Ja Rule Says Hip Hop’s Influencing Ja Morant’s Poor Decisions, ‘That Ain’t The Way’

chicago bulls guard made a wave Earlier this week, he said he believed rap and the culture around it had contributed to Morant’s recent missteps…and when he met Ja Rule at LAX this week, he said no more. I could not agree.

He said he was influenced to smoke cannabis growing up red man“How To Roll A Blunt” — and was pressured into drinking snoop dog‘s “Gin and Juice”… and he revealed that he believed Morant was similarly influenced by the song Today.

But the “Holla Holla” rapper told us he thinks Morant needs to stop all of that ASAP… “That’s not the way it is.”

“Play ball, man,” he said. “Street is nothing. Grind. Keep the ball. That’s it.”

Morant has been under police investigation at least three times in the past year.Most recently, when he was seen on video gun flash at a strip club earlier this month.

Each time, Morant has dodged charges… sit-down interview and Jalen Rose This week he needs to start making better choices.

“In the future, we’re going to change this story by showing people who Ja really is and who I am,” he told Rose.