"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule from his third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001). Produced by Irv Gotti, it was written by Rule, 7 Aurelius, and Irv Gotti and features guest vocals from Ashanti. Originally set to feature Brandy,[1] the song was released as the album's second single on November 27, 2001, through Def Jam Recordings and Gotti's Murder Inc. Records.
"Always on Time" spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from February 23, 2002, becoming Ashanti's first Hot 100 number-one single and Ja Rule's second. It was followed by another Ja Rule duet, "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez. In 2009, it was named the 33rd most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2]
