and the song's guest star. "Everything we've done hasn't got cleared. We made a record in like '95, '96. We did a song called 'Thug Life,' which sampled Prince's ['Pop Life.'] Prince never clears anything."

http://www.mtv.com/sendme...rule.jhtml