Ja Rule gets advice behind bars

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Ja Rule has been getting advice behind bars from two once high-powered men: ex-New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi and ex-Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski.

The rapper, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, is serving two years for gun possession at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida, N.Y.

He tells the Daily News in an interview: "Outside, you don't meet guys like this every day."

He says both men have urged him to pursue higher education.

Ja Rule is a high school dropout.

The rapper says 'Koz' also advised him to buy airline stock and study business.

La Rule will be taking college-level courses later this month.

Hevesi was convicted in a "pay for play corruption scheme. Kowlowski was convicted of fraud.

Information from: Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com.

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