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By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 22:36 EST, 16 December 2025 | Updated: 23:53 EST, 16 December 2025 <\/p>\n

Rapper Ja Rule came within inches of disaster when he skewed a tee shot into the crowd at Derek Jeter’s charity golf tournament.<\/p>\n

Remarkable footage, captured from just meters away, shows Ja Rule teeing off with people surrounding the tee box in the Bahamas.<\/p>\n

‘I have to ignore y’all right now, I have to put this thing up,’ the rapper said as he lined up his tee shot.<\/p>\n

But rather than soar down the fairway, the ball flew low and right into a group of photographers gathered nearby.<\/p>\n

Ja Rule immediately apologized as other members of the crowd recoiled in fear. No one appeared to have suffered serious injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A video of the incident was captured by Golfweek reporter Adam Schupak who, only 24 hours earlier, had detailed a conversation with the rapper. Ja Rule explained that he took up golf during the pandemic and quickly became hooked.<\/p>\n

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Ja Rule couldn’t believe his eyes after he smashed the ball into the crowd at the tee box<\/p>\n

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‘Tell them I\u2019m the best hip-hop golfer,’ rapper Ja Rule claimed on the eve of the event<\/p>\n

‘Tell them I\u2019m the best hip-hop golfer,’ the rapper told Schupak a day before almost hitting him with his tee shot.<\/p>\n

The Derek Jeter Invitational, organized by the baseball legend, has brought a star-studded crowd to the Caribbean this week.<\/p>\n

Among those to take part in recent years are sports icons Bryson Dechambeau, Michael Jordan and Michael Strahan, as well as music stars Ludacris and Flo Rida.<\/p>\n

The event helps raise awareness and support for the Turn 2 Foundation, which aims ‘to create and support signature programs and activities that motivate young people to turn away from drugs and alcohol and “Turn 2” healthy lifestyles.’<\/p>\n

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