New York rappers Ja Rule and DMX ended a long running feud last nightduring the 6th Annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" taping, which commemoratedDef Jam Records 25th anniversary.

DMX and Ja Rule stood together last night at the Brooklyn Academy ofMusic and took pictures with fellow Def Jam alumni Ludacris and FoxyBrown.

Today (September 24), DMXs manager confirmed that the picture was notjust a promotional opportunity, ending years of speculation about hisrelationship with Ja Rule.

He has a new attitude , a new team. He looks good and [now] he issquashing beefs. [And] his performances are breathtaking, DMXsmanager Nakia Walker told AllHipHop.com.

Great to see DMX and Ja Rule squash their beef after all this time,Ludacris Tweeted. Vh1 hip hop honors. A historic night indeed.

DMX and Ja Rules feud goes back to 2000, when DMX recorded the trackDo You, which took shots at Ja Rule, claiming the rapper had copiedhis signature, gruff style of rapping.

The track set off years of bickering via radio interviews and disstracks like DMXs Ruled Out and They Want War, as well as Ja Rulestrack Judas.

Both rappers were produced by Irv Gotti, who met DMX during his days as an artist on Ruffhouse Records around 1989.

A few years later, Irv Gotti befriended Ja Rule, who was a member Cash Money Clique.

After a stint as an A&R with Blunt/TVT Records, Gotti landed anA&R job with Def Jam and helped sign Jay-Z, DMX and Ja Rule to thelabel in 1998.

He's always had a [problem] with me. Since the beginning of my career,I ignored it. I felt my way of answering him was to be very successfuland that would hurt him the most, Ja Rule said of DMX in 2002.

Tension between the two rappers remained high until this week, when JaRule tweeted: "I'm not going to start trouble I'm bringing my daughterbut I promise if a n***a get outta line they won't make it out ofBrooklyn lmao."

DMX was released from an Arizona prison in April of 2009 after serving90 days for fraud, drug and animal cruelty charges and has startedrebuilding his career.

Last night, he took to the stage in a collaboration with Gym ClassHeroes for his 1999 hit single "Party Up, while Ja Rule and Ashanti asthey performed their hits "Down for You" and "Always On Time."

Other performers included KRS-One, Onyx, Rick Ross, Method Man, Redman,Warren G., The Roots, Jazzy Jeff, Erick Sermon and others.

"VH1 Hip Hop Honors" will premiere on Tuesday, October 13 at 9 PM ET/PT.