Back in the Day is a 2005 crime drama[1] starring Ja Rule and Ving Rhames and directed by James Hunter.

Reggie Cooper is a young man who lives with his father in order to avoid the violent gang activity that almost claimed his life when he was a teenager.

In early 2003 Ja Rule announced that he was to act in a film alongside Ving Rhames.

[12] Reviewer Ed Huls called it conceptually similar to several other urban crime dramas, but noted the cast and production values made it a high-end release in the genre, and compared it to classic gangster films: "one could easily picture Cagney or Bogart in the Rhames role.

"[13] David Kronke of the Los Angeles Daily News wrote: "No original gangstas in this movie, but plenty of unoriginal ones... How did such a ridiculous script lure so many talented actors?