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The Game Says Sorry to 50 Cent, G-Unit and Fans

TheCelebrityCafe.com - Found 4 hours ago
... he did not take kindly to the Game staying out of high profile G-Unit feuds with rap artists such as Jadakiss and Nas, two rappers the Game...
Rapper: Michael Jackson on top of his Game - Boston Herald
THE GAME APOLOGISES TO 50 CENT - PR inside
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Boston Herald

Posted on July 4, 2009, 7:33 am

BMI Sues Ludlow Venue Pianos

Village Voice - Found 4 hours ago
Issue Project Room iTunes iTunes Free Single of the Week iVoice J. Hoberman J. Holiday J.G. Ballard Jadakiss James Blackshaw James Brown James...

Posted on July 4, 2009, 6:58 am

Busta Rhymes Prepares for Canadian Tour

All Hip Hop - Found 23 hours ago
... features the T-Pain-assisted hit “Hustler’s Anthem,” includes appearances from Lil Wayne, Jadakiss, Ron Browz , Mary J. Blige...

Posted on July 3, 2009, 12:33 pm

tell me something good, tell me that you like it

ashcan rantings - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Lil' Wayne and Jadakiss I love Busta Rhymes, I love Lil' Wayne and I love any collaboration they make together.

Posted on July 2, 2009, 9:33 am

D-Block - Get That Paper [DVD]

TBOHipHop.net :: HipHop's Promotion Source! - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Artist: D-Block Song: Get That Paper Featurings: Styles P, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch & S.I. Album: New L.O.X. Order Genre: East Coast Hip-Hop/

Posted on June 30, 2009, 6:30 am

J The S - The Painted Man

Nah Right - Found Jul. 1, 2009
J The S - The Painted Man (Produced by Infuze and Raf Moses) Previously: J The S ft. Jadakiss & Danny McLain - The Last Party

Posted on July 1, 2009, 10:48 am

Video: Wale vs. Fan @ Sneaker Pimps

Nah Right - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Previously: Jadakiss x Big Boi x Clipse x Cool Kids x Wale at Sneakerpimps ?09

Posted on June 30, 2009, 4:33 am

Jay-Z Brings Roc Nation To Sony

All Hip Hop - Found Jul. 1, 2009
IDJ) also distributes Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella imprint, which has such superstar artists as Kanye West, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel and others.
Jay-Z Talks Ditching Def Jam, New Deals: Im an Entrepreneur - Rolling Stone
Jay-Z Confirms Roc Nation Deals With Sony, Atlantic - Billboard
Jay-Z Confirms Roc Nation Deals With Sony, Atlantic - Billboard
Jay-Z confirms Roc Nation deals - AZCentral.com
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EURweb

Posted on July 1, 2009, 9:26 am

"Tomorrow" Finally Comes for Maino; Brooklyn-Based MC's Debut Album ...

Reuters - Found Jun. 30, 2009
... nationwide, while the 'Hi Hater' remix video (featuring guest appearances from T.I., Plies, Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, and Fabolous) was a Heavy...
"Tomorrow" Finally Comes for Maino; Brooklyn-Based MC's Debut Album ... - PR inside
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Posted on June 30, 2009, 11:45 am

Video: French Montana - Playing In The Wind

Nah Right - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Tre Williams Link: French Montana - The Laundry Man 2 Previously: French Montana feat. Jadakiss - New York Minute (Behind The Scenes)

Posted on June 30, 2009, 11:40 am

Jadakiss Biography

Jadakiss
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Jadakiss
Birth name Jason Phillips
Born May 27, 1975 (1975-05-27) (age 34)
Origin Yonkers, New York
Genre(s) Hip hop
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) D-Block, Bad Boy Records, Roc-A-Fella, Ruff Ryders, Def Jam
Associated acts D-Block, Styles P, Sheek Louch, DMX, Swizz Beatz, Nas, Jay-Z, Diddy, The Notorious B.I.G., Bully, Don D & TY, Bully, Straw, Large Amount, Snyp Life, SI, AP, D-Block South, D-Block Latino

Jason Phillips,1 also known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. He recently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint under Def Jam Recordings.

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Career

By the age of 17, Jadakiss was a freestyle rapper engaging in competitions. He and some of his friends were given the opportunity to compete in the "Jack the Rapper Competition" in Florida, where Jadakiss was noticed for his battle rap ability. He met Dee and Wah of the Ruff Ryders (then a management company), and began hanging out and battling outside of the Ruff Ryders' studio where artists like DMX made their first hits.

Jadakiss founded the rap group The Warlocks in 1994 with friends Sheek Louch, Chris "Lil Mac" Pelkey, and Styles P. They later signed to Bad Boy Entertainment, where it was suggested that they change their name simply to "The LOX", which came to stand for Living Off eXperience. They made their first appearance on The Main Source's 1994 LP Fuck What You Think on the track "Set it Off".

The group, especially Jadakiss, developed a close relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., during which time Jadakiss was taken under Biggie's wing. The LOX's first multi-platinum hit was the tribute to Biggie called "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" (the B-side to Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You") in 1997. In 1998, the LOX released Money, Power & Respect. Following this album, they left Bad Boy Records.

Jada's debut solo album, Kiss Tha Game Goodbye, was released in August 2001 under the Ruff Ryders/Interscope label. The album featured popular guests and producers such as DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Snoop Dogg and Swizz Beatz, but was written off as repetitive and uninspired. Jadakiss has acknowledged the criticism as, generally speaking, valid, saying the record was done less out of inspiration and more out of contract obligations to Bad Boy. The album produced the single "Put Ya Hands Up."

Jadakiss' second album, Kiss of Death, was released in June 2004. His song "Why?" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) became one of the biggest hits of 2004, spawning a remix featuring Styles P, Common, Nas, and Hamilton. "Why?" remains Jada's biggest hit, peaking at #11 on the Hot 100. Another single from the record, "U Make Me Wanna" featured Mariah Carey and was a much more commercially driven love song. Kiss of Death did not reflect the popularity of its lead single, but it was better-received than his first effort.

Recently, in late 2007, Jadakiss signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, a move Jay had been trying to arrange for a long period of time.2 Jadakiss released his latest album, The Last Kiss, on Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella Records in April 2009, executive produced by both Jay-Z and the Ruff Ryders CEOs/management team of Dee and Wah.3 The move comes on the heels of increased D-Block/Roc-a-Fella collaborations; in 2006, Kiss and former rival Beanie Sigel collaborated on DJ Khaled's album Listen..., and in 2007, on Freeway's album Free At Last, while Styles P has appeared on a radio freestyle with Freeway and Sigel. He has also appeared briefly in Jay-Z's latest video for his American Gangster second single, "Roc Boys," in which he appears throwing up the famous Roc-a-Fella sign, "the Diamond."

In 2009, Jadakiss released his third official album, The Last Kiss. The first single is "By My Side", featuring Ne-Yo. The second official single is "Can't Stop Me". The third official single is "Death Wish", featuring Lil Wayne. The fourth official single is "Who's Real", featuring Swizz Beatz and OJ Da Juiceman.

Discography

Solo albums

The LOX Albums

References

  1. ^ Jadakiss Biography Allmusic. Accessed October 21, 2008.
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  4. ^ Jadakiss Wants Kanye West, Cam'ron On 'Who's Real' Remix. MTV News. Accessed May 15, 2009.

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