Ja Rule pleads guilty to $3m tax evasion!

Ja Rule admitted Tuesday that he failed to pay taxes on more than $3 million in income, and he faces up to three years in prison, according to the Associated Press.

The Livin’ It Up hitmaker real name Jeffrey Atkins earned the money between 2004 and 2006 while he lived in Saddle River, an upscale community in northern New Jersey.

If the plea conditions are met, the government will dismiss two counts against him for unpaid taxes on about $1 million he earned in 2007 and 2008.

He is scheduled to be sentenced June 13 on the three tax evasion charges. He faces up to one year in prison and $100,000 in fines on each count.

Ja Rule didn’t comment outside the courtroom. Asked how he felt about the charges as he stepped into a waiting car he said, “I feel great.”

The musician’s attorney oted that her client surrendered voluntarily and will pay the delinquent taxes.

“He’s been working on addressing these issues for some time, and he’s taking full responsibility,” she said.