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Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM) and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group, D12, to mainstream recognition. As well as being a member of D12, Eminem is also one half of the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, with Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the best-selling artists in the world and is the best selling artist of the 2000s. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines including the Rolling Stone magazine which has ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The same magazine has declared him The King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200. He has sold more than 42 million tracks and 41 million albums in the United States, and nearly 90 million albums worldwide.
Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. That first album, The Marshall Mathers LP and his third major album, The Eminem Show, all won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. The Marshall Mathers LP is also considered one of Eminem's best and most successful albums. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004's Encore, titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. In 2010, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery, which was an international success. Recovery was also named the best selling album worldwide of 2010 joining The Eminem Show, which was the best seller of 2002. Eminem won Grammy Awards for both Relapse and Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career. Eminem has named Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Newcleus, the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, AZ, Nas, and Ice-T amongst others as his influences.
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Florida
Florida (
i/ˈflɒrɪdə/) is a state in the southeastern United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 4th most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state capital is Tallahassee, its largest city is Jacksonville, and the South Florida metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern U.S.
Much of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Its geography is marked by a coastline, by the omnipresence of water and the threat of hurricanes. Florida has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, encompassing approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), and is the only state to border both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Much of the state is at or near sea level and its terrain is characterized by sedimentary soils. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. Its symbolic animals like the American alligator, Florida panther and the manatee, can be found in the Everglades, one of the most famous national parks in the world.
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New York
New York (/njuː ˈjɔrk/; locally IPA: [nɪu ˈjɔək] or [nuː ˈjɔɹk] (
listen)) is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. New York is the 27th most extensive, the 3rd most populous, and the 7th most densely populated of the 50 United States. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the west and north, and Quebec to the north. The state of New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.
New York City, with a population of over 8.1 million, is the most populous city in the United States. Alone, it makes up over 40 percent of the population of New York state. It is known for its status as a center for finance and culture and for its status as the largest gateway for immigration to the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, New York City is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. Both the state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 in the September 11 attacks. The site is being rebuilt with five new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks. As of November 2011[update], only one skyscraper has been completed; the other four are expected to be completed before 2020. One World Trade Center will be the lead building for the new complex, reaching more than 100 stories at its completion. It became the tallest building in New York City on April 30, 2012, and is expected to be finished by 2013. A sixth tower is awaiting confirmation.
At the time of their completion, the original 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower) and 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower), known collectively as the Twin Towers, were the tallest buildings in the world. The other buildings included 3 WTC (the Marriott World Trade Center), 4 WTC, 5 WTC, 6 WTC (which housed United States Customs), and 7 WTC. All of these buildings were built between 1975 and 1985.
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2 Chainz
Tauheed Epps (born September 12, 1976), better known by his stage name 2 Chainz, formerly known as Tity Boi, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia. He was previously signed to Ludacris' record label Disturbing tha Peace with Dolla Boy as Playaz Circle.
2 Chainz was born Tauheed Epps on September 12, 1976. He was originally known under the name "Tity Boi", a name given to him by his mother, as Epps was an only child and thus the only one his mother would breastfeed. Further research and investigation showed that he had one brother named Dimatri who was 9 months younger than him and adopted by a couple in Birmingham, Alabama. His brother has one daughter named Sakia and one son named Dimatri Jr. nicknamed, DJ. His niece, Sakia is 13 (2011) and his nephew, DJ is 2 (2011). His niece is very proud of her uncle and talks to him alot on the phone. She also loves to visit him on her breaks.
His graduating record in college was a 4.0
Epps formed the hip hop duo Playaz Circle (the word "Playaz" being an acronym of Preparing Legal Assets for Years from A to Z) in College Park, Georgia in 1997 with his high school friend Earl Conyers, who became known under his recording name Dolla Boy. Following the release on an independent album titled United We Stand, United We Fall, the duo were introduced to fellow rapper Ludacris when he moved into their College Park apartment complex whilst he was acting as a disc jockey: after he took an interest in Playaz Circle, he began to record several songs with the group, playing some of them on his radio station.
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50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.
Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic. After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
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Ace Hood
Antoine McColister, (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. Originating from Broward County, Florida, he is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and Cash Money Records. he is formerly signed to Def Jam Recordings. His song "Top of the World", from his debut studio album Gutta, was also featured in the basketball simulation game, NBA 2K10.
In 2007, he met DJ Khaled outside the offices of WEDR 99 Jamz, a South Florida radio station that mainly plays hip hop and contemporary R&B music. After Ace gave him an autobiography and demo tape, Khaled asked Ace to rap over the instrumental of "I'm So Hood" and later signed Hood to his label, We the Best. Ace was named with several others to the Freshmen of 09 by XXL magazine.
His first album, Gutta, was released in 2008. Singles included "Cash Flow" featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, and "Ride" featuring Trey Songz. Hood also released mixtapes called Ace Won't Fold and All Bets On Ace. He made a guest performance among several rappers on DJ Khaled's single "Out Here Grindin'", also featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy and Plies, which peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ace Hood's biggest hit. It is from Khaled's third studio album We Global, and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. Ace Hood appeared on Wildstyle Radio with Rome and Hoss on WUAG 103.1FM in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 7, 2008, to promote his album, Gutta, along with DJ Khaled. The album debuted at #36 on the Billboard 200, selling 25,000 copies its first week.
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Alyson Williams
Alyson Williams (born May 11, 1962 in New York City, NY) is an R&B singer.
The daughter of bandleader / trumpeter Bobby Booker, she began her career by singing background vocals for various artists including, Curtis Hairston, Melba Moore ("Love's Coming At Ya"), B. B. & Q. Band, Cashflow, Unlimited Touch, Bobby Brown and Barbara Mitchell before joining the group High Fashion, which also featured Meli'sa Morgan. After they disbanded, Alyson sang with the group The Affair before moving onto a solo career.
Her first single, "Yes We Can Can", was first released on Profile Records in 1986; a release on the Def Jam label followed in 1987. At the label, she established herself as an in demand vocalist, duetting with many of her label mates including Chuck Stanley ("Make You Mine Tonight") and Oran "Juice" Jones ("How To Love Again").
Her first album release and the first R&B female singer signed to Def Jam, she released the album Raw in 1989. The album produced the singles "My Love is So Raw", featuring female rapper Nikki D,and "Sleep Talk". In addition, the single "Just Call My Name" was a hit on the Billboard R&B charts reaching number #4. The song, picked up by many "Quiet storm" formats, is now considered a cult classic and is still played. The album included a duet with the Blue Magic vocalist Ted Mills on "We're Gonna Make It". Her single "I Need Your Lovin'" was also a #8 success in the UK, as well as another R&B hit for her.
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Asher Roth
Asher Paul Roth (born August 11, 1985) is an American rapper from Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Roth is signed to Schoolboy Records, SRC, and Def Jam.
Asher Roth was born and raised in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, a small town about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia. His mother, Elizabeth (née McConnell), is a yoga instructor, and his father, David Roth, is the executive director of a design firm. His mother has Scottish ancestry and his paternal grandfather was Jewish. Roth does not consider himself Jewish, although his name often leads people to believe he is. He attended Pennsbury High School. Growing up, Roth was exposed to little hip hop in his family, with his parents preferring "The Temptations, Earth, Wind & Fire ... Bruce Springsteen and Dire Straits." According to Roth:
The first CD I ever bought was Dave Matthews Band's Crash ...That is how suburban I am...I finally got into hip hop in '98 when I heard the Annie sample with Jay-Z....When I wrote my 'A Milli' freestyle, that was me listening to 10 years of hip hop and not relating to it at all. Like, Damn I don’t sell coke. Damn, I don’t have cars or 25-inch rims. I don't have guns. I finally got to a point where I had the confidence to do this thing myself, and I was making music for me. And it turns out, a lot of people feel the same way I do.
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Aztek Escobar
Miguel Gomez, better known as Aztek is a Gangster Rap artist born in Santiago de Cali, Colombia. Aztek Escobar was the first artist officially signed to Jay Z's Roc La Familia Label. Aztek is no longer on Roc La Familia, yet a reason for his departure has not been provided by Aztek nor Def Jam.
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Beanie Sigel
Dwight Grant, (born March 6, 1974), also known as Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a former member/artist of Dame Dash Music Group and Roc-A-Fella Records where he had formed a close association with rappers Jay-Z, Freeway and other former and current artists on the Roc-A-Fella roster. His stage name comes from a street in South Philadelphia, the rapper's former stomping grounds where he worked alongside Senior Durham in the projects. He has sold more than two million albums worldwide. He decided to end his career in middle 2010 when he made his last song, "I Go Off" with 50 Cent who had signed Grant to his G-Unit Records label in 2009. In early 2011 Grant appeared in Travis Barker's album Give the Drummer Some, saying that it was the end of his career. In May 31, 2011 Grant apologized to his former boss Jay-Z. But in an interview with DJ Green Lantern, he said that he had never "apologized" to Jay-Z, and that he was still making music.
In 2002, Sigel and much of the Roc roster starred in a Dame Dash-produced movie entitled State Property. Its release coincided with the creation and promotion of State Property, a group of artists signed to Roc-A-Fella that hailed from Philadelphia and organized by Sigel and Freeway. Its members included Peedi Crakk, the Young Gunz Chris,Neef, Oschino and Omilio Sparks. Their first collaboration was for the movie's soundtrack, an eponymous release that featured the original "Roc the Mic" by Sigel and Freeway. They followed up with 2003's The Chain Gang Vol. 2, featuring the single "Can't Stop, Won't Stop" by the Young Gunz; the record was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group.
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Big Boi
Antwan André Patton (born February 1, 1975), better known by his stage name Big Boi, is an American rapper, song-writer, record producer and actor, best known for being a member of American hip hop duo OutKast alongside André 3000. His work in the duo has produced six studio albums. During the duo's hiatus, he and André 3000 each announced plans to release a solo album. Big Boi's solo debut Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty was released in July 2010 to respectable sales and critical acclaim.
Patton was born and spent the first half of his childhood in Savannah, Georgia, attending Herschel V. Jenkins High School before moving to Atlanta with his Aunt Renne. Eventually he decided to pursue his interest in music at Tri-Cities High School, a Visual and Performing Arts Magnet School.
He had a strong interest in hip-hop music, and met André "3000" Benjamin while attending Tri Cities High School in the early-1990s. The two eventually joined forces as OutKast and signed with LaFace Records.
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Big Sean
Sean Michael Anderson (born March 25, 1988), better known by his stage name Big Sean, is an American rapper. Big Sean signed with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music in 2007, and then in 2008 signed with Def Jam Recordings.
Sean Michael Anderson was born in Santa Monica, California, and he moved at two months old to west Detroit (6 Mile and Wyoming) where he was raised by his mother and grandmother. He attended Detroit Waldorf School and graduated from Cass Technical High School with a 3.7 GPA. Big Sean is often heard saying " west side " in his songs; he is referring to the west side of his hometown Detroit, Michigan. In his later years in high school, Sean gained a valuable relationship with Detroit hip hop station WHTD; he would show his rhyming skills on a weekly basis as part of a rap battle contest held by the station.
In 2005, Kanye West was doing a radio interview at 102.7 FM. Hearing about this, Sean headed over to the station to meet West and perform some free-style. Initially Kanye was reluctant to hear the emcee, however he gave Sean 16 bars to rap for him, eventually according to Big Sean "As we get to the entrance of the radio station ... we stopped in the middle of the doorway. He starts looking at me and bobbing his head,". He left a demo-tape as well. Two years later, West finally signed Big Sean to GOOD Music.
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Bobby V
Bobby Wilson (born on February 27, 1980), better known by his stage name Bobby V (previously known as Bobby Valentino), is an American recording artist (his nickname being "Valentino" because he was due to be born on Valentine's Day). He is now known as Bobby V due to a lawsuit involving an English singer, song writer and musician who has been recording and performing under the name Bobby Valentino for over 35 years.
Bobby V was born Robert Wilson on February 27, 1980, in Jackson, Mississippi. He later moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he attended North Atlanta High School. Growing up V listened to Michael Jackson, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Marvin Gaye, Jodeci, and The Isley Brothers. Those were the artists that inspired him to become a R&B singer. He later returned to his old high school appearing on the debut episode of MTV's Once Upon A Prom, which aired on May 19, 2007. V entered the music scene in 1996 as a member of the R&B youth quartet Mista, at this time using his real name, Bobby Wilson. Under the production of Organized Noize (TLC’s "Waterfalls"), the group released their self-titled debut album, which produced the chart topping single, "Blackberry Molasses". Unfortunately, the album did not follow in the same success and despite a second album being produced by Tim & Bob, it was never released. Due to management issues the group split in 1997. Bobby later enrolled at Clark Atlanta University majoring in Mass Communications.While in school, Bobby V continued to record in his free time in hopes of one day returning to the stage. In the spring of 2002 he auditioned for season one of American Idol, but did not make the cut.
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Bun B
Bernard Freeman (born March 19, 1973) better known by his stage name Bun B, is an American rapper and was one half of the southern hip hop duo UGK (UnderGround Kingz). He is also a guest lecturer at Rice University located in Houston, Texas. He recently released his third official solo album Trill OG on August 3, 2010, which received a 5 Mic "Classic" rating in The Source Magazine - the first album in over five years to receive the honor. Bun B is married with two stepchildren.
In the late 1980s, Pimp C started the rap duo UGK. They then got signed to Jive Records where they released their major label debut album, Too Hard to Swallow, and their sophomore album, Super Tight.... Their third album, Ridin' Dirty reached the R&B Charts in 1996 peaking at number 2 and the Billboard 200 chart peaking at number 15. After releasing their fourth studio album, Dirty Money, Pimp C got sentenced to jail.
When Bun B's UGK partner, the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler entered a jail sentence on an aggravated gun assault charge in 2002, Bun B made guest appearances on numerous albums by other rappers and released a 2005 mixtape titled Legends. Singles featuring a Bun B guest appearance included "They Don't Know" by Paul Wall, "Gimme That" by Webbie and "I'm A G" by Yung Joc. Bun B also appeared in a documentary titled Screwed In Houston produced by VBS/Vice Magazine that details the history of the Houston rap scene.
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Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., (born May 20, 1972), better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. Early in his career, he was known for his wild style and fashion, and today is best known for his intricate rapping technique, which involves rapping at a fast rate with lots of internal rhyme and half rhyme, and to date has received eleven Grammy nominations for his musical work. About.com included him on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), while Steve Huey of Allmusic called him one of the best and most prolific rappers of the '90s.
Busta was born in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to Jamaican parents Geraldine Green and Trevor Smith, Sr. in 1972. Smith attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School, alongside Jay-Z, DMX and The Notorious B.I.G. He went to Uniondale High School on Long Island, graduating in 1990.
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Chingy
Howard Bailey, Jr. (born March 9, 1980), better known by his stage name Chingy, is an American rapper.
Chingy grew up in the Walnut Park section of St. Louis and began rapping in earnest in his late teens. Chingy toured as an opening act with Nelly in the summer of 2002 and then became a protégé of Ludacris, who signed him to his newly formed Disturbing tha Peace (DTP) record label. The rapper's 2003 summer debut single, "Right Thurr", put him on the musical map as a good-time rapper who specialized in catchy, club-friendly beats. Chingy's 2003 debut album, Jackpot, sold two million copies, thanks to the boost from "Right Thurr." A second album, Powerballin', was released in 2004 to mixed reviews, and his 2006 release Hoodstar spawned the hit singles "Pullin' Me Back" and "Dem Jeans." He released Hate It or Love It in 2007, under DTP records. The album's lead single is "Fly Like Me", featuring Amerie. A mixtape entitled Success & Failure was released in 2010.
As of 2011 Currently Chingy has been working on his new upcoming project No Risk No Reward which will be released under his label Slot-A-Lot Records and distributed by his newly signed label Full Dekk Music Group.
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Chrisette Michele
Chrisette Michele Payne (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Chrisette Michele, is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. She is signed to the Island Def Jam Music Group and won a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance in 2009 for her song "Be OK".
Michele was born in Central Islip, New York, and grew up in Patchogue. Her father was a deacon and her mother a choir director. Michele led gospel choirs in high school. She attended Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York, and graduated with a vocal performance degree.
Michele has been featured on several hip hop albums. She is on The Game's album LAX on "Let Us Live". On Jay-Z's Kingdom Come she was featured on the second single "Lost One", while on Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead, she was featured three times: on the album's second single "Can't Forget About You", the Kanye West-produced "Still Dreaming", and the final track "Hope". She also appeared on the bonus track "Slow Down", from Ghostface Killah's The Big Doe Rehab.
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Cormega
Corey McKay (born April 26, 1970), better known by his stage name Cormega, is an African-American rapper best known for his narratives about inner-city life, having been born in Queensbridge, Queens. McKay is notable for consistently producing as an independent artist, refusing to go mainstream.
Cormega was raised in Long Island City, Queens, forming childhood friendships with future rappers such as Nas, AZ, Nature and Capone-N-Noreaga. When he was 4, he witnessed his mother's murder. After that, he moved in with his father and stepmother who had recently returned from Dallas, Texas and moved back to New York City.
Cormega is known and praised for his intricate, complex, multi-syllabic lyricism and raw, straight delivery. Despite being an underground artist he has gained considerable acknowledgement in the rap community and is regarded as one of the best lyricists to grace the mic. McKay often reflects about the hardships of inner-city life and succeeding in a world where we are very much on our own.
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Dame Grease
Damon Blackmon, or Dame Grease, is a Harlem, New York based video and music producer.
Before becoming a staple on every mixtape, The LOX relied on the sounds of Grease in order to acquire the street buzz that landed them their deal on Bad Boy Records in 1996. Fellow Bad Boy Mase sought out Grease’s distinctive sound and gave him the opportunity to provide production on Mase’s triple platinum Harlem World. This led to Grease’s work as the primary producer on DMX’s classic debut It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, where Grease helped the Ruff Ryders mold both their image and their sound into what would become one of the most well-known hip hop crews. During this time, Grease taught and paved the way for Swizz Beatz, another sample-free producer, to make his mark on the game.
As Swizz began to make his mark through the teaching of his mentor, Dame Grease landed a deal with Priority Records to release music through his label, Vacant Lot. Rather than accept offers to be one of Puff Daddy’s legendary Hit Men or an in-house producer on Ruff Ryders, Grease chose to create his own Vacant Lot production company. In 2001, Dame Grease made the accession from producer to composer by providing the score for the Steven Seagal/DMX blockbuster Exit Wounds. In addition to his work on the film, Dame Grease also reunited with DMX on the soundtrack for X’s top-ten hit "Ain’t No Sunshine", an updated, yet much darker remake to the Bill Withers 1972 classic of the same name. Grease continued his work as a composer in on the 2003 box-office hit Cradle 2 the Grave, starring Jet Li, DMX, Gabrielle Union, and Anthony Anderson, as well as 2004’s Never Die Alone.
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Davy DMX
Davy DMX is the stage name of David Reeves, a figure in hip-hop music. His career began in his hometown of Queens, New York as a DJ in the late 1970s. He is mostly known for his popular single "One for the Treble" released in 1984. This song was also included on the rap station in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Davy DMX was a member of Orange Krush along with Larry Smith. They are credited with a few singles in their own right such as "Action" (1981), but their chief credit was providing all the music for Run DMC's first two albums. Orange Krush are also credited on Lovebug Starski's "You Gotta Believe" and Sweet G's "Games People Play", both on Fever 1983.
Davy DMX went on to replace DJ Run as Kurtis Blow's DJ (including a Madison Square Garden performance opening for The Commodores). He was also writing songs and playing guitar for some of Blow's tracks.
As contemporaries, Run DMC, Davy DMX, and Kurtis Blow were all involved in the early development of sampling in hip hop[citation needed] during the early 1980s.
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DJ Clue
Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975) better known as DJ Clue?, is a mixtape DJ.
Shaw began his interest in music as an aspiring rapper by the name of MC Drama. During one recording session in 1989, an anxious Shaw decided to pass time by using a DJ's turntable set. After that session, he developed a greater interest in DJing.
Now known as DJ Clue, he broke ground by releasing his first tape in 1990, "Clue #24", which was given that name in order for him to appear more experienced than he actually had been at the time. Through the years, Clue built a following in the mixtape game (which at the time was dominated by the likes of DJ Kid Capri and others). As the mid-1990s approached, Clue became known for not only the quality of his tapes, but for having exclusive songs not found on tapes by other DJ's. One mixtape in the summer of 1994, featured two unreleased songs by The Notorious B.I.G. from his forthcoming album, Ready To Die, which drew the ire of not only B.I.G., but CEO of Bad Boy Entertainment, Sean "Puffy" Combs. This move, however, turned out to prove beneficial to Clue's rise. Upon meeting Combs, Clue began establishing a relationship with Bad Boy Records, resulting in what would be his most popular mixtape to date (at the time), "Bad Boy Mixtape Vol. 1", hosted by Combs.
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DJ Khaled
Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, rapper & record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), Victory (2010), and We the Best Forever (2011). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.
Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is of Palestinian descent and lives in Sunny Isles, Florida. Currently, he hosts the weeknight program TakeOver on Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR with fellow host K. Foxx; Khaled states that he has worked for the station professionally since 2003. Early in his career he dj'd for a south Florida regional station Power 96.5 FM. In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show. In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen. From 2004 to 2006, Khaled assisted in the production of the hip-hop albums Real Talk by Fabolous, True Story by Terror Squad, All or Nothing by Fat Joe, and Me, Myself, & I by Fat Joe. Many of DJ Khaled's songs are known to entice the listener by hip hop chanting his name before the song starts. Khaled represents the Kendall area of Miami. He is Muslim. He is currently engaged to Nicole Tuck.
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DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), better known by his stage name DJ Premier (also known as Preem, Premo, or Primo for short), is an American record producer and DJ, and was the instrumental half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr, together with emcee Guru. Born in Houston and raised in Prairie View, Texas, he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, for much of his professional career. Rolling Stone identified Premier as arguably Hip-Hop's greatest producer of all time.
The Source named DJ Premier one of the five greatest producers in hip-hop history, while the editors of About.com ranked him #1 on their Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list. He also made the "Finals" in the search for The Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time by Vibe. He attended Prairie View A&M University.
Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of the Gang Starr Foundation's songs. His work also includes production for heavyweight rappers such as (alphabetic order) Apathy, Big L, Bun B, Canibus, D.I.T.C., Fat Joe, Game, Jay-Z, Kanye West, KRS-One, Lord Finesse, M.O.P., Mos Def, Nas, Rakim, Royce Da 5'9", The LOX, The Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, rock band Limp Bizkit, Big L, Big Daddy Kane, Ill Bill, Joell Ortiz, and pop/R&B singer Christina Aguilera, among many others.
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DJ Richie Rich
DJ Richie Rich (born Richard Lawson in Jamaica), is a former record producer and turntablist who was best known as a member of the New York-based rap trio 3rd Bass. He was also known as Daddy Rich. He was part of The "Supermen" DJ crew which also included other top DJs such as Scratch, Clark Kent, Miz, Supreme, and Alladin. Rich also appeared in the movie "Juice" in the DJ battle scene, and recorded the scratches for the soundtrack. While working with Third Bass, he was one of the first DJs ever to do a DJ trick routine on TV when they appeared on the Arsenio Hall show.
Lawson did it with MC Serch and Pete Nice in 1987 to form the rap group 3 the Hard Way, which later became 3rd Bass. After releasing two albums in 1989 and 1991, the group split in 1992. Rich and Pete Nice collaborated on their only release together, the 1993 album Dust to Dust, which peaked at #171 on the Billboard 200, #50 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #3 on the Top Heatseekers.
Rich produced the track "I'm Kurious" for Kurious Jorge's 1994 debut, A Constipated Monkey, before leaving the music business. He resurfaced briefly in 1999 on The Madd Rapper's album Tell 'Em Why U Madd, providing scratches for the single "Dot Vs. TMR."
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Dresta
Andre DeSean Wicker (born April 18, 1971), better known by his stage name Dresta, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the older brother of rapper B.G. Knocc Out, who also collaborated in the song.
Andre DeSean Wicker was born and raised in Compton, California. He and his brother Arlandis Hinton became Crips gang members. They were affiliated with Nutty Blocc Compton Crips set. He was convicted of assaulting another gang member in Compton in 1985 or 1986, and was incarcerated at the California Youth Authority in Camarillo.
While Wicker was serving his ten-year sentence, he started writing lyrics and rapping. After Wicker's release, Eazy-E eventually discovered Wicker and Hinton, met up and recorded songs with them. Dresta (Wicker) and B.G. Knocc Out (Hinton) signed to Ruthless Records with Eazy-E. They both appeared on the Eazy's 1993 multi-platinum EP It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa on single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (which was censored to "Real Compton City G's" in order to garner MTV and radio airplay). The song itself was a response to Dr. Dre's and Snoop Dogg's various diss records towards Eazy-E on The Chronic.
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Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), better known by his stage name Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM) and by his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group, D12, to mainstream recognition. As well as being a member of D12, Eminem is also one half of the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, with Royce da 5'9". Eminem is one of the best-selling artists in the world and is the best selling artist of the 2000s. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines including the Rolling Stone magazine which has ranked him 82nd on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The same magazine has declared him The King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has achieved ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200. He has sold more than 42 million tracks and 41 million albums in the United States, and nearly 90 million albums worldwide.
Eminem quickly gained popularity in 1999 with his major-label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. That first album, The Marshall Mathers LP and his third major album, The Eminem Show, all won Grammy Awards, making Eminem the first artist to win Best Rap Album for three consecutive LPs. The Marshall Mathers LP is also considered one of Eminem's best and most successful albums. Eminem then went on hiatus after touring in 2005. He released his first album since 2004's Encore, titled Relapse, on May 15, 2009. In 2010, Eminem released his seventh studio album Recovery, which was an international success. Recovery was also named the best selling album worldwide of 2010 joining The Eminem Show, which was the best seller of 2002. Eminem won Grammy Awards for both Relapse and Recovery, giving him a total of 13 Grammys in his career. Eminem has named Masta Ace, Big Daddy Kane, Newcleus, the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre, Tupac Shakur, AZ, Nas, and Ice-T amongst others as his influences.
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Fabolous
John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), better known by his stage name Fabolous, is an American rapper. His first music appearance was with his 2001 release Ghetto Fabolous. He is also known for his hit singles "Can't Deny It", "Young'n (Holla Back)", "Breathe", "Make Me Better" and "Throw It in the Bag". Fabolous is also signed to Diddy's Ciroc Management company.
Fabolous was born John David Jackson on November 18, 1977 of Dominican and African American descent. He grew up in Brevoort Houses in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
While in high school in twelfth grade, Fabolous began to pursue a rap career. He was invited to rap live on DJ Clue's radio show and on WQHT Hot 97, where he was signed to Desert Storm Records. He was featured on several DJ Clue mixtapes and mixtapes with Roc-A-Fella artists.[citation needed] This earned Fabolous and Desert Storm a distribution deal with Elektra Records.
Fabolous released his debut album, Ghetto Fabolous, on September 11, 2001. It debuted at number four on the Billboard 200, selling over 143,000 copies in its first week. The album's first single, "Can't Deny It", was produced by Rick Rock and features a chorus by Nate Dogg interpolating Tupac Shakur's song "Ambitionz Az a Ridah". It charted on the Billboard Hot 100, along with two of the subsequent singles. The other charting singles were "Young'n (Holla Back)", which is produced by The Neptunes and "Trade It All", which features vocals from Jagged Edge and is produced by DJ Clue and Duro.
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Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper, CEO of Terror Squad Entertainment, and member of musical groups D.I.T.C. and Terror Squad.
Fat Joe's first album was Represent, released in 1993, followed by Jealous One's Envy in 1995. From 1998 to 2006, he was signed to Atlantic Records, releasing four albums under the label, Don Cartagena in 1998, Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) in 2001, Loyalty in 2002, and All or Nothing in 2005. Around the release of All or Nothing, Fat Joe became involved in a highly publicized feud with another New York City-based rapper 50 Cent, who attacked Fat Joe in his song "Piggy Bank". His most popular song in which he performed was his Remy Ma duet "Lean Back" with Terror Squad. The song was a number-one hit in the summer of 2004.
Starting in 2006, when his album Me, Myself, & I was released, Fat Joe was signed to Imperial Records, which distributes through Terror Squad Entertainment. His follow up album wasThe Elephant in the Room, which was released in 2008; Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E. 2), the sequel to Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.), was released in October 2009. His tenth album The Darkside Vol. 1 was released on July 27, 2010.
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Flatlinerz
Flatlinerz was a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York. The group was one of the early acts involved in the horrorcore genre of Hip-Hop, along with The Gravediggaz.
The group was led by Jamal "Redrum" Simmons (nephew of Russell Simmons) and two other emcees named Gravedigger and Tempest. The strategy thought up by Def Jam and Flatlinerz was that the group was to create a style of hip hop music that moved away from the popular gangsta style at the time and deal with darker subjects such as Satanism, horror movies, and gruesome murder. The group was heavily promoted as the next big thing by Def Jam after it signed with Def Jam by Jam Master Jay (contrary to belief, Russell Simmons apparently didn't sign the group because he couldn't take the concept seriously) and released its only album, U.S.A (which stood for Under Satan's Authority) and was produced by Tempest, Rockwilder, Russell Simmons and DR Period. However, the album was not released by Jay's JMJ imprint.
The album didn't sell well, and there was a lot of controversy surrounding the videos for "Live Evil" and "Satanic Verses" (it featured things like frontman Redrum rhyming while hanging from a noose and Gravedigger rhyming from a crucifix), and the group was later dropped, since no one seemed to understand the concept of horrorcore at the time, and the group was seen by many as a facsimile of The Gravediggaz, who explored many of the same concepts, albeit in a more tongue-in-cheek (And arguably skillful) manner. The failure of the group derailed several side projects, such as a Comic book, and two of Flatlinerz's associates (namely the Headless Horsemen and Omen, who were featured on the debut album) who had been promised releases were also dropped.
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Freekey Zekey
Ezekiel Giles, better known by his stage name Freekey Zekey, is an African-American rapper best known as a founding member of The Diplomats and as Owner/CEO of 730 Dips Records, and is the cousin of fellow Dipset member Cam'ron (Cameron Giles). He is also a member of fellow rapper Jim Jones' ByrdGang. Freekey has made a habit of yelling his name in songs; it is his signature on tracks, whether he is featuring or the solo artist.
Zekey was shot on April 25, 2003, but recovered.
Freekey Zekey spent almost three years in jail at Durham Correctional Center in Durham, NC on drug charges before being released on November 20, 2006.
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Funkmaster Flex
Aston George Taylor, Jr. (born August 5, 1968) better known as Funkmaster Flex is an American hip hop DJ, rapper, musician and producer on New York City's Hot 97 radio station and host of the hit MTV show Funk Flex Full Throttle.
Funkmaster Flex (Aston George Taylor Jr.) was born in the Bronx borough of New York City with music flowing through his veins thanks to his father Aston George Taylor Sr., a sound system DJ for local clubs throughout the city. By 16, Flex began DJing at local nightclubs a perfecting his mixing and turntable talents. At 19, he got his first job as a record boy for fellow Bronx native, Chuck Chillout for WRKS 98.7 Kiss-FM in New York. One evening, Chillout was late for his show and Funkmaster Flex got his big break and was allowed to stand in, thus beginning his career in radio.
He later left KISS for a brief stay at 107.5 WBLS-FM, meanwhile Flex kept up his club appearances at many of Vito Bruno's operated nightclubs including The Tunnel, Home Bass and Mecca. Bruno helped convince Joel Salkowitz, a regional vice president of Hot 97, to begin airing live broadcasts from clubs where Flex was performing like The Tunnel. He called the hours of Saturday evening programming the "Saturday Night House Party". When they realized the resurgence of Hip Hop was coming fast from its fallout in the eighties they increase the hours and days of these style of shows.
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Ghostface Killah
Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, and formerly Little Jimmy Ice, is an American rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the members went on to pursue solo careers to varying levels of success. Ghostface Killah debuted his solo-career with Ironman in 1996, which was well received by music critics. He has continued his success over the following years with critically acclaimed albums such as Supreme Clientele (2000) and Fishscale (2006). His stage name was taken from one of the characters in the 1979 kung fu film Mystery of Chessboxing.
Ghostface Killah is critically acclaimed for his loud, fast-paced flow, and his emotional stream-of-consciousness narratives containing cryptic slang and non-sequiturs. In 2006, MTV included him on their honorable mention list of The Greatest MCs of All Time, while the editors of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), praising him as "one of the most imaginative storytellers of our time." Ghostface's storytelling abilities have widely been praised, with Q magazine calling him "rap's finest storyteller."
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Grafh
Grafh, born Philip Bernard, hails from Jamaica, Queens, New York. He made a name for himself on the mixtape circuit, where he garnered early support from influential mix-show DJ’s in New York. His skill, charisma, honesty, and determination were so obvious that he generated a buzz nationwide and attracted the attention of the major labels. Even in the early stages of his career, Grafh was being heralded as the “black Eminem.” Although he’s remained independent, Grafh has had distribution deals with Sony, Rocafella Records, and E1 Music (formerly Koch). As the flagship artist of Black Hand Entertainment, he released a substantial collection of mixtapes and a street album, Autografh, to critical acclaim.
Despite having yet to release a studio album, support for Grafh and his music has been overwhelming – both among fans and within the music industry. His songs have been featured on HBO’s Entourage, Fox’s Meth and Red, BET’s Ultimate Hustler and in a number of video games, including EA Sport’s NFL Streets, Saint’s Row, and 25 to Life. Grafh has also been heavily supported by his peers, including Drake, Raekwon, Bun B, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes, Waka Flocka, and many others. Grafh was surprised, however, when actor Shia LaBeouf said he was “really, really, really good” in a late-night TV interview with Carson Daly. This sense of appreciation has motivated Grafh to stay true to his fans while touring and releasing new music online via his official website, GrafhOnline.com. He has also built a strong following on Twitter, where he applies an entertaining combination of sharp humor and brutal honesty to everyday life.
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Héctor Delgado
Héctor Delgado Román, (born in Carolina, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican former reggaeton artist and producer, formerly known by the artistic names Héctor "El Father" and Hector "El Bambino". He announced his retirement in 2008 but had a series of "Farewell Concerts" that went until May 2010. He rose to fame as a member of the duo Héctor & Tito. As a producer Delgado has worked with several reggaeton producers, as well as Emilio Estefan.
Hector joined Efraín Fines Nevares (later known as Tito "El Bambino") and formed the duo Héctor y Tito ("Los Bambinos"). Héctor y Tito released their first album in 1998. Together they became reggaeton stars releasing several successful albums and making appearances in several compilations, becoming one of the most sought-out duos in the genre. Both became the first reggaeton artists to sell out a massive concert in Puerto Rico, opening the path to other artists such as Tego Calderón, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Wisin & Yandel. As a duet both captured the world's attention and made reggaeton a popular genre, winning awards such as the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin rap album of the year for their album "A La Reconquista".
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Ja Rule
Jeffrey Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule or Mockaveli, is an American rapper, singer, and actor from Queens, New York City.
Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla". From 2000 to 2004, Ja Rule had several hits that made the top 20 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, including "Between Me and You" with Christina Milian, "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" with Jennifer Lopez, "Always on Time" with Ashanti, "Mesmerize" also with Ashanti, and "Wonderful" with R. Kelly and Ashanti. During the 2000s, Ja Rule was signed to The Inc. Records, which was formerly known as Murder Inc. and was led by Irv Gotti. Ja Rule has sold over 30 million records worldwide and was the fastest selling rapper in 2001[citation needed]. He is also known for some well-publicized feuds with other rappers (in-particular 50 Cent and Eminem).
Atkins was born in the Queens borough of New York City. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother, health care worker Debra Atkins, and grandparents. At the age of five his sister died from breathing complications, leaving him as an only child. He attended Public School 134 in Hollis, a school he has described as having a predominantly black student body. He has said got into many fights at the school because of his small size, so his mother transferred him to Middle School 172 in Glen Oaks, which he has described as a "white school".
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Jadakiss
Jason Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. (a member of the hip hop collective Ruff Ryders) Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.
By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle rapper. He and some of his friends were given the opportunity to compete in the "Jack the Rapper Competition" in Florida, where Jadakiss had been 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 such as DMX made their first hits.
Jason Phillps founded the rap group The Warlocks in 1994 with friends, 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".
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Jaheim
Jaheim Hoagland (born May 26, 1978, New Brunswick, New Jersey) is an American R&B singer and formerly a rapper performing under the mononymous name of Jaheim. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album Ghetto Love in 2001. His second effort, Still Ghetto, (which contained the hit Put That Woman First, released on November 5, 2002) was released a year later, both achieving platinum success. Jaheim's third album, Ghetto Classics, was released on February 14, 2006, debuting at Number One on the Billboard 200, and selling over 153,000 copies in its first week.
Jaheim has been a resident of Hillsborough Township, New Jersey. He is the grandson of the late 1960s soul singer Hoagy Lands.
He is currently attending St. Johns University, having earlier dropped out of Lock Haven University.
Jaheim grew up in New Brunswick, in the 176 Memorial Parkway Homes public housing project. His father died in 1981, when he was only three years old. His grandfather sang with many top groups, including the Drifters, and their family reunions were big songfests. Singing at family reunions and local talent shows preceded a successful tryout at the Apollo Theater's talent show. He won the contest three times when he was fifteen.
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Jayo Felony
James Savage, better known by his stage name, Jayo Felony is a rapper from southeast San Diego, California. He is known for being the first San Diego rapper to be signed to a major label.[citation needed] Jayo Felony was a member of the Neighborhood Rollin 40's, a Crip gang stretching from the Chollas View to the Mount Hope neighborhoods of Southeast San Diego.
In 1994 Jayo Felony was signed to the label owned by Jam Master Jay called Jam Master Jay Records. That year Jayo released his debut album, Take a Ride. In 1998, Jayo released his follow-up album, Whatcha Gonna Do? on Def Jam. It featured rappers like Method Man, DMX, Mack 10, WC, Redman, Kokane, Ice Cube, E-40 and 8 Ball & MJG.
In 1999, he released Underground. He was due to release his fourth album, Hotter Than Fish Grease, in 2000, but for legal reasons the album was never released.[citation needed] Jayo Felony also is now working on his next album called "Don't Get MeatBalled" under his new label Loco Records.
Jayo is looking to sign with Priority Records / Doggystyle Records.
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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969) is an American actress, businesswoman, dancer and recording artist. Often referred to as J.Lo, she is reportedly the highest earning actress of Latin descent. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, she enrolled in singing and dancing classes as a child and grew up in a musically influenced household. She started her career as a fly girl on the television comedy program In Living Color and a back-up dancer for Janet Jackson. Lopez gained recognition in the action-thriller Money Train (1995). Her first leading role was in the biographical film Selena (1997), which was her breakthrough role, earning her an ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress and Golden Globe nomination. She earned her second ALMA Award for her performance in Out of Sight (1998), which made her the highest-paid Latin actress. She has since appeared in various films including The Cell (2000), The Wedding Planner (2001), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Shall We Dance? (2004), Monster-in-Law (2005), The Back-up Plan (2010) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012).
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Jeremih
Jeremy Felton (born July 17, 1987), who performs under the mononym Jeremih (
/ˈdʒɛrɨmaɪ/), is an American recording artist and producer signed to Def Jam Recordings. Jeremih's debut single, "Birthday Sex" (which was also recorded in French), peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. His first and self-titled album, Jeremih, debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 59,000 copies in its first week. On September 9, 2010, he released his second album, All About You.
Born into a musical family, he began playing instruments at the age of three and taught himself how to play several, including drums, piano and the saxophone. Jeremih attended Morgan Park High School, where he was part of the marching band as well as a Latin jazz band, where he learned to play percussion instruments like congas and timbales. He graduated at the age of 16 and enrolled into the University of Illinois to pursue a career in engineering. Having graduated from high school at an early age, he said in an interview that he found himself "getting in a lot of trouble" while attending the university and plans on returning to earn his degree. After performing a tribute for Ray Charles at one of the campus's talent shows, he received positive feedback and realized his vocal ability, saying that the "music was just taking over". In 2007, he enrolled in Columbia College Chicago to pursue a degree in music business.
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Joe Budden
Joe Budden (born August 31, 1980) is an American rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey.
In the year 2003, Budden released his debut solo studio album, Joe Budden. It included Budden's 2003 Grammy-nominated summer hit "Pump It Up", and was also featured in the soundtrack for the movie 2 Fast 2 Furious and the video games Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight for NY, and Madden NFL 2004. The song "Focus" was also featured in the game and Joe Budden was also a character. Its second single was "Fire" featuring Busta Rhymes, which was in the movie Mean Girls. The song "Drop Drop" was featured on the soundtrack for the movie Cradle 2 the Grave. Joe has hinted in many songs that he was a recovering drug addict and has reaffirmed his position several times through multiple outlets.
After his debut album, Budden's sophomore release titled ‘The Growth’ was hampered due to the label's problems with Joe and his Def Jam seniors not happy with the direction of his music. The production of the album appeared to end up in a development hell and was ultimately not released. Continued disagreements between Budden and Def Jam forced the two sides to part ways. However, Budden managed to release the first and second installments of his Mood Muzik mixtape series while on Def Jam, and the series has been met with critical acclaim.
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Jonell
Jonell is an American R&B singer, born Shannon Jonell Showes in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
In 2003, Jonell introduced with her first hit Round and Round on producer Hi-Tek's album Hi-Teknology. Later that year Jonell intended to release her debut album on the Def Soul label. Her first single "So Whassup" featured a guest appearance by Redman. However, the album was never released. In 2005 her webpage on the Def Soul website was no longer accessible.
The remix of Round and Round featuring Method Man on the How High soundtrack was also a commercial hit.
Jonell is currently working on music, as evident on her Myspace page.
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Joseph Simmons
Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), known by the stage name Rev. Run or DJ Run, is one of the founding members of the influential hip hop group Run–D.M.C.. He is also a practicing minister, known as Reverend Run. Simmons was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. He is the brother of Daniel "Danny" Simmons, Jr. and Russell Simmons, the co-founder of Def Jam Records.
He found new popularity in 2005 with his family's MTV reality show Run's House.
Before Run–D.M.C., Simmons was the lead vocalist in the hip-hop group called "The Force." He founded Run-D.M.C. as a lead vocalist along with friend Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and the late DJ Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell.
Run began using the stage name of "Rev. Run" after he was ordained as a Pentecostal minister by E. Bernard Jordan, Simmons spiritual mentor. Jordan also named him "Protege of the Year Award" in 2004. The same day, symbolic of his "Prosperity Ministry", there was a "Rolls Royce parade outside the Plaza Hotel in New York City, " featuring Jordan's Phantom Rolls Royce. The new $325,000 Phantom had been a gift from Reverend Run as a "thank you" for Jordan's mentoring support.
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Juelz Santana
LaRon Louis James (born February 18, 1983), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper, producer, actor and member of group Dipset. He appeared on Cam'ron's 2002 singles, "Oh Boy" and "Hey Ma". In 2003, his debut album From Me to U was released by Def Jam Recordings; his next album What the Game's Been Missing! contained the top-ten single "There It Go (The Whistle Song)". He is currently working on his long awaited third studio album Born to Lose, Built to Win set to be released in the 4th quarter of 2012.
LaRon James was born in New York City and raised in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem. He is of African American and Dominican descent. He began rapping at the age of five and at age twelve started duo Draft Pick, which was signed to Priority Records. In 2000, at the age of 17, he made a guest performance on a track on Cam'ron's album S.D.E. and eventually joined The Diplomats.
After the signing of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset, to Roc-a-Fella Records in 2002, there was an influence of mixtapes, features on other artists' records, television and radio interviews, in which Juelz achieved mainstream recognition not previously gained through the various Diplomat mixtapes, and his solo mixtape Final Destination, that was sold in late 2002. After being featured on fellow Diplomat member Cam'ron's two singles, "Hey Ma" and "Oh Boy". Juelz started working on his debut album. In the summer of 2003, Santana released his debut album, From Me To U, which peaked at #8 in the Billboard 200. "Dipset (Santana's Town)" peaked #70 in the U.S. Billboard.
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Just Blaze
Justin Smith, better known as Just Blaze, is an American hip hop music producer from Paterson, New Jersey. Blaze is also the CEO of Fort Knocks Entertainment. He is most well known for producing Jay-Z songs on the albums The Blueprint, The Blueprint 2, and The Black Album. He is also known for producing a number of songs on Eminem's most recent album Recovery. Blaze also appears in the video for the third single from Recovery entitled "No Love", which he also produced.
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Kanye West
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
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Karina Pasian
Karina Pasian (born July 18, 1991) is a Grammy Award nominated recording artist and pianist.
Karina Pasian was born in New York City, of Dominican and Armenian descent. Her first language was Russian, and she can sing in six other languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Turkish, and French. She first began taking piano lessons at the age of three from her babysitter, and began classical piano training while in kindergarten. She began working with a vocal coach at the age of eight, and attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City alongside Taylor Momsen and Mark Indelicato.
In 2003, Pasian met Quincy Jones, who invited her and her family to his home in Bel Air, California. Soon after this, Pasian performed and won on Star Search. She also performed at Quincy Jones' We Are The Future concert in Rome. On June 22, 2007, Pasian performed at the White House for President George W. Bush, in celebration of Black Music Month, making her the first person of Dominican descent to perform there.
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Kelly Price
Kelly Price (born April 3, 1973) is an American R&B and soul singer, formerly on the Def Soul label.
Kelly Cherelle Price was born in Queens, New York. She began singing in church as a toddler. Her first professional engagement was with George Michael at Madison Square Garden in January 1992. As destiny would have it Price was over heard singing by Mariah Carey who after arriving to her own rehearsal late for the Grammys walked into a room where Price was singing in the rehearsal hall while everyone else was on a meal break. Carey subsequently introduced Price to Sony Columbia's then CEO Tommy Mottola. She made a name for herself as a backing and guest vocalist, appearing on a number of hit singles such as Mariah Carey's "Fantasy", The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo Problems", and Whitney Houston's "Heartbreak Hotel". She has also sung background vocals for Faith Evans, Aretha Franklin, Brian McKnight, SWV and R. Kelly.
Prior to becoming a recording artist Price's career as a writer flourished. She collaborated and performed with and for well-known artists such as Brian McKnight, Faith Evans, The Notorious BIG, Jay-Z, Puff Daddy, Mase, Faith Evans, Mic Geronimo, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupree, SWV, Aretha Franklin, LL Cool J, Wynona Judd, Mariah Carey, Ronald Isley, The Isley Brothers, Angela Winbush, Karen Clark Sheard, Yolanda Adams, Whitney Houston, Dallas Austin, MC Lyte, The Lox, ScarFace, Will Downing, Mary J. Blige, Gerald Levert, JOE, Angelique Kidjo, Coco Lee, KeKe Wyatt, Tamia, R. Kelly and Elton John.
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Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (/ˈstɛfəniː dʒʌrməˈnɑːtə/ STE-fə-nee jurr-mə-NAH-tə; born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. She began performing in the rock music scene of Manhattan's Lower East Side, and was signed with Streamline Records by the end of 2007. During her employment as a songwriter for the record company, her vocal abilities captured the attention of recording artist Akon, who signed her to his label Kon Live Distribution.
Lady Gaga came to prominence as a recording artist following the release of her debut album The Fame (2008), which was a critical and commercial success that topped charts around the world and included the international number-one singles "Just Dance" and "Poker Face". After embarking on the The Fame Ball Tour, she followed the album with The Fame Monster (2009), which spawned the worldwide hit singles "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro". The album's success allowed her to embark on the eighteen-month long Monster Ball Tour, which later became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. Her most recent album Born This Way (2011) topped the charts of most major markets and generated more international chart-topping singles, including "Born This Way", "Judas" and "The Edge of Glory". Besides her musical career, she involves herself with humanitarian causes and LGBT activism.
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Lil Ru
Sylvester Samuels better known by his stage name Lil Ru, is an American rapper from Columbia, South Carolina currently signed to Def Jam Recordings. His debut album, 21 & Up was released on August 25, 2009. The Ridgeway native was 16 when he made his professional foray into the music business. Inspired by New Orleans’ innovative Cash Money Crew, Ru began making a name for himself on his local music scene, doing live shows and pressing up his own CDs. His hard-hitting lyrics and entrepreneurial spirit caught the attention of fellow South Carolinian Angie Stone. Shortly after the neo-soul songstress helped him secure a deal with Elektra Records, Ru found himself unsigned again, among the artists lost in the shuffle after the label merged with Atlantic Records. Music fans first got a taste of Ru’s wrath on his 2001 debut single “Will Destroy.” The buzz on the promising new lyricist continued with the release of his 2002 follow up, “Shawty What You Doin’.” Both songs reached the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts and helped land him at his next label home, Capitol Records.
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Lil Scrappy
Darryl Kevin Richardson II (born January 19, 1984), better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.
Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. Along with labelmates Trillville, Lil Scrappy was one of the first signings to Lil Jon's BME Recordings.
Lil Scrappy built a strong reputation and eager following throughout the Southeastern United States through mixtapes and his 2003 song "Head Bussa", which was used as the theme for the 2004 Atlanta Braves.
Lil Scrappy released his debut album Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live on December 5, 2006 on BME Recordings/Reprise Records/G-Unit Records and G-Unit South now Cashville Records. The album features appearances by Yung Joc, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Jon, Young Buck, 50 Cent, Olivia, Young Dro, and Bohagon. It was produced by Lil Jon and 50 Cent. The first single Money in the Bank features Young Buck and became Lil Scrappy's second Top 30 single. Money in the Bank peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory, becoming his biggest solo hit and most commercially successful single to date in the U.S. as it surpassed the peak position of "No Problem" by one position. The second single from the album is called Gangsta Gangsta and features Lil Jon. "Oh Yeah (Work)" is the third single from Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live and features E-40 and Sean P (formerly Sean Paul) of YoungbloodZ He also has one son named Rashaud Archie.
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LL Cool J
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), better known as LL Cool J (an abbreviation for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor from Bay Shore, New York. He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love", "Around the Way Girl" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", and "Mama Said Knock You Out". He has released thirteen studio albums and two greatest hits compilations, including 2008's Exit 13, the last for his record deal with Def Jam Recordings. He has also appeared in numerous films, and currently stars as NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna on the CBS crime drama television series NCIS: Los Angeles.
As he grew older, Smith found a way to escape the effects of his abuse, and his bullying attitude: hip-hop music. He fell in love with it at the age of nine, and by 11 he was writing lyrics and making his own songs with some DJ equipment his grandmother gave him to stop him riding motorcycles or doing karate. Before too long, LL was an established member of the Hip-Hop community in his area. He gained notoriety through his many rap battles against well-established MCs, including the battle against Chicken and Porn that rocketed him to fame.
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Ludacris
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings. Ludacris has won a Screen Actors Guild, Critic's Choice, MTV, and three Grammy Awards during his career. Along with fellow Atlantans Big Boi and Andre 3000 of OutKast, Ludacris was one of the first and most influential Dirty South artists to achieve mainstream success.
Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia at age nine, where he began rapping. After a brief stint as a disc jockey, he released his debut album Back for the First Time in 2000, which contained the singles "Southern Hospitality" and "What's Your Fantasy". In 2001, he released Word of Mouf, followed by Chicken-n-Beer in 2003. He took a more serious approach with his next three albums, The Red Light District (2004), Release Therapy (2006), and Theater of the Mind (2008). His latest record, Battle of the Sexes, was released in 2010.
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and released her self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records, including Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993) and Merry Christmas (1994), established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. Daydream (1995), made music history when the second single, "One Sweet Day" a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest running number one song in US chart history. During the recording of the album Carey began to deviate from her pop background, and slowly traversed into R&B and Hip-hop. After her separation from Mottola, this musical change was evident with the release of Butterfly (1997).
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Megan Rochell
Megan Rochell (born August 19, 1985) is an American contemporary R&B singer, who was formerly signed to Def Jam Records.
At the age of 11, Megan was a 5-time winner on Showtime at the Apollo. Several years later, she met Philadelphia International's Leon Huff and started working on her recording career. One day outside of Philadelphia International, Megan met Boyz II Men's Nathan Morris and sang for him which prompted Morris to sign her to his management company. Then Megan secured herself a deal with Def Jam Records.
Megan's debut album, "You, Me and the Radio" featured collaborations from Rodney Jerkins, Ne-Yo, Fabolous, the Underdogs, and Stargate. The album was scheduled for release in 2006, but was never released.
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Memphis Bleek
Malik Cox (born June 23, 1978), better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Bleek", is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-a-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records. He has released four albums during his career (all of which went Gold) , and had planned to release The Process in 2011, although the album has yet to be completed.
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Method Man
Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman. He won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige. In 2007, the writers of About.com placed him on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).
Method Man appeared in the motion pictures Belly, How High, Garden State as well as a minor role in The Wackness. More recently, he appeared as a crewman in George Lucas' film Red Tails. On television, he and hip-hop collaborator Redman co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red, and he had a recurring role on HBO's Oz as Tug Daniels and as Calvin "Cheese" Wagstaff on the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire.
Born in Staten Island, New York, on April 1 , 1971, Clifford Smith divided his childhood between his father's Long Island residence and his mother's home in the Park Hill section of Staten Island aka Killa Hill. He has two sisters, Terri and Missy.
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Montell Jordan
Montell Jordan (born December 3, 1968) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Jordan became the main solo male artist on its Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. During his live performances he generally gave more of a rock-oriented performance, with Jordan even going as far as to wear sunglasses while on stage. As of 2010, Jordan has left the music business to become the worship leader at Victory World Church in Atlanta.
Jordan attended Pepperdine University in California, where he received a bachelor's degree in communications and became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. Jordan graduated summa cum laude and was a state finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship.
Jordan's first single was the 1995 #1 hit "This Is How We Do It," which sampled Slick Rick's earlier Def Jam hit "Children's Story". This success would not happen for a male act again until Chris Brown's debut single "Run It!" topped the chart in 2005. Jordan followed up his success with "Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz", which peaked at #21. Later hits would include "Let's Ride" with Master P and "Talk Show" with Shae Jones in 1998 and "Get It on Tonite" in 1999.
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Musiq Soulchild
Musiq Soulchild or Musiq ( /ˈmjuːsɪk/; born Taalib Johnson on September 16, 1977) is a American R&B/soul singer-songwriter whose style blends contemporary R&B, soul, funk, alternative, blues, jazz, some gospel influences and hip hop.
Musiq was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the oldest of nine children. At an early age, Musiq decided he would drop out of high school, and left home at 17. It was during that time Musiq started to sell dope in the hood and build a reputation for being musically gifted, beat boxing for MC's, free styling on the open mic circuit, scatting at a jazz club, or just performing a cappella in the streets of Philadelphia, which is where he got the name "Musiq" and later added "Soulchild", which is intended to respect and represent the legacy and traditions of past soul artists. We all know how hard it can be for an African American to get by and Muisq protected his dream with a compact 9mm. He cites as his inspiration such icons as Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Patti LaBelle, Billie Holiday, Sly & the Family Stone and Ray Charles.
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Nas
Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones ( /nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas ( /ˈnɑːz/), is an American rapper and actor. He is also the son of jazz musician Olu Dara. Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums since 1994, four of which topped the Billboard charts upon release and has sold over thirteen-million records in the United States alone. Nas was also part of the hip hop supergroup The Firm, which released one album under Dr. Dre's record label Aftermath. Aside from rapping, Nas is also an occasional actor and has appeared in feature films such as Hype Williams' directorial debut Belly, Ticker and In Too Deep and the television show Hawaii Five-0.
His rise to fame began in 1991 with his feature on hip hop group Main Source's debut album on the track "Live at the Barbeque". In the years that followed, Nas garnered attention from music industry A & R's and record labels with more impressive features and a solo single "Halftime". His debut album Illmatic, released in 1994 by Columbia Records, received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community and would go on to be widely hailed as a musical landmark and a classic in the genre and is consistently ranked as one of the greatest LP's of all time. His follow up album It Was Written debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts, stayed on top for four consecutive weeks and went platinum twice in only two months, propelling Nas to worldwide notoriety.
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Neef Buck
Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad on March 30, 1984) is half Ethiopian-American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He is one half of the Grammy Award-nominated rap duo Young Gunz. Additionally, Neef Buck is a part Beanie Sigel's rap group State Property. He was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, a subsidiary label of the Universal Music Group.
His first album as the Young Gunz achieved Platinum status. His debut single, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", charted on the top-20 Billboard chart.
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Neo Da Matrix
Neo Da Matrix (born Quaadir Atkinson) is an American hip hop producer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but attended Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He has worked with Swizz Beatz as an in-house producer for Ruff Ryders Entertainment and has produced for the likes of Cassidy. Neo Da Matrix is currently working on projects for Cassidy, Jadakiss, Swizz Beatz, Young Chris, Eve, Fabolous, Mýa, David Banner, Juelz Santana, Nina Sky, Tru Life, Range and more.
"The Warning" Featuring Cashius Green & Pheo
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Nicole Wray
Nicole Monique Wray (born May 2, 1981), also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single "Make It Hot" was certified gold.
Wray was born in Salinas, California on May 2, 1981, and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. After being introduced to Missy Elliott, Wray was featured on Missy's platinum certified debut Supa Dupa Fly. When Elliott started her own label, The Goldmind, the then 17-year-old Wray was the first artist signed.
In 1998, her debut album Make It Hot was released. Heavily criticized for Elliott's heavy-handed involvement (she produced, wrote, and performed on much of the album) the first single, "Make It Hot", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified gold. Her second single, "I Can't See", reached #36 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart.Make It Hot peaked at number nineteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart (number 42 on The Billboard 200) and dropped off by the end of the year. The third single, "Eyes Better Not Wander", peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Later that year, Wray would sing the hook to "All n My Grill" on Missy Elliott's platinum certified second album, Da Real World.
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Nikki D
Nichelle "Nikki D" Strong is an American female rapper. Nikki D was the first female rapper signed by Def Jam Recordings.
She signed with Def Jam in 1989, and released her debut single "Lettin' Off Steam" the same year. It was produced by Sam Sever. The single's video featured Flavor Flav. Later Nikki D released the more commercially acceptable song, "Daddy's Little Girl" some two years later, which reached #1 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.
Prior to releasing "Daddy's Little Girl", Nikki D was on tour in Europe for a year with fellow R&B artist Alyson Williams. Nikki D has recorded songs with Moby, Queen Latifah on the Set It Off soundtrack, with Redman for his Muddy Waters album, EPMD, Naughty By Nature, Flavor Unit and Suzanne Vega.
In 1998, Nikki D became the vice president of A&R at Flavor Unit Records, a position she held for two years. Today she is the marketing manager at "Phat Fashions", the apparel company that houses Phat Farm, Baby Phat, and Atman.
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OJ Da Juiceman
Otis Williams, Jr. (born November 26, 1981), better known as OJ Da Juiceman, is an American rapper and a member of 1017 Brick Squad. OJ Da Juiceman is also founder of vanity label 32 Entertainment.
Otis Williams, Jr. grew up with his single mother in eastern Atlanta, Georgia During the early 1990s, Williams met rapper Gucci Mane, who lived in the same apartment buildings,with whom he would later collaborate as OJ da Juiceman. Juiceman began his music career with Never Again Records, widely known for their 2003 Summer spin-off hit “Black Tee.” Following the creation of his own label 32 Entertainment, he partnered up with Gucci Mane, CEO of So Icey Entertainment. OJ released 6 mixtapes under 32 Entertainment and has been featured on many underground mixtapes featuring various artists.
After releasing over a dozen mixtapes hosted by such DJs as DJ Drama, Trap-A-Holics, DJ Holiday, DJ 5150, OJ Da Juiceman founded the vanity label 32 Entertainment and signed to the Asylum Records in 2009. OJ's Asylum debut, The Otha Side of the Trap, contained both new tracks and previously released mixtape tracks. The album included the single "I'm Gettin' Money" and another that featured Gucci Mane, "Make Tha Trap Say Aye". OJ also appeared on Jadakiss's single "Who's Real" and R. Kelly's "Supaman High" and has a new mixtape with DJ Holiday called Alaska in Atlanta.
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Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards (born May 24, 1944), better known under the stage name, Patti LaBelle, is a Grammy Award winning American singer, author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry. LaBelle spent 16 years as lead singer of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, who changed their name to Labelle in the early 1970s and released the iconic disco song, "Lady Marmalade".
LaBelle started her solo career shortly after the group disbanded in 1977 and crossed over to pop music with "On My Own", "If Only You Knew", "If You Asked Me To", "Stir It Up" and "New Attitude". She has also recorded R&B ballads such as "You Are My Friend" and "Love, Need and Want You".
LaBelle possesses the vocal range of a soprano.
Patricia Louise Holte was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1944 . Her father, Henry Holte (alternatively, Holt), was a railroad worker and lounge singer. Her mother, Bertha Holte, was a domestic and housewife. Holte was one of four daughters (Vivian, Barbara, Patricia and Jacqueline). Holte recalls having a happy childhood but said being sexually molested at the age of seven led her to be shy and withdrawn. Holte's parents had an unhappy marriage. When Holte was twelve, her parents split up and Bertha Holte raised her daughters as a single mother. Holte's mother later adopted Claudette Grant, who would become one of Holte's closest friends.
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Peedi Peedi
Pedro Zayas, known as Peedi Crakk and also Peedi Peedi (born September 25, 1977) is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of State Property and is currently signed to Amalgam Digital and G-Unit Philly.
The North Philly MC first signed to Roc-a-Fella Records in 2001 with the help of Freeway, a friend of Peedi since high school who had already joined the label through Beanie Sigel and his State Property entourage. In 2003, Peedi's debut single, "One for Peedi Crakk," charted in the R&B/hip-hop Top 40. He continued to make appearances on various Roc-a-Fella albums, including Jay-Z's The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse and Freeway's Philadelphia Freeway. His guest appearances were usually standouts, and his mixtapes gave him a reputation among East Coast rap fans. Faced with increasing exposure, the Philly rapper decided to modify his rap name to Peedi Peedi.
However, in 2005, two problems greatly affected Peedi's career. State Property dissolved, and Roc-a-Fella Records formally split into two. Jay-Z remaining at Def Jam with 50 percent, and Roc-a-Fella co-founder Dame Dash taking the other 50 percent to Universal Records under his Dame Dash Music Group. Peedi refused to side with Sigel and Dame Dash, and was briefly a free agent until Jay-Z, who soon became the president of Def Jam and maintained the Roc-a-Fella catalogue at the label, signed him. Peedi began working on a debut album, Prince of the Roc, but it was continuously delayed.
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Pete Nice
Prime Minister Pete Nice (born Peter J. Nash in Floral Park, Long Island, New York) is a former hip hop MC who was most noted as a member of the group 3rd Bass.
After graduating from Bishop Ford High School in 1985, Nash majored in English at Columbia University, where he hosted a hip hop radio show. This led to the creation of the hip hop group 3 the Hard Way, which later changed its name to 3rd Bass, where he adopted the stage name Prime Minister Pete Nice. The group released two gold-selling albums before disbanding in 1992. Nice teamed up with group DJ Richie Rich, and the pair released their only collaboration, Dust to Dust, in 1993.
Pete Nice and author-radio jock Bobbito started their own label, Hoppoh Records, under the aegis of Columbia Records. The first release was Kurious Jorge's 1994 album A Constipated Monkey; Nice co-produced the album and the single "I'm Kurious." Nashville artist Count Bass D's debut Pre-Life Crisis followed in 1995, distributed by Columbia sister label Chaos Recordings, but those would be the only records released before the label folded because of creative differences with Columbia.
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Pusha T
Terrence Thornton (born May 14, 1977) better known by his stage name Pusha T is an American recording artist, occasional actor and one half of the critically acclaimed hip hop duo Clipse. Along with No Malice, his brother and fellow member of Clipse, he released the album Hell Hath No Fury, which was praised by critics, many of whom consider it to be a cornerstone in Hip-Hop and one of the best rap albums ever made. He is also the co-founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Re-Up Records along with his aforementioned brother. In September 2010 he announced his signing to Kanye West's GOOD Music label and on March 21, 2011, released his first solo project, a mixtape titled Fear of God.
Pusha T was born Terrence Thornton on May 13, 1977, in The Bronx borough of New York City. Thornton and his family soon relocated to Virginia Beach, Virginia, where he and his brother, Gene 'No Malice' Thornton, grew up. In 1992 Terrence and his brother Gene formed the duo now internationally known as Clipse. With help from Pharell Williams the group eventually signed to Elektra Records in 1997 and released Exclusive Audio Footage, their only album under that label. Of the two brothers, Terrence was more open to features, appearing on Kelis' 1999 single "Good Stuff" and Nivea's 2001 single "Run Away (I Wanna Be with U)", respectively. In 2004, he and his brother launched their record label, Re-Up Records and formed hip hop group Re-Up Gang along with rappers Ab-Liva and Sandman. After four albums as the Clipse, under various record labels both Malice and Pusha T announced that they were taking time off from the duo to focus on their own respective solo projects.
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Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), better known by his stage name Rick Ross (often stylized as RICK RO$$), is an American rapper. He derived his stage name from the drug trafficker "Freeway" Ricky Ross, to whom he has no connection. Ross founded the record label Maybach Music Group, on which he released his studio albums Deeper Than Rap and Teflon Don, Ross was also the first artist signed to Diddy's management company Ciroc Entertainment. In early 2012, MTV named Ross as the Hottest MC In The Game.
William Leonard Roberts II was born in Coahoma County, Mississippi. and raised in Carol City, Florida, near Miami. After graduating from Carol City Senior High School, he later attended the historically black college Albany State University on a football scholarship.
After being signed to Suave House Records, former label for rap duo 8Ball & MJG, he eventually signed a deal with Slip-n-Slide Records, which has been under the Def Jam umbrella since 2006. While signed to Slip-n-Slide, Ross toured with fellow rapper Trick Daddy and made guest performances on other Slip-n-Slide albums.
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Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin (born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin is the founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings. With the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and Run–D.M.C., Rubin helped popularize hip hop music.
Rubin has worked with artists as varied as Tom Petty, Black Sabbath, Trouble, Slipknot, Slayer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta, Danzig, Dixie Chicks, Metallica, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Weezer, Linkin Park, The Cult, Neil Diamond, Mick Jagger, System of a Down, Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys, Audioslave, The Avett Brothers, Adele and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. In the 1990s and 2000s, he produced the "American Recordings" albums with Johnny Cash. MTV called him "the most important producer of the last 20 years." In 2007, Rubin was listed among Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Rubin was born in Long Beach, New York and grew up in Lido Beach, New York, in a Jewish family. His father was a shoe wholesaler and his mother a housewife. While a student at Long Beach High School he befriended the school's AV Director Steve Freeman who gave him a few lessons in guitar playing and songwriting and helped him create a punk band called "The Pricks". Their biggest claim to fame was being thrown off the stage at CBGB after two songs for brawling with the heckling audience. These hecklers were friends of the band instructed to instigate a confrontation so as to get the show shut down and create a buzz. Although he had no authority in New York City, Rubin's father traveled all the way from Nassau county to Manhattan wearing his Lido Beach auxiliary police uniform as he attempted to "shut down" the show.
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Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty ( /riˈɑːnə/ ree-AH-nə or /riˈænə/ ree-AN-ə; born February 20, 1988), known mononymously as Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist and actress. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at age 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers. She subsequently signed a contract with Def Jam Recordings.
In 2005, Rihanna released her debut studio album, Music of the Sun, which peaked in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart and features the Billboard Hot 100 top five hit single "Pon de Replay". In less than a year, she released her second studio album, A Girl Like Me (2006), which peaked within the top-five in the United States, and produced her first Hot 100 number one single, "SOS". Rihanna's third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad released in May 2007, spawned the international hit singles "Umbrella", "Don't Stop the Music", "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia", with an additional four singles being released. The album was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Umbrella". Her fourth studio album Rated R (2009), produced the top-ten singles "Russian Roulette", "Hard" and "Rude Boy", with the latter achieving the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Loud (2010), Rihanna's fifth studio album, spawned the number-one hits "Only Girl (In the World)", "What's My Name?" and "S&M". "We Found Love" served as the lead single from Rihanna's sixth studio album, Talk That Talk (2011). The song was an international success, topping the charts in more than twenty countries.
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Russell Simmons
Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American business magnate. He and Rick Rubin founded the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam. He also created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics.
Russell Simmons is the third richest figure in hip hop, having a net-worth estimate of $340 million as of April 2011.
Simmons was raised in Queens, New York. He is the son of Daniel Simmons, Sr., a public school administrator, and Evelyn Simmons, a New York City park administrator. His older brother is abstract expressionist painter Daniel Simmons, Jr., and his younger brother is Rev. Joseph Simmons ("Run" of Run-DMC).
Def Jam became just one piece in Simmons' corporation, Rush Communications, Inc., which included a management company, a clothing company called Phat Farm, a movie production house, television shows such as Def Comedy Jam, a magazine and an advertising agency. His nephew Jamal "Redrum" Simmons and his group Flatlinerz released the highly controversial album U.S.A. in 1994 on Def Jam but was dropped from the label soon after. Rick Rubin sold his share of the record company for $100 million to Universal Music Group in 1996. Simmons produced Def Poetry, begun as a television series on HBO, which also branched into a Broadway live stage production in 2002. In 2000, he co-founded the Internet start-up 360 Hip Hop which he later sold to BET.
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Samantha Ronson
Samantha Judith Ronson (born 7 August 1977) is an English singer-songwriter and disc jockey who lives in Venice, California.
Ronson was born in St John's Wood, London to writer/socialite Ann Dexter-Jones and one time music executive and real estate entrepreneur Laurence Ronson. When she was six years old her parents divorced and she moved with her siblings, mother and her mother's new partner, Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones, to New York City, where her mother later married Jones. Her parents are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, with ancestors from Austria, Russia, and Lithuania, and Ronson was brought up in Conservative Judaism. Ronson's family name was originally Aaronson, but her grandfather Henry Ronson changed it to Ronson. She is the niece of property tycoon Gerald Ronson. Ronson is related to British Conservative politicians Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Leon Brittan, as well as Odeon Cinemas founder Oscar Deutsch. Ronson's older brother Mark Ronson is a music producer and musician and her twin Charlotte Ronson, a fashion designer. Ronson also has five younger half-siblings. Alexander and Annabelle, through her mother's remarriage to Mick Jones as well as Henrietta, David and Joshua, through her father's remarriage to model Michele First. Ronson also has two step brothers, Roman and Chris Jones, from Mick Jones previous marriage. Ronson's stepfather Mick Jones contributed to a childhood surrounded by music.
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Sauce Money
Todd Gaither, also known as Sauce Money, is a rapper who worked with Jay-Z in his early career and was featured on Big Daddy Kane's album Daddy's Home on the track "Show N' Prove" alongside Scoob Lover, Shyheim, Jay-Z, and Ol' Dirty Bastard
He was featured on Jay-Z's debut, Reasonable Doubt, on the DJ Premier-produced "Bring it On", on In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, on the track "Face Off", and on Jay-Z's third album, Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life, on the track "Reservoir Dogs" with The LOX and Beanie Sigel.
Gaither is credited as a co-writer for Puff Daddy's single "I'll Be Missing You".
He released his debut album, Middle Finger U, on Priority Records in 2000. The album featured two guest spots: one from Jay-Z ("Pregame") and Puff Daddy ("Do You See"); it also includes one track produced by DJ Premier. He released one single from this album, "For My Hustlaz". In 2004, he was featured on the single "Easy" from the P-Money's album Magic City. In 2006, he appeared at Jay-Z's 'I Declare War' concert to perform "Reservoir Dogs".
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Sean Combs
Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Diddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He was originally known as Puff Daddy and then as P. Diddy (Puff and Puffy have been used as nicknames, but never as recording names). In August 2005, he changed his stage name to simply "Diddy", but continues to use the name P. Diddy in the UK as the result of a lawsuit. He has won three Grammy Awards and two MTV Video Music Awards, and his clothing line earned a Council of Fashion Designers of America award. He formed and recorded with the group Diddy – Dirty Money.
Combs was born in Harlem and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He worked as a talent director at Uptown Records and then founded Bad Boy Records in 1993. His business interests—under the umbrella of Bad Boy Entertainment Worldwide—include Bad Boy Records, the clothing lines Sean John and "Sean by Sean Combs", a movie production company, and two restaurants. He has taken the roles of recording executive, performer, producer of MTV's Making the Band, writer, arranger, clothing designer, and Broadway actor. In 2011, Forbes estimated his net worth at $500 million, making him the richest figure in hip hop.
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Shareefa
Shareefa Faradah Cooper (born March 12, 1984), professionally known as Shareefa, is an R&B singer. Shareefa has also lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. She signed with Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam Recordings in 2005. Her debut single, "Need a Boss", featuring rapper and labelmate Ludacris, was produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, and reached #62 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her debut album Point of No Return was released in October 2006 and charted at #25 on the Billboard 200.
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Shawnna
Rashawnna Guy (born January 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Shawnna is an American rapper. She was the first female artist signed to Def Jam through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace Records. She is a former member of the female Chicago rap duo Infamous Syndicate and she is also the daughter of the blues musician Buddy Guy.
She is known for her rapid fire delivery and her sexually explicit image and lyrics. She is one of only four female rappers (others being Lauryn Hill, Lil' Kim and Remy Ma) to ever have a #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 with 2003's "Stand Up" with Ludacris.
An MC from the south side of Chicago and the daughter of blues guitarist Buddy Guy. Shawnna began writing rhymes while in high school. She caught her first break in 1996, when her duo Infamous Syndicate opened for Junior M.A.F.I.A. in Chicago. Infamous Syndicate signed to Relativity a year later and released "Changing the Game" in 1999. The album did not live up to its title, despite production help from No I.D. and Kanye West, the duo was dropped and eventually split. She then went on to team with Ludacris where she was featured on his song "What's Your Fantasy". Before she recorded her first album, Shawnna was featured on the remix to the song "Loverboy" by Mariah Carey for the album and movie Glitter. She was featured in the video along with Ludacris, Da Brat, and Twenty II.
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Sheek Louch
Sean Divine Jacobs, November 9, 1976. better known as Sheek Louch (also known as Donnie Def Jam and "Donnie G"), is an African American rapper and member of The LOX (aka D-Block), along with Styles P and Jadakiss.
At around the age of 12, he was inspired to rhyme by his friend Jason Phillips (Jadakiss). He and Jason would later form The LOX with Styles P. Mary J. Blige "discovered" the trio, and they would soon be signed to Sean Combs's Bad Boy Records. Their first album, Money, Power & Respect, was released on January 13, 1998.
Sheek and his fellow LOX members later parted ways with Bad Boy Records, and joined the Ruff Ryders group, which included DMX. Their second album, We Are the Streets, was released on January 25, 2000. Meanwhile, Sheek, an aspiring entrepreneur, began working on their D-Block brand, building a studio, and looking for new talent to join their roster. He also opened a D-Block car wash and D-Block "fitteds" around the same time.
Sheek released his solo debut Walk Witt Me on Universal Records through D-Block Records. Early promotional material, such as within the liner notes of Styles P's album A Gangster and a Gentleman, indicate that the album's original title was Walk With Me.
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Shyne
Moshe Levi Ben-David (born Jamal Michael Barrow; November 8, 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, is a Belizean rapper.
Shyne was born in Belize City, Belize, the son of Dean Barrow, the current Prime Minister of Belize. Shyne's once estranged father was first to welcome him back to their home country upon his return in 2009. His mother is the sister of Michael Finnegan, one of Barrow's long-time political colleagues. Shyne remained behind with his uncle in Belize City when his mother moved to the US. It was not until the age of 13 when she was able to bring him with her to Brooklyn's Vanderveer Estates in East Flatbush (now known as 'Flatbush Gardens').
In 1998 hip hop producer Clark Kent discovered Shyne, noticing something unique in his voice. He sounded to him very similar to the late Notorious B.I.G.. At the time, Clark Kent was working on B.I.G.'s posthumous "Born Again" album.
Not long after, Shyne started making appearances on recordings made by Bad Boy Records artists. He notably featured on a remix of Total's "Sittin At Home" track and on Mase's second album Double Up, on the track entitled "From Scratch". In the same year he featured on Bad Boy Records' chief executive Sean Combs' Forever, as well as on a remix of P.E. 2000.
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Sisqó
Mark Althavean Andrews (born November 9, 1978), known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer and actor. He is lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and has also released solo material, including his successful first solo album Unleash the Dragon which included the single "Thong Song". Sisqó also calls himself "The Dragon".
Andrews attended Mervo, graduating 1994. He has a daughter, Shaione, who was born in 1995.
After Woody Rock left Dru Hill in 1999 to pursue a solo career, it was decided that the other three members would do the same. Sisqó's solo debut, Unleash the Dragon, was released on Def Soul Records in November 1999. Unleash the Dragon sold moderately at first, until the February 2000 release of its second single, the novelty "Thong Song". A runaway hit, "Thong Song" and its follow-up, "Incomplete", were major hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with "Thong Song" making it to number three, and "Incomplete" going to #1. The success later got Sisqó a doll made of himself by Play Along Toys in 2001.[citation needed]
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Slick Rick
Richard Walters (born January 14, 1965), better known by his stage name Slick Rick, is a Grammy-nominated British American rapper. He has also been known as MC Ricky D and Rick the Ruler. He began his career in late 1983, in the hip hop genre, where he recorded a series of acclaimed recordings such as "La Di Da Di" and "Children's Story". Walters is best known for his storytelling innovations in this genre. His music has been frequently sampled and interpolated by other artists such as TLC, Black Star, The Notorious B.I.G. and Snoop Dogg, with many of these songs later becoming hit singles. Slick Rick rose to stardom in an era known to fans as the Golden age of hip hop.
Born and brought up in the south-west London suburb of Wimbledon, Walters later moved with his British Jamaican family to The Bronx in 1977 where he met Dana Dane with whom he later formed a hip hop duo known as the Kangol Crew. Walters received his characteristic eye patch after being blinded in the right eye by broken glass as an infant. Once he gained a degree of wealth, Walters earned a reputation for wearing the eye patch over his right eye, and a significant amount of gold and diamond jewelry.
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Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (born October 20, 1971), better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg (formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dogg), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school. Shortly after graduation, he was arrested for cocaine possession and spent six months in Wayside County Jail. His music career began in 1992 after his release when he was discovered by Dr. Dre. He collaborated on several tracks on Dre's solo debut, The Chronic and on the titular theme song to the film Deep Cover.
Snoop's debut album Doggystyle, was released in 1993 under Death Row Records making a debut at No.1 on both the Billboard 200 and R&B charts. Selling almost a million copies in the first week of its release, Doggystyle quickly became certified 4× platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles, including "What's My Name" and "Gin & Juice". In 1994, Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case, starring himself. In early 1996, Snoop Dogg was cleared of charges over his bodyguard's 1993 murder of Philip Woldemariam. His second album, late 1996's Tha Doggfather, also debuted at No.1 on both charts with "Snoop's Upside Ya Head" as the lead single. The album sold only half as well, being certified double platinum in 1997.
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South Central Cartel
South Central Cartel is a Los Angeles-based gangsta rap group. Some of their popular songs include "U Gotta Deal Wit Dis", "Pops Was a Rolla", "Ya Getz Clowned", "Gang Stories", "Servin 'Em Heat", "Knocc on Wood" (Remix), and "All Day Everyday" & "Eastside-Westside" & "It's an S.C.C Thang" .
As one of the original early-'90s West Coast gangsta collectives to follow N.W.A.'s lead, South Central Cartel first appeared with their debut album South Central Madness in 1991, before releasing a succession of albums throughout the remainder of the decade. After their follow-up, 1994s 'N Gatz We Truss, generated a sizable amount of attention in the gangsta rap underground. Def Jam Recordings signed the group, eventually resulting in their most commercially successful album, 1997s All Day Everyday.
During this same era, group leaders Havoc & Prodeje together released a string of albums on Pump Records as well, helping garner a small yet healthy cult audience. Despite their lack of mainstream success, the group does stand alongside fellow early-'90s West Coast colleagues such as N.W.A., Compton's Most Wanted, and Above the Law as gangsta rap pioneers.
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Styles P
David Styles (born November 28, 1974) better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo MC.
Styles P, a member of The LOX and the larger D-Block Hip-Hop collective, grew up in Yonkers, New York rapping alongside Jadakiss (Jason Phillips) and Sheek Louch (Shawn Jacobs). In their late teens the trio met Mary J. Blige who was so impressed with their tough street east coast lyrics, she gave them a big break by putting their demo in the hands of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Diddy immediately hired the trio to write for Bad Boy Records. With the label, The LOX quickly started collaborating on hits with Diddy, the Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, and Mariah Carey which gave them instant notoriety and status within the hip-hop and mainstream charts.
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Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean (born September 13, 1978), better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records. He is married to R&B superstar Alicia Keys and has one child with her, as well as three other children.
Dean did not see much of his father, a postal worker, due to his parents' separation in his early life. Dean is of Puerto Rican and African American decent.[citation needed] He was raised by his mother in the South Bronx, where he spent most of his childhood. This was where he first encountered Hip hop and began deejaying. He began deejaying after he got some equipment from his stepfather and his uncles. He later relocated to Atlanta as a teenager due to having too many fights at Harry S. Truman High School; there he started to work for his uncles, Joaquin and Darrin Dean, who were co-CEOs of the Ruff Ryders label. Forgoing the practice of using samples, he mostly used the Korg Trinity and Triton Keyboards and tried to accentuate the performance aspect of his music.
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Teairra Marí
Teairra Marquisha Thomas (born December 2, 1987), better known by her stage name Teairra Marí, is an American singer-songwriter, actress, model, and dancer. At the age of 16, she was signed to Def Jam and released her first album, Teairra Marí. After disappointing sales, she was let go from her recording contract in the middle of production for her sophomore album Second Round. In 2008, she returned to the music scene with the Pleasure P-assisted single Hunt 4 U. After constant leaks, she was forced to re-record and re-title her second attempt at a sophomore album At That Point. In 2010, she starred in the film Lottery Ticket alongside rappers Ice Cube and Bow Wow. Since 2010, she has released several mixtapes and an EP entitled Sincerely Yours which released on August 17, 2010.
At a young age, she was encouraged by her grandmother who sang back up for Aretha Franklin to pursue a musical career. She began her career at age 15, recording in her cousin's basement in Detroit, Michigan. She went to Longfellow Elementary in Holland,Michigan before soon transferring to Detroit Schools. She soon caught the attention of Big Mike, Ed K and Helluvah of Detroit's K.I.S.S. Productions, which developed her from the age of 16 onward. Under Big Mike's guidance, Marí spent every free moment in the studio, working with some of the hottest producers and songwriters in the game, including Helluva, Disco D, Big Mike, Chaz M, Detail, Lyriq, AK, and J.R. K.I.S.S. Productions arranged for Marí to collaborate with artists such as Ray J, J-Kwon, Lola Damone, and Bee and for Marí to appear on Detroit's Fox 2 Morning Show and UPN 50 Sports Rap. In October 2003, K.I.S.S. Productions released Teairra's first album, an EP called Get Away, which became a local sensation. Teairra attended the Detroit High School for The Fine and Performing Arts and was a vocal major, performing in many of the school's talent showcases.
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Terminator X
Terminator X is the stage name of Norman Rogers (born August 25, 1966), a retired American DJ best known for his work with rap group Public Enemy, which he left in 1999. He also produced two solo albums, Terminator X & The Valley of Jeep Beats (1991) and Super Bad (1994), featuring Chuck D, Sister Souljah, Kool DJ Herc, the Cold Crush Brothers, and a bass music track by the Punk Barbarians.
Since retiring from the music scene in 2003, Rogers has been running an ostrich stud farm in North Carolina. However, in 2010, Terminator X returned to the recording studio. Set for release in 2011, the album, Judgement Day, is said to be "a tribute to the five elements of hip-hop, which include B-boying, graffiti, rapping, DJ’ing and knowledge."
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Terri Walker
Terri Walker (born Chanelle Gstettenbauer, 14 April 1979) is an English R&B and soul singer–songwriter. Walker has released three albums in the United Kingdom, Untitled, L.O.V.E, and I Am. She also provided the majority of the vocals for Shanks & Bigfoot's debut album Swings & Roundabouts. Walker's fourth studio album Walk with Me is due for release in 2011.
Walker, born in the Wimbledon district of London, England, to Jamaican parents, moved to Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, when she was four. She speaks fluent German. In a 2007 interview with Soul Culture, Walker stated that "I love Deutschland, it’s moulded me into what I am. I love here [London] too and I came back to go to boarding-school in London when I was 11. The thing is I still lived in Germany and didn’t actually come back proper till I was 17″. At the age of seventeen, Walker moved back to the UK permanently to study at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London, which is a performing arts centre of excellence. Here, she she began to study and sing opera. Walker stated that "I started to study opera when I was about 15 and I started to sing it professionally from about 18. It was always a life-long ambition of mine. I think classical training is the best kinda training you can get."
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The Dove Shack
The Dove Shack was a G-funk group from Long Beach. Consisting of C-Knight, Bo-Roc and 2Scoops, the group made their debut with the song "This Is the Shack" on Warren G's album Regulate...G Funk Era. Under the same name they released their first album back in 1995 with the substantial hit single "Summertime in the LBC" featuring Arnita Porter. They later contributed to a few compilations, and released Reality's Got Me Tied Up in 2006.
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The LOX
The Lox are an American hip hop group composed of Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, and Styles P. They were originally signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records before joining Ruff Ryders Entertainment, and are now a part of their own label, D-Block Records
Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips, David Styles "Styles P", and Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs, began their musical careers in their hometown of Yonkers, New York. As high school students they formed a group called "The Bomb Squad" and began performing at local shows and producing their own demos. In 1994 they appeared on Main Source's "Set It Off" from the album "Fuck What You Think". While the local rap scene was being dominated by artists like Raw Rome, Lord Devon and a young DMX, the group began to gain attention for their lyrical style and ability to present tales of urban life. The group eventually changed their name to "The Warlocks" and continued developing a fan base by appearing on underground mix tapes. One of their admirers was the "Queen of Hip hop soul," fellow Yonkers native Mary J. Blige. Mary passed their demo tape on to Bad Boy CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs who signed them to a deal. At the behest of Combs, The Warlocks would later change their name to "The L.O.X" which stands for Living Off eXperience.
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Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1972), better known by his stage name Twista, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He is known for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds. In 1997, after appearing on Do or Die's hit "Po Pimp" Produced by The Legendary Traxster, Twista signed with Big Beat/Atlantic Records and debuted under that label with Adrenaline Rush and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz in 1998. His 2004 album Kamikaze went to the top on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart after the success of his Billboard Hot 100 single "Slow Jamz."
His second album, titled Resurrection, was set to be released in 1994, but due to problems with record labels and marketing issues involving fellow Chicago rapper Common's album of the same name, the album was only released in the city of Chicago and thus got little national attention.
In 1996 he teamed with Chicago Producer The Legendary Traxster and Cwal's Do or Die on the track "Po Pimp" Produced by The Legendary Traxster, which became a hit single. This led to a Cwal's label deal with Atlantic Records, which released Adrenaline Rush in 1997. Twista had by then dropped the "Tung" from his stage name.Adrenaline Rush became Twista's first charting album, as it peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot 200. The album also spawned a Billboard Hot 100 hit in "Get It Wet" Produced by The Legendary Traxster, which peaked at #96.
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Uncle Murda
Leonard Grant, better known by his stage name, Uncle Murda, is an American rapper from the Pink Houses section of East New York.
In 2007 his manager and DJ Green Lantern introduced Uncle Murda's music to Jay-Z.[citation needed] The Brooklyn born rapper/CEO signed Uncle Murda to Roc-A-Fella Records soon after.[citation needed] They started to promote him immediately by placing him on a track with popular label-mates Fabolous and Jay-Z for the song "Brooklyn" (Featured on From Nothin' to Somethin' album) and everything seemed to be going well for the rapper.[citation needed] However in late 2008 rumors that Uncle Murda left Def Jam came about.[citation needed] In an interview with DJ Vlad, Uncle Murda confirmed the rumors that he has split from Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella Records claiming everything went downhill since Jay-Z's departure.[citation needed]
On January 22, 2008, Uncle Murda was shot in the head while in a parked car on Linden Blvd in East New York but was not seriously hurt.
In February 2011, it was revealed that he would take part in a new Hiphop/Pro Wrestling collaboration, the Urban Wrestling Federation with taping of the first bout "First Blood" taking place in June 2011.
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Waka Flocka Flame
Juaquin Malphurs (born May 31, 1986), better known by his stage name Waka Flocka Flame, is an American rapper signed to 1017 Brick Squad and Warner Bros. He is a Southern hip hop artist best known for his singles "O Let's Do It", "Hard in da Paint" & "No Hands", along with his debut album, Flockaveli. Waka Flocka Flame has announced that his second album, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family, will be released during the spring of 2012.
Juaquin Malphurs was born in South Jamaica, Queens, New York in 1986. His family eventually settled in Riverdale, Georgia. He is the son of Debra Antney, Gucci Mane's former manager and CEO of So Icey/Mizay Entertainment. The name "Waka" was given to him by his cousin, after the Muppets character Fozzie Bear's catch phrase, "Waka Waka". The name "Flocka Flame" was given to him by rapper Gucci Mane. Waka Flocka posed for a nude but unrevealing picture for the company PETA to boycott killing animals. The picture says "Ink not Mink". The picture design is similar to Waka Flocka Flame's album Flockaveli. Waka Flocka Flame said that he has known Gucci Mane since he was 19
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Warren G
Warren G (born Warren Griffin III, November 10, 1970), is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer.
Warren G grew up in Long Beach, California listening to his parents’ collection of jazz, funk and soul; nurturing a deep love for music. In 1990, he formed the group 213, named after the Long Beach area code, with his friends Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg. The current area code in Long Beach, California is 562. While practicing with “213,” and working a full time job, the young Warren used all his free time on creating his own sound and dreamed of making it big.
The trio “213” dissolved when two of its members signed with Death Row Records. Although Warren G had the option of joining Death Row and work with his step-brother Dr. Dre, Warren preferred, from the very beginning of his career, to focus primarily on his solo career. True to his independent spirit, Warren G dedicated himself to creating his own sound; a distinct style that was later to become known, worldwide, as the legendary G-Funk.
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Young Chris
Young Chris (born Christopher F. Ries in 1983) is a Grammy nominatedAmerican rapper and songwriter. A member of Philadelphia rap duo Young Gunz, formerly signed to Roc-A-Fella records through Beanie Sigel’s State Property collective, early success included the hit single "Can't Stop, Won't Stop". Signed in December 2010 as a solo artist to Universal Motown through producer/songwriter Rico Love’s label imprint Division1, Young Chris is currently working on his album release. Because of identical names (minus a spelling difference), he is often confused with rapper Yung Chris and incorrectly credited as the performer of the song Racks
Young Chris and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad) had been friends since they were young boys on the block(C-Ave). On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album “The Blueprint”, Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef". In 2001, the duo performed on the State Property soundtrack album. Young Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's Dream Team compilation, and Beanie Sigel's The Reason. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2, Freeway's Philadelphia Freeway, State Property's The Chain Gang Vol. 2, and Memphis Bleek's M.A.D.E.; all while recording their album. The Young Gunz scored their first hit with "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", the lead-off single from The Chain Gang Vol. 2 album. Its song and video received major airplay on hip-hop radio, MTV2, and BET and reached #14 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart.
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Young Gunz
The Young Gunz is an American rap duo from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania composed of Young Chris (born Chris Ries in 1983) and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad in 1985). The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' debut single, "Can't Stop, Won't Stop", made the top 20 on the Billboard charts in 2003.They are currently signed to G-Unit Philly as State Property and Young Gunz but only Young Chris is also signed as a solo-artist.
Ries and Muhammad had been friends since they were young boys on the block(C-Ave). On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album The Blueprint, Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef".
In 2001, the duo performed on the State Property soundtrack album. Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's Dream Team compilation, and Beanie Sigel's The Reason. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2, Freeway's Philadelphia Freeway, State Property's The Chain Gang Vol. 2, and Memphis Bleek's M.A.D.E.; all while recording their album.
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Young Jeezy
Jay Wayne Jenkins (born October 12, 1977), better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America (USDA) and a former member of BMF (Black Mafia Family). He began his career in 2001 under an independent label and joined Boyz 'N Da Hood in 2005, the same year his solo major label debut Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 was released. Its single "Soul Survivor", which featured Akon, became a top-ten hit in the US.
The Inspiration followed in 2006, and The Recession followed in 2008; both albums yielded chart-topping singles. Jeezy has also appeared on numerous other rap and R&B singles such as "Say I" by Christina Milian, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "Hard" by Rihanna, and "Love in This Club" by Usher, the latter being a number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2008.
Jay Wayne Jenkins was born in Columbia, South Carolina and relocated to Atlanta, Georgia when he was a toddler. Because his parents were separated, custody of him transferred between family members frequently. In an interview with XXL magazine, he described his childhood as "empty". In 1994, he spent nine months in YCA (Youth Challenge Academy), a boot camp in Fort Stewart, Georgia, for narcotics possession.
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Young Steff
Stephen Goldsboro (born December 7, 1988), better known by his stage name Young Steff, is an American R&B, Hip Hop, and Pop singer-songwriter currently signed to Richcraft/Atlantic Records and managed by Larock Artists. Steff was born in Vineland, New Jersey. His father was a member of the gospel group Spirit, and his aunt—Gina Thompson—has worked with producer Rodney Jerkins. By 8, Steff traveled with and sang alongside his father's group, Spirit. Steff won talent shows, including the McDonald's Apollo kid's competition in Philadelphia, his path to success seemed relatively straightforward, especially at age 12 when his demo landed in the hands of then Roc-A-Fella Records executives Jay-Z and Damon Dash, and they signed him to their music label. While with the Roc, Steff had success and scored a hit with the song "Can I Holla" that featured Bow Wow. In 2005, Dame and Jay parted ways: Steff chose to become a free agent.
After the controversial Roc-A-Fella split, Steff was led to super producer Rich Harrison (who produced hits such as Amerie "1 Thing ", Jennifer Lopez "Get Right", and Beyonce "Crazy In Love") who offered to sign the young performer to his growing Richcraft label through Atlantic Records after an impromptu audition, with dancers in tow. Now since the controversial Roc-A-Fella Records split in 2005, Young Steff is back on track with a solo-record debut rumored to be titled "Jump It Off", which was due out September 18, 2008. Steff has described this album to be a young man's journey to adulthood with the wide-eyed wonderment of a boy still in awe of his sudden rise to R&B-icon status. Steff collaborated with Trick Daddy on the song "Chevy".
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Yung Wun
James Carlton Anderson better known by his stage name Yung Wun is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.
Yung Wun was raised in Eastlake Meadows housing projects, otherwise known as "Little Vietnam". Yung Wun was very quickly exposed to the effects of crime and soon became involved with several gangs. By the age of thirteen, he had fully embraced a life of criminality. Yung Wun had numerous encounters with police as he took part in random lawlessness, which landed him in the throes of the juvenile justice system.
It was during the height of this pandemonium Yung Wun found relief from this madness through lyrical expression. He began rhyming as a form of escape. He even won several oratorical contests and writing awards. Yung Wun's grandmother, Vera, regularly pleaded with him to turn around his life. She would continually plead with her grandson to get off the streets and concentrate on his talents of speaking and writing. In the single most pivotal moment of his young life, Yung Wun's grandmother died in his arms. Overwhelmed by her death, he was left to contemplate his future path. Remembering what his grandmother told him, he decided to clean his life up and choose a more legal path. Yung Wun devoted his life to his art form.
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Jadakiss Filmography
- Funk Flex Full Throttle (2011)
- Jadakiss: The Last Kiss (2009)
- BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (2008)
- The Deal (2008)
- Jadakiss: Kiss of Death - Tour 2005 (2008)
- Jadakiss: Kiss of Death - Tour 2005 (2008)
- Street Stars: Game Over (2007)
- Jay-Z: Live from Hammerstein Ballroom (2007)
- Game Over (2007)
- Hip Hop Life (2007)
- Mighty D-Block (2006)
- Death Before Dishonor (2006)
- Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes (2006)
- Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006)
- Reality Check: Junior M.A.F.I.A. vs. Lil' Kim (2006)
- The Come Up (2006)
- The Roaches (2006)
- Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama (2005)
- The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up (2005)
- Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 1 (2004)
- Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits (2004)
- Life in a Day: The DVD (2004)
- 52 Most Irresistible Women (2004)
- Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me (2003)
- Honey (2003)
- Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 1 (2003)
- Ride or Die (2003)
- Nas: Made You Look - God's Son Live (2003)
- Ride or Die (2003)
- American Rap Stars (2002)
- Jada's Got a G** - Jadakiss
- It's Time I See You - Jadakiss
- What You So Mad At? - Jadakiss
- Welcome To D-Block - Jadakiss
- What You Ride For? - Jadakiss
- We Gonna Make It - Jadakiss
- Intro (Kiss of Death) - Jadakiss
- Time's Up - Jadakiss
- Still Feel Me - Jadakiss
- Shine - Jadakiss
- Show Discipline - Jadakiss
- Jay Jerkin' (Skit) - Jadakiss
- Kiss Of Death - Jadakiss
- Put Ya Hands Up - Jadakiss
- On My Way - Jadakiss
- None of Y'all Betta - Jadakiss
- Kiss Is Spittin' - Jadakiss
- Hot Skit - Jadakiss
- Hot Sauce To Go - Jadakiss
- Gettin' It In - Jadakiss
- I'm A Gangsta - Jadakiss
- Feel Me (Skit) - Jadakiss
- Cruisin' - Jadakiss
- Bring You Down - Jadakiss
- Air It Out - Jadakiss
- U Make Me Wanna - Jadakiss
- Real Hip Hop - Jadakiss
- J-a-d-a - Jadakiss
- I'm Going Back - Jadakiss
- Checkmate - Jadakiss
- By Your Side - Jadakiss
- Fuckin' Or What? - Jadakiss
- Without You - Jadakiss
- Touch My Chedda - Jadakiss
- Why - Jadakiss
- Who's Real - Jadakiss
- What It Is - Jadakiss
- Un-Hunh! - Jadakiss
- U Make Me Wanna Feat. Mariah Carey - Jadakiss
- The Last Kiss - Jadakiss
- Talk About It - Jadakiss
- Still Hatin - Jadakiss
- Smoking Gun - Jadakiss
- Shoot Outs - Jadakiss
- Paper Tags - Jadakiss
- Pain & Torture - Jadakiss
- Nasty Girl - Jadakiss
- Made You Look (Remix) - Jadakiss
- Lil Bruh (ft. Pharell) - Jadakiss
- Knock Yourself Out - Jadakiss
- Keep Ya Head Up - Jadakiss
- Intro - Jadakiss
- I'm Sorry Miss Jackson (50 Cent Diss) - Jadakiss
- Hold U Down - Jadakiss
- Fuck Beanie Sigel - Jadakiss
- Freaky - Jadakiss
- Down South - Jadakiss
- Dope Boy - Jadakiss
- Could It Be - Jadakiss
- Chase Bank (ft. Moreno) - Jadakiss
- Can't Stop Me - Jadakiss
- Best Of Me - Jadakiss
- Back To The Money - Jadakiss
in the streets shit is fuckin real out hear(white dude singin)
no doubt (jadakiss)
niggas be hatin (white dude singin)
for sure(jadakiss)
violatin (white dude singin)
fuck em (jadakiss)
but you need to know(white dude singin)
oooooooowwwwwwww(jadakiss)
[hook]
jadas got a gun (white dude singin)
all the hatin in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun (white dude singin)
and all the money in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun(white dude singin)
and all the niggas in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun(white dude singin)
and all the screamin in the world cant save ya
[jadakiss]
and i been had one so dont forget that
357 magnum with no kickback
put em all in your six pack
for a big stack
and i never keep the money where i keep the clips at
violatin get you one in your throat
still datin your heat,but me and my guns alope
wen i die burry me with the toats
just in case i run into a lil bit of drama where ever i go
and i wont hesitate make u levitate
hit you with the titanium 38
and its featherweight
bullets like good dope
high will keep em comin
kill a couple niggas then everybody want em
who gonna shoot and who gonna brawl
if push come to shove everybody know you gonna fall
and i got mine on me
the automaty or the fourty cali or even the black glock nine homie
[hook]
jadas got a gun
all the hatin in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun
and all the money in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun
(got the sweat just need is the blood and the tears now)
and all the niggas in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun
and all the screamin in the world cant save ya
[jadakiss]
i got a gun with two hundred shots
im the reason u moved your family to a hole new other block
i got shit that could wake up the deaf
that will knock down the door and break up the steps
dont even bother wearin a vest
cuz these aint the type a slugs thatll get lodged in your chest
got a night time scope that can see through the walls
so just to get shit crackin ima tear up ur dog
imma show you wuts dumbin out
and you can believe wuteva i shoot is comin off or comin out
and dont even try runnin out
cuz the 44 mag will leave ur ass by another house
this is jadakiss
im sprayin everythin i see in my radius
the kid stay blazin shit
which gun is my favorite
i dunno i got em all from the old to the latest shit
jadas got a gun
all the hatin in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun
and all the money in the world cant save ya
uh huh(jadakiss)
jadas got a gun (four finger stretch body slamin niggas)
and all the niggas in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
and all the screamin in the world cant save ya
the guns and the sneakers made jada
the bitches and the refer came later
with the money and the haters
but ima humble kid
still put the pump in your baby motha mouth make her mumble where you live
25 years no felony im tellin yall
why you think i saved it, to blow a nigga mellon off
as a young boy always carried the cap gun
and fell in love with it first time i clapped one
now im a grown man more mature and pleasant
and like hittin niggas in the jaw with the dessert
and everybody gotta gun why not me
you gotta keep it on you now its just like I.D.
and i neva seen a man cry till i seen a man shot
FUCK PRIDE bullets is too damb hot
so if u aint got one you gotta run
handle it
or tell the whole world that
jadas got a gun
all the hatin in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
and all the money in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
and all the niggas in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
and all the screamin in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
all the hatin in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
and all the money in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
and all the niggas in the world cant save ya
jadas got a gun
and all the screamin in the world cant save ya
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Fuck y'all niggas talkin 'bout huh? ("it's time I see you...)
Get it right, you faggot niggas heard Suge Knight
Double R's the only niggas he respect and, y'all niggas shook right?
y'all get on Hot 97 and, talk wit a baritone
wit two niggas downstairs wit ?licensed guns? to take y'all home
scared ass niggas, you think they gon take a life so they can get life (nope)
ask Puff they aint tryin to hear that nigga
for no cake, and y'all can get at us on Labor Day
we make stones that say ? your moms labor day
I'm in the hood so we can link up, any place you think of
handheld don't hold prints plus I burnt the tip of my fingers
I'm a Bronx gangsta nigga, double R's hoodrat
the nigga they come get quick bitch, on this hood shit
Y'all bitches think the ryders a joke, well I don't play (let's go)
I blow you whole fuckin shit up like Tim McVeigh
gimme the needle, not tomorrow, but today
Cross comin y'all better get the fuck out the way
I aint the shit that you see that's on the top of your church
I put a bomb in your baby carriage, brick through your hearse
Tell your CEO, don't call my CEO apologizin (sorry)
I'm at your wake in the choir standin harmonizin
It's Infa-Red the shit that be on top of the heater
The best thing in New York since Steinbrenner signed Jeter
hold Camby sister the hostage, then send 'em a reef
so stop frontin vegetarian just scared of beef
Yo, ay suck my dick bitch, the way this chick spit ridickliss
Here we go again, only we on Kiss shit
we comin and you keep runnin
you keep claimin you the best that done it
pussy let me see somethin
fake niggas screamin "Ryde or Die"
same niggas we run up on and make 'em cry
outta all the camps in this game, nigga
we the champs in this game
who kick the real shit before the fame
fuck you fat ass, fake bad ass niggas
still play the hood while you ride past niggas
coward trust me, we keep it gutter
hope you stay mad a hater cuz you can't touch us, huh
"It's time I see you..."
Ayo, I aint got a care in the world
Kidnappin your kid, maimin your mom, and airin your girl
and like, you aint got a care in the world
I'm hopeless and numb, I can't see but I can focus my gun
and I'm down for smokin blunts to the head
my nerves is shot, my paces is short, I dump in your head
I'm the hardest nigga out you outta know it by now
I'm the nigga that they talk about goin to Chao
and my name ring bells, my blade stay bloody
if you heard about me beefin dog I leave the most shells
the nigga to salute, the quickest to shoot
Holiday Styles, motherfucker, givin you pound
What? Like I won't run up and break your jaw
like they make a vest for your head to stop the 4
I'm tired of rappin, let's get the mack and send niggas on vacation
right in front of the radio station
motherfuckers aint quiet til the tech go off
arteries hitted, hawkin, they neck is shit
I'm the motherfuckin hardest
I smack the shit out of any one of your artists
whatever the label
y'all niggas don't want beef, y'all want meat at the table
and I don't give a fuck, Sheek'll do life in the box
before any of y'all bitch niggas front on the LOX
What? Motherfuckers, c'mon
Yo, If I miss your head and your neck, I'll hurt your chest
if you from the streets betrayal is worse than death
and I'm known for gettin money, not known for wildin
but I'm real I could rock both phones in the island
this is how we even the bets
I kill everything you love dog, right now, even the pets
everything got dubs on it, even the vets
50 close, then 50 wide, even the sets
cuz the bullets is like calisthenics when I'm squirtin
when they start hurtin, that means they workin
only way we comin is hard
[Intro]
Ah-ha!
[Chorus x2 - Jadakiss]
(Wow) What you so mad at now?
Go get yourself a drink lets all get down
Roll somethin, smoke somethin lets blow this pound
Know if somethin jump off we gon' hold us down
[Verse 1 - Jadakiss]
Uh me n honey on the dance floor just flexin
Till the neck on my white T start stretchin
Liquor comin outta our paws and we sweatin
But that aint slowin us down, we still steppin
Her gear is strong, her hair is long, her feet is small
And she smoke weed and all, so we gonna pop us a bottle
And blow us a good splif, VIP is crowded but they all look stiff
I'm well connected, I got wolves over there, and N****z that
Act like pitbulls over here, yeah I'm just doin my 1 2 and shit
She's shakin it, doin that Saint Louis shit with her back in it
So I put my bones in it, the rollz go prezzy, got the pink stones in it
Why you want drama with me, I aint gon blast you
Before I put the money on ya head I'ma ask you N****
[Chorus x2 - Jadakiss]
(Wow) What you so mad at now?
Go on get yourself a drink lets all get down
Roll somethin, smoke somethin lets blow this pound
Know if somethin jump off we gon' hold us down
[Verse 2 - Jadakiss]
Yo yo yo, I'm everything controversial, underground gangsta rap
Slash commercial yeah but still all it takes is a long dutch
For me to get your wifey up out of a Von Dutch
As far as the funeral, you got it, its on us, Them N****z aint crazy
They just on dust, uh so let me get another round
Now Hypno and Clico will sit a brother down
Haze'll have you feelin like you in another town
Then its time for the gangstas so get the rubbers now
K I two of them swirled things, one more drink and ya boy
Might be doin the earl thing, ma its me, you and whoever ya girl bring
Meet me in the back, I'm outside the pearl thing
I got the trey pound hooked on my waist
When they mention my name around other rappers, look in they face and say
[Chorus x2 - Jadakiss]
(Wow) What you so mad at now?
Go on get yourself a drink lets all get down
Roll somethin, smoke somethin lets blow this pound
Know if somethin jump off we gon' hold us down
[Verse 3 - Jadakiss]
Can't knock a ***** that didnt make it, if you try
Far as me though, my spot is solidified so when I hit my number
I'ma hit it high and when I'm dead and gone, they gonna say I did it live
Cuz I done been too nice for way too long, they cant hold me back I'm way to strong
Double R D-Block that's what it is and that's what its gonna be
We gettin it on I just wanna know
[Outro x2]
What you so mad at now
Let's all get down
Let's blow this pound
This is my livelihood
That you fuckin' with
This is it right here baby
No more hatin' in the world
You know, it's gonna be what it's gonna be
Ruff Riders
Welcome to D Block, the city of broke down dreams
With things ain't always peachy keen as they seem
City of dope dealers, killers, pimps, pushers
Pan handlers hustlers and doped out fiends
The sun don't shine here, in this part of town
But we all got a town that's similar to this too
'Cuz every cities got a ghetto and every ghetto got a hood
Take a good look around you 'cuz there's a D Block near you
Place where ain't no body that proud, it's a fuckin' black cloud
That got people under the impression they can act wild
Workin' around though, see if you can pull a trigger on the pound yo
Five minutes flat the whole town though
Lot is assumin' a niggas salary
More lies than truth definitely more rumors than reality
Only way you beatin' a body is a technicality
Other than that catch 'em and Clinton on a gallery
The determination and dedication of discipline
Listenin' and catchin' the jewels you was missin'
And they still doin' coward shit
You know the hate is gonna always be heavy but the love over powers it
Somethin' in the air but the older they get
They kill you quicker over a girl than over a brick
We don't play with the lizards
We make phrases up and say I'm exquisite
Anytime you can pay us a visit
Welcome to D Block, the city of broke down dreams
With things ain't always peachy keen as they seem
City of dope dealers, killers, pimps, pushers
Pan handlers hustlers and doped out fiends
The sun don't shine here, in this part of town
But we all got a town that's similar to this too
'Cuz every cities got a ghetto and every ghetto got a hood
Take a good look around you 'cuz there's a D Block near you
Welcome to D Block, the mighty, mighty D Block
A place in New York City where Diddy won't even walk
It's D Block, the part of Yonkers I wouldn't be caught
Without two pistols on me that'll be cocked in each pocket
D Block don't even stop to talk, you just keep walkin'
Stick up kids every block who watch for that free op
Portunity, as soon as you leave out that jewelry shop
And you won't even notice your mind will be so preoc
Cupied on that new watch you just copped
You wont even see that ride pullin' up along side you
You'll be shot for you even realize you were spied over three blocks
D Block the place where OG's get knocked, locked up
Get out come home for a week and get re-knocked
You don't even see cops, hip-hop police don't even stop
On D Block, where everybody wants to be Pac
And you can get popped over the new G Unit Reeboks
Welcome to D Block, the city of broke down dreams
With things ain't always peachy keen as they seem
City of dope dealers, killers, pimps, pushers
Pan handlers hustlers and doped out fiends
The sun don't shine here, in this part of town
But we all got a town that's similar to this too
'Cuz every cities got a ghetto and every ghetto got a hood
Take a good look around you 'cuz there's a D Block near you
If you bust and your gun got nigga, niggas on the run
And you rep where you from nigga you D Block
And you try to come home and your pockets is light as a cup
They don't give a fuck, you D Block
Aiyo bang bang nigga, let's get it on
Homies been a monster, but it's worst now that my son been born
And every nigga where I be, I put in work for free
It's D Block mothafucka, here grab this P
Welcome to D Block, a place where 'lil niggas is killaz
And the mother's raisin' a son that turn into Gorillaz
And the hallway's is pissy as hell
All we do is get bigger
More ignorant, you send us to jail
My niggas shoot anything that'll move
Sell drugs, from the rise to the sun to the fall of the moon
I'd die the way I stand with my man if I can
When the shells come this is D Block ya'll welcome
Welcome to D Block, the city of broke down dreams
With things ain't always peachy keen as they seem
City of dope dealers, killers, pimps, pushers
Pan handlers hustlers and doped out fiends
The sun don't shine here, in this part of town
But we all got a town that's similar to this too
'Cuz every cities got a ghetto and every ghetto got a hood
Take a good look around you 'cuz there's a D Block near you
WHOMP! WHOMP!
What you ride for? What you die for? BOUNCE!
I got some bitches that'll ride for me, die for me (WHOMP!)
What you ride for? What you die for? BOUNCE!
I got some bitches that'll ride for me, die for me (WHOMP! WHOMP!)
Cornbread by the ki, the language when you call on a G
Prices cut (?) when you ballin on me
Sleepy I'll fuck all over your jones, holla at my cousin for zones
He don't communicate with Fiend unless you're buildin a home
Hustler kill on his momma, before he short me
Shoot him in his heart then go take it to heart, see gon' mob me (?)
Ghetto red hot, seventeen ward block
Yes I issue more shit for you to cop, then store it by the docks
Hide the fun if you can't afford cops
So ain't no tellin where your boy rots
I employ Rotts that be wildin off the rocks
Speak in fives - like gimme what you got
And still pop a nigga ass from the rooftop
And still catch the 'Kiss performance later with The L.O.X.
We real raw - my dog collar signin with the R and R
Fuck with me you blow up with your car, (?)
How come I don't stop in this
You wanna ride get in and get gone, gotta get my thug on
You wanna war? Okay.. alright.. bring it on
Touch me, you ashes (boy) I'ma leave you gaseous (uh-huh)
I'm a ghetto bastard if I want it let me have it (woo!)
You play the game raw, I make a fuckin mess (BLAOW!)
You play thug in the streets I'm wavin at your chest (nigga)
You heard about me boy, you don't want no drama
I make it hard for you to breathe in the streets
while finessin your baby momma - get your mind right shawty
while you poppin that X, I'ma pop yo' chest
And leave you dead in the party like soakin wet
That's what happens when you flex
In the A-T-L shawty don't be caught in the hype
I make two phone calls from a pay phone and there go your life
Yeah
I, lock shit like a, big pimp nigga
Eight mackin with no, fake shit nigga
Coast to coast tossin hoes with my clique nigga
Stick my clip in, and do a hit for 'Kiss nigga
Dirty money - the only way for this nigga
Hustle after hustle - tryin to be a rich nigga
If I get caught up, I'll never be a snitch nigga
We pimpin hard charge it all to a bitch nigga
Under my denim is a big fo'-fifth nigga
Fuckin with me is like, jumpin off a cliff nigga
And I don't practice I was born with this gift nigga
Pure pimpin from my brain to my lips nigga
Sticky green takes my mind on a trip nigga
In A-T-L I get my Gucci down at Phipps nigga
We call 'em slabs in New York they call 'em whips nigga
One hundred baby - Eightball gotta dip nigga
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh
Uh, uh - yo when I'm loadin the clips, niggaz I hate, face be on 'em
That's why I stopped coppin the guns with safeties on 'em
When I touch down, call me up, I'm on the porch
with the mac, servin niggaz "Eightballs" and up
You wanna know why niggaz is broke, because they hate money
The rims that I'm sittin on is in they late twenties
Bitches wanna see me holla at 'em, throw a dollar at 'em and
if they hustle throw some hard or some powder at 'em
This is for my South niggaz
Gold and platinum ice in they mouth niggaz
LET'S RIDE OUT NIGGAZ
Everybody gon' follow the bitches
until they realize, bullets gon' follow the stitches
On the other hand, shit is real low, it's a fact that
nine out of ten niggaz mouths get 'em killed though
What you ride for? What you die for?
Uh, uh...
Fuck... the.. frail shit
Uh, cuz when my coke come in
They gotta use the scales that they weigh the whales wit
Carsons on the jeep, but Gotti made the prototype
Hoped you'd get the picture but you just can't photo light
Determined niggas make it
Kickin down the door and we burnin niggas naked
The house costs a million, sittin on the beach
and the only thing I know if it's furnished I'ma take it
My bathtub lift up, my walls do a 360
We got the shit that the government got
Talkin money then you rubbin the spot
Real niggas say that they be wildin
We on the Caiman islands
On a yacht wit our favorite albums
a bad hoe and a plate of salmon
Smokin and drinkin nigga is you thinkin that our fate is violent
I love my nigga for the fact that he real
and nobody on the faculty squeal, what
and if you facin capital pun, pass me a gun
and I'ma give you time to run, while I rapidly peel, uh
We gon make it
we gon make it, we gon make it
I learned the game quickly, and I don't like to rent
So when I fly now I bring my cars on the plane wit me
In this case who's the loser
ran through enough coke for Castro to build schools in Cuba
Teachin kids how to read and write and use the ruger
Motherfuckin niggas is back, Jada and P
We got water, (X, haze)
Plus weight in the D
and I'm tired of hearin about old niggas that had it
and be the same old niggas that ratted
Talkin 'bout how we hawk niggas in they fuckin back
Gun works official but niggas don't be wantin that
Cuz they puss and they mans is lame
We so for real in the hood we make candy rain
I could easily send you to God
But come and see me at the Plaza Hotel I might give you a job
If you can't remember the name
All you gotta do is ask the dame for the niggas that deliver it hard...
Ja- da- mwa, I'll kiss you you bitch ass nigga
That the hood won't miss you you bitch ass nigga
Might find your man dead in the ocean
He be aight though
You know dead rappers get better promotion
Why we don't laugh at death, and cry at birth
Never say you can't do it til you try it first
Be the young niggas eager to pull it
but it's a message in everything trust me, even a bullet
Go to war with the eight and the pound
Think you got your ear to the street now, put your face in the ground
Cuz my shells is expensive
You'll know exactly why when you yellin in intensive
my fellas is offensive
Lucky cuz I got guns that crack your back
but that's not what I prefer I manufacture crack
and, niggas turn bitch when you show 'em the steel
but we know how to bid so y'all go 'head and squeal
I'm comfortable far from home
Eatin right, gettin good rest either on the far or the foam
I'm the reason niggas got deals the past few years
Sound anything like Kiss then sign right here
and, y'all just talkin, I'm doin it well
*spoken*
shut the door bobby
you know why i had to send the boys to come get you
(look man im sorry)
your talking like a bitch now bobby shut the fuck up
come over her....
come over hear...
muah
*rapped*
uhh mother fucking kiss of death nigga..
lets go
J-A-D-A
this is it right here
kiss of death nigga just warn em
J-A-D-A
(what up)
brown skin raspy one of a kind
im just making it clizear the chizamp is hezer
(you gon have to catch me at the top)
the gizame is mizine nigga this yizear
who ever they think can spit i spit on em
hack to
Yeah, yo, I'm the nigga with the perpetual oyster bars
Mother of pearl delivery, voice of God
And...it's hard just being the boss
Being I can't go to jail cause them years'll cost me
Don't get me wrong, lay a nigga down if he force me
Rather just sit back and roll a dutch
Think how I'ma put the game in the cobra clutch
Think about how I'ma get the 'caine over Customs
Never underestimate niggaz, or over trust them
Uh...yeah them M's is right in my face
I just gotta throw my Timbs on and tighten my lace
If it don't jam, the Tech will spray
When I spit everybody gotta split like pepper spray
Cause I'm a nigga that hate to settle
I'm a man of the Lord but I still can't escape the devil
Moved away and still can't escape the ghetto, what
The time to talk is up
So bring the heat, that time is over
While you running your mouth I'm creeping up over your shoulder
A gun, a knife, a bat, a brick, anything I can get my hands on
Call my bluff, start acting up, and I'll leave you underground
I know how to get my pairs off me
They can cry and die from high blood pressure cause tears are salty
It's a symptom if you bobbin your head
Know that he's sick, know the flow is ridic', now throw him a grip
When I get it, you already know I'm throwin them bricks
Puttin purple everywhere, daddy, I'm throwin them nicks
That's right, homey, you can't move me
I ain't goin nowhere, I'm in the hood like bootleg movies
All you shootin is the breeze, a bootleg uzi
I'm just waitin on a que like Suzie, don't lose me
These penitentiary chances that I take
Should be able to get the mansion by the lake
But I invest my bread into something else
Into something else that'll make something melt
You just gotta feel the kid
if not rap for the fact of how real he is, whatever
Aiyo, niggaz know the champ is in here
He took it from crack to rap, now he put out two anthems a year
And I just wanna rock for a century
Then chase the book with the documentary
If you, can't do nothin other than flow
Life's a bitch like the mother from +Blow+, let's go
Don't make me put your heart in your lap
Fuck ridin the beat, nigga, I parallel park on the track
Hop out lookin crispy, fresh and new
In the six, but it's a BM, and it's Pepsi blue
And, I don't know you.
But I know a man becomes a man from all the shit that he go through
Ya'll ain't fuckin with Jason
After I cash in, there's really no justification
Of how I'm gonna change the game, so don't get outta line
[Jadakiss]
uh-huh, real life shit
na'mean True story
Feel me, matter of fact Still feel me
Uh yea, yo
Past few years shit got so ill
Kinda hard for the god to laugh through tears
I went through something with momma, no drama
something that came and went, real life karma
My pop think his son is deserting em, its hurtin em
Guess I gotta be the man, sit down & work with em
My little boy 7, he the sequel to the thug
So I told him the money will never equal the love
Listen I'm grown y'all, when it comes to my family it's never a problem
It's only a phone call, the tend to take that and run with it
So every other month I be on some new number shit
They violated Stay again, Gus totaled the beamer & broke Kay leg again
shhh, let us pray again and I ain't get enough of hanging in local bars yet
Had to let the thang off, cross town in the projects
All these rumors, shit I ain't get robbed yet
Bitch ass niggaz ain't stop actin like broads yet
And arm reach off a gun & a mask, somebody clipped me for a hundred in cash
Still feel me, I hit the road try to get more grip
It was cool til' a mutha fuckin tour bus flipped
uh, no charges brought up, bitch popped up with a kid
Got caught up, then I put a court up
Now The road the the riches is taking me longer
It ain't kill yet so it makin me stronger
I don't know if its the hate, frustration, or hunger
The keep a nigga going, rappin for a reason
Shit don't just don't happen, shit happen for a reason
I'm that dude, like it or love it
I do my thang in the hood, get right with a budget
Ain't afraid to give my life to the public
And when you see me next time maybe we can further discuss
How my 16's give you a visual
I know you thinking he ain't really selling, how he life off residuals
But right now the game is pitiful
niggaz is lonely, they need company cuz they miserable
[Talking]
Yeah, uh-huh shit it still real B
That's why I want you to still feel me
Still feel me, one I'm out
Shine, shine, shine
Everyday when I'm rollin' through the hood
Playas watch me 'cos they know I
Shine, shine, shine
Hey! I know I'm shinin', a fresh pair of whities and a crispy T on
Love to hate me 'cos you know I'm gonna
Shine, shine, shine
Keep doin' what you doin'
It's ya time and its ya shine
I love the way you ride
I hope you shine
The party starts tonight
My friends are comin' over
I really think you fly
Tonight's the night
Shine, shine, shine
I shine like Neptune, Venus, and Mars in yo face in yo state
In and out of cars, in a state, with a date with one of my broads
But you gotta leave that bitch before she gets your dick hard
Thats what shinin' about and when you get the hoe
You can tear her linin' out, what you whinin about?
You in the presence of pimpin', I'm walkin' while limpin'
And holdin' on the drink that I'm sippin', I'm flippin' the script and
I'm slidin' while I'm dippin' my whipin', out of traffic
Its so drastic, boombastic, this shits a hit, Jadakiss
Matter fact nephew, this bitch is a classic
Pass this ayo locy loc' let's blow some dope
Better yet lets go for dough, hoe for hoe
I'm so fa sho, and so low and sensational
You know how I do it
Shine, shine, shine
Everyday when I'm rollin' thru the hood
Playas watch me cuz they know I
Shine, shine, shine
Hey I know I'm shinin', a fresh pair of whities and a crispy T on
Love to hate me 'cuz you know I'm gonna
Shine, shine, shine
Keep doin' what you doin'
Its ya time and its ya shine
I love the way you ride
I hope you shine shine shine shine
The party starts tonight
My friends are comin' over
I really think you fly
Tonight's the night
Shine shine shine
Now whats the haps on the bottle cap, I want a snow bunny
I'm Rick James bitch! I got the show money
And I ain't hatin' for nothin', but it be so funny
How cowards be wantin' see me with my eyes and nose runny
I got nouns and verbs while you got pounds of curbs
And one of us got a place if we around the burbs
I'm fittin' like a lego block, you bulls hittin' while I'm sittin'
In an 8 drop, these suckaz tell me keep it gangsta
But they don't know, when they ain't lookin'
I be hearin' population control
Then I'm lookin' for a breezy with a whole lotta soul
So I can have a malfunction in my wardrobe
Sip! Not the Jada with the smith
It's the Jada with the fo' 5th, clutchin' on the 5th
With Snoop be in the front and his jewelry shinin'
All through his clothes and lil niggaz in the back on the low
But I still shine though
Shine, shine, shine
Everyday when I'm rollin' thru the hood
Playas watch me 'cuz they know I
Shine, shine, shine
Hey! I know I'm shinin', a fresh pair of whities and a crispy T on
Love to hate me 'cuz you know I'm gonna
Shine, shine, shine
Keep doin' what you doin'
It's ya time and its ya shine
I love the way you ride
I hope you shine shine shine shine
The party starts tonight
My friends are comin' over
I really think you fly
Tonight's the night
Shine shine shine
Like a African diamond its deeper than rappin' and rhymin'
Success happens with timin', over here I'm doin' low with the punk
When I'm over there I'm on the low low with my uncle
And all the bitches lookin for us
But I ain't lookin for puss, right now ma' I'm lookin for cush
And I'm strapped with the pound and house shoes, Khakis, T shirts
Thats my surroundings, air force ones, Jeans city
Lab a fitted thats when I'm back in the town
Don't get it confused I'm proud to be gone
Be home in a year with duffle bags out on the lawn
So much money my niggaz keep countin' it wrong
So many hits I cant keep count of the songs
And we still grindin', stainless still nine
And y'all still hate but we still shinin' lets go!
Shine, shine, shine
Everyday when I'm rollin' through the hood
Playas watch me 'cuz they know I
Shine, shine, shine
Hey I know I'm shinin', afresh pair of whities with a crispy T on
Love to hate me cuz you know I'm gonna
Shine, shine, shine
Keep doin' what you doin'
It's ya time and its ya shine
I love the way you ride
I hope you shine dhine shine shine
The party starts tonight
My friends are comin' over
I really think you fly
Tonight's the night
Yoooo!!
uh, uh-huh, uh
Yo yo yo yo aiyyo
Never will it stop
Hanguns with double digit shots
I move work on other niggas blocks
Leave out the club wit a another niggas watch
Body that man and let other niggas watch
Only thing worse than a coward, is a coward with power
Gotta kill him in the shower, hour
Beats is knockin, hooks is rare
Earned my spot, nobody aint put me here
Burnt my block, I had a fiend cookin wit beer
Like the Bobby Womack of crack
Might see me in the burgandy thing, or the black on black
Matter of fact, go get ya chrome
Cause I rather be, broke together than rich alone
Clappin em' down, backin em' down (uh)
Fuck what ever happened before, I'm whats happenin' now
Now gangstas live, gangstas die
Grab ya guns, soldiers ride (show discipline nigga!)
Kill ya moms, kill ya pops, kill ya seed
Kill ya girl (Its principle nigga!)
Sell ya crack, sell ya coke
Sell ya E, sell ya smoke (you hustlin nigga!)
Grab ya nine, grab ya pound
Grab ya tec, grab ya pump (you bustin at niggaz!,wha)
We bravehearted, I had bitches tryin to posion me
Niggaz who kilt loyalty
Set me up, vested up my move accordingly
I ducked icepicks and icesticks by cops who rookies
Hard to be righteous, and when life can just stop for pussy
Niggaz killin over hoes, guns concealed in their clothes
Bodies at funerals, touch them they feel like they froze
Speech, totally calm, holdin dead rappers dome in my palm
Burnin flag, plus its on the qu'ran, its on the bible
Plus america cause that every car thats drivin
Holdin the homeless sign you focus you know its Nas then
Prince of the globe, leave no prince of the toast
Played with Ouija boards, burned frankencense wit a ghost
I've learned, to do good plus a waste of evil
And do what it takes to keep a smile on the face of my people
I was raised by the apes in this dark creepshow, but yo
yo yo yo yo yo yo
Think bout when I splatter ya mask(yea)
My niggas is happy, ya momma is sad
If ya niggas is riders, the drama will last
If ya niggas is snitch, been judgin my ass
They said I'm too famous to run
So when I empty out this clip, I'm changin the gun
The realer the beef, the longer the clip
Murder ya mans, I'm gone in the mist
Call this girl after dark so we talked the bitch
We aint care cause the whore wasnt shit
Doll, I aint takin the L or waistin a shell
I bring the heat like I'm satan itself
Fuck if you hard, fuck if you soft, long as you lost
Dick in the dirt, shit in ya drawers
Ill make ya grandmother get on the floor
Tie you up, then beat you to a pulp, say that this is a war
If'n the four, mackin a pump, actin I dump
*(jadakiss)*
yo its jay-da-kisssssssssssss
an another one
uh huh
jus' bring it to em'
eh yo what up ma?
*(latin woman)*
aya poppy, give it to me baby
(jerking noises)
*(jay)*ahhhhh, ahhhhhhh, ahhhhhhhh!
*(door opens)*
*(gangsta)* nigga what the fuck u doin!
*(jada)*na yo what up, na it ain't like that homie
*(gangsta)*what tha fuck u mean it ain't like that?
(gunshots)
*(jada)*thats what the fuck i mean nig
yo yo yo yo
emcee's catch cold feet when i hold heat
creap to a low beat and kay slay like street sweep
albums of 2000 poundin' muthafuckas like no more public housin'
jada levelin' niggas to the groundin'
buckin' in your spouse'n
bringin' drama like osama and breakin' up thousands
fuck the game
the game wants us
we clip so hard souls of our enemy's taunt us
to pull more triggers fuckit
i grab my gunz and buck'it
like nas u gotta love'it when i touch it
on the mic jada flow toughest
remember that
*(girls singing)*
jada jada jada kiss
where have u been and what is this?
how many times have i told ya i'm not ya bitch
if u like flirting with death, then here, go slit your wrists
*(jadakiss)*
bitch, fuck you.
[Verse 1 - Jadakiss]
Uh, I learnt the game, I know what I want and I'm in it,
The time is now, it's gonna be up in a minute,
You look a ***** in the eye, you could tell if he tinted,
These fake rappers gettin by with these hell of a gimmicks,
They act like it's all love, only love is your money,
so when it's over *****, are you a thug or a dummy,
I'm neither, but I been hot so long, it feels like I got a lifetime fever,
and I ain't gotta spit, I could cough and still eat ya,
and f*** rap I make mills of reefer,
I'm a man first, tired of punchin *****z, so I'ma shoot *****z cuz my hands hurt,
and God is great, guard ya space,
one hand wash the other, both wash the face,
and I head crack so much, it's hard to ace,
.38 revolver flow, its hard to trace, what!
[Chorus - Styles P (Jadakiss)]
f*** that, pop off till nothin in the clip left (pop off)
till nobody in his clique left (nobody)
hole in the head, slashed or the split chest
if they asked what happened (tell em it's the Kiss Of Death)
Hustle hard till none of them bricks left (nothin left),
stick it up till not a crumb on the strip left (take that, take that)
Make sure aint a chain or a chip left (uh uh)
If they asked what happened (tell em' its the Kiss Of Death)
Tell em Kiss (THE KISS OF DEATH!)
[Verse 2 - Jadakiss]
This is LOXville, and even white America'll let y'all negros know Jada got skill
You a jackass like Johnny Knoxville,
so I can jus imagine how ya pops feel (damn!)
and you aint worth my shells, so you should just imagine how the Ak feel,
a lotta *****z is thousandnaires, walkin round town, frontin like they got millz
for what it's worth, I'm one myself, but my strength in the hood outruns my wealth
but you still might catch Kiss in some hot wheels, New Bently coupe, with the stock wheels,
Haha, look how I get back to it, I send my young *****z to do it, in the black Buick,
I don't spit bars, I distribute the crack fluid,
all I'm really waitin on is for *****z to act stupid
[Chorus]
[Verse 3 - Jadakiss]
To all my real *****z, sorry for keepin you waitin,
it's ironic, but the god was beefin with satan,
I love y'all tho, my *****z for even relatin,
this ain't Kiss talkin neither, I'm speakin for Jason,
when you a problem it's harder to keep them from hatin,
*****z jaws, is like laws, don't easy to break em,
if I wasn't on some s***, I'm gettin on it, come to me with ya hand out to me, I'm spittin on it,
I don't wanna hear what happened, matter of fact, I don't even care what happened,
Might as well declare the clappin, cuz my bones is old,
gotta lotta wear and tear from scrappin,
Hate a ***** that, ain't never there to see s***, but always hear what happened,
The thing better than money, is respect,
no love this time, *****, Kiss Of Death, what!
[Chorus]
Turn the fuckin beat on!
Ha!! Yeah, we back! (?)
I had to switch back to Dom Perignon in rap baby!
Cock-and-run to stay in the business
Son of a bitch! Double R, look at me now motherf..
Two-thousand-and-one, "Kiss the Game Goodbye" - let's get it on!
It's the J-A-D-A I got beef with the feds and the D-A
I got footage in the game press replay
I got bitches in the club all over me ma take it e-asy
And y'all scared I can tell
and I'ma get Buckss like Milwaukee cause like +Sam+ I +Can-sell+
I'm that nigga y'all know that
Bang you in tha yard then slide off on the early go back
In the streets I flash the cannon like Kodak
And I spray threes so say cheese
Already told you I'm lookin for enemies
Double R so of course it's better
I love cornrows and Farrah Fawcett feathers
It's a message in a glass bottle read the letter
Money in the bank membership Visa sweaters
And we ride or d-i-e together
Uh uh come on put ya hands up
Nah, fuck that put ya hands down
(ahh) Come on put ya hands up
Nah, fuck that put ya hands down
Y'all know I got the master flow, fast or slow
Y'all wanna know who the best is aks ya hoe
The honies don't lie they love it
And they cop for real trust me dogg the thugs will dub it
'Kiss hit you with consecutive hot shit
Therefore nobody never gon' spit like I spit
Get money just to walk through off the books
So when you mention my name shit is off the hook
Shirts is off, titties is out
And you know I'm there the hardest niggas in the city is out
I'm in the club ice over the thermal waitin for you to try me
When the lights get low I'ma burn you
Start with straight shots and then pop bottles
Flirt with the hood rats then pop models
Gotta slay two or more, ma that's our motto
And y'all might get down with the team if y'all swallow
(Muahh) Kiss the game goodbye, the game is mine
You thought wrong change ya mind
I'm the nigga that'll pop the king and scoop the queen
and take over the town with a ruthless team
New S-Type wagon, future green
Gun heavy pants saggin I'm used to cream
Who you know can make a million dollar bail on cash
Never did a day and got the jails on smash, K-I double
I move the perico quick, and just let manteca bubble
'Kiss been a boss, y'all just start workin
Now put ya hands up 'til ya arms start hurtin
Don't put 'em down 'til I tell you
Whoever wanna be hard headed then find out what the shells do
Now you can put 'em down if you want
Aiyyo Swizz check it out
I'm shoot over to Cali, yknahmsayin? Check this movie out
Then I'ma check honey out
Then I'ma fly back to N.Y., see what's goin on in the projects
Then I'ma shoot down to Atlanta
See how it's goin down in the Dirty Dirty
Then I'ma shoot over to New Orleans, Detroit, Chicago, Seattle, Miami..
I'm on my way to Cali to see my bitch (say what?)
I'm on my way to New York to see my bitch (that's right)
Down in Atlanta done seen my bitch - now
I don't know, what you've been told
But I'm on my way to Philly to see my bitch (say what?)
I'm on my way to Texas to see my bitch (that's right)
Down in Miami done seen my bitch - now
I don't know, what you've been told
But I'm on my way to Cali to see my bitch
and do a movie but first I gotta read my script
After that I get it poppin at the La Mentage
I'm gettin skull in the Ferrari, bottom garage
Then it's back to N.Y. to my project bitch
She like to do it anywhere, a real hardhead bitch
And she enjoy riffin when I'm gone
but love when I say I'll be there in a minute, listen for the horn
(beep beep beep) I'm down in Atlanta to see my bitch
She go to college, she model, and she got chips
Rock La Perla lingerie
Tattoo on her ass that say that this belong's to Ja'
Now I don't know, what you've been told
But 'Kiss be blowin they mind and spendin they dough
And I'm goin on a lil' trip, I'll be back
Anybody lookin for me, just tell 'em that I'm
I'm on my way to New Orleans, for one whole month
to see my shorty in Magnolia, she got gold fronts
We don't kiss; matter fact I only hit that once
but she chill and she like to smoke big fat blunts
Then I'm swingin through Detroit to see my boo
You think you got every color mink? She got two
And she just slapped a hundred on the toy
Honey was a gangstress for real, gettin money off the board
Then I'm hittin Chi-Town, soon as it die down
Lay up in my chick's house, break a couple pies down
Nobody can do this but 'Kiss, freeze..
.. music please (ahhh-hahhh!)
Ahh, where was I? Oh yes
Off to the Valley so I gotta go West
My chick got the gold Benz and the gray Lex
I hit her with a shirt on cause she got fake breasts, c'mon
That I'm on my way to Philly to see my bitch (yesss)
She talkin shit on the celly like she that bitch (yesss)
And this how you know it's definitely real
When you drop the CL-6, then you knock Stephanie Mills
When I get there, she gon' show me more than some brotherly love
Top piece 'til I cum in her mug
I'm tryin to leave and she givin me hell
Told her bend over; I'ma crack that ass like the Liberty Bell
Now I'm on my way to Texas to see my bitch
I oughta be there by breakfast if I leave by six
And ain't nuttin stoppin Ja'
I'ma get the puss, catch the Rockets game, then be on my way
Now I'm down in Miami to see my bitch
She got her own beauty salon, and she strip
I'm proud of the girl, backside's out of this world
It's sorta like the Holy Trinity...
I'ma say...
I say it's like three different guns you fuckin faggots
Get shot three different ways
Matter fact, make that six different ways
Gun in each hand bitch
None of y'all betta
- "Aint none of y'all betta"
If it is name it
We'll squash you, ASAP, feel it
All I know, niggas give me all my dough
Like Boston George comin through with all my blow
Right now I'm tryin to charter a jet
Fuck this hit the Panama Canal and get a harder connect
Step on your toes, mess with your hoes, shoot up your mans
Come through the block tryin to screw up your plans
Cuz I still rob niggas for coke
Understand I'm the first one they call when they gettin the dope
I'm the one who prick your finger when they give you the oath
I'm the one who made the hit when they bring you the toast
Like Pacino and DeNiro 'cept they call me Paniro
Sad Styles still spin that arrow, fuck it
Like the boss of New York, you know how I feel
Kill a motherfucker cuz a corpse don't talk (no doubt)
Sixteen in the joint wit one in the head
If the bullets had legs have them run in your head, bitch
- "aint none of y'all betta..."
- "what y'all know about..." [Styles P] - " put in my work..."
- "on the block..."
- "aint none if y'all betta..." [Styles P] - "but you know it's all real..."
- "Is it real? Yeah son!"
- "aint none of y'all betta..." [Sonja Blade] - "what y'all know about..."
- "put in my work..." [Sheek] - "on the block..."
- "aint none of y'all betta..." [Styles P] - "bet you know it's all real..."
- "Is it real? Yeah son!"
- "aint none of y'all betta..."
Let's get it poppin my nigga
Load the tech up and go shoppin my nigga
and I don't mean the mall or no Gucci store
You know what the fuck I want, bricks of raw
and I'm too old to make less than a hundred a year
If it means wavin the hammer and leavin you there
If it means grabbin your kids out daycare
Somebody losin a seed, pay or bleed
It's Sheek Louch, I aint got no heart
I shoot broad daylight right in front of the mark
I put 28 holes through the icy car
Fuck around, like the God won't squeeze
If I don't see the badge I'm clappin the D's
LOX motherfucker, the OX motherfucker
The reason why you shouldn't cop drops motherfucker
Like it's something for me to shoot your pops motherfucker, what
Ayo the dopes and the rice, the cokes and the pyrex
over the stove and I'm bout to hit it with the ice
Runners love to pump the bomb
They know no fair ones, now niggas'll jump they moms
You god, minus the 12 disciples
I pop up, all you see is shells and rifles
If I don't like you, I'ma kill you not fight you
I bite a little piece of your ear off like Mike do
and everybody gon' follow me now
Down eighth and an oozie mahogany brown
Faggots want you to kill 'em in a hurry
It fucks me up, like they aint got no money to get buried
You could flip, I'll survive m'kay, motherfucker
In my block still doin twenty-five a day
Know you work out, chest and your back all nice
Uhh.. uh, uh, uh-uh-uh
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh
Uh, uh, uh-uh-uh
Uh (uh) uh (uh) uh-uh-uh
Uh (uh) uh (uh) uh-uh-uh
Uh (uh) uh (uh) uh-uh-uh
Yo, yo, yo, yo
Hey yo I got land cars and jewelry, and artillery
And I got every hood feelin me
It's nuttin like when a thug get at you and spit thug literature
Your fanbase wanna get rid of you
Still in the hood doin it
I don't know why I'm doin this, we don't eve move a lot of units
But ain't no threats, don't stress me dog
You gotta let me hear somethin to impress me dog
When I spit I put rappers in line, then smack 'em around
I got 'em all home practicin now
You know 'Kiss be, icey hard and crispy
The truck's manual but the Coupe is 6-B
Listen I ain't never spit nonsense
I'm from the street with a mean vocabulary contents
Whoever you send I'll send back
Y'all all been wack; 'Kiss is makin a strong impact
C'mon
(When 'Kiss, is spittin) They don't love you no more
(When 'Kiss, is spittin) Things will never be the same a-gain
(When 'Kiss, is spittin) Why they hatin on you
It's just like that, ha! (When 'Kiss, is spittin)
Uh, uh, yo, yo
Sinnin or not, I'm grinnin a lot, spendin a knot
Dirty denim and a cinnamon fox
Bitches'll follow, gangsters'll ride, gentlemen watch
Buy the bar, leave drunk, shoot up the block
You might hear 'Kiss spittin, but after the show
you might hear clips spittin, we after your glow
Things'll never be the same again
when your frame get bent, link get worn, change get spent
Confiscate your whip - you think you a player?
I could confiscate your bitch, take her and slay her
If a nigga nicer than me, then Christ is here
You got somethin in the bank? Then the dice is here
I could show you how to gamble your money, handle a gun
but be a family man and go home to your son
Light a candle where you stand, cause that's where you died
and if you heard 'Kiss spittin, then you know it was won, uh
Yo, yo
Hey yo the voice got a lot of people heated, peep it
The flow is like methadone - lot of people need it
Seen it all happen before
Feel like I'm still hustlin; cause the way I'm rappin is raw
You could put your jewels on it
You might just see me in the lightning pickup with the 22's on it
The stakes'll cost you; understand one thing
I do great field work plus I'ma boss too
Loyalty is hard to come by
Y'all know who the streets is run by, could only be one guy
And that be who but 'Kiss, no security
The burner and some niggaz that I grew up with
And the brand new 911, fuck a dime
with a fine eleven at stop signs I'm revvin
And the flow is just so obnoxious
Got to
Make you
Understaaaand
I wanna be your man, I want to be your man !
[Intro - Jadakiss (Pharrell)]
AH-HA! (hot sauce to go)
Light in the incense, backup
And turn the lights off in the motherfucker!
(Hot sauce to go) Right now! Please!
Thank you, muah!
Ahah-ha! (hot sauce to go)
You know who it is! (Jada)
The obvious is beautiful! (hot sauce to go)
Marlvelous, I'm getting older
[Chorus - Pharrell Williams (w/ Jada ad-libs)]
You got to move wit the groove
As she lay on the one's and two's
Wait a minute, wait a minute
You gon stink up the room!
Wit that big ol' ass!
[Verse - Jadakiss]
Yo, we gon hit something
I'm cutting the rug wit love
Or I'm on the wall pressed up against something
You should let em know the boss is back
So y'all niggas that went wood go get more shalack
I see bowlegs backing it in
I put it on her wit the ol' school two step, clap and a spin
Filled up her cup, slid her a dutch
You know what's happenin then (what?) in
And all I did was having a grin
Off top let her know I ain't one of these dudes
Rhyming to lose, naw ma I'm rapping to win
Yeah! yes! They know the God be fresh
I'm on that ass blowing purple on the washing set
And even though I came wit thugs
You still might catch a few of them 'Stepping In The Name Of Love'
Uh! It's D on the Block, the Ryde is Ruff
And you wit the motherfucking Billionaire Boys Club!
[Chorus - Pharrell Williams (w/ Jada ad-libs)]
You got to move wit the groove
As she lay on the one's and two's
Wait a minute, wait a minute
You gon stink up the room!
Wit that big ol' ass!
Would you go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Would you go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
You got to move wit the groove
As she lay on the one's and two's
Wait a minute, wait a minute
You gon stink up the room!
Wit that big ol' ass!
[Verse - Jadakiss]
Gangsta leanin, Kiss be in the bank wit cream and
My wrists and my neck be gleamin
Whatever I got cost, Honey look hotter than Hot Sauce
That's why I get to hop in a drop Porsche
Then she get dropped off, told her that the whole block pop off
She come through, take them rocks off
And therefore, wanna know, what would they stare for
They heard about the work, it's as white as your Air Force
Maybe it's the voice that the world got an ear for
Most of these rappers, I just don't care for
So I be on the honies wit the big ol' asses
Hypno and Cleako in big ol' glasses
We could do the damn thang, order the champagne
Honey's Head of the State, and I'm running the Campaign
If you coming, c'mon, if not I'm gone
Other than that, yo Pharrell, sing my song!
[Chorus - Pharrell Williams (w/ Jada ad-libs)]
You got to move wit the groove
As she lay on the one's and two's
Wait a minute, wait a minute
You gon stink up the room!
Wit that big ol' ass!
Would you go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Would you go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Hot sauce to go.. hot sauce to go
[Verse - Jadakiss]
Hey yo, Honey got a goon thinking
That ass like that, she could have the room stinking
I - picked her up in the maroon Lincoln
Blew her back out until the moon sank in
Spend the profit, hold on the to the re
Lock me up, hold on the to key
I want you to wake up in the morning wit me
I got it bad for ya, breakfast and a cab for ya
[Chorus - Pharrell Williams (w/ Jada ad-libs)]
You got to move wit the groove
As she lay on the one's and two's
Wait a minute, wait a minute
You gon stink up the room!
Wit that big ol' ass!
Would you go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Would you go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Go to jail, LIGHT ME UP!
Hot sauce watch out.. hot sauce to go
Hot sauce to go.. hot sauce to go
[Kanye West]
[Chorus]
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
[Jadakiss]
[Verse 1]
You know me im with a ghetto diva
Stiletto fever, jello shots, yellow reefer
Same rules apply, im back on top
You cant drink or smoke if you not gon pop
See me in the popcorn drop, not gon stop
Taking shots of Petrone, getting top on yachts
From a island to the mountain, rock on rocks
The whole world wanna know, when this lock go drop
Without a doubt, she acknowledge the wealth
Since she aint give brains, I told her let me get some knowledge myself
Then I told her, be proud of yourself, and dig deep
Im trying to see what you can get out of yourself
After all that, I told her to fall back
The Ferrari truck parked in the back, its all black
Next time, bring some friends and more yak
It depends how I feel in the morn' if I call back
[Kanye West]
[Chorus]
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
[Kanye West]
[Verse 2]
Kanye Chedda
Im with this bad Ethiopian chick drinking straight up liquor
I told her im Nigerian straight up nigga
Now is it just me or do them Ug's, have girls feet looking like sheepskin rugs
Some rhyme witta name, some rhyme nameless
Don't try to treat me like I aint famous
My apologies are you into astrology
Cause, um, im trying to make it to Uranus
See, that's a little Don Juan game
All across your chest like Sean John name
Niggas trynna figure out since Kan came
Who the rookie of the year, me or Lebron James
They say whoa don't get caught up in the hype
Aint no telling if they gon love you after tonight
Well if tonights the night, pop bottles, fuck models
Spend money till your broke, my nigga live your life
[Kanye West]
[Chorus]
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
[Jadakiss]
[Verse 3]
Shorty getting it in with me, 600 Benz with me
She wanna spend with me
She see me roll up the bud, and thug up the club
Cause I got my mens with me
She say she leaving her friends for me
They aint getting in with her, cause she gon bend for me
Her tongue spin like a rim for me, do what she can for me
Look like a 10 for me
Now shorty is out with me, using her mouth with me
She looking out for me
She say Kiss where you live
I said, you see the bridge when you step on the balcony
Lets go
[Kanye West]
[Chorus]
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
Shorty getting it in with me
She said I brought some friends with me
But I don't know why because they aint getting it in with me
I'm a gangsta
Yeah, motherfucker
I'm a thug
Uh, please believe
I'm a pimp girl
C'mon, let's go
and I'm a hustler, a hustler
do it, do it, do it...
Yo, I'm a gangsta, cuz I do gangsta shit
matter fact from now on call me gangsta Kiss
you already know I handle my business
slay you then your man before the first candle's finished
feel good when I walk through the hood
best part is, I don't gotta flow I just talk to the hood
and I do alotta readin, and only eat pasta
shrimp fettucini, and pine a la vaca
came here talkin slick, all that real shit
that's why I'm somethin to deal wit
even though I wanted Gore to win
I can fuck with Bush though, cuz he gon let the raw come in
bigger the boss, bigger the picture
bullets is bisexual, cuz they hit niggas and bitches
in a Deville with dubs in the back on a cell phone riffin
I'm all of the above just listen
Yo, I'm a thug so I blow on weed
get money like it grow on trees
have all these hoes roll on E
some of my niggas even stole on D's
work 12 hour shifts, just gimme the word
I get 12 cowards hit, never givin a fuck
18's on the Coupe, deuce O's on the truck
tell P hold the hammer while I handle the dice
shoot him in his bandanna he aint gamblin right
I need a 360 Medina, charcoal gray
treat my guns like my dogs, let 'em bark all day
in a three floor condo with the spiral stairs
made it past the front desk, then the rifle's here
I'm the motherfuckin big shot, I get down
wit a 17, 16, 10 and a six shot
fuck with Kiss get your wig rocked
and if you're smart you'll bounce when my motherfuckin shit drop
Yo, I'm a pimp girl
catch me at the bar with a bottle of Cuervo
mami's rubbin my webo
and this is what got me the ass
honey said her drink was hot so I put my watch in her glass
then she aint even wanna get breakfast
she just wanna hop right up in the truck and get reckless
top from the club all the way to the exit
ask me her name, couldn't tell you if I guessed it
my bitches don't know nothing, don't say nothing
and they pay for everything, I don't pay nothing
I'm a white tee pimp, fresh headband
dirty denim, Timbaland, or a Nike pimp
I like to eat shrimp, and I don't keep a broad long enough to love 'em
now dog that's some deep shit
cuz I don't believe in hoes explorin
Uh huh...
All I want you to do is feel me...
Why take time out, to give you the real me...
Uh, uh, uh
Ayo I grew up very athletic, hard headed
thought I knew everything, wanted to do everything
I was spoiled, stubborn, the only child
so the only thing I could do was hold it down
Now this is something that I could tell you that's no bullshit
I always been wicked with the flow since a lil kid
my first addiction, GI Joes and icies
after that it was light skinned girls and Nikes
breeze through junior high school, then high school
couple of semesters of college and then night school
Moms start riffin, talkin 'bout how she can't support a grown man
so the god start flippin
Pops used to say shit, but never to me much
was like he wasn't even there cuz we aint agree much
used to be gone for whole weeks at a time
puffin one eleven, used to roll three out a dime
then I found myself sleepin in late, doin nothing
fuckin, runnin with the niggas that was hustlin
shop wasn't open then, niggas was workin for a pair of Jordans
the next two weeks they was broke again
me and K keep havin talks of gettin coke again
but the block was crowded we waitin for an openin
meanwhile shit still slow we still flowin
never stop or look back we still goin
Bop passed the demo to Mary then she passed it to cousin
We thought it was on but it wasn't
and we can't blame nobody
look at us now dog, we came in the game nobodies
Double R and Interscope, put that cake up
and we aint go platinum but we made niggas wake up
got 'em all talkin 'bout pumpin the brick
and they only go and see papi to get somethin to sniff
I'm 'bout to fuck the game up for real like in the World Series
nigga that parachute down in the field
I don't rap I provide you bars
and the pain is invisible, but you can't hide the scars
so y'all never be on the level that we're on
ability to have dope thoughts and spit heroin
I'm good just wakin up
"I wanna.."
"I wanna.."
Cruisin baby (c'mon)
Cruise with me, cruise with me
Come ride with me (ride with me)
Ride, ride
Cruisin baby - come smoke with me
(smoke with me)
Cruisin baby (c'mon)
Roll down these streets (bounce)
Bounce (yeah)
Yo, yo
"I wanna.." take a trip to the Beverly Center
and scoop a mean model broad up dawg and get head in the renter
Gotta take her home, clean her up before I can finish
Cause ain't no pussy worth gettin burnt while I'm up in it
Then I made her roll up while I was runnin a bath
And she said she do X, I gave her one and a half
Let her get her roll on and made her jump in the bath
I left her standin there sayin.. haha
"I wanna.." come through in the orange M5
And I got them things in the trunk and they goin for ten-five
It could and it will get ugly, but so what?
No matter how it go down, the hood'll still love me
Never cut broads, I let everybody hit 'em
My bullets is like chicken pox, everybody get 'em
You know Ja' blow pud-dy, lookin for somethin to slay
Mixin the 'gnac with Ocean Spray, c'mon
"I wanna.."
Cruisin baby - come ride with me
Ride with me, ride with me, ride with me
Cruisin baby - come smoke with me
Smoke with me, smoke with me, smoke with me
Cruisin baby - roll down these streets
Roll with me, roll with me, roll with me
with me..
"I wanna.." bust a bitch upside her motherfuckin head
for talkin shit to a pimp
Limp on 'em, flip on 'em, dip on 'em
Crip on 'em, and put this motherfuckin dick on 'em
This sorta fish called a bitch oughta hush up
Rolled a fat blunt and smoked this motherfuckin dope up
Cause you know what? (Whattup?)
Shit a nigga know you're so tough, but bitch I wanna go fuck
"I wanna.." take you upstairs, and do dat dere
Hell motherfuckin yeah
See I'm a real player and I won't waste your time
I've been a starter, I ain't never sat the fuckin pine
Stay on the frontline, it's all by de-sign
Nigga done the crizzime, ain't never dropped a dizzime
Everything is fizzine, rollin up a dizzime
D-O-double-G I got bitches waitin in lizzine
"I wanna.."
Cruisin baby - come ride with me
Ride with me, ride with me, ride with me
Cruisin baby - come smoke with me
Smoke with me, smoke with me, smoke with me
Cruisin baby - roll down these streets
Roll with me, roll with me, roll with me
with me..
Uh-huh, yeah.. yeah..
"I wanna.." do the club thing like in and out in an hour
And then I'm back home bangin shorty out in the shower
Check it I'm chasin the Henny with Coronas
She got in her mind that, she gon' get some Fendi if I bone her
(eh-eh) Backshot was murder from the rear
And she gave me mean top, while I blew the purple in her hair
Oh yeah, after I nutted I was a goner
And still got honey thinkin that
"I wanna.." automatic start on the Aston Martin
Can't beat 'Kiss cause you ain't got half the heart an'
get you hit on the inside for half a carton
Couple of suits - dawg, we fuckin with loot
I got enough dough to chill in court
But I know dudes with twenty-five in and they still ain't short
But never mind that, we can't lose
Pour another drink, roll another dutch up
We gon' cruise, let's go
"I wanna.."
Cruisin baby - come ride with me
Yeah, cruise, cruise.. gangsta, gangsta..
Cruisin baby - come smoke with me
Yea yea, yea yea.. yea yea, gangsta, gangsta..
Cruisin baby - roll down these streets
Cruise.. lay low.. hold it down y'all
with me..
Hold it hold it hold it down, hold it down y'all
"I wanna.."
Yea yea, hold it down
[Verse 1]
Top of the food chain, It's just the way that I do things
The dungaree seats in the blue Range
I'm working with new change, a Gemini nigga with mood swings
had the fiends looking for new things
I stopped playin' with birds and stated playin' with words
the money wasn't right, so I had to stay on the kerb
And I'll be a player later. But for now
Call me pootay 'Kiss, if not that? Montega Jada
I kick hard bars and blow hard weed
and be everywhere, 'cause I move at God's speed
And my aim is to make y'all bleed
Y'all got embarrassed in the class when the teacher used to make y'all read
Uh-huh, Mind over matter
And that's all good but fuck that
My new shit is spine over bladder
And everybody tryin'a get to the top, and that's all good too
but right now - I'm on the ladder
[Chorus]
Look at you then, and (uh-huh)
Look at you now. (yeah)
Don't let this cold cold world,(uh-uhhh)
Bring you down. [x2]
[Verse 2]
I know your queen got her eyes on me
I got my eyes on your queen, The SMG is Heinekken green
Mad thing is you know before long that we gon' get it on
My kit costs thirty and ten to put it on
No tints, windows clean - heavy Windex
gears on the steering wheel, I shift 'em with my index
Real life - it's just in another form
Kiss Of Death, it's about to be another storm
I'm a goddamn raging bull
Stay out of jail by just tellin' myself the cage is full
Got niggaz on the payroll, just to squeeze
You're in no position to challenge my expertise
They get a bonus if they leave you
Old school - from the era of the 45's with the penny on the needle
Boss of the bosses, so please don't violate or cross him
Or you'll be the corpse of the corpses
[Chorus x2]
[Verse 3]
Uh- Huh, You know thw word anger
is just one letter short of the word danger, and I aint no stranger
Never use a gat more than twice if you don't clean it
and never say fuck something if you don't mean it
And when it comes to life, the route you've been using thus far aint working right?
Take the scenic
Whatever faith you got, put in a crook
Wanna hide something from a nigga? Put it in a book
Trust me, this album, the vapour's gon' go around
If you aint hot, you need paper to throw around
Yeah, it's getting clearer every day
When you wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and say
[Chorus x2]
[Jadakiss]
Work wit me
I wanna thank y'all fa comin out
Tonight
Dis iz sum reel' shit
Ah--hah
[Jadakiss]
First things first
When a nigga money ain't right
That makes things worst
Now he's just breathing he can barely manage
And he's way past starvin
He's really famished
His right-hand man is up north, that's hurtin em
His cellphone bout to cut off, spring jerkin em
And his baby moms startin to do her thing again
She left him for a nigga pumpin e up in Binghamton
If his money is right than maybe he can diss her
But he can't, and niggas is breakin his little sister
His pops just past
His mom use to be an occasional sniffer
Then she started fuckin with the gas
Dude use to be a star back then
He had the benz CL something
But he just turned his car back in
Mad carrots pawned all his rings
Took this thing next thing I know
Money pawned all his bling
Now he just like everybody
With the same old plans
That can't get over the hump
With the same old grams
They was on the block making fun of him
He slid off came back with his hammer and killed everyone of em
[Hook]
Cause when I come through clear it out,
Play the sideline and observe how a real nigga air it out
When I come through clear it out,
Play the sideline and observe how a real nigga air it out
When I come through clear it out,
Play the sideline and observe how a real nigga air it out
When i come through clear it out
Play the sideline and observe
Me and B.I go man to man
I know niggas with an asshole
Full of parole that go hand in hand
Fuck hot thats humidity
And you can't mix money with stupidity
Even though I get my coke from Columbia
My cars from Germany
And my guns from Sicily
Nothin personal but I was raised different
Hold my joint sideways so I blaze different
Give it to anybody fuck an age difference
From those in the world to those in the ca****
Rub the kite on your chest and swallow the stamp
At the end of the day they still gonna follow the champ
It ain't about being lyrical
Cause when I get in the booth
I make miracles and I ain't stared at you
But I'm in tune with the hood so I'm better than you
And when you see me comin you know what is better to do
[Hook]
[Jadakiss]
Can't lie all I got is my balls and my vocals
And the only security I roll wit is my social
It don't look decent
It's like niggas left they crew in the hood
And went on the rode with the presint
Had it up to here with this fake shit
They don't even want a nigga to earn his
Just give and take shit
Just make sure you mention my name in da top brackets
And make sure you mention your name as the top faggot
Trust me this go around I will not have it
I putin niggas heads to bed like crapmadics
How you think your man died
More money than respect
And it wasn't close it was by a landslide
Listen my nigga your work is sloppy
And I don't love them hoes but the purple got me
If I don't don't do it with music imma do it wit poppy
Just play the sideline and observe and watch me
Let's go
[Hook]
Let's go, uh huh..
K-i-s-s- me...
Uh and i just wanna make...
Love, love, love ...
Ya, i love it when u say...
K-i-s-s me...
Uh and i just wanna make...
Love, love, love...
A yo.. the crib got ur friends working
We travel to france for french curtains
You was there when i was on the bench hurtin
Now that i own my team
Its only right that i condone my queen
Try to show her my dream
And i cant let her get lost now
She carrys the money, the hammer, and material across town
And understand she fine
Understand she mine
She understand the grind
Cooks,clean, and irons
And whatever shes wanna push imma cosign
And if i aint got it already than imma go find it ..
I guess imma lucky don, and shes a lucky queen
Cuz her jewerly box look likes lucky charms
All color stones
And she no that im in the hood
But she also nows that im coming home
Mr. raspy thought i was in love with money
Till the first time we did the nasty
K-i-s-s- me
And i just wanna make
Love, love, love
I love it when u say
K-i-s-s me
And i just wanna make
Love, love, love
Uh yo, Whatever the road to paradise is we on it
Gave you your income tax checks so i can get on with
Those were the days these are the times
You held me down with nearly damn near everything even my rhymes
I will play a song for you
And you will let me know exactly how the ladies will respond from a womens point of view
And thats why my girl is with me
I love it when she layin in the bed with a pearl long vickie
The next best thing to a soldier
Go hard with a fat ass and a head full of rollers
Just look in her eyes and tell she's real
Just imagine the way she smell and the way she feel
The sex was crazy then and crazy still
And you know im from the streets so its crazy ill
And we waiten on the new island
We been to all them 4, 5 times come on mommy u whilin
K-i-s-s- me
And i just wanna make
Love, love, love
I love it when u say
K-i-s-s me
And i just wanna make
Love, love, love
When things was ruff only person i could call was u
Now everything i do i do it all 4 u
Come touch me, come kiss me, come love me neway u wanna boy
N im hood as long as im close to u
N we doing wut grown folks is suppose to do
Come hold me, come feel me, come take me anyway u wanna baby
A yo the money is great but what we got is more better
We got the four letters when it comes from the heart its more pleasure
And for the fact that u trust me still
Thus far i appreciate what we build
All the minks that i bought u
That dragged the floor and all the night u sat up
And bagged the raw
Damn im thinking that u gotta hate it but yet and still u tolerate
It thats y ma we gotta make it
K-i-s-s- me
Ya and i just wanna make
Love, love, love
Ya uh, i love it when u say
K-i-s-s me
Uh and i just wanna make
Love, love, love
[Swizz Beatz]
Swizz Beatz the monsta
Real music (real music) let's go
The hood's hot! (uh-huh, yeah) The hood's hot! (clap)
The hood's hot! (oh, yeah) The hood's hot (yeah, yeah)
[Verse One: Jadakiss]
Yo when I squirt the chrome the funeral home
gon' double they money this year off my work alone
So cool with it, yet and still I'm old school with it
Nobody gotta know who did it
Two-thirds of the L.O., where the X at?
Hoodie under the suit jacket, double-breast that
I'm in the hood like scratch-offs, get them packs off
Lame niggaz cuffin them whack whores
Use of the pick goin back door, no more for the fake
Just stand there and I'ma dish it back off
Might lay it up, might not
Niggaz don't be in the wrong place cause it's me in the right spot
I'm quite hot, y'all niggaz is quite pop
The record don't sell then I still got light rocks
Like wearin Timbs with Nike socks
And the lil' bit of money I did make I put it in light stocks
[Swizz Beatz]
Yeah, how y'all doin out there (Jada whattup nigga?)
How y'all doin out there? (It's your boy Sheek Louch nigga)
The hood's hot! (Thanks for invitin me on this track)
The hood's hot!
[Verse Two: Sheek Louch]
Yo if my flow too tight, put the pressure on
Watch the juice come out like I'm squeezin a Sprite
Make big deals, get out on big bails
Shit, your career about as short as Amil's (ha ha)
Shit on niggaz like I had two tails (damn)
With enough bars to open four jails
If you don't know nigga, ask Madden
How I play with the hammer, in Manhattan
Shank up (yeah) niggaz leak enough blood
to fill a motherfuckin H-2 tank up
Getcha bank up (yeah) who you rank up
Get off his dick and get you a brick (woo!)
We done seen every John Woo flick
So act like The Killer instead of some chick (bitch)
Fuck a pimp cup, get a plastic one (no doubt)
Put some 'gnac in that shit and go and get it done
[Swizz Beatz]
How y'all doin out there? (You know what they want right)
How y'all doin out there? (They want that gangsta shit from us daddy)
The hood's hot! (So let that shit hit you)
The hood's hot!
[Verse Three: Sheek]
Me and 'Kiss hot like lava (no doubt)
We got sons in the game and we don't need Maury to know who the father
If we don't know you, your bars ain't big enough (nah)
You need a gimmick, go run around the block with Puff
Get a Black Phone, rent some of Jigga's stuff
I'm like T-Dub, you wanna be dubbed (no doubt)
I was there when a lil' nigga re'd up
You ain't Willie, you just act G'd up
[Jadakiss]
Yeah, uh, yo
I branched out, so you can get the deez
In the glass seam bags you can pull the stamps out
Nigga the champ's out, we don't rock loud colors
We pop loud guns nigga to stand out
You know what it is kid, your man got the money in his crib
Then we gon' go in your man's house
Double R D-Block nigga the camp's out
Can't forget about Swizz, he blowin the amps out, what?
[Swizz Beatz]
How y'all doin out there?
How y'all doin out there?
The hood's hot!
The hood's hot!
(Jadakiss) Hahah (Sheek)
WHOOO!!! D-Block, Darkchild
Uh huh, yeah
Uh - yeah
Yo, I'm just too much, I flow too sick
I be on top of the snare, all over the kick
Since a youngcat, I been one wit the drum tap
The purple start pushin my lungs back
Been there, done that
My words stick to you like thumb tacks
Pardon me, LOX hooked up wit Rodney
The Ferrari's teal, but the truck's mahogany
Hating, I can't get you bastards off me
Fresh like I just took the plastic off me
Me and streets is high school sweethearts
And I'm always in her so she can't divorce me
Can't see farther than Kiss, I'm like a father to this
Want ya go and cop your father to this
I possess the whole package - the girls, the thongs
And there's something about me the world just loves
D-Block bringing hell of a pain, 'Honey' tell em my name
(J-A-D-A) I'm pulling it out, the guns'll pop
(J-A-D-A) I'm taking your money, the funeral stop
(J-A-D-A) The club'll band, the beat'll knock
(J-A-D-A) We just keep going, this shit don't stop
Sheek Louch get it popping, this shit don't stop
Got your boobs hitting, shaking in a Halter Top
Drizzling out, no shirt, burgandy drop
Chain's bigger than Chuck D and Flava's clock
Yeah boy, Sheek kinda hot these days
Hold the heat when I spit, need ten ice trays
D-Block what up? what's fucking wit that?
Got the Camp spitting heavy on this Jerkins track
Glock jerk him back, either that or the mac
I prefer chrome but take it if you got it in black
Thick shorty wanna hop on it
I tell her not here, but we could go inside the bathroom 'Honey
Let me give it to your straight, I ain't spending no money
We could drink till we pass out, make dicks and all that
I'm a gangster, I bet shorty crawl back
Got her job through a two way contact
(S-H-E-E-K) Pulling it out, the guns'll pop
(S-H-E-E-K) I'm taking your money, the funeral stop
(S-H-E-E-K) The club'll band, the beat will knock
(S-H-E-E-K) We just keep going, this shit don't stop
Hey yo it's Louchy baby, smoke screen in the Mercedes
Naw it's just weed, I'm fucking wit y'all
Oil slick, it's the juice that I throw out the back
But it's for real lil nigga if you hearing the clack
I'm bringing it back, you don't wanna jump to this
I'm David Blaine, it's magic how I gave it the Kiss
Letting it off, nigga like we hunting to diss (J-A-D-A)
Hey yo Kiss (
what up Louch?) yo take it from there
Raspy voice, flow of the year; It's the cue tip bars
They feel good when they go in your ear
Ti Gun, Peanut Punch your girl ain't ready (F-A-G-E-A)
(Sheek: Sheek Louch!) Jadakiss, the world ain't ready
We got haze in the air and we pouring the yac
Bout to get up on 'Honey' cause she throwing it back
And you know I keep the hawk on my neck, so don't violate
Cause I can't wait for it to go in your back, uh
(J-A-D-A) I'm pulling it out, the guns'll pop
(S-H-E-E-K) I'm taking your money, the funeral stop
(J-A-D-A) The club'll band, the beat'll knock
(S-H-E-E-K) We just keep going, this shit don't stop
K, feel me
[CHORUS:]
I'm going back to the way (yeah)
The way I used to be (uh-huh)
I got no love for these n****s (naw)
Cause they ain't got love for me (uh-uh)
I'm going back to the way (yeah)
The way I used to be (uh-huh)
With no love for these n****s (naw)
Cause they ain't got love for me yeah (uh, yeah)
[VERSE 1:]
Yo I don't go to church much but I need him a lot
And the ryde is ruff that's why I got D on my block
So you can't even get it less I give it to you hard
And everybody don't get it then some n****s get a nod
I done brung n****s shopping
Brung n****s touring
Those with high bails came home by the morning
Kept n****s with Nikes on n****s lights on
Not on no sucka shit trying to make it right for them
Then you try to show 'em shit
The average n***a don't appreciate nothing so
All that shit is over with
Entourage light up more shooters than fighters
People that's there to work stead is there to divide us
No more royalties, loyal fees
The less headaches it is
More for me
I'ma grown man
It took me a minute to figure out
My career is in my own hand
[CHORUS:]
I'm going back to the way
The way I used to be
I got no love for these n****s
Cause they ain't got love for me
I'm going back to the way (uh-huh)
The way I used to be (uh)
With no love for these n****s (naw)
Cause they ain't got love for me yeah
[VERSE 2:]
Yo, as far as the industry goes
Everybody's a foe
Only a friend when they want you to flow
I done came straight off the plane into another mans session
And spit pain and ain't charge him a thing
Had to make my line of respect real thinner
Started getting real hungry
I needed a real dinner
Sin whoever you want, I'm kissing them all
Did a track with everybody except Mr. Shakur
To me a plaque ain't nothing
But some shit for the wall
And I ain't hating on the people who got 'em
I got a lot of 'em
But I don't got the money they got
So I ain't proud of 'em
I'm proud of me
Cause only I can get the guts out of me (what)
[CHORUS:]
I'm going back to the way (yeah)
The way I used to be
I got no love for these n****s (naw)
Cause they ain't got love for me (uh)
I'm going back to the way (uh-huh)
The way I used to be (yeah)
With no love for these n****s (naw)
Cause they ain't got love for me yeah
[VERSE 3:]
Even though I'm strong
The bullshit still be penetrating
It ain't nothing personal ya'll
I'm just ventilating
It was starting to make me tense
How I put a dent in the game
And came back to make more dents
More than one hand on the gun
Just makes more prints
The older I get
The Bible starts to make more sense
When I drive by and give you the horn
I ain't flip, I'm just handling my business
And keeping it going
Instead of pieces, I'm getting the lumps for real for real
And get a n***a ass like I did from the jump
Cause usually a problem would help
And you always gonna need somebody
But all you got is yourself that's why
[CHORUS:]
I'm going back to the way
The way I used to be
I got no love for these n****s
Cause they ain't got love for me
I'm going back to the way
The way I used to be
With no love for these n****s
Cause they ain't got love for me yeah
You did it baby!
Congratulations, homie!
You made history!
1.1 million in a short week! [laughs]
Screw a press conference, press this on your conscience!
D-Block, cheers!
Yeah!
I ain't mad, I don't wanna sound mad, I feel marvelous..
D-Block, Double R, fuckin' faggots..
We gon' handle this like grown men, you won't win
You don't even feel comfortable in your own skin
I rap my ass off, I'm fightin' the champ with the glass jaw
at the Garden or Nassau
See me, couple hood niggaz behind stars
I heard you put a couple good niggaz bars, (Preme!)
I might never sell that much
But you can bet your last 2 quarters, I never tell that much
Picture 'Kiss not come out swingin'
It's like going to see 50 at a show and he don't come out singin'
Yeah, you got a felony, but you ain't a predicate
Never the King of New York, you live in Connecticut
You don't be in the hood, you be in the woods
Fuckin' wit' me, is where you really gon' be for good
I hold the 4-5 myself, and hop out the Range on 1-4-5 myself
This is a true fact
Since when has it become cool to get shot and not shoot back
Trackmasters shelfed you, Bravehearts helped you
Then everybody felt you, now I gotta melt you
And don't try to pull rank on 'Kiss
Cause the niggaz I'ma send to do it ain't gon' miss
Be layed up stiff, I spit straight up 'piph
I did real songs with BIG, no made-up shits
And I don't got a problem with clout
You ain't get shot again yet, so what's your second album about? (Nothin'!)
Your raps are pre-school, you made a lot of money, now be cool
'Fore I swell up your lips like seafood
Can I get a mic check? You don't stand a chance
To dance with me dog, ya steps ain't right yet
Block is just fine, homie, the D's straight
Most likely your new CD is a weed plate
Bunch of love songs, 100% pure garbage
Just somethin' to break up buds on
You should just sell clothes and sneakers
Cause outta your whole camp your flow's the weakest
I'm in the town where the young boys is clappin', (clappin')
You runnin' around with the lieutenant and captain, [laughs]
It'll take a lifetime to see 'Kiss
You had to get shot 9 times to be rich
Rat ass nigga, you's a animal
You's a motherfuckin' animal
Pig ass nigga, you's a animal
You's a motherfuckin' animal
Snake ass nigga, you's a animal
You's a motherfuckin' animal
Matter of fact, you ain't no animal
I'ma show these motherfuckers how to handle you
D-Block!
I'll be by your side (General)
I'll always find a way
I love you too much, to loose ya
Sweet dancin, you're there right by
[VERSE 1:]
(By your side)
It makes me strong
It gives me the strength to bang out and make these songs
If I do it on the spot or if it takes me long they can't stop me
Even if my breaks was on
I'm still...
(By your side)
I'm always here, nobody's perfect
Life ain't always fair
I used to not give a fuck
I ain't always care when it's too hot for the hammer
You know the hawk is right…
(By your side)
Until you get to the car
And you gotta get through the D before you get to the R
If I don't get you today then I'ma get you tomorrow
As soon as you come out your crib I'ma be right…
(By your side)
Where I'm supposed to be
Close to you, with the toast close to me
And screw it if it's the right or wrong thing
When you in the sight of that long thing
You wish you had a strong team right…
(By your side)
[CHORUS:]
I love you too much to loose ya
Sweet dancin, you're there right by
By your side (yeah, yeah)
By your side (let's go)
I love you too much to loose ya
Sweet dancin, you're there right by
By your side
[VERSE 2:]
As long as you need me
I'm down for whatever hommie as long as you feed me
I pull the big joints out as long as the TV
Or I can play my part and just breathe easy right…
(By your side)
As soon as something happen to you
Your n*****s would bounce and you thought they were scrappin' witcha you
Now you cleanin' your cuts with peroxide
And you wake up in the ER with the Doc right…
(By your side)
Puttin' tubes in you and you can't even eat right
They puttin' food in you
Your body's getting colder
Devil on your shoulder
And you Mom's in the room but you just wanna hold her…
(By your side)
Nothin' but realness
That's why everybody in the world could feel this
I'm on top and ya'll under me
So when it's over; if I ain't in the front, atleast I'm gonna be…
(By your side)
[CHORUS:]
I love you too much to loose ya
Sweet dancin, you're there right by
By your side (yeah)
By your side (let's go)
I love you too much to loose ya
Sweet dancin, you're there right by
By your side
[VERSE 3:]
Until they finish me off
If they don't get us both you'll be sending me off
And please just do me this favor
Stick to our little plan
And f*ck the money
Just keep my little man…
(By your side)
And show 'em there's hope
And he gon' think he knows whats going
But show him the ropes
And if you bring him to the Gucci store
Show him the loffs hood n*****s I'm just showing you growth
But I'm still right…
(By your side)
You know Kiss don't gotta aim his gun at you to be focused
And if you broke now n***a when you see those chips
Watch how many people come out of nowhere
And try to be…
(By your side)
The answer's plenty
Cause when you handling business you can't be friendly
And if you tryna stack something
Can't be pennies
Most likely grants and benggies
And you better keep 'em…
(By your side)
[CHORUS:]
I love you too much to loose ya
Sweet dancin, you're there right by
By your side
By your side
I love you too much to loose ya
Sweet dancin, you're there right by
By your side
By your side
By your side
By your side
What's up ma? Is we fuckin' or what?
Haha, trying to say something tonight baby
I know everybody ask their chick this question
In the house, in the club, in the car, outside, everywhere
All my stripclub honeys is we fuckin' or what?
All my eat-pill honeys is we fuckin' or what?
All my hoodrat honeys is we fuckin' or what?
I just wanna know one thing, is we fuckin' or what?
Ain't no need in buying a drink or holding a convo
If you ain't coming back to the condo
It's damn near 4 in the morning ain't shit to discuss
Til you ask which dick do you suck
I'm trying to fuck til it's light outside
You feel the same? Get your coat get your friends
The truck right outside
Listen ma I wanna ball out
So when I nut I expect you to suck it all out
And let my man tear your walls out
Cause he just came home and he need pussy to fall out
I get it crump ask the fellow players
Kiss hit more hoes than they list in the yellow pages
It's never to cuff 'em share 'em right after I fuck 'em
To come clean I'm a mellow gangster
Pass a chick like a baton runner to runner
Been through a million thongs from summer to summer
So you'll never see J stressed they always say yes
Everynight dog I be bustin a nut
I just can't stop gettin' the butt
And the only thing I ask girlfriend is we fuckin' or what?
Look if you don't like men be out
And if it's all good and you got a girlfriend then we out
Please don't hit me with the two worse lines
How you don't be doing this or this is your first time
Listen we all grown bitch you came here on your own bitch
I leave them lawsuits alone bitch
She try to tell me she model
I told her me too you ain't saying nothing slick suck it and swallow
I just wanna hit you from the back and watch the Apollo
And if the pussys all that I might holla tomorrow
But you acting like a rabbit how you cling to the carrots
It ain't the bling it's the nigga ma get it and stash it
Caught a coy, caught a flashback check this out
Bring your girlfriend in the room shorty and lick her asscrack
And even though your toungue stuck in her butt
Oh, From 3rd Grade To The Stage
Getting Arrested & Thrown In The Same Cage
I’m A Little 0lder, But We Still The Same Age
Really The 0nly 0ne To Tolerate My Strange Ways.
Yeah, That’s Why I Would Die For You,
Everybody Gon Die, But Who Gonna Die Loyal?
Sometimes I Be Wishing I Could Do That Time For You,
My Spirits Ain’t The Same Always Got My Mind 0n You.
I Thought I Had The Right Plan
Up Until The Feds Amputated My Right Hand
The Money Started Blowing Away Just Like Sand
And Whatever Was Left, All Went To The White Man
Then I Just Bare Down, Cause I Know He’s Coming Back,
But He Ain’t Here Now!
Damn, I Didn’t Wanna Do 0ne 0f These Joints, So I Grabbed Two
I Ain’t Had A Good Night Sleep, Since They Grabbed You
On Your Way To Get Your Passport When They Bagged You
I’ma Hold You Down, You’re My Dude, I’ll Be Glad To! ..
And They Don’t Be Letting Dudes Go
But If You Never Would Have Had The Rachet They’da Had To
Had To, The Shit That They Stay Doing
Hated When A Dude Come At You, How Kay Hoing?
Staring at ‘Em Like A Weirdo
Tell ‘Em He Doing Better Than Dudes 0ut Here, Though
Are You Being Nosy, 0r Do You Really Care Though?
That Ain’t Something I Wanna Share, Yo!
Then I Just Bare Down, Cause I Know He Coming Back,
But He Ain’t Here Now, Yeah!
Then I Just Bare Down, Cause I Know He Coming Back,
But He Ain’t Here Now, Yeah!
Pull Your Head, My Dude!
Be Home Soon!
You Already Know I’ve Got You
Everything Happen For A Reason!
Everybody 0n Locked Down
From DFY To The Mother Fucking Feds
Hold Your Head, My Dudes
Chorus:
Touch my chedda feel my...
Touch my chedda feel my...
Touch my chedda feel my...
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found me
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found me
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found me
OK, I don't got nobody on my brand new Maserati
Got I'm sitting on the engine, screaming... at you boys!
They don't want a problem, I am fresh I...
Right upon that murder... next to daddy and them boys
Swiss open that casket, I... like it was cracking
Your ASAP was happening, let's get these bastards
I got no feeling in my body for nobody
So I probably take your hottie and just pass it to my boy
Oh, riding riding in that Bronx with that big...
Squeezing into the unconscious, then he shoot the youngers
I knew he wasn't ready, I pull off like Machiavelli
Now I'm aiming at your belly watching... with my boys!
... to get focused,
Photo post got me opened
Now we're bad man and the...
And I'm the joker!
See them mollie and them boys
When they'll be flying, they'll be flying
All I say is... poppy and them boys!
Chorus:
Touch my chedda feel my...
Touch my chedda feel my...
Touch my chedda feel my...
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found me
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found me
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found me
Rhyme, rhyme that... in the zone that's...
Ain't not hard to find me, I'm waving that...
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves with their mommy
I was on the block selling keys when they saw me
Roll, I've been sparkling... weary about the market
Salad Cush... every everything except chocolate
Yeah, I'm constantly... stuck with whatever I'm seeing
Patiently just waiting for that Bentley SUV
I was shopping on linen
Hate the fact that I'm shining
Feel the back of that...
Trying to run off with the consignment
Stop you on a...
Stop you on a...
Do it for the hood and niggas in the...
You know who I'm down with, what I overrun with
They're in the building, but I got the building surrounded
All I do is wait cause I don't got time to count it
And the city is mine, ain't no fucking doubt about it!
Chorus:
Touch my chedda feel my...
Touch my chedda feel my...
Touch my chedda feel my...
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found us
I'll be smoking trees and their leaves when they found us
Aha, it's dead real
Yo, why is Jadakiss as hard as it gets
Why is the industry designed to keep the artist in debt
And why them dudes ain't ridin' if there part of your set
And why they never get it poppin' but they party to death
Yea, and why they gon' give you life for a murder
Turn around only give you eight months for a burner, it's goin' down
Why they sellin' niggaz, CD's for under a dime?
If it's all love daddy why you come wit' your nine?
Why my niggaz ain't get that cake?
Why is a brother up North better than Jordan?
That ain't get that break
Why you ain't stackin' instead of tryin' to be fly?
Why is rattin' at an all time high?
Why are you even alive?
Why they kill Tupac n' Chris?
Why at the bar you ain't take straight shots instead of poppin' Criss?
Why them bullets have to hit that door?
Why did Kobe have to hit that raw?
Why he kiss that whore? Why?
All that I been givin'
Is this pain that I've been living
They got me in the system
Why they gotta do me like that?
Try'd to make it my way
But got sent up on the highway
Why, oh why?
Why they do me like that?
Why would niggaz push pounds and powder?
Why did bush knock down the towers?
Why you around them cowards?
Why Aaliyah have to take that flight?
Why my nigga D ain't pull out his Ferrari?
Why he take that bike?
Why they gotta open your package and read your mail?
Why they stop lettin' niggaz get degreez in jail?
Why you gotta do eighty-five percent of your time?
And why do niggaz lie in eighty-five percent of they rhymes?
Why a nigga always want what he can't have?
Why I can't come through in the pecan Jag?
Why did crack have to hit so hard even though it's almost over?
Why niggaz can't get no jobs?
Why they come up wit' the witness protection?
Why they let the terminator win the election?
Come on, pay attention
Why sell in the stores what you can sell in the streets?
Why I say the hottest shit but be sellin' the least?
All that I been givin'
Is this pain that I've been living
They got me in the system
Why they gotta do me like that?
Try'd to make it my way
But got sent up on the highway
Why, oh why?
Why they do me like that?
Uh, yea, yo
Why Halle have to let a white man pop her to get a Oscar?
Why Denzel have to be crooked before he took it?
Why they didn't make the CL6 wit' a clutch?
And if you don't smoke why the hell you reachin' for my dutch?
Why rap, 'cuz I need air time?
Why be on the curb wit' a, ?Why lie, I need a beer? sign?
Why all the young niggaz is dyin'?
'Cuz they moms at work, they pops is gone, they livin' wit' iron
Why they ain't give us a cure for aids?
Why my diesel have fiends in the spot on the floor for days?
Why you screamin' like it's slug, it's only the hawk?
Why my buzz in L.A. ain't like it is in New York?
Why you forcin' you to be hard?
Why ain't you a thug by choice?
Why the whole world love my voice?
Why try to tell 'em that it's the flow son?
And you know why they made the new twenties
'Cuz I got all my old ones that's why
All that I been givin'
Is this pain that I've been living
They got me in the system
Why they gotta do me like that?
Try'd to make it my way
But got sent up on the highway
Why, oh why?
[Swizz Beatz]
He's Phony She's Fake
Thats The Type of People i Hate
Hey Hey Hey JADA JADA!Hey Hey Hey JADA JADA!
(Point 'em out Point 'em out Point 'em out)
He's Phony She's Fake
Thats The Type of People i Hate
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
Wait a Minute
Whose Real Whose not? Shes Real But Hes Not
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
[Jadakiss]
Yea Yo Guns Gone Clap
Packs Gone Move
Blood Get Drawn
Skin Gone Bruise
Real Gone Win and Fake Gone Lose
The Love Over Powers They Hatin' By Twos
All They Left Was The Yellow Tape and His Shoes
Its Real When The Funeral And Wake Make The News
Load The Trey-Pound So We Six Up On Em
So When They Act Phony We Just Switch Up On Em
[Swizz beatz]
He's Phony She's Fake
Thats The Type of People i Hate
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
Wait a Minute
Whose Real Whose not? Shes Real But Hes Not
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
[ OJ Da Juiceman]
Whose Phony Whose Fake? Silver Hummer On Eights
Life's Good im Straight
Clap Your Hand One Time If You Relate
Cant Keep it 100 Them The Ones i Hate
But ima Keep it 200 For The Ones That Fake
Red And Black Cars And They Ready On Skates
Young Juice Man Put Your Burner On My Plate
[Swizz Beatz]
He's Phony She's Fake
Thats The Type of People i Hate
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
Wait a Minute
Whose Real Whose not? Shes Real But Hes Not
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
[Jadakiss]
Yea Yo Pocket Full Of Cash Wallet Full Of Class
In And Out The Lanes Dippin Through The Traffic
We Aint Hustlin' No More We Doin Gymnastics
Couple Of Flips And Then Stash it Bastards
Real Gone Reconize Real Phony Gone Reconize Steel
I Recon i Will
Expose Those Who Are
A Few Aint But You Are
I Done Gone Too Far
Im Sorry
Muahh!
Get Your Self A Fresh Flesh Wound Or A New Scar
Bullet Holes All On The Side Of Your New Car
Load Up The AR
Spray All
Ok Yall?
Its Real On This Side
Phony Wherever They Are
[Swizz Beatz]
He's Phony She's Fake
Thats The Type of People i Hate
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
Wait a Minute
Whose Real Whose not? Shes Real But Hes Not
If Your Real and You Know it Clap Your Hands
i love you, yo
game was a half bad till the fagots came,
got the weed man need me at baggage claim
in the same way never has the status change
so when i tell you i love you, that's explains why i'm trying to get the ...souls move in the slow
saint quentin bars with the pelican bay flow, toughed in a years
chuck's in a representing for niggers,
sales took a deep line, i got the dope working
who else better could be the hood's spoke person
knife to the neck got your throat squirting, hopefully you dead on a rival, close curtains
yeah, i'ma be in the rear, faded, like i was dead when he made it
everywhere you look i'm right there and you hate it
if it's good then copy it i don't care what the wait is, i don't care
think will happen, so don't chance them, i make ... music, in the yard anthems
some niggers pay bills, some niggers pay ransoms
i don't just sell my bricks, i advance them
i don't just break the artists, i enhance them
anytime i'm with the devil, i'm dancing, yeah
i got extra jewels on, lot of these niggers be pussies, plus they move wrong
that's why they be the dudes that get moved on, big pictures over when they turn the news on
word coming from the bay and from tucson, case a nigger gets in the way you know what to do to them, no
move on to the next mission, i'm getting money though, no i ain't said tripping
i'm just saying that's what it is, you ain't gonna have a problem paying if you love the kids
ballshit homie, in the beverly center with the 4 50 on me,
i was holding the civic, east side, 400 strong over the bridge
does too powerful to go on the fridge, but go in your girlfriend's mouth then go in the ribs, ha ha
besides money i ain't bring shit, except for the 3 piece and the wing tips
pockets square and the time fords, you know what it is, is that time log
Errrr, here we go again
Uh, un-hunh
Uh, un-hunh
Uh, un-hunh
Yeah, yo Kiss
What up dog?
These niggas running around here like they controling this shit
No doubt
Let's show these niggas how to take hold of this shit
That's what I'm talkin about baby
For real baby
Let's get it on
I only gave you the crown so I could shoot it off your fuckin head
Yall niggas fuckin dead, you heard what the fuck I said
I talk shit cause I walk shit, start shit, New York shit
The hawk shit, spark shit, the dark shit
And it been that way, fuck how a nigga live it's gon' end that way
Niggas is part of a game that I don't play
Never catch dog carrying what I don't weigh
That's three 45s, one 38, 173 pounds straight out the gate
I don't hate, got no beef but knock a nigga off quick
And I'm mad like a bitch and a nigga with a soft dick
Get off this, fucking with X, but on some other shit
Why the fuck you fucking with X? You must be fucking with X
Go catch a chicken, fucking with me you gon' catch a whippen
Un-hunh, here we go again
Un-hunh, here we go again
Un-hunh, here we go again
Un-hunh, here we go again
Un-hunh, here we go again
Un-hunh, here we go again
Un-hunh, here we go again
Un-hunh, here we go again
Look don't try to apologize on your two way
Sympathy don't amuse me, go get your uzi
And let's make a real movie
Play bad guy and good guy til the hood die
Toast yall cowards
Now I know the reason why Pac ain't really like most yall cowards
Im'a show you how to swing the chrome for real
Dog this year we gon' bring it home for real
What you wanna bet the llama'll squash you
I been had a white fan base before the signing of Marshall
Boy Kiss is thorough, hit your girl
Put it all up her stomach til she earl
Yall niggas ain't nice ya lucky
So fuck it Im'a sell dope long as the price is lovely
And it ain't only the voice it's the bars of death
DMX and Jadakiss nigga guard ya chest
When is they getting off our dicks, them niggas is clowns
How many dogs you let go up, still getting down
Like 'face said, last of a dying breed
For stomach and I feed still trying to eat
Lead by greed that's when you fuck up
Yall niggas gonna know when we hungry, you get stuck up
(What what?)
What's up? Fuck a nigga yelling
Y-O motherfucker for real, yo Kiss tell 'em
Sheet could kill, stomp niggas out boot the grill
I'll give you a reason why I'm the truth for real
Niggas can't fuck with Kiss, I mean that
Had to stop eating red meat cause I ate too many Beanie-Macs
I'm not one of them niggas and since you so richeous
Don't make me send your ass to Ala quicker
Niggas gas you to force your hand
Let's go
K I S S me
Uh, and i just wanna make love, love, love
Ya, I love it when you say K I S S me
Uh and i just wanna make love, love, love
A yo, the crib got your friends working
We travel to France for French curtains
You was there when I was on the bench hurtin'
Now that I own my team, it's only right that I condone my queen
Try to show her my dream and I cant let her get lost now
She carries the money, the hammers, and material across town
And understand she fine, and understand she mine
She understands the grind, cooks, cleans, and irons
And whatever she's wanna push, I'ma cosign
And if I ain't got it already, then I'ma go find it
I guess I'ma lucky don, and she a lucky queen
'Cause her jewelry box look like lucky charms
All color stones and she know that I'm in the hood
But she also knows that I'm coming home
Mr. Raspy thought I was in love with money
Till the first time we getting nasty
K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
I love it when you say K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
Uh yo, whatever the road to paradise is, we on it
Gave you your income tax checks so I can get on with
Those were the days, these are the times
You held me down with nearly damn near everything, even my rhymes
I will play a song for you and you will let me know
Exactly how the ladies will respond from a women's point of view
And that's why my girl is with me
I love it when she layin' in the bed with a pearl-long Vickie
The next best thing to a soldier
Go hard with a fat ass and a head full of rollers
Just look in her eyes and tell she's real
Just imagine the way she smell and the way she feel
And the sex was crazy then, is crazy still
And you know I'm from the streets, so it's crazy ill
And we waitin' on the new island
We been to all of them, 4, 5 times come on mommy you whilin'
K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
I love it when you say K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
When things was rough, only person I could call was you
Now everything I do, I do it all 4 you, uh
Come touch me, come kiss me, come love me
Anyway you wanna boy
And I'm hood as long as I'm close to you
And we doing wit grown folks is suppose to do, come on
Come hold me, come feel me, come take me
Anyway, you wanna baby
Ayo, the money is great but what we got is more better
We got the four letters when it comes from the heart it's more pleasure
And for the fact that you trust me still
Thus far I appreciate what we've build
All the minks that I bought you that dragged the floor
And all the nights that you sat up and bagged the roar
Damn, I'm thinking that you gotta hate it but yet and still, you tolerate it
It that's why ma we gotta make it
K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
I love it when you say K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
I love it when you say K I S S me
And I just wanna make love, love, love
U make me say
well where oh where can my baby be?
the lord took her away from me
she's gone to heaven so i got to be good
so i can see my baby when i leave this world
we were out on a date in my daddy's car
we hadn't driven very far
when there in the road, strait ahead
the car was stalled, the engine was dead
i could'nt stop so i swirved to the right
i'll never forget the soubd at night:
the crying tires, the bustin' glass
the painful scream that i heard last
well where oh where can my baby be?
the lord took her away from me
she's gone to heaven so i got to be good
so i can see my baby when i leave this world
well when i woke up the rain was pouring down
there were people standing all around
something warm running in my eyes
but i found my baby somehow that night
i raised her head and when
she smiled and siad:
"hold me darling for a little while"
i held her close
i kissed her! our last kiss
i found the love that i knew i would miss
but now she's gone, and even though i held her tight
i lost the love of my life that night
well where oh where can my baby be?
the lord took her away from me
she's gone to heaven so i got to be good
(Cuban...Cuban, what up baby) what up daddy
(Double R, D-Block, yo)
[Jadakiss]
Might catch me in a brownish coupe
be ghetto like fishin' a nigga's 6 l's down in soup
nuke palm size,45, just came chrome
you don't know the streets is mine, you just came home
even though it's def poetry, this ain't no poem
I'm the motherfuckin' champ, nigga, ain't no throne
just a whole, blood and tissue, ain't no bone
because a hallow tip shattered it, but life goes on
number one debut, they think I'm another man
counting so much money, I need me another hand
niggaz is still schemin', atleast they still tryin'
if they ain't doin' nothin' else, atleast they still dyin'
coke is still highin', purple is still movin'
I'm trying to get a better price, papi, I know Cuban
D-Block discipline, Ruff Ryder die with official men
recognize what kind of shit you in (kind of shit you in 3x)
(Jadakiss laughs)
[Chorus: Cuban Link]
when you talk about that money man, let's talk about g's
when you talk about that hustle game, talk about keys
when you talk about the struggle fam, talk about me
speak out, but watch your mouth when you talk about me
when you talk about that money fam, let's talk about g's
when you talk about that hustle game, talk about keys
when you talk about the struggle man, talk about me
Cuban Link, Jadakiss, Double R, M.O.B.
[Cuban Link]
yeah nigga, I'm a threat, a legend that's urban, so for certain
I'm goin' over ya head like a Muslim turbin
ain't no, comin' to terms son, I'm done with service
Pun's observant, Cuban- but the guns is German
I been urgin' to turn it loose, I got the burden of proof
that'll determine your moment of truth
I return, so concern your troops, now it's my turn to shoot
I'll make it burn like that Bourbon juice
I earnt my due, nigga you's a made-up name
you dudes is fool's coke, man I'm straight up caine
from the roof to the booth- got that radar aim
Ar-15's that'll fucking tear y'all frame
had to change up the game, got my weight up man
little fame, little chain from that Jacob man
got these dames givin' brains, that's my wake-up plan
from the range to the planes, time to bake up grams ( bake up grams 3x)
[Chorus: Cuban Link]
when you talk about that money man, let's talk about g's
when you talk about that hustle game, talk about keys
when you talk about the struggle fam, talk about me
speak out, but watch your mouth when you talk about me
when you talk about that money fam, let's talk about g's
when you talk about that hustle game, talk about keys
when you talk about the struggle fam, talk about me
Cuban Link, Jadakiss, Double R, M.O.B.
You fuckin' around, now, with two of the nicest ( nicest)
you 'bout to end up in a crisis (crisis)
cause we don't give a fuck who you know, where you go
what you know, they can never be like us (like us)
we rep it for our people in Ryker's ( Ryker's)
the hood'll show a nigga what life is ( life is)
and we don't give a fuck who you know, what you know
where you go, we gon' always be like this (like this)
(Jadakiss laughs) (Cuban, what up baby)
[Chorus: Cuban Link]
when you talk about that money man, let's talk about g's
when you talk about that hustle game, talk about keys
when you talk about the struggle fam, talk about me
speak out, but watch your mouth when you talk about me
when you talk about that money fam, let's talk about g's
when you talk about that hustle game, talk about keys
when you talk about the struggle fam, talk about me
Handgun on the hip you know I got the AR
High profile from the hood on the radar
You ridin over here, I dont know if they are
I still cant believe a record company can pay y'all
I aint gotta tell you whats good you should cop this
Hospital beds, gernies wood boxes
Top chefs, great attorneys, good doctors
Movies that were made on the block got Hood Oscars
Yea, im gettin mine on the back end
Unwrap em' weigh em' and put em' back in
Yup, cause even the best die,
Break a few of em down but im lettin the rest fly
Goin thru changes, but they are not dangerous
Get dope money but speakin cocaine game language
Explain this, either you soft or a criminal
The murder rate got the hate on subliminal
Always raspy till the day they blast me
Im project elevator hallway nasty
He don do half he need all his cash be
Put a nigga in the casket off cast be
Im all in the Daily News checkin out Jeter
Two Pits off the leash Quadna then Benita
And you keep lyin thats why its hard to believe ya
Gon need a free safety to guard the reciever
Now, when you dealin with a clown
Only pay your respect before they put him in the ground
When the birds land nigga guess who put em in the town
So the pitchers is out, guess who put em on the mound
3 button purple label go wit the cargo
A African American version of Pablo
Niggas still hatin they can kiss my ass
Get a hard on when I count that cash
Hook
Jasmine Sullivan:
You're the only one i love,
Jadakiss: uh huh
The only man i know that i can trust,
Jadakiss: yup
And if I ever should need u,
I know you'd come,
Jadakiss: yea
Ready to kill with a smoking gun,
Echo: (with a smoking gun)
Verse 1
Jadakiss:
Yo Shawty is courageous,
Going through the stages,
Of where her body is more mature,
Than her age is,
Far from the daddy's little girl type,
Can't even imagine what her world's like,
It all started off as a youngin,
Stepfather used to touch her,
And she couldn't say nothing,
The more she held in the pain,
It kept coming,
Eventually it scarred her for life as a woman,
And then he just kept touching her,
Inside that was crushing her,
I got something to discuss with her,
I'm coming with the tech,
With the ear holes and the mufflers.
(Blaw)
Hook:
Jasmine Sullivan:You're the only one i love,
The only man i know that i can trust,
And if I ever should need u,
I know you'd come,
Ready to kill with a smoking gun,
Echo: (with a smoking gun)
Ahh Ahh
With a smoking gun,
Ahh Ahh
With a smoking gun,
Ahh Ahh
I know you'd come,
Ready to kill,
With a smoking gun,
Sounds faded:
Girl: Through,
A long road
Jadakiss: Uh huh
Girl: I'll come
Jadakiss: Yup
Jasmine Sullivan:
I know u'll run,
Ready to kill,
With a smoking gun,
Verse 2
Jadakiss:
Yo now she really stressed bad,
Baby by her step dad,
Her and lil man,
All alone up in westhab Tough road,
And without a car,
It's a tough walk,
Worse part about it,
Is her mom think its her fault,
Word get around yall,
Know how the town talk,
Baby girl is innocent,
Labeled ah the town whore,
Suicidial thoughts on her mind,
Even now more,
First the abuse,
Now she gotta raise her child poor,
And that's why I feel for you,
That's why i'm ready to kill for you,
That's a black girl lost for ya,
Call me,
I'm come through and let it off for ya.
Hook:
Jasmine Sullivan:
You're the only one i love,
The only man i know that i can trust,
And if I ever should need u,
I know you'd come,
Ready to kill with a smoking gun,
Echo: (with a smoking gun)
Ahh Ahh
With a smoking gun,
Ahh Ahh
With a smoking gun,
Ahh Ahh
I know you'd come,
Ready to kill,
With a smoking gun,
Jadakiss:
Sounds faded:
Girl: Through,
Jadakiss: uh huh
A long road
Jadakiss: yea
Girl: I'll come
Jadakiss: Yup
Jasmine Sullivan:
I know u'll run,
Jadakiss: Yup
Ready to kill,
Jadakiss: Yup
With a smoking gun,
Verse 3
Jadakiss:
It aint your fault boo,
I'm always here for you to talk to,
Hold your head high when you walk through,
Sometimes the devil's temptation would force you,
One thing about the Lord,
He'd never cross you,
Look at all the bad things that they tried to do to you,
And you're still queen of this earth and you're beautiful,
Everything happens for a reason,
If you ever need me,
Call me,
I'm coming through squeezing.
(Blaw)
Hook:
Jasmine Sullivan:
You're the only one i love,
The only man i know that i can trust,
And if I ever should need u,
I know you'd come,
Ready to kill with a smoking gun,
Echo: (with a smoking gun)
Ahh Ahh
With a smoking gun,
Ahh Ahh
With a smoking gun,
Ahh Ahh
I know you'd come,
Ready to kill,
With a smoking gun,
Sounds faded:
Girl: Through,
A long road
I'll come
Jasmine Sullivan:
I know u'll run,
Ready to kill,
Let's go
Feds in the precinct lookin' at our picture
If rap don't work, we gonna get it like Guy Fisher
I was taught to ride with them niggas that'll die with ya
Headed OT? Then bring some pies with ya
Buy your man a lambo and tell him to fly with ya
Or throw the nigga jewels and tell him to shine with ya
I shine
You shine
Like smith n wesson you don't wanna feel the ghost
Or the kiss of death n'
Tubs still lift up
So do the sink now
Pablo escobar shit
Buyin' a clink now
Dead presidents shit
Robbin the Brinks now
100 shot tommy guns
Hell of a stink now
J A D A
'Cause the P will hollow the gun to holla at son
Muah, I'm that nigga ya'll know that
Do it Holiday Style
Double R is comin' for war, war
J A D A
'Cause the P will hollow the gun to holla at son
Muah, I'm that nigga ya'll know that
Do it Holiday Style
Double R is comin' for war, war
On the average day we smoke about a quarter
And everythings is bad for a nigga nowadays
So we drink a lot of water
Talk about you, "So rich"
Nigga you, "So bitch"
That your parents probably think they got a daughter
Yeah, we them boys that bring all the terror
We persevered through all the errors
Lay niggas down with all barettas
Everything in the bag, chains, watches
All your leathers
So you can act funny with yourselves
I'm in the hood with dope
Sacks is filled twenty after twelve
A sign of the times kitchen cook 38, 38 treys
That remind you of dimes
J A D A
'Cause the P will hollow the gun to holla at son
Muah, I'm that nigga ya'll know that
Do it Holiday Style
Double R is comin' for war, war
J A D A
'Cause the P will hollow the gun to holla at son
Muah, I'm that nigga ya'll know that
Do it Holiday Style
Double R is comin' for war, war
Hustlers, entreprenaurs
Anything to do with the hood
That's what we responsible for
Battin' you down
Knifin' you up
Stompin' your jaw
Bail a nigga out for stealin' something out on the tour
And they makin' technology to trya nd screw niggas
I'm good long as an old gun will kill a new nigga
Yall dudes with 9 lives got one life left
And controversy sells but it ain't like death
So pop him in the head 'til his brains start to fizz on him
I ain't sell my soul to the devil, I bought his from him
Waitin' on the day, they say Jesus is gonna come
So God bless yall niggas 'cuz I'm sneezing with my gun
Ah-choo
Bless you
You ain't D Block or Double R nigga
No doubt imma stretch you
Imma shoot back 10 feet
Imma catch you
Real brutal shit
Make sure I snap your neck too
S L R or the Aston Mar'
Lamborghini or the Porsche with the crashin' bars
Iced out
Or wear no ice at all
100 G's on the dice game
Life's a ball
Listen up, if you real get real estate
We the best in the game, that ain't a real debate
And they never had AK's peelin' face
'Cuz it's written in the starts for us to seal your fate
Time to skate
J A D A
'Cause the P will hollow the gun to holla at son
Muah, I'm that nigga ya'll know that
Do it Holiday Style
Double R is comin' for war, war
J A D A
'Cause the P will hollow the gun to holla at son
Muah, I'm that nigga ya'll know that
Do it Holiday Style
[Hook: french montana]
Sleeping on the yacht
Rollin off a bentley
Showin you her back
I'm tryna get it in
[Verse 1: wale & jadakiss]
New whip, paper tags, same checks, spend the cash
A young black nigga on a fucking rap
But that's some bad luck years if you in the path of a jag
Got much to say, hallelujah I do it
If pussy was music, I would have... rubies
Montana, nigga stay schemin
8g's in the peas, killing...
V12, paper tags, you know I like mine in the paper bags
Hop and go, make it fast
Cut it with the rock scizz, make it last
Tread mill and I'm in the sonar
When you getting money you get caught up in the moment
While that sucker shit, real niggas...
You can get it, depending on how bad you want it
[Hook: french montana]
Sleeping on the yacht
Rollin off a bentley
Showin you her back
I'm tryna get it in
[Verse 2: jadakiss & styles p]
Cocaine, d block, double mg, we got the streets locked
We be high like a motherfucker
On some niggas that we ride like a motherfucker
Sipping on that yap, rolling of a beat
Shawty on her back, I'm trying to get it in
New 9, paper tags, stay... but you ain't where the lakers at
Waterproof uzzi when I take a bath
Mind goose nigga cut a motherfucking snake in half
Mind taken,... big ass guns stand in front of it
It's only real niggas I get blunted with
I only give a fuck about niggas I get hunneds with
Triple bean, paper tags, give you the whole thing
Just pay for half
Think about it, do the math
Wired it to my account, screw the cash
Kobe's corporate, give them a good batch and they won't get off it
Sharp claws but they still open of it
I ain't satisfied till they close the coffin
[Hook:french montana]
Sleeping on the yacht
Rollin off a bentley
Showin you her back
I'm tryna get it in
[Outro: french montana]
Cocaine, d block, double mg, we got the streets locked
We be high like a motherfucker
On some niggas that we ride like a motherfucker
Sleeping on the yacht
Rollin off a bentley
Showin you her back
Yeah niggas, so this is what it all boils down to, ha? Ha?
This is what it's come to, ha? Ha?
Playoffs, yo booms, fuck that
We back, baby
I ain't asked you to fear it
Mandatory you think about it after you hear it
And it's the evils that's gonna make you have to compare it
You know me, I swing back through and see who got hit after I air it
But it ain't about shit, niggas mumble about my outfits
But I'm humble, I keep my mouth shut
Lacin' them well, it was destined for J's in the cell
I can make you a reservation to hell
Then blow you out the water, I'm out of your order
Me verse any rapper is slaughter
Something like a poet and an author
The only difference is that I mix slick talk with pain and torture
One false move will cost ya, these lames will cross ya
Don't let the game extort ya
Try to learn from what the game has taught ya
I'm the author of slick talk, pain and torture
One false move will cost ya, these lames will cross ya
Don't let the game extort ya
Try to learn from what the game has taught ya
I'm the author of slick talk, pain and torture
Yo, I'ma take the responsibility for bringing it back
They rappin' with hostility, meanin' they whack
But then again, I feel 'em
Knowin' that they up against a nigga just like myself that'll kill 'em
I gotta spend a buck at the dealer for suede ceilings
Lotta bodies drop because of betrayed feelins'
What other rappers you know made it and stay dealin'
Smart niggas just fell back and they saved millions
These are pedestrian bars for the civilians
Shoes is Italian, handgun Brazilian
Open it up and see what Kiss brought ya
Slick talk, pain and torture
One false move will cost ya, these lames will cross ya
Don't let the game extort ya
Try to learn from what the game has taught ya
I'm the author of slick talk, pain and torture
One false move will cost ya, these lames will cross ya
Don't let the game extort ya
Try to learn from what the game has taught ya
I'm the author of slick talk, pain and torture
Yo, I flip words around, sorta like birds and pounds
Rub shoulders in the industry with nerds and clowns
Give it to whoever deserve the rounds
Hollow tips, move organs and nerves around
Get money, fuck riffin'
I'm definitely cut different, I twist honey's, puff piffin
Get my insight from an old G
With a good job and all that buddy love sniffin'
Shit talker, playboy, British walker
Rather be home like, "God, please get 'em off us"
After the sun shine, it gets darker
Slick talk, pain and torture
One false move will cost ya, these lames will cross ya
Don't let the game extort ya
Try to learn from what the game has taught ya
I'm the author of slick talk, pain and torture
One false move will cost ya, these lames will cross ya
Don't let the game extort ya
Try to learn from what the game has taught ya
C'mon
I need a good girl
I need a good girl
I need a good girl
Eyes all chinky
She be coming through in the new Cadillac Escalade on twinkies
Ma got a perfect face, brilliant ass
Her hands and her feet look like a mill in cash
I love when I call and she still in class
Instead of down in Bloomingdales stealing bags
And you know ya man Jada shoot through the hood
She look so good that the chickenheads can't hate her
Ever seen a dime? she a hell-a one
Still make her hop out and cop me a dutch, a vanilla one
Taught her how to murda the highway
Put her up on mean shoes like Roberto Cavale`
Even though she look real ill in the Gucci
Now you might catch her in Amilio Puchi
Since she a good girl that attend college
I don't let her give me brain I just let her give me knowledge
She's a good, good, good, good girl
Such a real fine lady and a lucky girl
I don't want no nasty girl
I don't want no nasty girl
I'ma show you the kiss of life sorta like Sade
G-class 5, the seats go sideways
Wit the see-through roof, OOF!
Rims so big they leave dents in the highway
My good girl ride wit me
She take over the wheel everytime I pull over to piss
She shake it up in the club when I'm over them hips
Waking up to the turkey bacon over the grits
Orange juice and the newspaper over the clips
Later on she gon hook up spaghetti
She ain't worried 'bout Herm S shit she got it already
She said she knew about the game cause her father was heavy
Then she asked could she borrow the Chevy
I could zoom in the jag
She going shopping need room for the bags
I sped off in the joint like it's Raspy's world
Cause (I don't want no nasty girl)
She's a good girl, I love her for that
She got mad dough, I love her for that
Her moms is cool, I think her lil' brother a rat
Everything else is straight though other than that
She dont play no games, I love her for that
Or hang wit no dames, I love her for that
I told her roll for dolo, leave the chicks
Attitude, reflex leadership
And the sex is incredible, I love her for that
How she fit me in her schedule, I love her for that
And she like making love by the lake for hours
Or just chillin' on the block, on a crate for hours
This Jadakiss, and Timbaland
This is Raspy's world
(feat. Nas, Ludacris)
[Intro: Jadakiss]
I need it from the top, AHHH!
This is history baby
Commissioner Steve Stoute, Lenny - ha!
God's Son, whattup?
D-Block, whattup?
Bravehearts, whattup? Yeah
Yeah, yo
[Verse One: Jadakiss]
Yo ain't nothin but trouble God
When I kick in the door with D-Block, Bravehearts and the Double R
Don't make me let the machine off
This is methadone music that you can lean off
"Made You Look," the remix with me up on it
I copped your shit, now I break weed up on it
And everything is real I see
Like my niggaz that been home but they only got a jail ID
I helped the game, it ain't help me
I'm top five dead or alive and that's just off one LP
And, I still buzz, they feel cuz
Cause they know the flow's Ill just like Will was
I'm just tryin to make sure that my sons wealthy
Out of shape but I make sure that my guns healthy
I'm a ape, you can't stand 'Kiss
Comin through the hood in a Aston Vanguish the color of dandruff
They said we jumped him, I just let the gun snuff him
Copped P then turboed soon as they uncuff him
This goes out to all of your mans
Why put you in the verse when I can put in a coroner van
D-Block
[Chorus 2X: Nas]
THEY SHOOTIN! Ah made you look
You a slave to a page in my rhyme book
Gettin big money, playboy your time's up
Where them gangsters, where them dimes at?
[Verse Two: Ludacris]
Yuh, woo! It's time to go, Luda let's go!
I'm from the school of hard knocks, sneak peeks and low blows
Where X's mark spots and kitchens mark O's
Where love is gon' getcha and hate is gon' snitch ya
And fingers squeeze triggers like boa constrictors
It's the, Mr. Luda, Jada and Nas
And our bullets give you a deep tissue massage
So hear a song and dance while I make these ends
You never stood half a chance like Siamese Twins
AHHH - THEY SHOOTIN, look in the barrel
Then he made the front page of the Miami Herald
or Chi. Tribune, nozzles with silent doom
We in that A-Town Journal-list, filed with goons
You should print my information, quote my rhyme
And keep me in between these New York and L.A. Times
I was the victim of society, it's 'Cris the menace
With mo' shit out on the streets than evicted tenants
WOOOOOOOO!
[Chorus]
[Interlude: Nas]
Uhh.. uhh..
(BRAVE-HEARTS.. BRAVE-HEARTS.. BRAVE-HEARTS.. BRAVE-HEARTS..)
Jungle, Wiz, Nashawn!
We got 'em scared look
We got 'em scared they runnin
[Verse Three: Nas]
Yo, I grasp the ratchet, the blinker, the biscuit, the burner
The heat, the toaster, the twister you meetin your owner
The banger, the hammer, the flamers I aim at the cannons
and can ya, manhandlin ya, you'll be famous like cancer do
And cut, that's the end of your movie
Pretendin you actin like you and your mens'll come shoot me
My tennis shoes Gucci, old school pea soup green
Jean Lee suit on Beaver, clicko champagne
Friday the 13th my CD drop, I rhyme to more Base than EZ Rock
I'm Jason, call up P.D. watch
them Bravehearts, Jungle and Wiz and Nashawn
Ill Will rasta Lake, never revealin his face on
TV or pictures or even them niggaz
Sorry that I made you wait long, glad them fakes gone
[beat scratches out]
WE SHOOTIN! Squeezin them triggers with Luda beside me
Me and 'Kiss get Luniz of weed, set to Styles P.
Tell him hold his head, God's Son got him we made y'all look
hold your hand lil' bruh
you're not dead lil' bruh!
you are brown when this world is black and white low lil' bruh,
i know how it sounds low lil' brush!
i times i life can seem miserable,
but lil' brush you got a lot of living the.
you gotta go get it, they won't gonna give it to you!
just what you're saying, watch what you're delivering too,
..cause you won't never know when it rains,
you could never feel the love without knowing the pain.
brace it in the pinky rain, go with the change,
this different kind of jewels your brain.
bracing your down fall, when you're doing your thing,
if something happens while you're in charge to blame you!
the better, stay flat, don't respect the ..of letter.
when you get them never let up, when you fall get up!
wipe the tears off, hid the blood and the sweater,
if you don't say nothing, can't be set up,
always stay tall, make sure you hold your head up!
chorus:
hold your head lil' brush!
you're not dead lil' brush!
you are brown when this world is black and white low lil' brush,
you know how it sounds lil' brush!
but you're lil' brush!aha! check me out!
yeah! ain't nobody going for nobody's money out here!
you get it if you want to, you get it,
you can keep sitting around,
saying what you're gonna do.
if you don't pay attention is gonna come back to hunt you,
yeah! make saving one of your habits!
never keep the raisins and plates under the cabinet!
you can get further in life by using the menace,
and all these cellphones tapped their using scanners.
never use your home address, use your nannie's!
and if you ever have to pull it out, use your hammer!
yeah! white paper ditching!
ha! automatic clutching!
accumulate more than enough shit,
then you're getting the bill for these
chorus:
forget the ladies lil' brush!
and yeah, don't stop!
you're the greatest lil' brush!
you were made to amaze and bring change lil' brush!
it takes more than no one brush,
Uh-huh, you know where I'm takin this
I'm takin it right there - they leave me no choice
AOWWWWW!! Uh, uh, oh
She said she was a model for a year and a half
And if she took her pins out,
then her hair would drop down to her calf
I knew her man, he was just up North
and would've got left up North, but he was the chef up North
Anyway I'm K-I-double
All I do is get dough, spit flows, try to stay out of trouble
If you ready we could move, just lose your man
or hit the dance floor, I'll show you how to do my dance
Or I might let you play in the garden
Or sit up in that white thing and listen to the greatest of Marvin
The estate got six locations
Take so long to get to the front once I missed probation
And I hate to brag
I know ya man really wouldn't like the Beretta but he'd hate the Mag
And yeah here go a blank check, rock yourself out
But in the mean time girl - knock yourself out
Oh you modelin momma? (knock yourself out)
Wanna let ya hair down? (knock yourself out)
Oh you ready to move? (knock yourself out)
Whatchu wanna sit in the Coupe? (knock yourself out)
Wanna keep on dancin? (knock yourself out)
Wanna run in my mansion? (knock yourself out)
Sit in V.I.P.? (knock yourself out)
Bitch you just wanna be seen (knock yourself out)
Now you can knock yourself out like you boxin yourself
Or you can get real freaky start poppin yourself
And my watch got so many rocks, when you look at the time
it's sorta like you watchin yourself, uhh
Front if you want, I puff a few blunts
and take a cruise in a Porsche wit the trunk in the front
She had the Jocko B'sure sandals, told her hop in
The coupe blew her mind when she couldn't find the door handles
Attitude very high maintence; check this out ma
I'm runnin out of my patience
Don't sleep wit me? Then don't speak wit me
And neva talk bad bout niggaz that eat wit me
Aiyyo, honey know I'm waitin to leave
Keep dancin, cause I like how that ass shake in them capris
I'm like Big wit the murder mamis up in Belize
but I'll still fuck a chickenhead like Lil' Cease
I don't care if they model, bet they all gon' chill
First nigga to cook base on a Foreman grill
And you might win some, but you just lost one
Whattup little man? What's the matter?
I wish I didn't have to be here
It's not that bad..
Could always be worse, yaknahmsayin?
All you gotta do, is stay in school
Anything you wanna do you could do yaknahmsayin baby?
No matter what though, gotta keep your head up to the sky
This goes out to, all the infants
in this cold world that was born addicted
And to all the section eight kids
Just remember these four words y'all - we gon' make it
The government keep on tryin to fool us
The system, keep on tryin to lose us
And all we can do is keep buyin computers
And (?) all now 'fore it start goin down
We gotta hold our head, keep our pride
Though it hurts when I see people sleep outside
Little babies with no socks on, eatin popcorn
We all know what they moms and they pops on
Out go the love when the drugs come
They never got nuttin for Christmas, and they ain't Muslim
This is a jewel, a lot of us was them
This is a jewel, a lot of us was them
Your head to the sky.. my my, my
You can win - you can win - if you keep your head
As long as you keep - your head - your head to the sky
My my, my..
Uhh, to my lockdown niggaz keep your head in the sky
To my shot down niggaz keep your head in the sky
I don't know if it's better to ride, or better to die
And that's why there's red in my eye
Cause people don't know what the ghetto is like
Either you make it out, or the terrible life
I don't wanna be a broke bastard
And everybody in the hood got somebody in they fam' with a coke habit
You work for minimum wage
I'ma get in the game, get shot or a bid in the cage
It's a risk I gotta take - and I'ma be the nigga
with the bricks and the stash and the biscuit outta state
And even though I'm blessed with the gift
I gotta move cause the pain and the sickness gotta wait
I go extremely hard - why let up?
And I can breathe long as I keep my head up
Uhh, uhh - uh-huh, uhh - uh..
Aiyyo I come from a place where it's three strikes out
And your life's on the line, so we iced out
Summertime gettin money, three dice out
Tanktops, and jean shorts, we Niked out
Headbands, and four wheelers
Jeeps and Coupes and convos, about who know more killers
It's all wrong but it's all right
It's a small world; matter fact it's a small life
We all trip but the way to survive
is hold your head and make sure you fall right
And it's a quite fact, that whatever goes around comes right back
It's just like that
And we tryin to touch major paper
Everybody in the struggle it gets greater later
Never say can't, it's better to try
And you can breathe long as you keep your head in the sky
Don't you let nobody stop you, mm
{Yeah, its the world famous DJ Clue Desert Storm
Fabolous, the album 'Street Dreams', I mean we all street dream
The sometime or another you know, fast cars, cash, women, livin' the life
(feat. Styles P)
[Jadakiss:]
When It's All Said And Done
After They Said I've Won
All Im Going To Say Is:
[Chorus:]
I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson (Oooh)
I Am For Real
Never Meant To Make Your Daughter Cry
I Apologize A Trillion Times
I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson (Oooh)
I Am For Real
Never Meant To Make Your Daughter Cry
I Apologize A Trillion Times
[Verse 1: Jadakiss]
Tried To Diss Kiss To The World
And It's Your Fault Cause She Said She Saw You Kissing A Girl
The Hood Was Behind Her For Her Whole Career
But Now They've Slightly Starting To Disappeared
Something About That,
She's Always Angry, Might Have Been When Them Girls Trying To Push Her Scout Back
Needed Some Head Room
So She Went Out And Bought Tyson's Mansion With 18 Bedrooms
She's A Domestic Boss
That Don't Leave No Marks Though, You Got To Digest Those Scares
In Fact Think You Got To Tell Her To Get Back
Because Every Kiss Rap Is Similar To A Bitch Slap
Too Hard Since Way Back In The School Yard
She's Hollywood Though All She Needs Is A Boobjob
Girl In The Bubble, Didn't Mean To Trouble Her
Man But Im A Calla Hoe, Im Double Her
Really Think You Should Tell Her To Chill Cause
My Resume Is Longer Than A Doctor Bill Was
I Did The Song With Ja Rule Bigging The City Up
She Did The Magic Stick Remix With Olivia
She Got More Money But I Get Busier
Think Somebody Going To End Up Killing Her
And When It's All Said And Done
After They've Said I've Won
All Im Going To Say Is:
[Chorus:]
I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson (Oooh)
I Am For Real
Never Meant To Make Your Daughter Cry
I Apologize A Trillion Times
I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson (Oooh)
I Am For Real
Never Meant To Make Your Daughter Cry
I Apologize A Trillion Times
[Verse 2: Styles P]
Hood Had Love For This Bitch
Cause She Came From South Side Queens With A Thug Ass Click
Bitch Got Change, And She Changed
Now She Don't Fuck With The Hood, Probably Give A Nigga Brains
Bitch Got Boogie On A Nigga
Went From The Hood To Hollywood Got A Movie On A Nigga
Bitch Talking Greasy Like New York Sting
Sucking Down South Dick That's Some New York Thing
And The Bitch Used To Be Cool, Hood Even Liked The Bitch
Used To Listen To Again In The Weeds
She Had Stories Of Many Men, Times In The Club And Niggas That Was Wanksta But The Truth Was To See
Bitch Aint Shyt, She Was Real Good At Bluffing It
Ordered Protection On The Niggas She Was Fucking With
Now That's A Hoe That You Just Can't Trust
Hired Cops, That's A Hoe That You Just Can't Touch
Bitch Moved Out New York When They Were Swinging Them Glocks
Bitch Got A Deep Voice But She Would Be Singing A Lot
Bitch Would Sell Her Soul Just To Get On The Charts
Want To Front Like She's Gangsta But She Got No Heart
And She Going To Get Hit By The Mac And
All In The Back And This Time I Bet The Jaw Will Be Cracking
She's Going To Get Broken To Fractions D Block Is The Faction
All I Can Say Is Im Sorry Ms. Jackson
[Chorus:]
I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson (Oooh)
I Am For Real
Never Meant To Make Your Daughter Cry
I Apologize A Trillion Times
I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson (Oooh)
I Am For Real
Never Meant To Make Your Daughter Cry
I Apologize A Trillion Times
Check This Out Right?
I Don't Say It...
I Just Play It...
i love you, muah
ah, yeah, yo, lot of square feet chopping speed is the minimum
talk all subliminal in love with a criminal
it's all coming back to the pop no chemicals
she can get high on the spot no interviews
no carbs, just vitamins, mineral
riding shotgun in the coop with the general
you go hard for the kids so i'm into you
yeah, hold you down, that's what i'm ...do
no girls are right, like you do for me baby
that's why i hold you down, that's why i hold you down
girls don't decide and got i need baby, that's why i hold you down
that's why i hold you down
yo, cash coming rapidly, chicks coming after me
there cause i wanna be not cause i have to be
you the one i wanna be with my actions
i knew you were special cause we hit it off naturally
had your guards off at first now you're attached to me
gotta give you all of me, can't give you half of me
you take your time girl, we gonna move carefully
a hot bath water, the meals you prepare for me
when nobody was, you were always there for me
and i love myself just need you to care for me
you got more than enough, i owe you now
so it's only right that i hold you down
no girls are right, like you do for me baby
that's why i hold you down, that's why i hold you down
girls don't decide and got i need baby, that's why i hold you down
that's why i hold you down
i say damn it i let this one get away
she's what i'm wanting and no comparing to you girl
i never ... your heart, concealing games, no need for looking
cause there none that hurt you girl
hey girl, ... it's lame trying to play with you, i'm trying to stay with you
yo know what i mean? stay forever and a day with you
never mind them side chicks and made issue
they ain't nothing but bad luck the day was you
they ain't about them knowing about the 2 of us
they can't stand to see us doing us
and i told you this is what i go through
but words can't explain it so that's why now i gotta hold you
no girls are right, like you do for me baby
that's why i hold you down, that's why i hold you down
girls don't decide and got i need baby, that's why i hold you down
that's why i hold you down
I had to do it (YEAH)
its what the streets want
D-Block
mothafucka
the hood series
remix
blow it up, kiss of death
when it drop, they gon cop like new base
kill a nigga thousand times worse than srewface
ol' skool, i still clean my jewels wit toothpaste
hood rich, i could light the stove wit a new face
and as far for feds, they gon have to get me at the top
when you see me, you betta ride if you got the drop
cuz i stay wit the magnum, the 3-5-7
and, i can get the diesel, own T by 11
if you wanna do the math, dont come back til' you sold every gram for a hundred and a half
uh, keep up if you could follow the verse
and i never seen a brick truck follow a hearse
so thats why i'm an inforcer, the coop is V-10 five point five with five hundred horses
before long, im gonna catch ya
canoscos, and imma moreno Tonyo B.C clefta
and i dont even drive it, i keep the vet clean
stashed in the garage, as G has kept green
we aint got the most money, but we the best team
took a minute, but now im gonno be the next theme
to tear ya'll niggas apart
you can buy guns, but you cant buy niggaz wit heart, mothafucka
uh, yea,
i cant stand ya'll niggas
lets go to court, in the street, and i'll re-man ya'll niggas
i'm so roured, that bullshit aint workin no more
you wanna be the first rapper dead in the '04
two many niggas cool wit' da jaky
so you let 'em get acquanted with da riv
and get em cool wit da lake
but you a hard flow nigga, the way im movin ya space
bullets like eyedrops, put two on ya face
ya'll neva gon' touch me, kid
till they put me on the ground or until the FEDS cuff the kid
empty the pound all on niggas
tear up ya wig
look down on niggas, looked up to Big
fuck watchu' heard Kiss wont do
he gon give it to niggas and ya'll young boys can get some too
and if mores not like this, after this im through
front of the store every day, daddy just come through
you'll neva get the best of me now
you'll be after equaty now, my checks look like destiny child's
so ya'll niggas besta be out
D-Block got the rest of you now
Smith of west of you out
tears, jeans, hoodies, army coat, installation
i gave ya'll niggas inspiration
mothafucka, against the Kiss
and this the mothafuckin thanks i get
i'm fresh, dressed like a million bucks
with the pocket full of money and i'm ready to cut,
while shawty looking ...like she ready to ..
i got a king size ...
so let's start it up, so let's start it up,
so let's start it up, so let's start it up,
and get freaky, freaky, yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ...
hey look models on deck, bottles on deck,
next she is been, she accept nothing less,
i'm in the ass, caught in the ..
we're on the phone.. which one is the best
... with the fact i was like nothing when i stepped
custom cut adelinni suit double ..
i'm a gangsta but still going on when i dress
..bus ,ten ..on a ...
ain't no confusion because they all on a sex
that's be one on to the next.
chorus:
i'm fresh, dressed like a million bucks
with the pocket full of money and i'm ready to cut,
while shawty looking ...like she ready to ..
i got a king size ...
so let's start it up, so let's start it up,
so let's start it up, so let's start it up,
and get freaky, freaky, yeah yeah yeah yeah
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah ...
yeah i was raspy, yeah i put it down with the lock
some fresh nigga lv down to the socks the old ..
17 rounds in the clock like a .. walking around on a ..
don't you ... whole lot of stars in the spot
honey's everywhere .. minaj in the ..
nobody going home on this patron ...
plus we got zone in the ..
the finest fashion, fat ass, is designed the glasses
..nice lashes ... i put it on the california ...
[chorus:]
always .. to compete me up, i'm driven
i'll be in the .. new whips like the driven
though low, they know my best friend is a diamond
never a full for love no ...
just right when i step on the scene
see dudes that ride dirty but they all clean
vip with the teen that we ...that's what they call me
... cause he look like he ..
i'm fresh stay dressed with the best make a guess
what's next ohh.
Shout out to the runners
awww
lets go
CHORUS
Lets take it down south (lets go)
Lets take it down south (lets go)
Lets take it down south (lets go)
yayo, ross
this is D- Block
this is D- Block
this is D- Block
this is D- Block
Lets take it down south (lets go)
Lets take it down south (lets go)
Lets take it down south (lets go)
yayo, ross
this is D- Block
this is D- Block
this is D- Block
this is D- Block DDD you know my name
( rick ross)
Ridin in that maybach baby boy this first class tints
feelin like a prince pimp has the perp pass,
fly I gets high fuckin parachute got a new pair of
coups sittin on a pair of boots.
Focus on the guns that's a dunk or a ally oup steppin
out the car its the Marvin blue valley shoes.
On the grind tryna shine like summer time with three
jobs only thing on yo mama mind
(MAMA) Got ten cars gon whip one of mine I done did
a 100 getting 100 least 100 times.
Now im countin 100s I swing euros and pounds in Europe
with pounds boy i be movin around.
Cell phone well known the big boss rick rizzle the
rich nizzle its Ricky Ross you know the name bitch
know what I came wit D block triple c we on that same shit
CHORUS
(Sheek)
Lets take it down south but keep it new york.
We can push the caddy air force when I walk.
Old coupe deville big old racing tires I'm sittin up
high killin them like mike Myers.
White racin stripe loud racin pipe I'm comin down the
block hald Asian dyke. I be M.
I.A I neva been to Haiti but smitty keep tellin me
I can get nice and 80. So whats the price baby holla
at me ross I comin through wit Jada another D block
boss 2 guns down t shirt with these all crown I meetin
rose capoile on the other side of town.
So holla at me now nope look at me now they say I'm
hot but I aint plat that's gon change now this is this
is d block I keep my heat cocked I represent the south
and new york nonstop.
Chorus
( Jadakiss)
Muahh you gotta love it though cuz now I getting other
dough how you think I'm comin back and forth wit the
mother load. NC FC even out in west v a town dade county
I keep the haze round me. Good women good food always
in a good mood all chopped all screwed strip clubs
all nude wheelin then im ready from chillin them I
heavy the towny or the dessy Monte Carlo or the chevy.
Everybody is trill everything is a big deal from the
pills to grills to cars wit the big wheels.
I be down bottom wit no problem niggaz know if im in
the town then I got em I let em go.
Plain fragrant I can get you some cocaina if you aint
an agent dependin on your relations this is d block
and everybody is wit it get it how you live or either live how you get it.
Ride with my niggas ‘til all to the highest spot
Dope boy dope boy, line is around the block
Smoke with my niggas the high that never stop
Dope boy dope boy, nigger we gettin’ hot
Dope boy dope boy, holdin’ up on the Glock
Dope boy dope boy, come in to know the spots
Dope boy dope boy make a montega
Fuck around with me get higher than Heath Ledger
Ride with my niggas til all of us eat that a peach cool peach tree
Even got peach leather peach bitch drive again my street cedar
Dope from north to south, money from south to north, without the laws
Always dope on deck, no drops of force
Ride with my niggas ‘til all to the highest spot
Dope boy dope boy, line is around the block
Smoke with my niggas the high that never stop
Dope boy dope boy, nigger we gettin’ hot
Dope boy dope boy, holdin’ up on the Glock
Dope boy dope boy, come in to know the spots
I know you see the line outside
You know what that means? I am getting mine outside
How much the That? Well it’s a dime outside
After 12 to 15, they grind outside
That dope is from south east Asia
Cuttin’ requirin’ not a lactose for flavor
The money ain’t right but they Thing pop
Bang Frank Lucas but this dope came from Bangkok
Ride with my niggas ‘til all to the highest spot
Dope boy dope boy, line is around the block
Smoke with my niggas the higher that never stop
Dope boy dope boy, nigger we gettin’ hot
Dope boy dope boy, holdin’ up on the Glock
Dope boy dope boy, come in to know the spots
Same shit that made Ray Charles write them hooks
And now I am gonna write them books
If it’s good get it all cuz if you got your bunch
Could Become a millionaire in a matter of months
Short time profit you can see often, law forbid somebody else OD off it
Nothing to a rich nigger see it’s fast money but the DA get you rich quicker
Ride with my niggas ‘til all to the highest spot
Dope boy dope boy, line is around the block
Smoke with my niggas the high that never stop
Dope boy dope boy, nigger we gettin’ hot
Dope boy dope boy, holdin’ up on the Glock
Lyrics Huh, uh yeah
Bout to put it to 'em
With some ghetto slick shit, heh
Check it out, one time
For your motherfuckin' mind (motherfuckin' mind)
Yo I'm saying they gon' smell me on this one
No doubt, he-heh
Check it out, oh yeah
Listen
On the cross town with the top down
Sounds banging out the backstreets (alright)
Me and shorty two deep
She's flashing me thighs
Wind blowing through her hair
Baby we can take it there (take it there)
But first I gotta make my rise
Baby slow down
My crib's on the other side of town
But from the look in her eyes
She was hypnotized
Rubbed her hands on my chest
And started getting undressed
Tell me why
Could it be my chromed out rims?
Break your neck when you see me lookin' good
Or could it be the ice you see?
But you tell me that you're really feelin' me
(that you're feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me baby)
Could it be the word on the block?
I know they told you that a nigga got it locked
Tell me why you just can't stop
I'm thinking that it's all about me
What could it be?
I got the sixty inch flat tv, what?
Got it like DVD, whatever you need
I got the bubbles in the tub with the back rub (bathtub)
Silk sheets baby to make love
Oh girl I wanna hit it in the worst way
After that you'll be coming back like every day (oh yeah)
send you back to your girls with something else to say
How I hit it, split it, had you with it till the break of day
Could it be my chromed out rims?
Break your neck when you see me lookin' good
Or could it be the ice you see?
But you tell me that you're really feelin' me
Could it be the word on the block?
I know they told you that a nigga got it locked
Tell me why you just can't stop
I'm thinking that it's all about me
What could it be?
Could it be the drop top Benz
That got your friends going out on a limb
Sliding me numbers when you ain't watching them
Playing me close but I'm not feeling them
Could it be the time piece flooded with chips?
You with me cause I flex brigets around my wrist?
Or large amounts up in my bank account
You tell me you love me baby but what's that all about
Could it be my chromed out rims?
Break you neck when you see me lookin' good
Or could it be the ice you see?
But you tell me that you're really feelin' me
Could it be the word on the block?
I know they told you that I got it on lock
Tell me why you just can't stop
I'm thinking that it's all about me
What could it be?
Could it be my chromed out rims? (could it be my chromed out rims)
Break you neck when you see a nigga dip
Or could it be the ice you see?
But you tell me that you're really feelin' me
Could it be the word on the block? (tell me)
I know they told you that I got it on lock
Tell me why you just can't stop
I'm thinking that it's all about me
chase bank
I am on here
Spitting over all the
Money chase back
I ain't never getting ..
Team player with a hard on my shoulder
Flex and stress money like is yoga class
Yeah like a yoga class
Come and picture this
.. on a secret .. all my cash
We are getting money homey
What did you think
While you chase kitty we chase
Chase chase bank
Catch it
Chase bank (repeats)
New York cash like
While you chase kitty we chase
Chase chase bank
Catch it
Chase bank (repeats)
Grab it
You know where to find us
Whatever the ballers are
Get money over
Get family over holiday
..after that find out where ..
This ain't about money
Start ..
I wanna all the stuck
Don't come at me ..
I need all the facts
I've been chasing this since I was young
Old school she's waiting for
Man in the mirror
You are hating what you becoming
.. take it to the honey
We are getting money homey
What did you think
While you chase kitty we chase
Chase chase bank
Catch it
Chase bank (repeats)
Grab it
We are on the cash like we are fallowing
All of you chase kitty we really chase
Chase chase bank
Catch it
Chase bank (repeats)
Grab it
I chase bank as if you ain't know
.. niggers is ain't rool
Play pin pong .. you need to chase bank
.. chase bank double my
Look what you are doing dog
I'm gonna get mine dog
We are getting money homey
What did you think
While you chase kitty we chase
Chase chase bank
Catch it
Chase bank (repeats)
Grab it
We are on the cash like we are fallowing
All of you chase kitty we really chase
Chase chase bank
Catch it
Chase bank (repeats)
[Verse 1:]
Mhmm, yes, I does that.
Stays hot, I ain't got to get my buzz back
What everybody trying to be now; I was that
They could never stop me; that's why I love rap
Been living the life, praising ice.
Bang the baddest chicks in the world, maybe twice
The swag, the gear, the bread, all the whips is a year ahead
I only fear the FEDs
Fourty-five on the other side of the peep hole
Head shot from point blank; call it a free throw
Funny, 'cause I had divisions since Calico
Back then, I still aint reached my peak, though
Louie loafers, Pollo pea coat
Call me whenever the forces meat, yo
I drove papi crazy, so the industries never gonna stop me, baby
[Verse 2:]
Imma call it confidence, 'cause I aint cocky
I just know one thing: They can't stop me
Whether I'm on "Ef" or LA, or they swap me;
it's all good, because I know the gangsters got me
First thing's first "they jar us" abruptly
I treat the rap game like a large monopoly
One on one they can't guard me properly
But when they double team me the odds are sloppy
I move like them eighty milligrams of oxy
Send your sister back to your family, not me
Got too hot for the grams, and got weed
In the rap bracket he remains the top seed
Revolver holds six; quick to blow three
Audio heroin, so you don't OD
Shooters know you, but you don't know me
The block is crazy, can't stop me, baby
[Verse 3:]
Once I start I aint gonna stop the squeezing
And the gauze aint gon' be able to stop the bleading
And your girl aint gon' be able to stop the weezing
When she get that phone call from the doc; we even
You could not stop me, so stop believing
Ring tone rap, this is not the season
I punch lines hard enough to stop your breathing
And the ladies will still pay a lot to see him
Imma get rich long as I got my freedom
And usually when you get hit it's for a reason
If you in the hood, better dodge the Ds, and
watch your Qs, and be on your Ps, and
Thank you all for coming out this evening
Having a good time with your liquor, and treason
Even if they knock me, then continue to watch me
Whohohohooow
Put it on me, put in on me
I can't let
Can't let you get
Ohw noo
Couplet:
He has a little game that he plays
clever little ways and a hot boy style
brags about the dough that he makes
Flash a little cash watch the girls go wild
Lately he's been checking for me
Telling me how much he wants to be
Wants to be the one to replace
Replace the man that waits at home for me
Chorus:
But oh no I can't let you get the best of me, even though deep
inside somethings dying to see, how you flow
out them clothes and you put it on me
Feelings coming on strong
I know that its wrong
I can't let you get the best of me
(put it on me)
The best of me
(put it on me)
Couplet:
So is he tryin to play with my head
Tellin' me how he could blow my mind
Something 'bout the things that he said
Made me wanna take it there one time
I should be walking away, 'cause his hand's up on my thigh
Should I leave
Should I stay
After all it's just one night.
Chorus
Jadakis rap:
Yo Yo Yo
I got so many bags of money that they won't fit in the bank
And Ima do this, just like Tony did it to Frank
But im gun' make sure both ya'll win
Let him keep the place you move and Ima pay both of ya'll rent
So forget about the condo and come to the crib, cuz the
castle over the mountain comes wit a bridge
You know literally we can go shopping in Italy
hand on her tigh, she ain't wanna get rid of me
and she don't drink or know how L looks
chanell look mix with the Pete Arnell look
You just stay pretty, while I'm runnin' the city
When I'm with the V. you can go hold the joint if you with me
Vacation cost a hunderd and fifty, we livin' it up
I'll put it on ya ass, if you givin' it up
And you know I'm not a hata and if you feel bad then you call
him up lata and tell him u all jada's...
Yo, my slug 4's killin me, Million in the trunk
Im in the back seat with my back to the money . . . Literally, Top of da hill, got it Poppin for real, Like the dude from LimitLess without
Poppin them pills
All i see is your face, and me poppin the steel, Then its back to the Block to get back to them Deals, I meen back to the money
They moving Packs for the money
Doing income tax scams, Getting Accident Money, Always count it Twice make sure its Accurate Money, Neva get to Comfortable
And Relax with the money, Niggas will run up on you with them Gat's for the money, And blow ya fuccing Brains out after they ask for
The Money,
If you spend it all on a Bitch then its a rap for the money, Try to get it back quick and get clapped for the money, Usually be the ones
Who get a dirt nap for the money
RELEASE
ALBUMS
- Intro
- Nightmares and Migraines
- Paper Tags
- By the Bar
- Respect It
- Traffickin
- Hustle Like a Muh
- Back to the Money
- Dope Boy
- Count It
- Without You
- Cuz We Paid
- Street Knock (Raspy mix)
- I'm Good
- Thangs on Deck
- Turn Up
- I Want In
- We Getin Money
- Shaheem Reid Interview
- Intro
- Hold You Down
- Lil Bruh
- How 2 Feel
- Rock Wit Me
- In the Streets
- Lay Em Down
- Toast (intro)
- Toast to That
- Inkredible (remix)
- Gone Too Long
- Pain & Torture
- Can't Stop Me
- Who's Real
- Grind Hard
- Something Else
- One More Step
- Stress Ya
- What If
- Things I've Been Through
- I Tried
- Rocking With the Best
- Smoking Gun
- Cartel Gathering
- Come and Get Me
- By My Side
- Letter to B.I.G.
- Something Else (remix)
- Death Wish
- Intro
- What You So Mad At?
- Shine (feat. Snoop Dogg & DJ Quik)
- Bring You Down
- Time's Up (feat. Nate Dogg)
- Why (feat. Anthony Hamilton)
- U Make Me Wanna (feat. Mariah Carey)
- Hot Skit
- Hot Sauce to Go (feat. Pharrell)
- Real Hip-Hop (feat. Sheek Louch)
- Shoot Outs (feat. Styles P)
- Still Feel Me
- By Your Side
- Gettin' it In (feat. Kanye West)
- Air It Out
- Welcome to D-Block (feat. Eminem & D-Block)
- Kiss of Death (feat. Styles P)
- I'm Goin' Back (feat. Nesha)
- I Flow Right
- Gangs (feat. Black Rob, Styles & Sheek)
- I Don't Care
- The Raw
- Some Niggas
- This Is This, This Is That (skit)
- The Streets (feat. Beanie Sigel)
- Thumbs Up (feat. Genovese)
- Say It (feat. Styles & Sheek)
- Where Have You Been (remix) (feat. Beanie Sigel)
- 1, 2, 3, 4
- Fix Me (feat. Parle)
- Somethin' to Talk About
- However Do You Want It (remix) (feat. Mary J. Blige)
- Fantastic Four (feat. Cam'ron, Nature, Fabolous, Styles & Sheek)
- Put Ya Hands Up
- Show Discipline
- Knock Yourself Out
- We Gonna Make It
- None of Y'all Betta
- I'm a Gangsta
- Nasty Girl
- Put Ya Hands Up
- On My Way
- Cruisin'
- Kiss Is Spittin'
- Or What
- It's Time I See You
- What You Ride For
- Un Hunh
- Feel Me
- Keep Ya Head Up
- Who Run This Shit (feat. Jay- Z)
- Wanna Lose Your Life (feat. Snoop Dogg) (Produced by Alchemist)
- Living in the City (Produced by DJ Premiere)
- Get Swoll on Em
- Deep Rap
- Gettin Money Like
- Here I Am
- U Aint Know
- Its Like That (feat. Sheek & Styles P)
- Spanish Fly
- Lets Ride (remix)
- I Know
- Get That Paper (remix)
- Don't Start Nothing
- Hi Hater (remix)
- So Fly (remix)
- All I Need, Part 2
- Stilettos
- What You Gonna Do
- Games Pain (remix)
- Cocaine Music (feat. D-Block)
- Homicide Music
- Paper Touching (remix)
- Hustlers Prayer
- 914 to 226
- A Milli
- Close Your Eyes
- That's My Nigga
- Kiss My Ass Is Coming (outro)
- Public Servic Announcement
- D-Block Rock (feat. Sheek, Styles & Jae Hood)
- Interlude
- Wild Out 2004 (feat. Sheek, Styles & Jae Hood)
- Hood Victory
- Overnight Celebrity (feat. Biggie & Twista) (Oddyssey remix)
- Blood Pressure
- All for the Love
- Kiss
- My Name Is Kiss
- WW III
- Go Head
- We Gone Make It
- Wanna Thank You
- Big Poppa
- Ruff Ryders Anthem
- Last Days
- Dope Money
- Ten Hut
- Made You Look (remix)
- Where You Stand
- Fast Lane
- Show Discipline
- Holla at Me
- The Door of Doors
- Uh Huhh
- Jiggy
- Ryde or Die Bitch
- Put Ya Hands Up
- Got It All
- Knock Yaself Out
- Family Affair
- Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
- You'll See
- Get at Me Dog
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Jadakiss - Why (Uncut Version) ft. Anthony Hamilton
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:12
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Jadakiss performing Why. (C) 2004 Ruff Ryders
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Music video by Jadakiss performing Why. (C) 2004 Ruff Ryders
Jadakiss Freestyle (He Goes In)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:51
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Str8 Crack
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Freestyle_He_Goes_In
Jadakiss- Why
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:01
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
off of Kiss of Death
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Why
Jadakiss - U Make Me Wanna ft. Mariah Carey
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:17
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Jadakiss performing U Make Me Wanna. (C) 2004 Ruff Ryders
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_U_Make_Me_Wanna_ft_Mariah_Carey
Music video by Jadakiss performing U Make Me Wanna. (C) 2004 Ruff Ryders
- published: 09 Oct 2009
- views: 2842617
- author: JadakissVEVO
Jadakiss - Time's Up ft. Nate Dogg
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:47
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Jadakiss performing Time's Up. (C) 2004 Ruff Ryders
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Music video by Jadakiss performing Time's Up. (C) 2004 Ruff Ryders
- published: 05 Oct 2009
- views: 1250902
- author: JadakissVEVO
Dj Khaled Feat. Ross, Meek , French , Jadakiss & Ace - I Did It For My Dawgz (Official Video)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:23
- Updated: 21 Jan 2013
I Did It For My Dawgz Dj Khaled (Feat. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Jadakiss & Ace Hood) www.facebook.com Nicki minaj big sean wiz khalifa 50 cent lmfao justin beiber gangnum style max b jim jones p diddy mavado young jeezy tyga maino dr dre eminem kanye west jay z beyonce...
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I Did It For My Dawgz Dj Khaled (Feat. Rick Ross, Meek Mill, French Montana, Jadakiss & Ace Hood) www.facebook.com Nicki minaj big sean wiz khalifa 50 cent lmfao justin beiber gangnum style max b jim jones p diddy mavado young jeezy tyga maino dr dre eminem kanye west jay z beyonce...
- published: 05 Dec 2012
- views: 130438
- author: JUNGLE JESUS
Jadakiss - We Gonna Make It ft. Styles
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Jadakiss performing We Gonna Make It. (C) 2001 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
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Music video by Jadakiss performing We Gonna Make It. (C) 2001 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
- published: 07 Oct 2009
- views: 2404474
- author: JadakissVEVO
Jadakiss - Checkmate (50 Cent Diss)
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- Duration: 2:39
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
You did it baby! Congratulations, homie! You made history! 1.1 million in a short week! [laughs] Screw a press conference, press this on your conscience! D-Block, cheers! Yeah! I ain't mad, I don't wanna sound mad, I feel marvelous.. D-Block, Double R, fuckin' faggots.. We gon' handle this like grown men, you won't win You don't even feel comfortable in your own skin I rap my ass off, I'm fightin' the champ with the glass jaw at the Garden or Nassau See me, couple hood niggaz behind stars I heard you put a couple good niggaz bars, (Preme!) I might never sell that much But you can bet your last 2 quarters, I never tell that much Picture 'Kiss not come out swingin' It's like going to see 50 at a show and he don't come out singin' Yeah, you got a felony, but you ain't a predicate Never the King of New York, you live in Connecticut You don't be in the hood, you be in the woods Fuckin' wit' me, is where you really gon' be for good I hold the 4-5 myself, and hop out the Range on 1-4-5 myself This is a true fact Since when has it become cool to get shot and not shoot back Trackmasters shelfed you, Bravehearts helped you Then everybody felt you, now I gotta melt you And don't try to pull rank on 'Kiss Cause the niggaz I'ma send to do it ain't gon' miss Be layed up stiff, I spit straight up 'piph I did real songs with BIG, no made-up shits And I don't got a problem with clout You ain't get shot again yet, so what's your second album about? (Nothin'!) Your raps are pre-school, you ...
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Checkmate_50_Cent_Diss
You did it baby! Congratulations, homie! You made history! 1.1 million in a short week! [laughs] Screw a press conference, press this on your conscience! D-Block, cheers! Yeah! I ain't mad, I don't wanna sound mad, I feel marvelous.. D-Block, Double R, fuckin' faggots.. We gon' handle this like grown men, you won't win You don't even feel comfortable in your own skin I rap my ass off, I'm fightin' the champ with the glass jaw at the Garden or Nassau See me, couple hood niggaz behind stars I heard you put a couple good niggaz bars, (Preme!) I might never sell that much But you can bet your last 2 quarters, I never tell that much Picture 'Kiss not come out swingin' It's like going to see 50 at a show and he don't come out singin' Yeah, you got a felony, but you ain't a predicate Never the King of New York, you live in Connecticut You don't be in the hood, you be in the woods Fuckin' wit' me, is where you really gon' be for good I hold the 4-5 myself, and hop out the Range on 1-4-5 myself This is a true fact Since when has it become cool to get shot and not shoot back Trackmasters shelfed you, Bravehearts helped you Then everybody felt you, now I gotta melt you And don't try to pull rank on 'Kiss Cause the niggaz I'ma send to do it ain't gon' miss Be layed up stiff, I spit straight up 'piph I did real songs with BIG, no made-up shits And I don't got a problem with clout You ain't get shot again yet, so what's your second album about? (Nothin'!) Your raps are pre-school, you ...
- published: 09 Oct 2009
- views: 522178
- author: erdoman99
Jadakiss - Knock Yourself Out
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- Duration: 4:12
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Jadakiss performing Knock Yourself Out. (C) 2001 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
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Music video by Jadakiss performing Knock Yourself Out. (C) 2001 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
- published: 23 Nov 2009
- views: 2385777
- author: JadakissVEVO
JADAKISS x MONTREALITY /// Interview
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- Duration: 6:29
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
In this Interview with Montreality, JADAKISS speaks about: - The type of student he was at school (0:19) - Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (0:40) - What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (0:59) - The key to success (1:07) - His passion for literature & favorite books (1:24) - What he would call his book, if we were to write one (1:34) - What he thinks he were in a previous lifetime (1:41) - His favorite cartoon character (1:47) - His favorite videogame (2:03) - His upcoming 4th studio album, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" (2:11) - The LOX upcoming group album, "We Are The Streets 2" (2:35) - Wanting to work with Andre 3000 & Stevie Wonder (3:08) - His collabo. with Gang Starr on "Rite Where U Stand" (3:22) - Things he learned from The Notorious BIG (4:11) - The last time he saw DMX, Ruff Ryders (4:32) - The worst injury he's ever had (4:51) - What he has in his pockets (5:00) - His legacy (5:10) - The future (5:38) STAY CONNECTED WITH MONTREALITY The Urban Authority across Canada. TheMontreality.com http Facebook.com YouTube.com
http://wn.com/JADAKISS_x_MONTREALITY_Interview
In this Interview with Montreality, JADAKISS speaks about: - The type of student he was at school (0:19) - Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (0:40) - What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (0:59) - The key to success (1:07) - His passion for literature & favorite books (1:24) - What he would call his book, if we were to write one (1:34) - What he thinks he were in a previous lifetime (1:41) - His favorite cartoon character (1:47) - His favorite videogame (2:03) - His upcoming 4th studio album, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" (2:11) - The LOX upcoming group album, "We Are The Streets 2" (2:35) - Wanting to work with Andre 3000 & Stevie Wonder (3:08) - His collabo. with Gang Starr on "Rite Where U Stand" (3:22) - Things he learned from The Notorious BIG (4:11) - The last time he saw DMX, Ruff Ryders (4:32) - The worst injury he's ever had (4:51) - What he has in his pockets (5:00) - His legacy (5:10) - The future (5:38) STAY CONNECTED WITH MONTREALITY The Urban Authority across Canada. TheMontreality.com http Facebook.com YouTube.com
- published: 04 Dec 2012
- views: 27194
- author: Montreality514
jadakiss- 40 bars of terror
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 21 Jan 2013
one of jada's best's freestyle
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SoRaspy: Jadakiss "Without You" Video
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:48
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
off "The Consignment" mixtape. Dedicated to Kay!
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off "The Consignment" mixtape. Dedicated to Kay!
- published: 02 May 2012
- views: 215122
- author: soraspy
![[VIDEO] 2 Chainz Feat Jadakiss - One day at a time (Directed by Jim Jones)](http://web.archive.org./web/20130123113121im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6ZKEQd8AzsY/default.jpg "[VIDEO] 2 Chainz Feat Jadakiss - One day at a time (Directed by Jim Jones)")
[VIDEO] 2 Chainz Feat Jadakiss - One day at a time (Directed by Jim Jones)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:28
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
video for One Day At A Time (directed by Jim Jones)
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video for One Day At A Time (directed by Jim Jones)
- published: 16 Feb 2012
- views: 1117753
- author: twochainztv
Jadakiss "Nightmares & Migraines" In Studio Performance at Shade45 wit/ DJKaySlay
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:01
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Here is Jadakiss 1st visual off his new mixtape "Consignment" for download now!! DIrected By- WillC & Money Mike for STREETHEATTV.COM
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Here is Jadakiss 1st visual off his new mixtape "Consignment" for download now!! DIrected By- WillC & Money Mike for STREETHEATTV.COM
- published: 27 Apr 2012
- views: 128065
- author: Streetheattv
Jadakiss - Who's Real ft. Swizz Beatz, OJ Da Juiceman
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 21 Jan 2013
Music video by Jadakiss performing Who's Real. (C) 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Music video by Jadakiss performing Who's Real. (C) 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group
- published: 24 Nov 2009
- views: 2752162
- author: JadakissVEVO
![Juelz Santana - Bad Guy feat. Jadakiss [God Will'n]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130123113121im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Nbk8IvGD8Ek/default.jpg "Juelz Santana - Bad Guy feat. Jadakiss [God Will'n]")
Juelz Santana - Bad Guy feat. Jadakiss [God Will'n]
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- Duration: 4:12
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
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- published: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 36024
- author: Mixcintas
Ghostface - Run ft. Jadakiss, Comp
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- Duration: 5:17
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Ghostface performing Run. (C) 2003 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Music video by Ghostface performing Run. (C) 2003 The Island Def Jam Music Group
- published: 10 Sep 2009
- views: 445298
- author: GhostfaceKillahVEVO
Jadakiss-By your side
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:55
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
jadakiss
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Jadakiss - Hold You Down ft. Emanny
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:51
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Jadakiss performing Hold You Down (Director's Cut). (C) 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Music video by Jadakiss performing Hold You Down (Director's Cut). (C) 2011 The Island Def Jam Music Group
- published: 09 Jun 2011
- views: 1275951
- author: JadakissVEVO
Mya - The Best Of Me ft. Jadakiss
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:32
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Music video by Mya performing The Best Of Me. (C) 2000 Interscope Geffen (A&M;) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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Music video by Mya performing The Best Of Me. (C) 2000 Interscope Geffen (A&M;) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
- published: 07 Oct 2009
- views: 2738573
- author: MyaVEVO
Jadakiss Opens Up Emotionally In This Interview "REAL TALK D-BLOCK 4 Life"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:26
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Jadakiss And Just Blaze two major names in the world of HipHop, in this interview we get some great details on how to stay relevant in the game but also Jadakiss latest mixtape is flooding the streets. Without you is an amazing song and Jadakiss opens up on the inspiration that was given to create it. God Bless you all enjoy the interview
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Jadakiss And Just Blaze two major names in the world of HipHop, in this interview we get some great details on how to stay relevant in the game but also Jadakiss latest mixtape is flooding the streets. Without you is an amazing song and Jadakiss opens up on the inspiration that was given to create it. God Bless you all enjoy the interview
- published: 14 May 2012
- views: 53036
- author: HipHopGamer1
Jadakiss-Till It All Falls Down
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:27
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
XZ Jadakiss-Till It All Falls Down
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NEW! Jadakiss- Who Shot Ya (champ is here 3)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
New Jadakiss, The Champ is Here Part 3
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Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 35:13
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com
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Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 12203
- author: PiffincRadio
JADAKISS LIVE @ CLUB HORIZON- DJ GEMINI
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- Duration: 25:41
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!
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JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!
- published: 05 Sep 2011
- views: 2526
- author: DJGEMINI97
JADAKISS LIVE IN THE HOOD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:44
- Updated: 29 Dec 2012
Hood2Hood Blockumentary Jadakiss
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Jadakiss feat Nas What If LIVE
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:15
- Updated: 21 Jan 2013
Jadakiss feat Nas What If LIVE
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JADAKISS LIVE @ PHILLY POWERHOUSE 2009
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:41
- Updated: 19 Dec 2012
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hilson, Jadakiss, Trey Songz, Day 26, Pleasure P, Mario, Jeremih, Paper Dept and Meek Mill
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FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hilson, Jadakiss, Trey Songz, Day 26, Pleasure P, Mario, Jeremih, Paper Dept and Meek Mill
- published: 24 Oct 2009
- views: 13694
- author: itsbizkit
Jadakiss performs "Cuz We Paid" live on #SwayInTheMorning's In-Studio Concert Series
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:16
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
What label is Jadakiss going to sign with? When will "Top 5 Dead or Alive" LP drop? Watch him perform "Cuz We Paid" featuring his new artist Emany. More on SwaysUniverse.com
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What label is Jadakiss going to sign with? When will "Top 5 Dead or Alive" LP drop? Watch him perform "Cuz We Paid" featuring his new artist Emany. More on SwaysUniverse.com
- published: 10 May 2012
- views: 17785
- author: SwaysUniverse
JADAKISS - LIVE IN THE STUDIO
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- Duration: 1:35
- Updated: 27 Dec 2012
JADAKISS - LIVE IN THE BOOTH
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Busta Rhymes, MOP + Jadakiss Live @Santos
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:08
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
DJ Snips TV Busta Rhymes Live @ Santos with special guests Jadakiss and MOP
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DJ Snips TV Busta Rhymes Live @ Santos with special guests Jadakiss and MOP
- published: 19 May 2009
- views: 7891
- author: djsnipstv
JADAKISS (LIVE) - with BUSTA RHYMES, RYAN LESLIE, SWISS BEATS & D KING (performing live)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:37
- Updated: 31 Mar 2012
jadakiss performing live cuts and throwbacks from his new lp entitled "The Last Kiss" Instores Now at the myspace show. Special Guest Include D King, Swiss Beats, The Lox, Ryan Leslie, and Busta Rhymes.. Footage Shot bt BK ENT, Subscibe, subscribe, subscribe...... THE BIDDING WAR COMING SOON
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jadakiss performing live cuts and throwbacks from his new lp entitled "The Last Kiss" Instores Now at the myspace show. Special Guest Include D King, Swiss Beats, The Lox, Ryan Leslie, and Busta Rhymes.. Footage Shot bt BK ENT, Subscibe, subscribe, subscribe...... THE BIDDING WAR COMING SOON
- published: 16 Apr 2009
- views: 7196
- author: dashdolla
Jadakiss - by your side.. live @ Melkweg, Amsterdam 2005
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- Duration: 3:09
- Updated: 02 Jun 2012
Jadakiss live
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Rich The Factor Jadakiss Live @ The Midland Feb 17 2012 003
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 26:38
- Updated: 05 Jan 2013
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JADAKISS live @ Le Belmont, Real City, 11/28/2012 HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 30:23
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube.com Filmed & Edited by: ReMaD . © 2012, RealCityLIVE.com
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RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube.com Filmed & Edited by: ReMaD . © 2012, RealCityLIVE.com
- published: 10 Dec 2012
- views: 122
- author: ReMa-D x RealCityLIVE
Wave On TV Presents Jadakiss Live at the Apple Store
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:44
- Updated: 19 May 2012
Jadakiss performs at the Apple store in Soho.... To watch kiss' Interview with Wave On TV go to the link below.... www.youtube.com
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Jadakiss performs at the Apple store in Soho.... To watch kiss' Interview with Wave On TV go to the link below.... www.youtube.com
- published: 15 Jun 2011
- views: 4605
- author: TROYALZ
JADAKISS LIVE IN CANADA PART 1 (OFFICIAL TOUR VIDEO)
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- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
PETER JACKSON PRESENTS: JADAKISS LIVE IN CANADA JADAKISS LIVE PART 2 youtu.be SEX PARTY TEASER youtu.be www.potentialfilms.ca @THEREALKISS @PETERJACKSON905 @POTENTIALFILMS3 @G5IVE_ILLISH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL RANSOM - DON KING MUSIC VIDEO WINTER IS COMING MIX TAPE WWW.POTENTIALFILMS.CA INTERVIEW http RANSOM PAIN LIVE youtu.be EDDIE GRIFFIN PROMO youtu.be Dj Whoo Kid Promo youtu.be
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PETER JACKSON PRESENTS: JADAKISS LIVE IN CANADA JADAKISS LIVE PART 2 youtu.be SEX PARTY TEASER youtu.be www.potentialfilms.ca @THEREALKISS @PETERJACKSON905 @POTENTIALFILMS3 @G5IVE_ILLISH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL RANSOM - DON KING MUSIC VIDEO WINTER IS COMING MIX TAPE WWW.POTENTIALFILMS.CA INTERVIEW http RANSOM PAIN LIVE youtu.be EDDIE GRIFFIN PROMO youtu.be Dj Whoo Kid Promo youtu.be
- published: 06 Dec 2012
- views: 695
- author: potentialfilmstv
JADAKISS BRINGS OUT BEANIE SIGEL LIVE @ PHILLY POWERHOUSE
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:02
- Updated: 07 Jan 2013
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hilson, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel,Trey Songz, Day 26, Pleasure P, Mario, Jeremih, Paper Dept and Meek Mill
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FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hilson, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel,Trey Songz, Day 26, Pleasure P, Mario, Jeremih, Paper Dept and Meek Mill
- published: 24 Oct 2009
- views: 128216
- author: itsbizkit
Letter to BIG live performance. Jadakiss pays tribute to Biggie Smalls at Apollo March 7th.
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- Duration: 2:42
- Updated: 03 Oct 2012
Letter to BIG live performance. Jadakiss Pays tribute to Notorious BIG at Apollo March 7th. JADAKISS brings Cameron out at apollo, HARLEM NEW YORK! MARCH 7TH 2009! MAKE SURE YOU GO GET THAT LAST KISS ALBUM! Album drops April 7th. Vashtie introduces Vandal Arts show. Interview by Teyana Taylor. The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th. RIP Notorious BIG.
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Letter to BIG live performance. Jadakiss Pays tribute to Notorious BIG at Apollo March 7th. JADAKISS brings Cameron out at apollo, HARLEM NEW YORK! MARCH 7TH 2009! MAKE SURE YOU GO GET THAT LAST KISS ALBUM! Album drops April 7th. Vashtie introduces Vandal Arts show. Interview by Teyana Taylor. The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th. RIP Notorious BIG.
- published: 10 Mar 2009
- views: 20351
- author: Vandal Arts
Jadakiss talks kids and personal life on #SwayInTheMorning
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:46
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
Jadakiss speaks on how his kids effect his music and why he keeps his personal life private. More on SwaysUniverse.com
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Jadakiss speaks on how his kids effect his music and why he keeps his personal life private. More on SwaysUniverse.com
- published: 10 May 2012
- views: 12449
- author: SwaysUniverse
Jadakiss Freestyle live at Old Westbury College
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT Jadakiss Freestyle live at Old Westbury College
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FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT Jadakiss Freestyle live at Old Westbury College
- published: 10 Oct 2009
- views: 9853
- author: itsbizkit
JADAKISS & SWIZZ BEATZ PERFORMING LIVE @ SUMMER JAM 2009
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:36
- Updated: 03 Jun 2012
JADAKISS & SWIZZ BEATZ PERFORMING LIVE @ HOT 97'S SUMMER JAM 2009
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JADAKISS & SWIZZ BEATZ PERFORMING LIVE @ HOT 97'S SUMMER JAM 2009
- published: 08 Jun 2009
- views: 65944
- author: TheCiphaSoundsEffect
Mr. Peter Parker Presents: Jadakiss Interview
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- Duration: 2:50
- Updated: 16 Mar 2012
Mr. Peter Parker interviews Jadakiss. Mr. Peter Parker Presents "Jadakiss live in Minneapolis" drops tomorrow 11/25.
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Mr. Peter Parker interviews Jadakiss. Mr. Peter Parker Presents "Jadakiss live in Minneapolis" drops tomorrow 11/25.
- published: 24 Nov 2009
- views: 26126
- author: MastaU4u
Another Classic - Jadakiss Live from the Crocodile Rock Cafe
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:03
- Updated: 10 Jul 2012
AnotherClassic.com has a much clearer copy of this video. Check it out there!!! Jadakiss performs LIVE in Allentown, PA at the Crocodile Rock Cafe.
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AnotherClassic.com has a much clearer copy of this video. Check it out there!!! Jadakiss performs LIVE in Allentown, PA at the Crocodile Rock Cafe.
- published: 05 Dec 2006
- views: 15462
- author: AnotherClassic
Jadakiss - By Your Side Acapella - Live @ MySpace Release
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- Duration: 0:43
- Updated: 28 Aug 2012
Jadakiss spits an acapella during his MySpace Release Party for "The Last Kiss" album at Highline Ballroom, New York City, April 2009. This is bonus footage from "The Next 48 Hours With Jadakiss" 3 part web series, an exclusive production by AllHipHop.com & JumpOff.TV.
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Jadakiss spits an acapella during his MySpace Release Party for "The Last Kiss" album at Highline Ballroom, New York City, April 2009. This is bonus footage from "The Next 48 Hours With Jadakiss" 3 part web series, an exclusive production by AllHipHop.com & JumpOff.TV.
- published: 17 Jun 2009
- views: 15418
- author: JUMPOFF
Nas - Made you Look feat. Jadakiss & Ludacris - Live in NY
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:18
- Updated: 18 Jan 2013
Nas - Made you Look feat. Jadakiss & Ludacris
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Nas - Made you Look feat. Jadakiss & Ludacris
- published: 25 Aug 2008
- views: 116400
- author: Seppl der Hustler
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Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 35:13
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com
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Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 12203
- author: PiffincRadio
![Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consignment [Download Full Mix]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130123113121im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3xz6m1CNT1c/default.jpg "Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consignment [Download Full Mix]")
Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consignment [Download Full Mix]
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- Duration: 68:01
- Updated: 17 Jan 2013
You can download this mix here: bit.ly Find more at www.theMixFeed.com http Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consigment 01 - Intro 02 - Nightmares And Migraines (Prod By Sebb Media A83) 03 - Paper Tags Ft Wale French Montana Styles P (Prod By Jahlil Beats) 04 - By The Bar Ft Meek Mill Yung Joc (Prod By Young Joc) 05 - Respect It Ft Fabolous Lloyd Banks (Prod By Marly) 06 - Traffickin Ft Young Jeezy Yo Gotti (Prod By Black Sain) 07 - Hustle Like A Muh Ft Ace Hood Styles P (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 08 - Back To The Money Ft Waka Flocka Slim Dunkin French Montana (Prod By Black Sain) 09 - Dope Boy Ft Styles P (Prod By Poobs) 10 - Count It Ft 2 Chainz Styles P (Prod By Keyzz And Pryme) 11 - Without You (Prod By Joe Milly) 12 - Cuz We Paid Ft Emanny (Prod By Keyzz And Pryme) 13 - Street Knock Raspy Ft Swizz Beatz Asap Rocky (Prod By Araab Muzik) 14 - Im Good Ft Cito Goldie (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 15 - Thangs On Deck Ft Swery (Prod By Pay Bundy) 16 - Turn Up Ft Wale Future (Prod By Pitchshifters) 17 - I Want In Ft Gucci Mane Sheek Louch (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 18 - We Gettin Money Ft Trae Tha Truth (Prod By Vdon) 19 - Shaheem Reid Interview
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You can download this mix here: bit.ly Find more at www.theMixFeed.com http Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consigment 01 - Intro 02 - Nightmares And Migraines (Prod By Sebb Media A83) 03 - Paper Tags Ft Wale French Montana Styles P (Prod By Jahlil Beats) 04 - By The Bar Ft Meek Mill Yung Joc (Prod By Young Joc) 05 - Respect It Ft Fabolous Lloyd Banks (Prod By Marly) 06 - Traffickin Ft Young Jeezy Yo Gotti (Prod By Black Sain) 07 - Hustle Like A Muh Ft Ace Hood Styles P (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 08 - Back To The Money Ft Waka Flocka Slim Dunkin French Montana (Prod By Black Sain) 09 - Dope Boy Ft Styles P (Prod By Poobs) 10 - Count It Ft 2 Chainz Styles P (Prod By Keyzz And Pryme) 11 - Without You (Prod By Joe Milly) 12 - Cuz We Paid Ft Emanny (Prod By Keyzz And Pryme) 13 - Street Knock Raspy Ft Swizz Beatz Asap Rocky (Prod By Araab Muzik) 14 - Im Good Ft Cito Goldie (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 15 - Thangs On Deck Ft Swery (Prod By Pay Bundy) 16 - Turn Up Ft Wale Future (Prod By Pitchshifters) 17 - I Want In Ft Gucci Mane Sheek Louch (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 18 - We Gettin Money Ft Trae Tha Truth (Prod By Vdon) 19 - Shaheem Reid Interview
- published: 29 Apr 2012
- views: 10260
- author: theMixFeed
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 1/5)
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- Duration: 27:01
- Updated: 19 Jan 2013
JUST SOPRANO SHOW DVD STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B. THIS IS PART 1 OF 5 OF THE MOVIE FREE FOR YOUTUBE. TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
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JUST SOPRANO SHOW DVD STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B. THIS IS PART 1 OF 5 OF THE MOVIE FREE FOR YOUTUBE. TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
- published: 19 Feb 2011
- views: 25994
- author: justsoprano
JADAKISS live @ Le Belmont, Real City, 11/28/2012 HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 30:23
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube.com Filmed & Edited by: ReMaD . © 2012, RealCityLIVE.com
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RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube.com Filmed & Edited by: ReMaD . © 2012, RealCityLIVE.com
- published: 10 Dec 2012
- views: 122
- author: ReMa-D x RealCityLIVE
![Fabolous Brings out Young Jeezy and Jadakiss @ Webster Hall New York [Full Edited Performance]]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130123113121im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Y5RqD2VBiFI/default.jpg "Fabolous Brings out Young Jeezy and Jadakiss @ Webster Hall New York [Full Edited Performance]]")
Fabolous Brings out Young Jeezy and Jadakiss @ Webster Hall New York [Full Edited Performance]]
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- Duration: 24:38
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
www.shotyadvd.com Watch in Full HD. 25min performance
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www.shotyadvd.com Watch in Full HD. 25min performance
- published: 21 Feb 2012
- views: 3791
- author: SHOTYADVD
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 2/5)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 25:46
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING FRENCH MONTANA, A MAFIA, MAX B, MAZARADI FOX, JOLINA BONITA (SMOOTH MAG COVER GIRL), JUST SOPRANO. PART 2 OF 5 (THE MOVIE FOR FREE) TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
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THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING FRENCH MONTANA, A MAFIA, MAX B, MAZARADI FOX, JOLINA BONITA (SMOOTH MAG COVER GIRL), JUST SOPRANO. PART 2 OF 5 (THE MOVIE FOR FREE) TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
- published: 19 Feb 2011
- views: 4379
- author: justsoprano
Rich The Factor Jadakiss Live @ The Midland Feb 17 2012 003
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 26:38
- Updated: 05 Jan 2013
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JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 3/5)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 28:39
- Updated: 05 Oct 2012
JUST SOPRANO SHOW: STARRING MAX B, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, ANGELA YEE, GRAFH, SULTRY SIMONE (SMOOTH COVER GIRL), STACIE LANE (PORN STAR), J MILLS (YOUNG MONEY), CHINX SANTANA (SUPER PRODUCER), TY (GAIN GREENE) TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
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JUST SOPRANO SHOW: STARRING MAX B, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, ANGELA YEE, GRAFH, SULTRY SIMONE (SMOOTH COVER GIRL), STACIE LANE (PORN STAR), J MILLS (YOUNG MONEY), CHINX SANTANA (SUPER PRODUCER), TY (GAIN GREENE) TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
- published: 22 Feb 2011
- views: 2149
- author: justsoprano
Jadakiss - Consignment (2012) (Full Mixtape) (+download)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 67:50
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Follow Me On TWITTER: twitter.com 01. Intro (00:00) 02. Nightmares and Migraines (00:47) 03. Paper Tags (03:15) 04. By The Bar (06:05) 05. Respect It (10:29) 06. Traffickin (14;36) 07. Hustle Like a Muh (18:44) 08. Back To The Money (22:27) 09. Dope Boy (26:35) 10. Count It (29:08) 11. Without You (33:33) 12. Cuz We Paid (35:59) 13. Street Knock Raspy (39:36) 14. Im Good (43:55) 15.Thangs On deck (49:01) 16. Turn up (52:25) 17. I Want In (55:51) 18. We Gettin Money (59:48) 19. Shaheem Reid Interview (1:03:52) Consignment is an official mixtape released by rap artist Jadakiss to promote his upcoming album Top 5 Dead Or Alive. As of now, the mixtape has been downloaded over 1 million times on DatPiff, certifying it double platinum. Mixtape Tracks 1.Intro 2.Nightmares and Migraines (Prod by Sebb Media, A83) 3.Paper Tags ft. Wale, French Montana, Styles P (Prod by Jahlil Beats) 4.By The Bar ft. Meek Mill, Yung Joc (Prod by Young Joc) 5.Respect It ft. Fabolous, Lloyd Banks (Prod by Marly) 6.Traffickin ft. Young Jeezy, Yo Gotti (Prod by Black Sain) 7.Hustle Like a Muh ft. Ace Hood, Styles P (Prod by Divine Bars and Equator Line) 8.Back To The Money ft. Waka Flocka, Slim Dunkin, French Montana (Prod by Black Sain) 9.Dope Boy ft. Styles P (Prod by Poobs) 10.Count It ft. 2 Chainz, Styles P (Prod by Keyzz and Pryme) 11.Without You (Prod by Joe Milly) 12.Cuz We Paid ft. Emanny (Prod by Keyzz and Pryme) 13.Street Knock Raspy ft. Swizz Beatz, ASAP Rocky (Prod by Araab Muzik) 14.I'm ...
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Follow Me On TWITTER: twitter.com 01. Intro (00:00) 02. Nightmares and Migraines (00:47) 03. Paper Tags (03:15) 04. By The Bar (06:05) 05. Respect It (10:29) 06. Traffickin (14;36) 07. Hustle Like a Muh (18:44) 08. Back To The Money (22:27) 09. Dope Boy (26:35) 10. Count It (29:08) 11. Without You (33:33) 12. Cuz We Paid (35:59) 13. Street Knock Raspy (39:36) 14. Im Good (43:55) 15.Thangs On deck (49:01) 16. Turn up (52:25) 17. I Want In (55:51) 18. We Gettin Money (59:48) 19. Shaheem Reid Interview (1:03:52) Consignment is an official mixtape released by rap artist Jadakiss to promote his upcoming album Top 5 Dead Or Alive. As of now, the mixtape has been downloaded over 1 million times on DatPiff, certifying it double platinum. Mixtape Tracks 1.Intro 2.Nightmares and Migraines (Prod by Sebb Media, A83) 3.Paper Tags ft. Wale, French Montana, Styles P (Prod by Jahlil Beats) 4.By The Bar ft. Meek Mill, Yung Joc (Prod by Young Joc) 5.Respect It ft. Fabolous, Lloyd Banks (Prod by Marly) 6.Traffickin ft. Young Jeezy, Yo Gotti (Prod by Black Sain) 7.Hustle Like a Muh ft. Ace Hood, Styles P (Prod by Divine Bars and Equator Line) 8.Back To The Money ft. Waka Flocka, Slim Dunkin, French Montana (Prod by Black Sain) 9.Dope Boy ft. Styles P (Prod by Poobs) 10.Count It ft. 2 Chainz, Styles P (Prod by Keyzz and Pryme) 11.Without You (Prod by Joe Milly) 12.Cuz We Paid ft. Emanny (Prod by Keyzz and Pryme) 13.Street Knock Raspy ft. Swizz Beatz, ASAP Rocky (Prod by Araab Muzik) 14.I'm ...
- published: 02 Dec 2012
- views: 348
- author: MMGBRM17
JADAKISS LIVE @ CLUB HORIZON- DJ GEMINI
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- Duration: 25:41
- Updated: 25 Nov 2012
JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!
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JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!
- published: 05 Sep 2011
- views: 2526
- author: DJGEMINI97
JADAKISS OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 20:28
- Updated: 02 Jun 2011
STAY MONEY ENT. & BLUE PRINT ENT. PRESENT TO YOU JADAKISS OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY AT TAH BU...MUSIC BY HOT 97'S OWN DJ ABSOLUTE.......BBBBBBAAAABBBBYYYY DA CHEF DADDY OG SHOW GOT DA OFFICIAL VIDEO FROM DA PARTY SHOUT TO STAY MONEY & JADA KISS THEY SHOWED YOUR BOI MAD LOVE YA HEARD NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU MAD LOVE IT'S DA CHEF DADDY OG SHOW BBBBBBBBBAAAABBBYYYYYYYY.....HIP HOP CUISINE STAND UP....COOK BOOK COMING SOON GOD WILLING HHC PUBLICATION,LLC.....CATCH ME ON CABLEVISION LOCAL CHANNEL 18 WE BUILDHITS.COM SATURDAY NIGHTZ @ 11 PM...........SEE ME IN DAT PLAY A GIFT OF SUNSHINE I PLAY DA PART OF UNCLE WHIT.........SHOUT TO MY TEAM WE WORKING...LOOK OUT FOR DA CHEF DADDY OG RADIO SHOW ON HARLEMLANESRADIO.COM....COMING SOON CHEF DADDY OG SHOW ALSO ON FLIX103FM.COM
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STAY MONEY ENT. & BLUE PRINT ENT. PRESENT TO YOU JADAKISS OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY AT TAH BU...MUSIC BY HOT 97'S OWN DJ ABSOLUTE.......BBBBBBAAAABBBBYYYY DA CHEF DADDY OG SHOW GOT DA OFFICIAL VIDEO FROM DA PARTY SHOUT TO STAY MONEY & JADA KISS THEY SHOWED YOUR BOI MAD LOVE YA HEARD NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU MAD LOVE IT'S DA CHEF DADDY OG SHOW BBBBBBBBBAAAABBBYYYYYYYY.....HIP HOP CUISINE STAND UP....COOK BOOK COMING SOON GOD WILLING HHC PUBLICATION,LLC.....CATCH ME ON CABLEVISION LOCAL CHANNEL 18 WE BUILDHITS.COM SATURDAY NIGHTZ @ 11 PM...........SEE ME IN DAT PLAY A GIFT OF SUNSHINE I PLAY DA PART OF UNCLE WHIT.........SHOUT TO MY TEAM WE WORKING...LOOK OUT FOR DA CHEF DADDY OG RADIO SHOW ON HARLEMLANESRADIO.COM....COMING SOON CHEF DADDY OG SHOW ALSO ON FLIX103FM.COM
- published: 01 Jun 2011
- views: 1069
- author: CHEF DADDYOG
Jadakiss New Interview 2012 Juan Epstein Peter Rosenberg Interview Hot 97
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- Duration: 63:41
- Updated: 17 Jan 2013
Hour long interview with jadakiss by rosenberg cypha cipha sounds epstein talking bout everything his freestyles biggie the lox some of the raps hes spit all that shit i dont own this shit i just put it up so people could hear it go to www.rosenbergradio.com for other interviews like this www.rosenbergradio.com
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Hour long interview with jadakiss by rosenberg cypha cipha sounds epstein talking bout everything his freestyles biggie the lox some of the raps hes spit all that shit i dont own this shit i just put it up so people could hear it go to www.rosenbergradio.com for other interviews like this www.rosenbergradio.com
- published: 20 Aug 2012
- views: 1421
- author: slickpulla07
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 4/5)
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- Duration: 21:15
- Updated: 07 Dec 2012
THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW -THE MOVIE STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, DJ BIG KAP, AL PAC, DOMONATION, DAME GREASE, YOUNG DICE, PEE WEE KIRKLAND, HOLLYWOOD FERGIE, CHINX DRUGS, BINO (RIOT SQUAD)
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THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW -THE MOVIE STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, DJ BIG KAP, AL PAC, DOMONATION, DAME GREASE, YOUNG DICE, PEE WEE KIRKLAND, HOLLYWOOD FERGIE, CHINX DRUGS, BINO (RIOT SQUAD)
- published: 22 Feb 2011
- views: 2807
- author: justsoprano
RHYMES & DIMES MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTY FOR RAMONA RIZZO & JADAKISS
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- Duration: 22:46
- Updated: 07 Nov 2012
SHO-TIMETV Russell Gustave, Big Joe, Evanna K, Rhymesndimes, Rhymesndimes Magazine, Models, Hiphop, Jadakiss, Ramona, Mobbwives, Rap, R&B;, Pop, Political Issues,
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SHO-TIMETV Russell Gustave, Big Joe, Evanna K, Rhymesndimes, Rhymesndimes Magazine, Models, Hiphop, Jadakiss, Ramona, Mobbwives, Rap, R&B;, Pop, Political Issues,
- published: 11 Sep 2012
- views: 139
- author: SHO- TIMETV
Money $ No - Thugs & Drugs feat.Mike Delorean, Jadakiss, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Sheek Louch
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 21:13
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
Ak-Hygh & All4haze Presents: Money $ No Thugs & Drugs Official Video Documentary featuring Mike Delorean, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, D-Block, Julez Santana, Jim Jones, Skullgang, Byrdgang, Dipset, The Diplomats & Slowbucks Money $ No TND Queensbridge Imfamous Queens Bridge Been Had Money Cannes 2012 Los Angles 2012 New York 2012 Hong Kong 2012 Tokyo 2012 Berlin 2012 Paris 2012 Pekin 2012 Shanghai 2012 Dubai 2012 Qatar 2012 Rome 2012 Madrid 2012 Bangkok 2012 Cancun 2012 Miami 2012 Kuala Lumpur 2012 Mexico 2012 Sydney 2012 Barcelone 2012 Rio De Janeiro 2012 Sao Paulo 2012 Dallas 2012 Las Vegas 2012 Moscow 2012 Music: Mike Delorean For Been Had Money Produced: Alex Da French Boy For Ak-Hygh Muzak Effect: Dj Giver For ALl4haze Video Directed: Ak-Hygh & All4haze Executive Producer: Money $ No For TND TND Ak-Hygh-Muzik All4Haze Video By: AV & AV @ 2012
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Ak-Hygh & All4haze Presents: Money $ No Thugs & Drugs Official Video Documentary featuring Mike Delorean, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, D-Block, Julez Santana, Jim Jones, Skullgang, Byrdgang, Dipset, The Diplomats & Slowbucks Money $ No TND Queensbridge Imfamous Queens Bridge Been Had Money Cannes 2012 Los Angles 2012 New York 2012 Hong Kong 2012 Tokyo 2012 Berlin 2012 Paris 2012 Pekin 2012 Shanghai 2012 Dubai 2012 Qatar 2012 Rome 2012 Madrid 2012 Bangkok 2012 Cancun 2012 Miami 2012 Kuala Lumpur 2012 Mexico 2012 Sydney 2012 Barcelone 2012 Rio De Janeiro 2012 Sao Paulo 2012 Dallas 2012 Las Vegas 2012 Moscow 2012 Music: Mike Delorean For Been Had Money Produced: Alex Da French Boy For Ak-Hygh Muzak Effect: Dj Giver For ALl4haze Video Directed: Ak-Hygh & All4haze Executive Producer: Money $ No For TND TND Ak-Hygh-Muzik All4Haze Video By: AV & AV @ 2012
- published: 15 Jun 2012
- views: 816
- author: CRACK PHARMACIE .
NEW HIP HOP MIX FT. FRENCH MONTANA,JADAKISS,FRED DA GODSON,KOOL G RAP AND MORE...
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 23:26
- Updated: 09 Oct 2012
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clockinyou.com: Lion Love Promotions Open Mic Thursdayzzz special guest JADAKISS part 1
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 25:56
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED HIS MIXTAPE WITH DJ DRAMA CONSIGNMENT AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT ON DATPIFF.COM www.datpiff.com SPECIAL SALUTE TO LION LOVE PROMOTIONS CEO ELTON LION FOR MORE INFO CALL 917-940-2221 LION LOVE IS ALSO ON ON 99.3 STAR FM RADIO EVERY WEDNESDAY 6-9PM "DA PLATFORM SHOW" CALL UP & SUPPORT 718-928-9558 OR www.starfmny.com SMARTPHONES streaming.intacs.com LION LOVE TO DA WORLDDDDDDDDDDDD
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JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED HIS MIXTAPE WITH DJ DRAMA CONSIGNMENT AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT ON DATPIFF.COM www.datpiff.com SPECIAL SALUTE TO LION LOVE PROMOTIONS CEO ELTON LION FOR MORE INFO CALL 917-940-2221 LION LOVE IS ALSO ON ON 99.3 STAR FM RADIO EVERY WEDNESDAY 6-9PM "DA PLATFORM SHOW" CALL UP & SUPPORT 718-928-9558 OR www.starfmny.com SMARTPHONES streaming.intacs.com LION LOVE TO DA WORLDDDDDDDDDDDD
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 253
- author: BUDDABIZ
clockinyou.com: Lion Love Promotions Open Mic Thursdayzzz special guest JADAKISS part 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 26:13
- Updated: 03 Nov 2012
JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED HIS MIXTAPE WITH DJ DRAMA CONSIGNMENT AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT ON DATPIFF.COM www.datpiff.com SPECIAL SALUTE TO LION LOVE PROMOTIONS CEO ELTON LION FOR MORE INFO CALL 917-940-2221 LION LOVE IS ALSO ON ON 99.3 STAR FM RADIO EVERY WEDNESDAY 6-9PM "DA PLATFORM SHOW" CALL UP & SUPPORT 718-928-9558 OR www.starfmny.com SMARTPHONES streaming.intacs.com LION LOVE TO DA WORLDDDDDDDDDDDD
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JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED HIS MIXTAPE WITH DJ DRAMA CONSIGNMENT AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT ON DATPIFF.COM www.datpiff.com SPECIAL SALUTE TO LION LOVE PROMOTIONS CEO ELTON LION FOR MORE INFO CALL 917-940-2221 LION LOVE IS ALSO ON ON 99.3 STAR FM RADIO EVERY WEDNESDAY 6-9PM "DA PLATFORM SHOW" CALL UP & SUPPORT 718-928-9558 OR www.starfmny.com SMARTPHONES streaming.intacs.com LION LOVE TO DA WORLDDDDDDDDDDDD
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 308
- author: BUDDABIZ
DJ Mr. Gallis & Hollywood Chuck hosts "Artist Showcase" w Invited Guest "JADAKISS"
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- Duration: 28:45
- Updated: 23 Nov 2012
DJ Mr. Gallis & Hollywood Chuck hosts "Artist Showcase" w Invited Guest "JADAKISS" @Kerryels Banquet Hall 11/21/12. vid: iGrind Do You?
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DJ Mr. Gallis & Hollywood Chuck hosts "Artist Showcase" w Invited Guest "JADAKISS" @Kerryels Banquet Hall 11/21/12. vid: iGrind Do You?
- published: 23 Nov 2012
- views: 190
- author: iGRIND Do U
WU-BLOCK 2012 Full album new!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 56:31
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
1. Crack Spot Stories (feat.Raekwon & Jadakiss) 0:00 2. Pour The Martini (feat. Cappadonna) 3:24 3. Pull Tha Cars Out (feat. Method Man ) 6:32 4. Guns For Life (feat. Styles P) 9:46 5. Comin For Ya Head (feat.Styles P & Raekwon) 13:09 6. Cocaine Central (feat. Styles P) 17:35 7. Take Notice 21:11 8. Drivin' Round (feat.Masta Killa, GZA & Erykah Badu) 24:32 9. Different Time Zones (feat.Inspectah Deck) 28:41 10. Stick Up Kids (feat. Jadakiss) 31:42 11. All In Together (feat.Styles P & Jadakiss) 34:41 12. Do It Like Us (feat. Raekwon) 39:38 13. Stella (feat. Method Man) 43:03 14. Been Robbed 46:33 15. Bust Shots (feat. Inspectah Deck) 49:24 16. Bust Shots (Andrew Kelley Remix) (Bonus Track) 52:46
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1. Crack Spot Stories (feat.Raekwon & Jadakiss) 0:00 2. Pour The Martini (feat. Cappadonna) 3:24 3. Pull Tha Cars Out (feat. Method Man ) 6:32 4. Guns For Life (feat. Styles P) 9:46 5. Comin For Ya Head (feat.Styles P & Raekwon) 13:09 6. Cocaine Central (feat. Styles P) 17:35 7. Take Notice 21:11 8. Drivin' Round (feat.Masta Killa, GZA & Erykah Badu) 24:32 9. Different Time Zones (feat.Inspectah Deck) 28:41 10. Stick Up Kids (feat. Jadakiss) 31:42 11. All In Together (feat.Styles P & Jadakiss) 34:41 12. Do It Like Us (feat. Raekwon) 39:38 13. Stella (feat. Method Man) 43:03 14. Been Robbed 46:33 15. Bust Shots (feat. Inspectah Deck) 49:24 16. Bust Shots (Andrew Kelley Remix) (Bonus Track) 52:46
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 9501
- author: SRTAnayade
THE WIRE 5 STREETS DVD PRESENT BY ( WE RUN THE STREETS ) DISC 1
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- Duration: 80:59
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
THE WIRE 5 STREETS DVD PRESENT BY ( WE RUN THE STREETS ) CLASSIC DVD. THIS IS ONE OF THE DVD THAT PUT WE RUN THE STREETS ON THE MAP FEAT ARTSIT LIKE MEEK MILL JOEY JIHAD QUILLY MILLZ CASSIDY AR-AB YOUNG CHRIS PEEDI CRAKK GILLIE DA KID BEANIE SIGEL JADAKISS STYLES P
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THE WIRE 5 STREETS DVD PRESENT BY ( WE RUN THE STREETS ) CLASSIC DVD. THIS IS ONE OF THE DVD THAT PUT WE RUN THE STREETS ON THE MAP FEAT ARTSIT LIKE MEEK MILL JOEY JIHAD QUILLY MILLZ CASSIDY AR-AB YOUNG CHRIS PEEDI CRAKK GILLIE DA KID BEANIE SIGEL JADAKISS STYLES P
- published: 13 Sep 2011
- views: 17429
- author: WERUNTHESTREETS
POWERHOUSE 2011 BACKSTAGE WITH ( WE RUN THE STREETS )
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- Duration: 35:30
- Updated: 10 Jan 2013
BACKSTAGE & ON STAGE OF POWERHOUSE 2011 FEAT .. MEEK MILL JADAKISS DJ KHALED TYGA FREEWAY BIG SEAN ACE HOOD DIZZLE DIZZ
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BACKSTAGE & ON STAGE OF POWERHOUSE 2011 FEAT .. MEEK MILL JADAKISS DJ KHALED TYGA FREEWAY BIG SEAN ACE HOOD DIZZLE DIZZ
- published: 30 Oct 2011
- views: 16942
- author: WERUNTHESTREETS
THE WIRE 5 STREETS DVD PRESENT BY ( WE RUN THE STREETS ) DISC 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 83:22
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
THE WIRE 5 STREETS DVD PRESENT BY ( WE RUN THE STREETS ) CLASSIC DVD. THIS IS ONE OF THE DVD THAT PUT WE RUN THE STREETS ON THE MAP FEAT ARTSIT LIKE MEEK MILL JOEY JIHAD QUILLY MILLZ CASSIDY AR-AB YOUNG CHRIS PEEDI CRAKK GILLIE DA KID BEANIE SIGEL JADAKISS STYLES P
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THE WIRE 5 STREETS DVD PRESENT BY ( WE RUN THE STREETS ) CLASSIC DVD. THIS IS ONE OF THE DVD THAT PUT WE RUN THE STREETS ON THE MAP FEAT ARTSIT LIKE MEEK MILL JOEY JIHAD QUILLY MILLZ CASSIDY AR-AB YOUNG CHRIS PEEDI CRAKK GILLIE DA KID BEANIE SIGEL JADAKISS STYLES P
- published: 14 Sep 2011
- views: 11295
- author: WERUNTHESTREETS
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Jadakiss Opens Up Emotionally In This Interview "REAL TALK D-BLOCK 4 Life"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:26
- Updated: 10 Jan 2013
Jadakiss And Just Blaze two major names in the world of HipHop, in this interview we get some great details on how to stay relevant in the game but also Jadakiss latest mixtape is flooding the streets. Without you is an amazing song and Jadakiss opens up on the inspiration that was given to create it. God Bless you all enjoy the interview
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Jadakiss And Just Blaze two major names in the world of HipHop, in this interview we get some great details on how to stay relevant in the game but also Jadakiss latest mixtape is flooding the streets. Without you is an amazing song and Jadakiss opens up on the inspiration that was given to create it. God Bless you all enjoy the interview
- published: 14 May 2012
- views: 51661
- author: HipHopGamer1
Jadakiss Interview With StreetHeat: "You Aint Gonna See Me In No Tight Pants Or Piercings"
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- Duration: 10:44
- Updated: 30 Dec 2012
Jadakiss Interview With StreetHeat : "You Aint Gonna See Me In No Tight Pants Or Piercings" Speaks On Jae Hood's Letter To Lox Track "Thats Beautiful. I Wish Him The Best" & Alot More The Last Kiss In Stores Now ! StreetHeat reports "Jadakiss speaks on his album,...
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Jadakiss Interview With StreetHeat : "You Aint Gonna See Me In No Tight Pants Or Piercings" Speaks On Jae Hood's Letter To Lox Track "Thats Beautiful. I Wish Him The Best" & Alot More The Last Kiss In Stores Now ! StreetHeat reports "Jadakiss speaks on his album,...
- published: 10 Apr 2009
- views: 10453
- author: NuthinButNewMusik09
Jadakiss Interview W/Funk Flex: Talks About BET's Wack Top 10 Rappers Of 21st Century List
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- Duration: 5:49
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
Jada speaks his mind
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Jadakiss Interview - Either I'm blind or these look like two handguns.
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- Duration: 6:18
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
Jadakiss talks about when he was arrested, inviting Notorious BIG to his birthday party, recording "Reservoir Dogs", and more!
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Jadakiss talks about when he was arrested, inviting Notorious BIG to his birthday party, recording "Reservoir Dogs", and more!
- published: 06 Apr 2009
- views: 147200
- author: 247HHdotCOM
Jadakiss Interview- Speaks On Diddy, J-Hood, D-Block, "The Last Kiss" Record Sales & More
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:08
- Updated: 28 Dec 2012
57thAve caught up with Jadakiss at 1am in LA to smoke, buy music on iTunes, watch ESPN and to knock out a quick interview. Check out part 1 of this interview where Jadakiss speaks on Diddy wanting to sign The Lox, "No Security" album, J-Hood, and more. Stay tuned for part 2.
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57thAve caught up with Jadakiss at 1am in LA to smoke, buy music on iTunes, watch ESPN and to knock out a quick interview. Check out part 1 of this interview where Jadakiss speaks on Diddy wanting to sign The Lox, "No Security" album, J-Hood, and more. Stay tuned for part 2.
- published: 14 May 2009
- views: 98362
- author: 57thave
Jadakiss Interview
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- Duration: 9:46
- Updated: 25 Sep 2012
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log on forbezdvd.com forall the hot new videos and exclusive interviews
- published: 16 Sep 2008
- views: 10708
- author: FORBEZDVD
JADAKISS INTERVIEW PT 1 (GERMANY 2005)
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- Duration: 9:18
- Updated: 26 Oct 2012
PART 1 OF 3 WWW.WESTCHEDDAR.COM
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Jadakiss Interview On Shade 45
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- Duration: 13:22
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
DJ Whoo Kid Interviews Jadakiss, this is only the first two breaks from the original interview aired on 2/28/2012
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DJ Whoo Kid Interviews Jadakiss, this is only the first two breaks from the original interview aired on 2/28/2012
- published: 01 May 2012
- views: 18036
- author: MoneyStacksMatt
JADAKISS INTERVIEW w/ STRAIGHT SPITTAS DVD (LOST FOOTAGE)
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- Duration: 6:22
- Updated: 09 Dec 2012
JADAKISS INTERVIEW W/ STRAIGHT SPITTAS DVD, IN THE STREETS OF YONKERS, NY THE WEEK AFTER "THE LAST KISS" DROPPED!
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JADAKISS INTERVIEW W/ STRAIGHT SPITTAS DVD, IN THE STREETS OF YONKERS, NY THE WEEK AFTER "THE LAST KISS" DROPPED!
- published: 14 Jan 2010
- views: 7415
- author: itsoke221
Thisis50 Interview With Jadakiss - Presents "I Love You" Mixtape
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:08
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently sat down with Jadakiss for an exclusive interview. He talks about his laugh and why he does it, who he is known for, people thinking he is mean, how you can get on his bad side, books he is writing, his new mixtape "I Love You", upcoming album, Hip-Hop dances, D Block & much more! www.thisis50.com
http://wn.com/Thisis50_Interview_With_Jadakiss_Presents_I_Love_You_Mixtape
Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently sat down with Jadakiss for an exclusive interview. He talks about his laugh and why he does it, who he is known for, people thinking he is mean, how you can get on his bad side, books he is writing, his new mixtape "I Love You", upcoming album, Hip-Hop dances, D Block & much more! www.thisis50.com
- published: 18 May 2011
- views: 39243
- author: Thisis50Interviews
Jadakiss Talks "Consignment", Upcoming D Block Album & More [DJBoothTV Exclusive Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:50
- Updated: 16 Nov 2012
DJBoothTV's own Jacques Morels catches up with Jadakiss to talk about his "Consignment" mixtape, those who call him an underrated emcee and the status of that long-awaited new project with The LOX. Video and editing by Erikson Corniel.
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Talks_Consignment,_Upcoming_D_Block_Album_More_DJBoothTV_Exclusive_Interview
DJBoothTV's own Jacques Morels catches up with Jadakiss to talk about his "Consignment" mixtape, those who call him an underrated emcee and the status of that long-awaited new project with The LOX. Video and editing by Erikson Corniel.
- published: 26 Apr 2012
- views: 7354
- author: djboothdjbooth
Jadakiss Interview With Official Street Radio
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:22
- Updated: 15 May 2012
VentilationX attended Official Street Radio's interview with Jadakiss for the promotion of his upcoming album, "The Last Kiss". -- VentilationX, LLC. VentilationX.com Youtube.com/VentilationX Facebook.com/VentilationXLLC Myspace.com/Ventilation_X VentilationX.blogspot.com Twitter.com/VentilationX VentilationX@gmail.com
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Interview_With_Official_Street_Radio
VentilationX attended Official Street Radio's interview with Jadakiss for the promotion of his upcoming album, "The Last Kiss". -- VentilationX, LLC. VentilationX.com Youtube.com/VentilationX Facebook.com/VentilationXLLC Myspace.com/Ventilation_X VentilationX.blogspot.com Twitter.com/VentilationX VentilationX@gmail.com
- published: 16 Mar 2009
- views: 5087
- author: ventilationx
Jadakiss Thisis50 Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:16
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
Thisis50 met with Jadakiss to talk about his new project "The Last Kiss", how he squashed his beef with 50 Cent and more www.Thisis50.com
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Thisis50_Interview
Thisis50 met with Jadakiss to talk about his new project "The Last Kiss", how he squashed his beef with 50 Cent and more www.Thisis50.com
- published: 30 Mar 2009
- views: 80233
- author: Thisis50Interviews
Hot 97-Angie Martinez Interviews Jadakiss
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:12
- Updated: 28 Dec 2012
Hot 97-Angie Martinez Interviews Jadakiss
http://wn.com/Hot_97-Angie_Martinez_Interviews_Jadakiss
Jadakiss Interview (August 2009)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:50
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
The Yonkers born and raised rap veteran talks about his dream collaboration, his new album "The Last Kiss", his process of making history in the studio, and more.
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Interview_August_2009
The Yonkers born and raised rap veteran talks about his dream collaboration, his new album "The Last Kiss", his process of making history in the studio, and more.
- published: 10 Aug 2009
- views: 9189
- author: FuseOnDemand
Angie Martinez Interviews Jadakiss
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:58
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
http://wn.com/Angie_Martinez_Interviews_Jadakiss
JADAKISS INTERVIEW ON SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO HIP HOP NATION SUM ENT.
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:44
- Updated: 29 Sep 2012
JADAKISS TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW MIXTAPE " I LOVE YOU" HIS NEW ARTIST,NEW PROJECTS, AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS
http://wn.com/JADAKISS_INTERVIEW_ON_SIRIUS_SATELLITE_RADIO_HIP_HOP_NATION_SUM_ENT
JADAKISS TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW MIXTAPE " I LOVE YOU" HIS NEW ARTIST,NEW PROJECTS, AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS
- published: 15 Jun 2011
- views: 3064
- author: SUCCESS UNITY MONEY
Mr. Peter Parker Presents: Jadakiss Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:50
- Updated: 16 Mar 2012
Mr. Peter Parker interviews Jadakiss. Mr. Peter Parker Presents "Jadakiss live in Minneapolis" drops tomorrow 11/25.
http://wn.com/Mr_Peter_Parker_Presents_Jadakiss_Interview
Mr. Peter Parker interviews Jadakiss. Mr. Peter Parker Presents "Jadakiss live in Minneapolis" drops tomorrow 11/25.
- published: 24 Nov 2009
- views: 26123
- author: MastaU4u
Jadakiss "No More Interviews at Def Jam"
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:03
- Updated: 06 Nov 2012
This is bonus footage from "The Next 48 Hours With Jadakiss" web series. In the Fuse TV green room Jadakiss expresses that he would prefer more interesting locations to do his interviews rather than the Def Jam Conference room
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_No_More_Interviews_at_Def_Jam
This is bonus footage from "The Next 48 Hours With Jadakiss" web series. In the Fuse TV green room Jadakiss expresses that he would prefer more interesting locations to do his interviews rather than the Def Jam Conference room
- published: 06 May 2009
- views: 34175
- author: JUMPOFF
JADAKISS x MONTREALITY /// Interview
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:29
- Updated: 14 Jan 2013
In this Interview with Montreality, JADAKISS speaks about: - The type of student he was at school (0:19) - Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (0:40) - What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (0:59) - The key to success (1:07) - His passion for literature & favorite books (1:24) - What he would call his book, if we were to write one (1:34) - What he thinks he were in a previous lifetime (1:41) - His favorite cartoon character (1:47) - His favorite videogame (2:03) - His upcoming 4th studio album, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" (2:11) - The LOX upcoming group album, "We Are The Streets 2" (2:35) - Wanting to work with Andre 3000 & Stevie Wonder (3:08) - His collabo. with Gang Starr on "Rite Where U Stand" (3:22) - Things he learned from The Notorious BIG (4:11) - The last time he saw DMX, Ruff Ryders (4:32) - The worst injury he's ever had (4:51) - What he has in his pockets (5:00) - His legacy (5:10) - The future (5:38) STAY CONNECTED WITH MONTREALITY The Urban Authority across Canada. TheMontreality.com http Facebook.com YouTube.com
http://wn.com/JADAKISS_x_MONTREALITY_Interview
In this Interview with Montreality, JADAKISS speaks about: - The type of student he was at school (0:19) - Jobs he had as a teenager growing up (0:40) - What he spent his 1st big paycheck on (0:59) - The key to success (1:07) - His passion for literature & favorite books (1:24) - What he would call his book, if we were to write one (1:34) - What he thinks he were in a previous lifetime (1:41) - His favorite cartoon character (1:47) - His favorite videogame (2:03) - His upcoming 4th studio album, "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" (2:11) - The LOX upcoming group album, "We Are The Streets 2" (2:35) - Wanting to work with Andre 3000 & Stevie Wonder (3:08) - His collabo. with Gang Starr on "Rite Where U Stand" (3:22) - Things he learned from The Notorious BIG (4:11) - The last time he saw DMX, Ruff Ryders (4:32) - The worst injury he's ever had (4:51) - What he has in his pockets (5:00) - His legacy (5:10) - The future (5:38) STAY CONNECTED WITH MONTREALITY The Urban Authority across Canada. TheMontreality.com http Facebook.com YouTube.com
- published: 04 Dec 2012
- views: 25841
- author: Montreality514
Jadakiss Interview Pt 2- Speaks On New Lox Album, New MTV DJ Show and BIG
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:16
- Updated: 18 Nov 2012
In part 2 of our interview w/ Jadakiss, Kiss looks back on Money, Power & Respect album, shares what he misses most about BIG, talks "New Lox Order" album, says his next album is going to be off the head, new MTV show, the recession and Ruff Ryders Vol. 5 compilation.
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Interview_Pt_2_Speaks_On_New_Lox_Album,_New_MTV_DJ_Show_and_BIG
In part 2 of our interview w/ Jadakiss, Kiss looks back on Money, Power & Respect album, shares what he misses most about BIG, talks "New Lox Order" album, says his next album is going to be off the head, new MTV show, the recession and Ruff Ryders Vol. 5 compilation.
- published: 22 May 2009
- views: 18084
- author: 57thave
Jadakiss Interview with Kiwibox.com
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:44
- Updated: 10 Dec 2012
www.kiwibox.com http Rapper Jadakiss sat down with Kiwibox Senior Editor Steven in the Def Jam offices in NYC to discuss what he considers necessary to remain relevant in the game (aka why he's still considered "Top 5, Dead or Alive"), gives his two cents on the Lil' Kim and Voletta Wallace beef regarding her portrayal in the recently released Biggie biopic Notorious, what he thinks of Lil Wayne's foray into rock music and what else we can expect from him in thenear future. Kiwibox is the first and only teen social networking site on which users can generate, discover and share content. For more exclusive features, head over to www.kiwibox.com
http://wn.com/Jadakiss_Interview_with_Kiwiboxcom
www.kiwibox.com http Rapper Jadakiss sat down with Kiwibox Senior Editor Steven in the Def Jam offices in NYC to discuss what he considers necessary to remain relevant in the game (aka why he's still considered "Top 5, Dead or Alive"), gives his two cents on the Lil' Kim and Voletta Wallace beef regarding her portrayal in the recently released Biggie biopic Notorious, what he thinks of Lil Wayne's foray into rock music and what else we can expect from him in thenear future. Kiwibox is the first and only teen social networking site on which users can generate, discover and share content. For more exclusive features, head over to www.kiwibox.com
- published: 11 Feb 2009
- views: 5801
- author: KiwiboxDotCom
JENNY BOOM BOOM AND DJ CRAIG G FROM HOT 93.7 INTERVIEW JADAKISS!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:01
- Updated: 11 Nov 2012
Jenny Boom Boom and DJ Craig G from Hot 93.7 interview Jadakiss! Jadakiss calls Lil Kim's verbal attack on Nicki Minaj "corny". "If it's gonna be a battle let it be a battle", He says he wants to get Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj on the same track for his next album and he wants Andre 3000 on the album too. He also confirms his new album "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" will be in stores in November.
http://wn.com/JENNY_BOOM_BOOM_AND_DJ_CRAIG_G_FROM_HOT_937_INTERVIEW_JADAKISS!
Jenny Boom Boom and DJ Craig G from Hot 93.7 interview Jadakiss! Jadakiss calls Lil Kim's verbal attack on Nicki Minaj "corny". "If it's gonna be a battle let it be a battle", He says he wants to get Lil Kim and Nicki Minaj on the same track for his next album and he wants Andre 3000 on the album too. He also confirms his new album "Top 5 Dead Or Alive" will be in stores in November.
- published: 13 Jun 2010
- views: 14261
- author: JENNYBOOMBOOMTV
35:13
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: PiffincRadio
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 12203
- author: PiffincRadio
25:41
JADAKISS LIVE @ CLUB HORIZON- DJ GEMINI
JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!...
published: 05 Sep 2011
author: DJGEMINI97
JADAKISS LIVE @ CLUB HORIZON- DJ GEMINI
JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!
- published: 05 Sep 2011
- views: 2526
- author: DJGEMINI97
8:44
JADAKISS LIVE IN THE HOOD
Hood2Hood Blockumentary Jadakiss...
published: 20 Feb 2011
author: prodejetripleog
JADAKISS LIVE IN THE HOOD
Hood2Hood Blockumentary Jadakiss
- published: 20 Feb 2011
- views: 20450
- author: prodejetripleog
4:15
Jadakiss feat Nas What If LIVE
Jadakiss feat Nas What If LIVE...
published: 27 Dec 2009
author: swiftkillz
Jadakiss feat Nas What If LIVE
Jadakiss feat Nas What If LIVE
- published: 27 Dec 2009
- views: 73650
- author: swiftkillz
7:41
JADAKISS LIVE @ PHILLY POWERHOUSE 2009
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hils...
published: 24 Oct 2009
author: itsbizkit
JADAKISS LIVE @ PHILLY POWERHOUSE 2009
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hilson, Jadakiss, Trey Songz, Day 26, Pleasure P, Mario, Jeremih, Paper Dept and Meek Mill
- published: 24 Oct 2009
- views: 13694
- author: itsbizkit
6:16
Jadakiss performs "Cuz We Paid" live on #SwayInTheMorning's In-Studio Concert Series
What label is Jadakiss going to sign with? When will "Top 5 Dead or Alive" LP drop? Watch ...
published: 10 May 2012
author: SwaysUniverse
Jadakiss performs "Cuz We Paid" live on #SwayInTheMorning's In-Studio Concert Series
What label is Jadakiss going to sign with? When will "Top 5 Dead or Alive" LP drop? Watch him perform "Cuz We Paid" featuring his new artist Emany. More on SwaysUniverse.com
- published: 10 May 2012
- views: 17785
- author: SwaysUniverse
1:35
JADAKISS - LIVE IN THE STUDIO
JADAKISS - LIVE IN THE BOOTH...
published: 02 Sep 2009
author: RICHANDFILTHYUK
JADAKISS - LIVE IN THE STUDIO
JADAKISS - LIVE IN THE BOOTH
- published: 02 Sep 2009
- views: 21635
- author: RICHANDFILTHYUK
8:08
Busta Rhymes, MOP + Jadakiss Live @Santos
DJ Snips TV Busta Rhymes Live @ Santos with special guests Jadakiss and MOP...
published: 19 May 2009
author: djsnipstv
Busta Rhymes, MOP + Jadakiss Live @Santos
DJ Snips TV Busta Rhymes Live @ Santos with special guests Jadakiss and MOP
- published: 19 May 2009
- views: 7891
- author: djsnipstv
5:37
JADAKISS (LIVE) - with BUSTA RHYMES, RYAN LESLIE, SWISS BEATS & D KING (performing live)
jadakiss performing live cuts and throwbacks from his new lp entitled "The Last Kiss" Inst...
published: 16 Apr 2009
author: dashdolla
JADAKISS (LIVE) - with BUSTA RHYMES, RYAN LESLIE, SWISS BEATS & D KING (performing live)
jadakiss performing live cuts and throwbacks from his new lp entitled "The Last Kiss" Instores Now at the myspace show. Special Guest Include D King, Swiss Beats, The Lox, Ryan Leslie, and Busta Rhymes.. Footage Shot bt BK ENT, Subscibe, subscribe, subscribe...... THE BIDDING WAR COMING SOON
- published: 16 Apr 2009
- views: 7196
- author: dashdolla
3:09
Jadakiss - by your side.. live @ Melkweg, Amsterdam 2005
Jadakiss live...
published: 06 Aug 2006
author: chequattro
Jadakiss - by your side.. live @ Melkweg, Amsterdam 2005
Jadakiss live
- published: 06 Aug 2006
- views: 34458
- author: chequattro
30:23
JADAKISS live @ Le Belmont, Real City, 11/28/2012 HD
RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube....
published: 10 Dec 2012
author: ReMa-D x RealCityLIVE
JADAKISS live @ Le Belmont, Real City, 11/28/2012 HD
RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube.com Filmed & Edited by: ReMaD . © 2012, RealCityLIVE.com
- published: 10 Dec 2012
- views: 122
- author: ReMa-D x RealCityLIVE
9:44
Wave On TV Presents Jadakiss Live at the Apple Store
Jadakiss performs at the Apple store in Soho.... To watch kiss' Interview with Wave On TV ...
published: 15 Jun 2011
author: TROYALZ
Wave On TV Presents Jadakiss Live at the Apple Store
Jadakiss performs at the Apple store in Soho.... To watch kiss' Interview with Wave On TV go to the link below.... www.youtube.com
- published: 15 Jun 2011
- views: 4605
- author: TROYALZ
4:04
JADAKISS LIVE IN CANADA PART 1 (OFFICIAL TOUR VIDEO)
PETER JACKSON PRESENTS: JADAKISS LIVE IN CANADA JADAKISS LIVE PART 2 youtu.be SEX PARTY TE...
published: 06 Dec 2012
author: potentialfilmstv
JADAKISS LIVE IN CANADA PART 1 (OFFICIAL TOUR VIDEO)
PETER JACKSON PRESENTS: JADAKISS LIVE IN CANADA JADAKISS LIVE PART 2 youtu.be SEX PARTY TEASER youtu.be www.potentialfilms.ca @THEREALKISS @PETERJACKSON905 @POTENTIALFILMS3 @G5IVE_ILLISH SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL RANSOM - DON KING MUSIC VIDEO WINTER IS COMING MIX TAPE WWW.POTENTIALFILMS.CA INTERVIEW http RANSOM PAIN LIVE youtu.be EDDIE GRIFFIN PROMO youtu.be Dj Whoo Kid Promo youtu.be
- published: 06 Dec 2012
- views: 695
- author: potentialfilmstv
Vimeo results:
4:31
SWIZZ BEATZ, MAINO, JIM JONES, JADAKISS & JOELL ORTIZ "WE KEEP IT ROCKIN"
By Michael Dispenza...
published: 26 Feb 2011
author: Michael Dispenza
SWIZZ BEATZ, MAINO, JIM JONES, JADAKISS & JOELL ORTIZ "WE KEEP IT ROCKIN"
By Michael Dispenza
6:25
Behind the scenes of jadakiss
streetstylez dvd behind the scenes of jadakiss new video...
published: 13 May 2009
author: StreetStylez DVD
Behind the scenes of jadakiss
streetstylez dvd behind the scenes of jadakiss new video
0:48
Young Jeezy | "OJ" feat. Fabolous x Jadakiss (Official Teaser)
Full video coming soon. "TM:103" OUT NOW!
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP/Editor | Charlie...
published: 05 Jan 2012
author: By Any Means T.V.
Young Jeezy | "OJ" feat. Fabolous x Jadakiss (Official Teaser)
Full video coming soon. "TM:103" OUT NOW!
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP/Editor | Charlie Zwick
A By Any Means production.
defjam.com
cteworld.com
www.facebook.com/byanymeansnyc
3:07
Jadakiss | "Hold You Down" feat. Emanny (Visualized by Aristotle)
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP | Alex Bergman
Editor | Charlie Zwick
Executive Producer | P...
published: 23 May 2011
author: By Any Means T.V.
Jadakiss | "Hold You Down" feat. Emanny (Visualized by Aristotle)
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP | Alex Bergman
Editor | Charlie Zwick
Executive Producer | Power Quevedo
AD | Brian Justiano
Youtube results:
7:02
JADAKISS BRINGS OUT BEANIE SIGEL LIVE @ PHILLY POWERHOUSE
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hils...
published: 24 Oct 2009
author: itsbizkit
JADAKISS BRINGS OUT BEANIE SIGEL LIVE @ PHILLY POWERHOUSE
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT POWERHOUSE 2009 ft. Jay-Z with Keri Hilson, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel,Trey Songz, Day 26, Pleasure P, Mario, Jeremih, Paper Dept and Meek Mill
- published: 24 Oct 2009
- views: 128216
- author: itsbizkit
2:42
Letter to BIG live performance. Jadakiss pays tribute to Biggie Smalls at Apollo March 7th.
Letter to BIG live performance. Jadakiss Pays tribute to Notorious BIG at Apollo March 7th...
published: 10 Mar 2009
author: Vandal Arts
Letter to BIG live performance. Jadakiss pays tribute to Biggie Smalls at Apollo March 7th.
Letter to BIG live performance. Jadakiss Pays tribute to Notorious BIG at Apollo March 7th. JADAKISS brings Cameron out at apollo, HARLEM NEW YORK! MARCH 7TH 2009! MAKE SURE YOU GO GET THAT LAST KISS ALBUM! Album drops April 7th. Vashtie introduces Vandal Arts show. Interview by Teyana Taylor. The greatest rapper of all time died on March 9th. RIP Notorious BIG.
- published: 10 Mar 2009
- views: 20351
- author: Vandal Arts
3:46
Jadakiss talks kids and personal life on #SwayInTheMorning
Jadakiss speaks on how his kids effect his music and why he keeps his personal life privat...
published: 10 May 2012
author: SwaysUniverse
Jadakiss talks kids and personal life on #SwayInTheMorning
Jadakiss speaks on how his kids effect his music and why he keeps his personal life private. More on SwaysUniverse.com
- published: 10 May 2012
- views: 12449
- author: SwaysUniverse
10:00
Jadakiss Freestyle live at Old Westbury College
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT Jadakiss Freestyle live at Old Westbury ...
published: 10 Oct 2009
author: itsbizkit
Jadakiss Freestyle live at Old Westbury College
FOLLOW ME I'M EVERYWHERE!!! TWITTER.COM/ITSBIZKIT Jadakiss Freestyle live at Old Westbury College
- published: 10 Oct 2009
- views: 9853
- author: itsbizkit
35:13
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com...
published: 19 Aug 2012
author: PiffincRadio
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012
Jadakiss Live @ Rock The Bells 2012 piffincradio.webs.com
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 12203
- author: PiffincRadio
68:01
Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consignment [Download Full Mix]
You can download this mix here: bit.ly Find more at www.theMixFeed.com http Follow us on T...
published: 29 Apr 2012
author: theMixFeed
Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consignment [Download Full Mix]
You can download this mix here: bit.ly Find more at www.theMixFeed.com http Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com Jadakiss + DJ Drama - Consigment 01 - Intro 02 - Nightmares And Migraines (Prod By Sebb Media A83) 03 - Paper Tags Ft Wale French Montana Styles P (Prod By Jahlil Beats) 04 - By The Bar Ft Meek Mill Yung Joc (Prod By Young Joc) 05 - Respect It Ft Fabolous Lloyd Banks (Prod By Marly) 06 - Traffickin Ft Young Jeezy Yo Gotti (Prod By Black Sain) 07 - Hustle Like A Muh Ft Ace Hood Styles P (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 08 - Back To The Money Ft Waka Flocka Slim Dunkin French Montana (Prod By Black Sain) 09 - Dope Boy Ft Styles P (Prod By Poobs) 10 - Count It Ft 2 Chainz Styles P (Prod By Keyzz And Pryme) 11 - Without You (Prod By Joe Milly) 12 - Cuz We Paid Ft Emanny (Prod By Keyzz And Pryme) 13 - Street Knock Raspy Ft Swizz Beatz Asap Rocky (Prod By Araab Muzik) 14 - Im Good Ft Cito Goldie (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 15 - Thangs On Deck Ft Swery (Prod By Pay Bundy) 16 - Turn Up Ft Wale Future (Prod By Pitchshifters) 17 - I Want In Ft Gucci Mane Sheek Louch (Prod By Divine Bars And Equator Line) 18 - We Gettin Money Ft Trae Tha Truth (Prod By Vdon) 19 - Shaheem Reid Interview
- published: 29 Apr 2012
- views: 10260
- author: theMixFeed
27:01
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 1/5)
JUST SOPRANO SHOW DVD STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE...
published: 19 Feb 2011
author: justsoprano
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 1/5)
JUST SOPRANO SHOW DVD STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B. THIS IS PART 1 OF 5 OF THE MOVIE FREE FOR YOUTUBE. TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
- published: 19 Feb 2011
- views: 25994
- author: justsoprano
30:23
JADAKISS live @ Le Belmont, Real City, 11/28/2012 HD
RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube....
published: 10 Dec 2012
author: ReMa-D x RealCityLIVE
JADAKISS live @ Le Belmont, Real City, 11/28/2012 HD
RealCityLIVE | Tha Streetz Iz Watching realcitylive.com http www.facebook.com www.youtube.com Filmed & Edited by: ReMaD . © 2012, RealCityLIVE.com
- published: 10 Dec 2012
- views: 122
- author: ReMa-D x RealCityLIVE
24:38
Fabolous Brings out Young Jeezy and Jadakiss @ Webster Hall New York [Full Edited Performance]]
www.shotyadvd.com Watch in Full HD. 25min performance...
published: 21 Feb 2012
author: SHOTYADVD
Fabolous Brings out Young Jeezy and Jadakiss @ Webster Hall New York [Full Edited Performance]]
www.shotyadvd.com Watch in Full HD. 25min performance
- published: 21 Feb 2012
- views: 3791
- author: SHOTYADVD
25:46
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 2/5)
THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING FRENCH MONTANA, A MAFIA, MAX B, MAZARADI FOX, JOLINA BONITA...
published: 19 Feb 2011
author: justsoprano
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 2/5)
THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING FRENCH MONTANA, A MAFIA, MAX B, MAZARADI FOX, JOLINA BONITA (SMOOTH MAG COVER GIRL), JUST SOPRANO. PART 2 OF 5 (THE MOVIE FOR FREE) TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
- published: 19 Feb 2011
- views: 4379
- author: justsoprano
28:39
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 3/5)
JUST SOPRANO SHOW: STARRING MAX B, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, ANGELA YEE, GRAFH, SULTRY ...
published: 22 Feb 2011
author: justsoprano
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 3/5)
JUST SOPRANO SHOW: STARRING MAX B, FRENCH MONTANA, DAME GREASE, ANGELA YEE, GRAFH, SULTRY SIMONE (SMOOTH COVER GIRL), STACIE LANE (PORN STAR), J MILLS (YOUNG MONEY), CHINX SANTANA (SUPER PRODUCER), TY (GAIN GREENE) TWITTER.COM/JUSTSOPRANO TWITTER.COM/AWTHENTIK732
- published: 22 Feb 2011
- views: 2149
- author: justsoprano
67:50
Jadakiss - Consignment (2012) (Full Mixtape) (+download)
Follow Me On TWITTER: twitter.com 01. Intro (00:00) 02. Nightmares and Migraines (00:47) 0...
published: 02 Dec 2012
author: MMGBRM17
Jadakiss - Consignment (2012) (Full Mixtape) (+download)
Follow Me On TWITTER: twitter.com 01. Intro (00:00) 02. Nightmares and Migraines (00:47) 03. Paper Tags (03:15) 04. By The Bar (06:05) 05. Respect It (10:29) 06. Traffickin (14;36) 07. Hustle Like a Muh (18:44) 08. Back To The Money (22:27) 09. Dope Boy (26:35) 10. Count It (29:08) 11. Without You (33:33) 12. Cuz We Paid (35:59) 13. Street Knock Raspy (39:36) 14. Im Good (43:55) 15.Thangs On deck (49:01) 16. Turn up (52:25) 17. I Want In (55:51) 18. We Gettin Money (59:48) 19. Shaheem Reid Interview (1:03:52) Consignment is an official mixtape released by rap artist Jadakiss to promote his upcoming album Top 5 Dead Or Alive. As of now, the mixtape has been downloaded over 1 million times on DatPiff, certifying it double platinum. Mixtape Tracks 1.Intro 2.Nightmares and Migraines (Prod by Sebb Media, A83) 3.Paper Tags ft. Wale, French Montana, Styles P (Prod by Jahlil Beats) 4.By The Bar ft. Meek Mill, Yung Joc (Prod by Young Joc) 5.Respect It ft. Fabolous, Lloyd Banks (Prod by Marly) 6.Traffickin ft. Young Jeezy, Yo Gotti (Prod by Black Sain) 7.Hustle Like a Muh ft. Ace Hood, Styles P (Prod by Divine Bars and Equator Line) 8.Back To The Money ft. Waka Flocka, Slim Dunkin, French Montana (Prod by Black Sain) 9.Dope Boy ft. Styles P (Prod by Poobs) 10.Count It ft. 2 Chainz, Styles P (Prod by Keyzz and Pryme) 11.Without You (Prod by Joe Milly) 12.Cuz We Paid ft. Emanny (Prod by Keyzz and Pryme) 13.Street Knock Raspy ft. Swizz Beatz, ASAP Rocky (Prod by Araab Muzik) 14.I'm ...
- published: 02 Dec 2012
- views: 348
- author: MMGBRM17
25:41
JADAKISS LIVE @ CLUB HORIZON- DJ GEMINI
JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!...
published: 05 Sep 2011
author: DJGEMINI97
JADAKISS LIVE @ CLUB HORIZON- DJ GEMINI
JADAKISS ROCKED OUT AT CLUB HORIZON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT 2ND 2011!!
- published: 05 Sep 2011
- views: 2526
- author: DJGEMINI97
20:28
JADAKISS OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY
STAY MONEY ENT. & BLUE PRINT ENT. PRESENT TO YOU JADAKISS OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY AT TAH B...
published: 01 Jun 2011
author: CHEF DADDYOG
JADAKISS OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY
STAY MONEY ENT. & BLUE PRINT ENT. PRESENT TO YOU JADAKISS OFFICIAL BIRTHDAY PARTY AT TAH BU...MUSIC BY HOT 97'S OWN DJ ABSOLUTE.......BBBBBBAAAABBBBYYYY DA CHEF DADDY OG SHOW GOT DA OFFICIAL VIDEO FROM DA PARTY SHOUT TO STAY MONEY & JADA KISS THEY SHOWED YOUR BOI MAD LOVE YA HEARD NOW I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU MAD LOVE IT'S DA CHEF DADDY OG SHOW BBBBBBBBBAAAABBBYYYYYYYY.....HIP HOP CUISINE STAND UP....COOK BOOK COMING SOON GOD WILLING HHC PUBLICATION,LLC.....CATCH ME ON CABLEVISION LOCAL CHANNEL 18 WE BUILDHITS.COM SATURDAY NIGHTZ @ 11 PM...........SEE ME IN DAT PLAY A GIFT OF SUNSHINE I PLAY DA PART OF UNCLE WHIT.........SHOUT TO MY TEAM WE WORKING...LOOK OUT FOR DA CHEF DADDY OG RADIO SHOW ON HARLEMLANESRADIO.COM....COMING SOON CHEF DADDY OG SHOW ALSO ON FLIX103FM.COM
- published: 01 Jun 2011
- views: 1069
- author: CHEF DADDYOG
63:41
Jadakiss New Interview 2012 Juan Epstein Peter Rosenberg Interview Hot 97
Hour long interview with jadakiss by rosenberg cypha cipha sounds epstein talking bout eve...
published: 20 Aug 2012
author: slickpulla07
Jadakiss New Interview 2012 Juan Epstein Peter Rosenberg Interview Hot 97
Hour long interview with jadakiss by rosenberg cypha cipha sounds epstein talking bout everything his freestyles biggie the lox some of the raps hes spit all that shit i dont own this shit i just put it up so people could hear it go to www.rosenbergradio.com for other interviews like this www.rosenbergradio.com
- published: 20 Aug 2012
- views: 1421
- author: slickpulla07
21:15
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 4/5)
THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW -THE MOVIE STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, DJ BIG KAP, AL ...
published: 22 Feb 2011
author: justsoprano
JUST SOPRANO SHOW STARRING: JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, NIPSEY HUSSLE, BUN B (MOVIE PART 4/5)
THE JUST SOPRANO SHOW -THE MOVIE STARRING JADAKISS, FRENCH MONTANA, MAX B, DJ BIG KAP, AL PAC, DOMONATION, DAME GREASE, YOUNG DICE, PEE WEE KIRKLAND, HOLLYWOOD FERGIE, CHINX DRUGS, BINO (RIOT SQUAD)
- published: 22 Feb 2011
- views: 2807
- author: justsoprano
22:46
RHYMES & DIMES MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTY FOR RAMONA RIZZO & JADAKISS
SHO-TIMETV Russell Gustave, Big Joe, Evanna K, Rhymesndimes, Rhymesndimes Magazine, Models...
published: 11 Sep 2012
author: SHO- TIMETV
RHYMES & DIMES MAGAZINE RELEASE PARTY FOR RAMONA RIZZO & JADAKISS
SHO-TIMETV Russell Gustave, Big Joe, Evanna K, Rhymesndimes, Rhymesndimes Magazine, Models, Hiphop, Jadakiss, Ramona, Mobbwives, Rap, R&B;, Pop, Political Issues,
- published: 11 Sep 2012
- views: 139
- author: SHO- TIMETV
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4:31
SWIZZ BEATZ, MAINO, JIM JONES, JADAKISS & JOELL ORTIZ "WE KEEP IT ROCKIN"
By Michael Dispenza...
published: 26 Feb 2011
author: Michael Dispenza
SWIZZ BEATZ, MAINO, JIM JONES, JADAKISS & JOELL ORTIZ "WE KEEP IT ROCKIN"
By Michael Dispenza
6:25
Behind the scenes of jadakiss
streetstylez dvd behind the scenes of jadakiss new video...
published: 13 May 2009
author: StreetStylez DVD
Behind the scenes of jadakiss
streetstylez dvd behind the scenes of jadakiss new video
0:48
Young Jeezy | "OJ" feat. Fabolous x Jadakiss (Official Teaser)
Full video coming soon. "TM:103" OUT NOW!
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP/Editor | Charlie...
published: 05 Jan 2012
author: By Any Means T.V.
Young Jeezy | "OJ" feat. Fabolous x Jadakiss (Official Teaser)
Full video coming soon. "TM:103" OUT NOW!
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP/Editor | Charlie Zwick
A By Any Means production.
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3:07
Jadakiss | "Hold You Down" feat. Emanny (Visualized by Aristotle)
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP | Alex Bergman
Editor | Charlie Zwick
Executive Producer | P...
published: 23 May 2011
author: By Any Means T.V.
Jadakiss | "Hold You Down" feat. Emanny (Visualized by Aristotle)
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP | Alex Bergman
Editor | Charlie Zwick
Executive Producer | Power Quevedo
AD | Brian Justiano
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21:13
Money $ No - Thugs & Drugs feat.Mike Delorean, Jadakiss, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Sheek Louch
Ak-Hygh & All4haze Presents: Money $ No Thugs & Drugs Official Video Documentary featuring...
published: 15 Jun 2012
author: CRACK PHARMACIE .
Money $ No - Thugs & Drugs feat.Mike Delorean, Jadakiss, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Sheek Louch
Ak-Hygh & All4haze Presents: Money $ No Thugs & Drugs Official Video Documentary featuring Mike Delorean, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, D-Block, Julez Santana, Jim Jones, Skullgang, Byrdgang, Dipset, The Diplomats & Slowbucks Money $ No TND Queensbridge Imfamous Queens Bridge Been Had Money Cannes 2012 Los Angles 2012 New York 2012 Hong Kong 2012 Tokyo 2012 Berlin 2012 Paris 2012 Pekin 2012 Shanghai 2012 Dubai 2012 Qatar 2012 Rome 2012 Madrid 2012 Bangkok 2012 Cancun 2012 Miami 2012 Kuala Lumpur 2012 Mexico 2012 Sydney 2012 Barcelone 2012 Rio De Janeiro 2012 Sao Paulo 2012 Dallas 2012 Las Vegas 2012 Moscow 2012 Music: Mike Delorean For Been Had Money Produced: Alex Da French Boy For Ak-Hygh Muzak Effect: Dj Giver For ALl4haze Video Directed: Ak-Hygh & All4haze Executive Producer: Money $ No For TND TND Ak-Hygh-Muzik All4Haze Video By: AV & AV @ 2012
- published: 15 Jun 2012
- views: 816
- author: CRACK PHARMACIE .
23:26
NEW HIP HOP MIX FT. FRENCH MONTANA,JADAKISS,FRED DA GODSON,KOOL G RAP AND MORE...
...
published: 17 Apr 2012
author: HipHOPFiYAH
NEW HIP HOP MIX FT. FRENCH MONTANA,JADAKISS,FRED DA GODSON,KOOL G RAP AND MORE...
- published: 17 Apr 2012
- views: 124
- author: HipHOPFiYAH
25:56
clockinyou.com: Lion Love Promotions Open Mic Thursdayzzz special guest JADAKISS part 1
JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED H...
published: 11 May 2012
author: BUDDABIZ
clockinyou.com: Lion Love Promotions Open Mic Thursdayzzz special guest JADAKISS part 1
JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED HIS MIXTAPE WITH DJ DRAMA CONSIGNMENT AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT ON DATPIFF.COM www.datpiff.com SPECIAL SALUTE TO LION LOVE PROMOTIONS CEO ELTON LION FOR MORE INFO CALL 917-940-2221 LION LOVE IS ALSO ON ON 99.3 STAR FM RADIO EVERY WEDNESDAY 6-9PM "DA PLATFORM SHOW" CALL UP & SUPPORT 718-928-9558 OR www.starfmny.com SMARTPHONES streaming.intacs.com LION LOVE TO DA WORLDDDDDDDDDDDD
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 253
- author: BUDDABIZ
26:13
clockinyou.com: Lion Love Promotions Open Mic Thursdayzzz special guest JADAKISS part 2
JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED H...
published: 11 May 2012
author: BUDDABIZ
clockinyou.com: Lion Love Promotions Open Mic Thursdayzzz special guest JADAKISS part 2
JADAKISS CAME OUT TO AN OPEN MIC THURSDAYZZZ EVENT & SHOWED LION LOVE SUPPORT & RELEASED HIS MIXTAPE WITH DJ DRAMA CONSIGNMENT AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT ON DATPIFF.COM www.datpiff.com SPECIAL SALUTE TO LION LOVE PROMOTIONS CEO ELTON LION FOR MORE INFO CALL 917-940-2221 LION LOVE IS ALSO ON ON 99.3 STAR FM RADIO EVERY WEDNESDAY 6-9PM "DA PLATFORM SHOW" CALL UP & SUPPORT 718-928-9558 OR www.starfmny.com SMARTPHONES streaming.intacs.com LION LOVE TO DA WORLDDDDDDDDDDDD
- published: 11 May 2012
- views: 308
- author: BUDDABIZ
6:26
Jadakiss Opens Up Emotionally In This Interview "REAL TALK D-BLOCK 4 Life"
Jadakiss And Just Blaze two major names in the world of HipHop, in this interview we get s...
published: 14 May 2012
author: HipHopGamer1
Jadakiss Opens Up Emotionally In This Interview "REAL TALK D-BLOCK 4 Life"
Jadakiss And Just Blaze two major names in the world of HipHop, in this interview we get some great details on how to stay relevant in the game but also Jadakiss latest mixtape is flooding the streets. Without you is an amazing song and Jadakiss opens up on the inspiration that was given to create it. God Bless you all enjoy the interview
- published: 14 May 2012
- views: 51661
- author: HipHopGamer1
10:44
Jadakiss Interview With StreetHeat: "You Aint Gonna See Me In No Tight Pants Or Piercings"
Jadakiss Interview With StreetHeat : "You Aint Gonna See Me In No Tight Pants Or Piercings...
published: 10 Apr 2009
author: NuthinButNewMusik09
Jadakiss Interview With StreetHeat: "You Aint Gonna See Me In No Tight Pants Or Piercings"
Jadakiss Interview With StreetHeat : "You Aint Gonna See Me In No Tight Pants Or Piercings" Speaks On Jae Hood's Letter To Lox Track "Thats Beautiful. I Wish Him The Best" & Alot More The Last Kiss In Stores Now ! StreetHeat reports "Jadakiss speaks on his album,...
- published: 10 Apr 2009
- views: 10453
- author: NuthinButNewMusik09
5:49
Jadakiss Interview W/Funk Flex: Talks About BET's Wack Top 10 Rappers Of 21st Century List
Jada speaks his mind...
published: 17 Oct 2010
author: PaperChaserDotComTV
Jadakiss Interview W/Funk Flex: Talks About BET's Wack Top 10 Rappers Of 21st Century List
Jada speaks his mind
- published: 17 Oct 2010
- views: 34881
- author: PaperChaserDotComTV
6:18
Jadakiss Interview - Either I'm blind or these look like two handguns.
Jadakiss talks about when he was arrested, inviting Notorious BIG to his birthday party, r...
published: 06 Apr 2009
author: 247HHdotCOM
Jadakiss Interview - Either I'm blind or these look like two handguns.
Jadakiss talks about when he was arrested, inviting Notorious BIG to his birthday party, recording "Reservoir Dogs", and more!
- published: 06 Apr 2009
- views: 147200
- author: 247HHdotCOM
7:08
Jadakiss Interview- Speaks On Diddy, J-Hood, D-Block, "The Last Kiss" Record Sales & More
57thAve caught up with Jadakiss at 1am in LA to smoke, buy music on iTunes, watch ESPN and...
published: 14 May 2009
author: 57thave
Jadakiss Interview- Speaks On Diddy, J-Hood, D-Block, "The Last Kiss" Record Sales & More
57thAve caught up with Jadakiss at 1am in LA to smoke, buy music on iTunes, watch ESPN and to knock out a quick interview. Check out part 1 of this interview where Jadakiss speaks on Diddy wanting to sign The Lox, "No Security" album, J-Hood, and more. Stay tuned for part 2.
- published: 14 May 2009
- views: 98362
- author: 57thave
9:18
JADAKISS INTERVIEW PT 1 (GERMANY 2005)
PART 1 OF 3 WWW.WESTCHEDDAR.COM...
published: 10 Mar 2010
author: whiteplainsdoggy
JADAKISS INTERVIEW PT 1 (GERMANY 2005)
PART 1 OF 3 WWW.WESTCHEDDAR.COM
- published: 10 Mar 2010
- views: 8944
- author: whiteplainsdoggy
13:22
Jadakiss Interview On Shade 45
DJ Whoo Kid Interviews Jadakiss, this is only the first two breaks from the original inter...
published: 01 May 2012
author: MoneyStacksMatt
Jadakiss Interview On Shade 45
DJ Whoo Kid Interviews Jadakiss, this is only the first two breaks from the original interview aired on 2/28/2012
- published: 01 May 2012
- views: 18036
- author: MoneyStacksMatt
6:22
JADAKISS INTERVIEW w/ STRAIGHT SPITTAS DVD (LOST FOOTAGE)
JADAKISS INTERVIEW W/ STRAIGHT SPITTAS DVD, IN THE STREETS OF YONKERS, NY THE WEEK AFTER "...
published: 14 Jan 2010
author: itsoke221
JADAKISS INTERVIEW w/ STRAIGHT SPITTAS DVD (LOST FOOTAGE)
JADAKISS INTERVIEW W/ STRAIGHT SPITTAS DVD, IN THE STREETS OF YONKERS, NY THE WEEK AFTER "THE LAST KISS" DROPPED!
- published: 14 Jan 2010
- views: 7415
- author: itsoke221
6:08
Thisis50 Interview With Jadakiss - Presents "I Love You" Mixtape
Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently sat down with Jadakiss for an exclusive interview....
published: 18 May 2011
author: Thisis50Interviews
Thisis50 Interview With Jadakiss - Presents "I Love You" Mixtape
Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently sat down with Jadakiss for an exclusive interview. He talks about his laugh and why he does it, who he is known for, people thinking he is mean, how you can get on his bad side, books he is writing, his new mixtape "I Love You", upcoming album, Hip-Hop dances, D Block & much more! www.thisis50.com
- published: 18 May 2011
- views: 39243
- author: Thisis50Interviews
4:50
Jadakiss Talks "Consignment", Upcoming D Block Album & More [DJBoothTV Exclusive Interview
DJBoothTV's own Jacques Morels catches up with Jadakiss to talk about his "Consignment" mi...
published: 26 Apr 2012
author: djboothdjbooth
Jadakiss Talks "Consignment", Upcoming D Block Album & More [DJBoothTV Exclusive Interview
DJBoothTV's own Jacques Morels catches up with Jadakiss to talk about his "Consignment" mixtape, those who call him an underrated emcee and the status of that long-awaited new project with The LOX. Video and editing by Erikson Corniel.
- published: 26 Apr 2012
- views: 7354
- author: djboothdjbooth
5:22
Jadakiss Interview With Official Street Radio
VentilationX attended Official Street Radio's interview with Jadakiss for the promotion of...
published: 16 Mar 2009
author: ventilationx
Jadakiss Interview With Official Street Radio
VentilationX attended Official Street Radio's interview with Jadakiss for the promotion of his upcoming album, "The Last Kiss". -- VentilationX, LLC. VentilationX.com Youtube.com/VentilationX Facebook.com/VentilationXLLC Myspace.com/Ventilation_X VentilationX.blogspot.com Twitter.com/VentilationX VentilationX@gmail.com
- published: 16 Mar 2009
- views: 5087
- author: ventilationx
3:16
Jadakiss Thisis50 Interview
Thisis50 met with Jadakiss to talk about his new project "The Last Kiss", how he squashed ...
published: 30 Mar 2009
author: Thisis50Interviews
Jadakiss Thisis50 Interview
Thisis50 met with Jadakiss to talk about his new project "The Last Kiss", how he squashed his beef with 50 Cent and more www.Thisis50.com
- published: 30 Mar 2009
- views: 80233
- author: Thisis50Interviews
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SWIZZ BEATZ, MAINO, JIM JONES, JADAKISS & JOELL ORTIZ "WE KEEP IT ROCKIN"
By Michael Dispenza...
published: 26 Feb 2011
author: Michael Dispenza
SWIZZ BEATZ, MAINO, JIM JONES, JADAKISS & JOELL ORTIZ "WE KEEP IT ROCKIN"
By Michael Dispenza
6:25
Behind the scenes of jadakiss
streetstylez dvd behind the scenes of jadakiss new video...
published: 13 May 2009
author: StreetStylez DVD
Behind the scenes of jadakiss
streetstylez dvd behind the scenes of jadakiss new video
0:48
Young Jeezy | "OJ" feat. Fabolous x Jadakiss (Official Teaser)
Full video coming soon. "TM:103" OUT NOW!
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP/Editor | Charlie...
published: 05 Jan 2012
author: By Any Means T.V.
Young Jeezy | "OJ" feat. Fabolous x Jadakiss (Official Teaser)
Full video coming soon. "TM:103" OUT NOW!
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP/Editor | Charlie Zwick
A By Any Means production.
defjam.com
cteworld.com
www.facebook.com/byanymeansnyc
3:07
Jadakiss | "Hold You Down" feat. Emanny (Visualized by Aristotle)
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP | Alex Bergman
Editor | Charlie Zwick
Executive Producer | P...
published: 23 May 2011
author: By Any Means T.V.
Jadakiss | "Hold You Down" feat. Emanny (Visualized by Aristotle)
Visualized by | Aristotle
DP | Alex Bergman
Editor | Charlie Zwick
Executive Producer | Power Quevedo
AD | Brian Justiano
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4:50
Jadakiss Interview (August 2009)
The Yonkers born and raised rap veteran talks about his dream collaboration, his new album...
published: 10 Aug 2009
author: FuseOnDemand
Jadakiss Interview (August 2009)
The Yonkers born and raised rap veteran talks about his dream collaboration, his new album "The Last Kiss", his process of making history in the studio, and more.
- published: 10 Aug 2009
- views: 9189
- author: FuseOnDemand
4:44
JADAKISS INTERVIEW ON SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO HIP HOP NATION SUM ENT.
JADAKISS TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW MIXTAPE " I LOVE YOU" HIS NEW ARTIST,NEW PROJECTS, AND FUTURE...
published: 15 Jun 2011
author: SUCCESS UNITY MONEY
JADAKISS INTERVIEW ON SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO HIP HOP NATION SUM ENT.
JADAKISS TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW MIXTAPE " I LOVE YOU" HIS NEW ARTIST,NEW PROJECTS, AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS
- published: 15 Jun 2011
- views: 3064
- author: SUCCESS UNITY MONEY
2:50
Mr. Peter Parker Presents: Jadakiss Interview
Mr. Peter Parker interviews Jadakiss. Mr. Peter Parker Presents "Jadakiss live in Minneapo...
published: 24 Nov 2009
author: MastaU4u
Mr. Peter Parker Presents: Jadakiss Interview
Mr. Peter Parker interviews Jadakiss. Mr. Peter Parker Presents "Jadakiss live in Minneapolis" drops tomorrow 11/25.
- published: 24 Nov 2009
- views: 26123
- author: MastaU4u
photo: AP / Echorouk Elyaoumi
21 Jan 2013
Algerian security forces on Sunday made grisly discoveries of dozens of bodies at a sprawling natural gas facility, a day after a violent showdown put an end to an international hostage crisis. But as Algeria tallied up the losses, a debate was emerging about whether the militant group linked to al-Qaida that seized the plant had been intent on a massacre or whether it had simply been after money ... ....(size: 2.9Kb)
photo: AP / Anis Belghoul
22 Jan 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When then-Vice President Dick Cheney stated. "If there's a 1% chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al-Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response. It's not about our analysis...it's about our response,"(1) it was clearly evident that the "war on terror" had been lost ... And when Zacarias Moussaoui shouted. "America you lost ... 11....(size: 9.1Kb)
photo: US Army / Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington
20 Jan 2013
WASHINGTON -- The war rages about cities with names such as Goa and Timbuktu, in a sparsely populated, mostly flat, dusty and landlocked country in northwest Africa. The combatants include a nomadic Berber people known as Tuareg, the French Foreign Legion and a coalition of al-Qaida affiliates who identify themselves with the Maghreb, the desert region of Northwestern Africa ... Some U.S ... Afghanistan ... J ... "They go to where the fight is ... ....(size: 6.6Kb)
photo: WN / Imran Nissar
20 Jan 2013
The world's 100 richest people earned enough money last year to end world extreme poverty four times over, according to released by international rights group and charity Oxfam. The $240 billion net income of the world's 100 richest billionaires would have ended poverty four times over, according to the London-based group's report released on Saturday ... [...] We're anti-poverty agency ... You don't normally hear us talking about wealth ... ....(size: 18.5Kb)
photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici
21 Jan 2013
Germany has sent 240 soldiers to southern Turkey as part of a NATO mission using Patriot missiles to deter cross-border airstrikes from war-torn Syria. Units are also being provided by the Netherlands and the US. The main German contingent flew out of Berlin Sunday, headed for Kahramanmaras, 100 kilometers (62 miles) inside Turkey's border with Syria, where two German Patriot units are to be fully operational by early February ... DW.DE ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
Huffington Post
22 Jan 2013
Turns out winter might actually be pretty cruel for fans of Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. Music family of artists ... "Oh, yeah, nah, nah ... Kelly ... "Only Thing I Know," "Leafy Swag."Jadakiss ... Jadakiss contributed a verse to "It's Good," a track on which Lil Wayne and Drake went on to diss Jay-Z. Good feelings were restored when Jadakiss made it known that he recorded his verse before the YMCMB artists went in on Jay....(size: 21.6Kb)
The Source
21 Jan 2013
Proceeding the events and parade will be a variety of Inaugural Balls, some balls took place last night, such as the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball which had performances by Pharrell, Swizz Beats, Jadakiss, MC Lyte, Lil Mama, The Source’s August/September Cover Artist Meek Mill and of course our 2012 Source Man of the Year 2 Chainz! Both of whom were honored at the event ... This was a meal difficult for any man to stomach ... ... CNN ... CNN....(size: 5.0Kb)
Billboard
19 Jan 2013
Just as Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration drew stars from to , the president's re-election has led to another can't-miss week for music fans. Some musicians, such as John Legend and Alicia Keys, will be all over Washington D.C ... . Kids' Inaugural Ball. When and Where. Saturday, Jan ... La La will host Russell Simmons' black tie charity gala, with John Legend, 2 Chainz, Brandy, Pharrell, Jadakiss, Swizz Beats and many more set to attend ... ....(size: 5.8Kb)
CNN
18 Jan 2013
January 18, 2013 -- Updated 2203 GMT (0603 HKT). Beyonce is among the artists scheduled to perform at the official inaugural balls Monday, according to the Presidential Inaugural Committee. Some other stars set to perform include the following.. Alicia Keys. Brad Paisley. Soundgarden. Jamie Foxx. Jennifer Hudson. Marc Anthony. John Legend. Katy Perry. Smokey Robinson. Stevie Wonder. Black Violin. Far East Movement. Mana. Fun. Usher ... << ... Jadakiss....(size: 8.6Kb)
The Examiner
16 Jan 2013
Scheduled to make an appearance at the party are 2 Chainz (click here for his Birthday Song music video), John Legend, Eva Longoria, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams, Jadakiss, Brandy, LOS, Tank, Lance Gross, 9th Wonder, and Raheem DeVaughn ... Charles “Roc” Dutton and Jadakiss will give the audience a special preview of their new movie “Must Be the Music.” ... The legendary Doug E. Fresh will also receive a Lifetime Achievement award ... Fresh ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
PR Newswire
16 Jan 2013
2 Chainz, John Legend, Eva Longoria , Swizz Beatz, Pharrell Williams , Jadakiss, Brandy, LOS, Tank, Lance Gross , 9th Wonder and Raheem DeVaughn and more will be amongst the many in attendance to celebrate the role that hip-hop played in registering and mobilizing voters during this election cycle....(size: 8.9Kb)
The Independent
16 Jan 2013
In the week London’s Madame Tussauds unveils wax works of P Diddy and Snoop Dogg among other rap stars, a more underground exponent is celebrating its heritage in a more vital way ... This is Louch, representing Yonkers’ own D-Block label. Together, the pair helmed last autumn’s Wu-Block album that brought together talents from their respective outfits, among them GZA, Raekwon and Jadakiss, promising a street rather than radio record ... ....(size: 2.4Kb)
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15 Jan 2013
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15 Jan 2013
Stereogum
15 Jan 2013
Not too long ago, Dipset young gun Juelz Santana had more nutso style and young-hyena energy than almost anyone else on New York’s rap scene, but crew infighting, label politics, and maybe a hint of general lethargy have stalled him out in recent years ... Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Jadakiss, Future, Wiz Khalifa, Fabolous, Wale, and Juelz’s old buddy Lil Wayne all show up ... Download God Will’n at DatPiff. TweetTags ... %s1 / %s2 ... ....(size: 5.5Kb)
The Source
15 Jan 2013
Love & Hip Hop 3 Episode 2 Recap. 11 Things We Learned... 1. Newcomer red head resident Rashidah is more then a shoe stylist--she doubles as the hood therapist and isn't too happy about Tahiry's turbulent relationship with Joe. 2. Winter Ramos has worked and slept around in the music industry for years with Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G., Jadakiss, Irv Gotti, Ja Rule and DMX to name a few ... 3 ... 4 ... Raqi chalks it up and storms off ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9....(size: 3.0Kb)
The Examiner
14 Jan 2013
Kenya Moore insists 'I don't lie,' talks Walter on 'Watch What Happens Live'NeNe Leakes shines with Carolina Herrera dress at Golden GlobesDMX to appear on 'Iyanla, Fix My Life''Love & Hip Hop' star Winter Ramos says Jadakiss is 'big ......(size: 1.5Kb)
The Source
10 Jan 2013
He also tells us about the "American Dream". So, what are you working on right now?. My first album, Nacirema Dream. We're putting it together based on the title. It comes out on March 5th. . You just released a track titled "Obituary 2012" which touches on the topic of Chris Lighty's death. Can you tell us a little more about that song? ... ... That's fiction ... ... I got Jadakiss, Erykah Badu, Mavado, Jim Jones, and my wife, Remy Ma....(size: 3.2Kb)
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| Jadakiss | |
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 Jadakiss in June 2011 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Phillips |
| Born | (1975-05-27) May 27, 1975 (age 37) Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Labels | D-Block, Ruff Ryders, Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella |
| Associated acts | Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, Pharrell, DJ Khaled, DMX, Jaheim, Fabolous |
| Website | www.jadakiss.com |
Jason Phillips (born May 27, 1975),[1] better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. (a member of the hip hop collective Ruff Ryders) Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.
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Early life[link]
By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle rapper. He and some of his friends were given the opportunity to compete in the "Jack the Rapper Competition" in Florida, where Jadakiss had been 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 such as DMX made their first hits.
Career[link]
Early career[link]
Jason Phillps founded the rap group The Warlocks in 1994 with friends, 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 hit was the tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. 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. Though the record was successful, eventually going Platinum, The LOX grew unhappy with Bad Boy Records and Puffy's glossy, radio friendly production. Following this album, they left the label to sign with Ruff Ryders Entertainment
[edit] 2001-2003: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye
Jadakiss's debut solo album, Kiss Tha Game Goodbye, was released in August 2001 on the Ruff Ryders/Interscope label. The album featured popular guests and producers such as DJ Premier, The Alchemist, DMX, 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 than out of contract obligations to Bad Boy. The album produced the single "Put Ya Hands Up."
Jadakiss is mentioned in Eminem's 2002 song 'Till I Collapse as one of the best rappers in the industry.
[edit] 2004-2008: Kiss of Death and signing to Def Jam
Jadakiss's second album, Kiss of Death, was released in June 2004. His song "Why?" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) became one of the year's biggest hits, 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.
In late 2007, Jadakiss signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, a move Jay had been trying to arrange for a long time.[2][3] The move came on the heels of increased D-Block/Roc-a-Fella collaborations; in 2006, Jadakiss and former rival Beanie Sigel collaborated on DJ Khaled's album Listen...the Album, and in 2007, on Freeway's album Free At Last. Styles P appeared on a radio freestyle with Freeway and Sigel, and also appeared briefly in the video for Jay-Z's American Gangster single "Roc Boys," in which he throws up the famous Roc-a-Fella sign, "the Diamond."
[edit] 2009-present: The Last Kiss, Remaining at Roc-A-Fella and Top 5, Dead or Alive Consignment
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. In 2010, Jadakiss reunited with the Ruff Ryders label while remaining at Roc-a-Fella.[4]
In 2011, he was featured on two DJ Khaled tracks, one of them titled "It Ain't Over Til It's Over", also featuring Mary J. Blige and Fabolous, and "Welcome to My Hood (Remix)", also featuring Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Twista, Mavado, Birdman, Ace Hood, Fat Joe, Game, Bun B and Waka Flocka Flame. On April 26, 2012, Jadakiss mixtape Consignment was released.[5]
Personal life[link]
Legal issues[link]
In July 2004, Jadakiss was arrested in North Carolina on marijuana and gun-possession charges.[6][7] Several months later, he reached a plea agreement on misdemeanor charges and was ordered to pay a $900 fine.[7][8]
On October 7, 2006, Jadakiss was once again arrested in his hometown of Yonkers, New York, on gun and drug-possession charges.[7][9] A Yonkers Police Department spokesperson said Jadakiss was one of four men sitting in a 2006 Toyota Camry that was parked near the intersection of Nepperhan Avenue and Elm Street in Yonkers at around 5 a.m. Saturday. Officers said the vehicle's driver was behaving oddly and said they noticed a strong odor of marijuana while approaching the car. Inside the vehicle, police found a .38 caliber revolver that had been reported stolen. According to The Associated Press, the weapon was loaded.[7][9] All occupants were charged with possession of a stolen firearm; Jadakiss, was also charged with possession of marijuana (a small amount was found on his person).[7][9] The driver, Darnell Frazier, was charged with driving under the influence. The other two men in the vehicle are listed as Benjamin Lockhart and Kristian Smith. All were remanded to Westchester County Jail and were held until at least Tuesday of that year, when they were due in court.[9]
House raid[link]
Police arrested two men on multiple felony charges after they raided Jadakiss's Yonkers, New York apartment and found large amounts of heroin and marijuana.[10] According to police, multiple narcotics were discovered in the rapper's waterfront home.[10] The incident took place on the morning of August 24, 2009.
Both men were reportedly in police custody and had been criminally charged.[10]
Controversy[link]
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Roc-a-Fella/Sigel[link]
Jadakiss was engaged in a long feud with several Roc-A-Fella Records artists, specifically Beanie Sigel and State Property, beginning in 2001. The feud began when Jadakiss stated in a radio interview that many Philadelphia artists at the time were biting his style. Being from Philadelphia, Beanie Sigel took offense and came with a diss freestyle over Jadakiss's single "Put Ya Hands Up". Jadakiss responded with a diss freestyle of his own. Soon after, members of both The Lox and State Property were involved in the feud. The Lox and State Property would continue to diss each other on radio freestyles and mixtape songs for the next few years. The problem was eventually resolved, and since then, the LOX and Beanie Sigel have collaborated on various tracks together, including Sheek Louch's Kiss Your Ass Goodbye Remix, Ghostface Killah's "Barrell Brothers" which features both Styles P and Beanie Sigel and DJ Khaled's track "Problems" which features Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss. Definite signs that the feud was over came in 2007 when Jay-Z signed Jadakiss to Roc-A-Fella.
P. Diddy[link]
When the LOX left Bad Boy Records, the group's and each of its members' publishing was still owned by label head P. Diddy. The LOX released several tracks like "We Are The Streets" and "Blood Pressure" which allegedly were aimed towards P. Diddy. The group fought with him over royalties, debt issues and other things until 2005 when they briefly put their differences aside to perform with Jay-Z at his "I Declare War" concert. Afterward, they went on New York radio station Hot 97 to ask for their publishing, which was given to them by Diddy. It is anticipated that The LOX will re-sign with Puff and release their next album on Bad Boy Records, but a deal has yet to be finalized.
50 Cent[link]
In 2004, Jadakiss and Fat Joe were featured in Ja Rule's "New York" single. In this song, Ja Rule took obvious shots at 50 Cent. In turn, 50 Cent made a song titled "Piggy Bank" in which he disses Fat Joe, Nas, and Jadakiss. This caused Jadakiss to release "Checkmate", "Problem Child", "Shots Fired" and "I'm Sorry Ms. Jackson". 50 Cent along with his G-Unit crew responded with songs such as "I Run New York", "Window Shopper", and "Death Wish" by Lloyd Banks. Jadakiss challenged 50 Cent to an onstage battle in Madison Square Garden for 1 million dollars, but 50 Cent declined. The feud was later resolved, with the respective parties performing together at 50 Cent's ThisIs50 Festival.[11]
Bill O'Reilly[link]
Jadakiss attracted some controversy and condemnation from commentator Bill O'Reilly, who labeled him a "smear merchant" due to lyrics in the song "Why?", which state Jada's belief that George W. Bush coordinated the September 11, 2001 attacks. "Why do niggas push pounds of powder? Why did Bush knock down the towers?" In the music video for "Why?", a man holds up a picket sign reading "Buck Fush" (a spoonerism of "Fuck Bush"). O'Reilly took the position that the President should be allowed to sue Jadakiss for slander. The track was eventually banned on some radio stations or played with the lyrics in question censored.[12][13][14]
It's Good[link]
In 2011, with the release of Lil Wayne's "The Carter IV", Jadakiss was dragged into a feud between Jay-Z and Lil Wayne on the song "It's Good". Jadakiss has since distanced himself from the conflict by announcing publicly that he had no ill will towards Jay-Z and that he was sent the track prior to the addition of Lil Wayne's and Drake's vocals.[15]
Discography[link]
Main article: Jadakiss discography
- Studio albums
- 2001: Kiss tha Game Goodbye
- 2004: Kiss of Death
- 2009: The Last Kiss
- TBD: Top 5, Dead or Alive
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ Smith, Kerry L. (2004). "Jadakiss > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p379194. Retrieved October 20, 2008.
- ^ J z Gets Jadakiss on Rocafella
- ^ [1] Jadakiss signs with rocafela
- ^ "Jadakiss leaves Roc-A-Fella Records, reunites with Ruff Ryders « Hip Hop Vibe". Hhvibe.wordpress.com. 2009-11-26. http://hhvibe.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/jadakiss-leaves-roc-a-fella-records-reunites-with-ruff-ryders/. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ http://www.datpiff.com/Jadakiss-Consignment-mixtape.340926.html
- ^ Shaheem Reid (Jul 7 2004). "Jadakiss Busted For Celebrating Fourth Of July With A Bang". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1489247/jadakiss-busted.jhtml.
- ^ a b c d e "Jadakiss Arrested In New York". http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+News/Jadakiss+Arrested+In+New+York/1071/.
- ^ Gil Kaufman (Mar 25 2005). "Jadakiss Can Avoid Gun And Drug Charges If He Behaves". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499015/jadakiss-on-threemonth-probation.jhtml.
- ^ a b c d By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Jem Aswad (Oct 7 2006). "Jadakiss Arrested On Gun, Drug-Possession Charges". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542616/jadakiss-arrested-on-gun-drugpossession-charges.jhtml.
- ^ a b c Cyrus Langhorne (Aug 25, 2009). "Jadakiss' Home Raided, Police Find Heroin & Marijuana". http://www.sohh.com/2009/08/jadakiss_leased_home_raid.html.
- ^ "50 Cent Unites NYC Hip-Hop At ThisIs50 Festival". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1622984/20091004/50_cent.jhtml.
- ^ Counterbias: Rapper Jadakiss, Monkey mics: Why?
- ^ "Rapper Jadakiss blames Bush for Sept. 11 in new song". USA Today. July 18, 2004. http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-07-16-jadakiss-bush_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ O'Reilly, Bill (July 14, 2004). "The Smearing of America Continues". Fox News. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,125675,00.html.
- ^ Langhorne, Cyrus. "JADAKISS ADDRESSES LIL WAYNE'S JAY-Z DISS, "LEAVE ME OUT OF IT"". Blog article. Sohh. http://www.sohh.com/2011/08/jadakiss_addresses_lil_waynes_jay-z_diss.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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This article is about the singer. For her self-titled album, see Mariah Carey (album).
| Mariah Carey | |
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 Carey at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1970-03-27) March 27, 1970 (age 42) Huntington, New York, United States |
| Genres | R&B, pop, hip hop, soul, dance |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Columbia (1990—2000) Virgin (2001) Island (2002—present) |
| Website | mariahcarey.com |
Mariah Carey[1] (born March 27, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and released her self-titled debut studio album, Mariah Carey. The album went multi-platinum and spawned four consecutive number one singles, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola in 1993, a series of hit records, including Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993) and Merry Christmas (1994), established her position as Columbia's highest-selling act. Daydream (1995), made music history when the second single, "One Sweet Day" a duet with Boyz II Men, spent a record sixteen weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100, and remains the longest running number one song in US chart history. During the recording of the album Carey began to deviate from her pop background, and slowly traversed into R&B and Hip-hop. After her separation from Mottola, this musical change was evident with the release of Butterfly (1997).
Carey left Columbia in 2000, and signed a record-breaking $100 million recording contract with Virgin Records. In 2001, Carey ventured into film with Glitter (2001). Before the film's release she suffered a physical and emotional breakdown and was hospitalized for severe exhaustion. Following the film's poor reception, she was bought out of her recording contract for $50 million, which led to a decline in her career. She signed a multi-million dollar contract deal with Island Records in 2002, and after an unsuccessful period, returned to the top of music charts with The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). Its second single "We Belong Together", which became her most successful single of the 2000's, and was later named "Song of the Decade" by Billboard. Carey once again ventured into film, and starred in Precious (2009). Her role in the film was well-received, and she was awarded the "Breakthrough Performance Award" at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and a NAACP Image Award nomination.
In a career spanning over two decades, Carey has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. In 1998, she was honored as the world's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards. Carey was also named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the third best-selling female artist in the United States, with 63 million certified albums. With the release of "Touch My Body" (2008), Carey gained her eighteenth number one single in the United States, more than any other solo artist. Aside from her commercial accomplishments, Carey has won five Grammy Awards, and is famed for her five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register.
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Biography[link]
1970–87: Early life and struggles[link]
Mariah Carey was born in Huntington, New York, on March 27, 1970.[2] The singer's father, Alfred Roy, was of African American and Venezuelan descent, while her mother, Patricia (née Hickey), is an Irish American.[3] Patricia's father had died while she was young; however, she inherited his passion for music.[3] She developed a career as an occasional opera singer and vocal coach, and met Alfred in 1960.[2] As he began earning a living as an aeronautical engineer, the couple wed later that year, and moved into a small suburb in New York.[3] After the pair's elopement, Patricia's family disowned her, due to marrying a man of color. Carey later explained that growing up, she felt a notion of neglect from her maternal family, a mark that affected her greatly: "So later I was like, 'Well, where does this leave me? Am I a bad person?' You know. It's still not that common to be a multi-racial person, but I'm happy with the combination of things that I am."[3] During the interval of years in between Carey's older sister Allison and the singer's birth, the Carey family experienced personal struggles within the community due to their ethnicity.[3] Carey's name was derived from the song "They Call the Wind Mariah", originally from the 1951 Broadway musical Paint Your Wagon.[4][5] When Carey was three years old, her parents divorced due to the increasingly strenuous nature of their marriage.[6]
"It's been difficult for me, moving around so much, having to grow up by myself... my parents divorced. And I always felt kind of different from everybody else in my neighborhoods. I was a different person ethnically. And sometimes, that can be a problem. If you look a certain way, everybody goes 'White girl', and I'd go, 'No, that's not what I am'."
—Carey, on the difficulty of her childhood[7]
After their separation, Allison moved in with her father, while the other two children remained with Patricia.[6] As the years passed, Carey would grow apart from her father, and would later stop seeing him altogether.[6][8] By the age of four, Carey recalled that she had begun to sneak the radio under her covers at night, and just sing from her heart, and try and find peace within the music.[8] During elementary school, she would excel in subjects that she enjoyed, such as literature, art and music, while not finding interest in others.[9] After several years of financial struggling, Patricia earned enough money to move her family into a stable and more affluent sector in New York.[9] Carey had begun writing poems and adding melodies to them, thus starting as a singer-songwriter while attending Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York.[10][10] Even from a young age, Carey excelled in her music, and demonstrated usage of the whistle register, though only beginning to master and control it through her training with her mother.[10] Though opening her daughter to the world of classical opera, Patricia never pressured Carey to pursue a career in that type of genre, as she never seemed interested in that world of music.[10] Carey recalled that she kept her singer-songwriter works a secret and noted that Patricia had "never been a pushy mom. She never said, 'Give it more of an operatic feel'. I respect opera like crazy, but it didn't influence me."[10][11]
Towards the end of her high school Carey developed a relationship with Gavin Christopher, with whom she shared musical aspirations. The song-writing duo, however, needed an assistant who could play the keyboard; "We called someone and he couldn't come, so by accident we stumbled upon Ben [Margulies]. Ben came to the studio, and he really couldn't play the keyboards very well - her was really more of a drummer - but after that day, we kept in touch, and we sort of clicked as writers."[11] The two began writing and composing songs in his father's store basement, during Carey's senior year. After composing their first song together, "Here We Go Round Again", which Carey described as having a Motown-vibe, they continued writing material for a full length demo.[12] After Carey's graduation her mother wed once more, which ultimately prompted her to move out from Patricia's apartment, and into a one bedroom studio in Manhattan, which she shared with four other female students.[13][14] During this period, Carey worked several jobs as a waitress, usually getting fired after two week intervals.[15] While requiring work to pay for her rent, Carey's mind and effort still remained with her musical ambitions, as she continued working late into the night with Margulies, in hopes of completing a demo take that could be passed on to record executives.[15] After completing her four song demo tape, Carey tried to pass it to music labels, but was met with failure each time.[16] It was then she was introduced to rising pop singer of Puerto Rican descent, Brenda K. Starr.[16][17]
1988–92: Recording debut and career beginnings[link]
As Carey's friendship with Starr grew, so did her interest in helping Carey succeed in the industry.[18] On a Friday night in November 1987, Carey accompanied Starr to a record executives gala, where she handed her demo tape to Tommy Mottola, head of Columbia Records, who listened to it on his way back home.[18][19] After the first two songs, he became so enamored at the sound and quality of Carey's voice that he turned around returned to the event, only to find that she had left.[19] In what has been widely described by critics as a modern day Cinderella-like tale,[20][21] after searching Carey for two weeks, and eventually contacting her through Starr's management, he immediately signed her and began mapping out her debut into mainstream music.[18] While she maintained that she wanted to continue working with Margulies, Mottola enlisted top producers of the time, including Ric Wake, Narada Michael Walden and Rhett Lawrence.[18] Mottola and the staff at Columbia had planned to market Carey as the main female pop artist on their roster, competing with the likes of Whitney Houston and Madonna, who were signed to Arista and Sire Records respectively.[22] After the completion of the album, titled Mariah Carey, Columbia spent an upward of $1 million to promote it.[23] Though opening with weak sales, the album eventually reached the top of the Billboard 200, after Carey's exposure at the 33rd annual Grammy Awards.[24] Mariah Carey stayed atop the charts for eleven consecutive weeks,[25] and she won the Best New Artist, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance trophies for her single "Vision of Love".[26] The album yielded an additional three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, following the four week number-one run of "Vision of Love". Carey became the first artist since The Jackson 5 to have their first four singles reach number one.[27] Mariah Carey finished as the best-selling album in the United States of 1991,[28] while totaling sales of over 15 million copies.[29]
Only months after the Mariah Carey began its descent on the charts, Carey already began working on her second studio effort, eventually titled Emotions (1991).[30][31] The album, as Carey described it, paid homage to Motown soul music, as she felt the need to pay tribute to the type of music and genre that truly influenced her as a struggling child.[31] For the project, Carey worked with Walter Afanasieff, who only had a small role on her debut, as well as Clivillés and Cole, from the dance group C+C Music Factory.[32] However, Carey's relationship with Margulies deteriorated[31] over a contract Carey had signed prior to her signing with Columbia, agreeing to split not only the songwriting royalties from the songs, but half of her earnings as well.[31] However, when the time came to write music for Emotions, Sony officials made it clear he would only be paid the fair amount given to co-writers on an album.[31] Subsequently, Margulies filed a lawsuit against Sony which ultimately led to their parting of ways.[31] On September 17, 1991, Emotions was released around the world, and was accepted by critics as a more mature album than its predecessor.[33] While praised for Carey's improved songwriting, production and new sound, the album was criticized for its material, which many felt was noticeably weaker than her debut.[34] Though the album managed sales of over eight million copies globally, Emotions failed to reach the commercial and critical heights of its predecessor.[35]
As they had done after the release of her debut, critics once again questioned whether Carey would embark on a world tour, in promotion for her material.[36] Although Carey explained that due to her stage fright, and the general strenuous nature of her songs, a tour sounded very daunting, speculation grew that Carey was a "studio worm", and that she wasn't capable of producing the perfect pitch and 5-octave vocal range for which she was known.[20][37] In hopes of putting any claims of her being a manufactured artist to rest, Carey and Walter Afanasieff decided to book an appearance on MTV Unplugged, a television program aired by MTV.[38] The show's purpose was to present name artists, and feature them "unplugged" or stripped of studio equipment.[38][39] While Carey felt strongly of her more soulful and powerful songs, it was decided that her most popular content to that point would be included.[39] Days prior to the show's taping, Carey and Afanasieff thought of adding a cover version of an older song, in order to provide something different and unexpected.[39] They chose "I'll Be There", a song made popular by The Jackson 5 in 1970, rehearsing it few times before the night of the show. On March 16, 1992, Carey recorded a seven-piece set-list at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, New York.[40] The revue was met with critical acclaim, leading to it being aired over three times as often as an average episode would.[41] The revue's success tempted Sony officials to use it as some form of an album.[42] Sony decided to release it as an EP, selling for a reduced price due to its shorter length.[43] The EP proved to be a success, shunning critics and speculations that Carey was just a studio artist,[43] and was given a triple-Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[44] and managed Gold and Platinum certifications in several European markets.[42]
[edit] 1993–96: First marriage, Music Box and Daydream
"The writing partnership that her and I had and I can't speak for her other songwriting partners, but if you could see us in the room I would hit a chord and play a little melody on the piano and she would say, 'Oh, that's nice,' and she would sing that melody and then she adds a little bit to it. I would then play it back and then she would say, 'Yea, that's good' so it instantly becomes this partnership where eventually she'll have a melody and then the melody would prompt her to start thinking about this feeling she wants to put into words. This would eventually become the theme of the song."
—Afanasieff, on his song-writing partnership with Carey.[45]
During early 1993, Carey began working on her third studio album, Music Box.[46] After Emotions failed to achieve the commercial heights of her debut album, Carey and Columbia came to the agreement that the next album would contain a more pop influenced sound, in order to appeal to a wider audience.[46] During Carey's writing sessions, she began working mostly with Afanasieff, with whom she co-wrote and produced most of Music Box.[45] During the album's recording, Carey and Mottola became romantically involved.[47] They wed in a lavish ceremony on June 5, 1993, with several high profile guests including Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, Gloria Estefan and Ozzy Osbourne.[48] One month later, on August 31, Music Box was released around the world, debuting at number-one on the Billboard 200.[49] The album was met with mixed reception from music critics; while many praised the album's pop influence and strong content, others felt that Carey made less usage of her acclaimed vocal range.[50] Ron Wynn from Allmusic described Carey's different form of singing on the album: "It was wise for Carey to display other elements of her approach, but sometimes excessive spirit is preferable to an absence of passion."[51] The album's second single, "Hero", would eventually come to be one of Carey's most popular and inspirational songs of her career.[52] The song became Carey's eighth chart topper in the United States,[52] and began expanding Carey's popularity throughout Europe. With the release of the album's third single, Carey achieved several career milestones. Her cover of Badfinger's "Without You" became her first number one single in several European countries, including Austria, Germany,[53] the Netherlands, Ireland,[54] Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.[55] Due to the song's success, Music Box spent prolonged periods at number one on the album charts of several countries,[56] and eventually became one of the best-selling albums of all time, with worldwide sales of over 32 million copies.[45] After declining to tour for her past two albums, Carey agreed to embark on a short stateside string of concerts, titled the Music Box Tour.[57] Spanning only six dates across North America,[57] the short but successful tour was a large step for Carey, who dreaded the hassle of touring.[58]
Following Music Box, Carey took a relatively large period of time away from the public eye, and began working on an unknown project throughout 1994.[59] The project was kept very secretive until Billboard announced on their October issue, that Carey would release a holiday album later that year.[59] In late 1994, Carey recorded a duet with Luther Vandross; a cover of Lionel Richie and Diana Ross's "Endless Love".[60] By that point, Columbia felt Carey had already established herself as a pop singer, and vocalist, but wanted to try and feature her as more of an entertainer.[61] Through the release of Merry Christmas, Columbia hoped that audiences would buy Carey's material solely for her name and reputation, and squash fears of her being a typical pop singer.[61] The album was released on November 1, 1994, on the same day that the album's first single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You", was released.[61] The album eventually became the best-selling Christmas album of all time, with global sales reaching over 15 million copies.[62][63][64] Additionally, "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was critically lauded, and is considered "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon."[62] Rolling Stone described it as a "holiday standard", and ranked it fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list.[65] Commercially, it became the best-selling holiday ringtone of all time,[66] and the best-selling single by a non-Asian artist in Japan,[67] selling over 2.1 million units (both ringtone and digital download).[68][69] By the end of the holiday season of 1994, Carey and Afanasieff had already begun writing material for her next studio album, which would be released in the fall of the following year.[70]
Released on October 3, 1995, Daydream combined the pop sensibilities of Music Box with downbeat R&B and hip hop influences.[71] The album's second single, "One Sweet Day" was inspired by the death of Cole, as well as her sister Allison, who had contracted AIDS.[72] The song remained atop the Hot 100 for a record-breaking sixteen weeks, and became the longest running number one song in history.[73] Daydream became her biggest-selling album in the United States,[74] and became her second album to be certified Diamond by the RIAA, following Music Box.[44] The album again was the best-seller by an international artist in Japan, shifting over 2.2 million copies,[75] and eventually reaching global sales of over 25 million units.[29] Critically, the album was heralded as Carey's best to date; The New York Times named it as one of 1995's best albums, and wrote, "best cuts bring R&B candy-making to a new peak of textural refinement [...] Carey's songwriting has taken a leap forward and become more relaxed, sexier and less reliant on thudding clichés."[76] Carey once again opted to embark on a short world tour titled Daydream World Tour. It had seven dates, three in Japan and four throughout Europe.[77] When tickets went on sale, Carey set records when all 150,000 tickets for her three shows at Japan's largest stadium, Tokyo Dome sold out in under three hours, breaking the previous record help by The Rolling Stones.[77] Due to the album's success, Carey won two awards at the American Music Awards for her solo efforts: Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.[78] Daydream and its singles were respectively nominated in six categories at the 38th Grammy Awards.[79] Carey, along with Boyz II Men, opened the event with a performance of "One Sweet Day".[80] However, Carey did not receive any award, prompting her to comment "What can you do? I will never be disappointed again. After I sat through the whole show and didn't win once, I can handle anything."[80] In 1995, due to Daydream's enormous Japanese sales, Billboard declared Carey the "Overseas Artist of the Year" in Japan.[81]
[edit] 1997–2000: New image and independence, Butterfly and Rainbow
"It was '97 and I was leaving my marriage [to Tommy Mottola], which encompassed my life. I was writing the song 'Butterfly' wishing that that's what he would say to me. There's a part that goes, 'I have learned that beauty/has to flourish in the light/wild horses run unbridled/or their spirit dies/you have given me the courage/to be all that I can/and I truly feel ...[sings] and I truly feel your heart will lead you back to me when you're ready to land.' At that point I really believed that I was going to go back to the marriage – I didn't think I was going to leave forever. But then the things that happened to me during that time caused me to not go back. Had it been, 'Go be yourself, you've been with me since you were a kid, let's separate for a while,' I probably would've."
After the release of Daydream and the success that followed, Carey began focusing on her personal life, which was a constant struggle at the time.[83] Carey's relationship with Mottola began to deteriorate, due to their growing creative differences in terms of her albums, as well as his controlling nature.[83] With each following album, and her continual established fame and popularity, Carey began to take more initiative and control with her music, and started infusing more genres into her work.[84] During mid-1997, Carey was well underway, writing and recording material for her next album, Butterfly (1997).[85] She sought to work with other producers and writers other than Afansieff, such as Sean Combs, Kamaal Fareed, Missy Elliott and Jean Claude Oliver and Samuel Barnes from Trackmasters.[85] During the album's recording, Carey and Mottola separated, with Carey citing is as her way of achieving freedom, and a new lease on life.[86] Aside from the album's different approach, critics took notice of Carey's altered style of singing, which she describe as breathy vocals.[87] Her new-found style of singing was met with mixed reception; some critics felt is was a sign of maturity, that she didn't feel the need to always show off her upper range,[88] while others felt it was a sign of her weakening and waning voice.[89][90] The album's lead single, "Honey", and its accompanying music video, introduced a more overtly sexual image than Carey had ever demonstrated, and furthered reports of her freedom from Mottola.[91] Carey stated that Butterfly marked the point when she attained full creative control over her music.[92] However, she added, "I don't think that it's that much of a departure from what I've done in the past [...] It's not like I went psycho and thought I would be a rapper. Personally, this album is about doing whatever the hell I wanted to do."[91] Growing creative differences with producer Afanasieff continued, and eventually ended their working relationship, after collaborating on most of Carey's material.[93] Reviews for Butterfly were generally positive: Rolling Stone wrote, "It's not as if Carey has totally dispensed with her old saccharine, Houston-style balladry [...] but the predominant mood of 'Butterfly' is one of coolly erotic reverie. [... Except "Outside" the album sounds] very 1997. [...] Carey has spread her wings and she's ready to fly",[94] Allmusic editor, Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Carey's vocals as "sultrier and more controlled than ever", and heralded Butterfly as her "best record and illustrates that Carey continues to improve and refine her music, which makes her a rarity among her '90s peers."[95] The album was a commercial success, although not to the degree of her previous three albums.[93]
Toward the turn of the millennium, Carey began developing other projects, many of which she wasn't able to during her marriage.[96] On April 14, 1998, Carey partook in the VH1 Divas benefit concert, where she sang alongside Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Gloria Estefan and Carole King.[97] Carey had begun developing a film project All That Glitters, later re-titled to simply Glitter,[98] and intended her songwriting to other projects, such as Men in Black (1997) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).[96] After Glitter fell into developmental hell, Carey postponed the project, and began writing material for a new album.[96] The executives at Sony Music, the parent company of Carey's label Columbia, wanted her to prepare a greatest hits collection in time for the commercially favorable holiday season.[99] However, they disagreed as to what content and singles should constitute the album.[100] Sony wanted to release an album that featured her number one singles in the United States, and her international chart toppers on the European versions, void of any new material, while Carey felt that a compilation album should reflect on her most personal songs, not just her most commercial.[100] She felt that not including any new material would result in cheating her fans, therefore including four new songs that she had recorded.[100] While compromised, Carey often expressed distaste towards the album's song selection, expressing her disappointment in the omission of her "favorite songs".[101] The album titled, #1's (1998), featured a duet with Whitney Houston, "When You Believe", and was included on the soundtrack for The Prince of Egypt (1998).[100] During the development of All That Glitters, Carey had been introduced to DreamWorks producer Jeffrey Katzenberg, who asked her if she would record the song "When You Believe" for the soundtrack to the animated film The Prince of Egypt.[102] In an interview with Ebony, Houston described working with Carey, as well as their growing friendship: "Mariah and I got along very great. We had never talked and never sang together before. We just had a chance for camaraderie, singer-to-singer, artist-to-artist, that kind of thing. We just laughed and talked and laughed and talked and sang in between that ... It's good to know that two ladies of soul and music can still be friends."[103] #1's became a phenomenon in Japan, selling over one million copies in its opening week, and placing as the only international artist to accomplish this feat.[104] When describing Carey's popularity in Japan throughout the 1990s, author Chris Nickson compared it to Beatlemania in the 1960s.[77] The album sold over 3.25 million copies in Japan after only the first three months, and holds the record as the best-selling album by a non-Asian artist,[104] while amassing global sales of over 17 million copies.[105]
During the spring of 1999, Carey began working on the final album of her record contract with Sony, her ex-husband's label.[106] During this time, Carey's strained relationship with Sony affected her work with writing partner Afanasieff, who had worked extensively with Carey throughout the first half of her career.[106] She felt Mottola was trying to separate her from Afanasieff, in hopes of keeping their relationship permanently strained.[107] Due to the pressure and the awkward relationship Carey had now developed with Sony, she completed the album in a period of three months in the summer of 1999, quicker than any of her other albums.[48] The album, titled Rainbow (1999), found Carey once again working with a new array of music producers and songwriters, such as Jay-Z and DJ Clue.[108] Carey also wrote two ballads with David Foster and Diane Warren, whom she seemingly used to replace Afanasieff.[108] Rainbow was released on November 2, 1999, to the highest first week sales of her career at the time, however debuting at number two on the Billboard 200.[109] Throughout early-2000, Carey's troubled relationship with Columbia grew, as they halted promotion after the album's first two singles.[109] They felt Rainbow didn't have any strong single to be released, whereas Carey wanted a ballad regarding personal and inner strength released.[109] The difference in opinion led to a very public feud, as Carey began posting messages on her webpage in early and mid-2000, telling fans inside information on the dispute, as well as instructing them to request "Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)" on radio stations.[110] One of the messages Carey left on her page read: "Basically, a lot of you know the political situation in my professional career is not positive. It's been really, really hard. I don't even know if this message is going to get to you because I don't know if they want you to hear this. I'm getting a lot of negative feedback from certain corporate people. But I am not willing to give up."[111] Fearing to lose their label's highest seller, Sony chose to release the song.[111] Carey, initially content with the agreement, soon found out that the song had only been given a very limited and low-promotion release, which made charting extremely difficult and unlikely.[111] Critical reception of Rainbow was generally enthusiastic, with the Sunday Herald saying that the album "sees her impressively tottering between soul ballads and collaborations with R&B heavyweights like Snoop Doggy Dogg and Usher [...] It's a polished collection of pop-soul."[112] Vibe magazine expressed similar sentiments, writing, "She pulls out all stops [...] Rainbow will garner even more adoration".[113] Though a commercial success, Rainbow became Carey's lowest selling album to that point in her career.[92]
[edit] 2001–04: Glitter, Charmbracelet; personal and professional struggles
After she received Billboard's Artist of the Decade Award and the World Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium,[114] Carey parted from Columbia and signed a record-breaking $100 million five-album recording contract with Virgin Records (EMI Records), Carey was given full conceptual and creative control over the project.[115] She opted to record an album partly mixed with 1980s influenced disco and other similar genres, in order to go hand-in-hand with the film's setting.[116] She often stated that Columbia had regarded her as a commodity, with her separation from Mottola exacerbating her relations with label executives. Just a few months later, in July 2001, it was widely reported that Carey had suffered a physical and emotional breakdown. She had left messages on her website that complained of being overworked,[117] and her relationship with the Latin icon Luis Miguel ended.[118] In an interview the following year, she said, "I was with people who didn't really know me and I had no personal assistant. I'd do interviews all day long and get two hours of sleep a night, if that."[119] Due to the pressure from the media, her heavy work schedule and the split from Miguel, Carey began posting a series of disturbing messages on her official website, and displayed erratic behavior on several live promotional outings.[120] On July 19, 2001, Carey made a surprise appearance on the MTV program Total Request Live (TRL).[121] As the show's host Carson Daly began taping following a commercial break, Carey came out pushing an ice cream cart while wearing a large men's shirt, and began a striptease, in which she shed her shirt to reveal a tight yellow and green ensemble.[121] While she later revealed that Daly was aware of her presence in the building prior to her appearance, Carey's appearance on TRL garnered strong media attention.[120] Only days later, Carey began posting irregular voice notes and messages on her official website: "I'm trying to understand things in life right now and so I really don't feel that I should be doing music right now. What I'd like to do is just a take a little break or at least get one night of sleep without someone popping up about a video. All I really want is [to] just be me and that's what I should have done in the first place ... I don't say this much but guess what, I don't take care of myself."[121] Following the quick removal of the messages, Berger commented that Carey had been "obviously exhausted and not thinking clearly" when she posted the letters.[122]
On July 26, she was suddenly hospitalized, citing "extreme exhaustion" and a "physical and emotional breakdown".[123] Carey was inducted at an un-disclosed hospital in Connecticut, and remained hospitalized and under doctor's care for two weeks, followed by an extended absence from the public.[123] Following the heavy media coverage surrounding Carey's publicized breakdown and hospitalization, Virgin Records and 20th Century Fox delayed the release of both Glitter, as well as its soundtrack of the same name.[124] Consequently, critics suggested that in delaying Glitter, hype for the project would have largely subsided, and would possibly hurt both ticket and album sales.[125] When discussing the project's weak commercial reaction, Carey blamed both her frame of mind during the time of its release, its postponement, as well as the soundtrack having been released on September 11.[126] Critics panned Glitter, as well as its accompanying soundtrack; both were unsuccessful commercially.[127] The accompanying soundtrack album, Glitter, became Carey's lowest-selling album to that point. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch dismissed it as "an absolute mess that'll go down as an annoying blemish on a career that, while not always critically heralded, was at least nearly consistently successful."[128] Following the negative cloud that was ensuing Carey's personal life at the time, as well as the project's poor reception, her unprecedented $100 million five-album record deal with Virgin Records (EMI Records) was bought out for $50 million.[115][129] Soon after, Carey flew to Capri, Italy for a period of five months, in which she began writing material for her new album, stemming from all the personal experiences she had endured throughout the past year.[120] Carey later said that her time at Virgin was "a complete and total stress-fest [...] I made a total snap decision which was based on money and I never make decisions based on money. I learned a big lesson from that."[130] Later that year, she signed a contract with Island Records, valued at more than $24 million,[131] and launched the record label MonarC. To add further to Carey's emotional burdens, her father, with whom she had little contact since childhood, died of cancer that year.[132]
In 2002, Carey was cast in the independent film, WiseGirls, alongside Mira Sorvino and Melora Walters, who co-starred as waitresses at a mobster-operated restaurant. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and received generally negative critical response, though Carey's portrayal of the character was praised; Roger Friedman of Fox News referred to her as "a Thelma Ritter for the new millennium", and wrote, "Her line delivery is sharp and she manages to get the right laughs".[133] Later that year, Carey performed the American national anthem to rave reviews at the Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.[134] Towards the end of 2002, Carey released her next studio album Charmbracelet, which she said marked "a new lease on life" for her.[119] Though released in the wake of Glitter and Carey's return to the music scene, sales of Charmbracelet were moderate and the quality of Carey's vocals came under criticism. Joan Anderson from The Boston Globe declared the album "the worst of her career, and revealed a voice [that is] no longer capable of either gravity-defying gymnastics or soft coos",[135] while Allmusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine expressed similar sentiments and wrote, "What is a greater problem is that Mariah's voice is shot, sounding in tatters throughout the record. She can no longer coo or softly croon nor can she perform her trademark gravity-defying vocal runs."[136] In an attempt to "relaunch" her career following the poor reception to Glitter, as well as her breakdown, Carey announced a world tour in April 2003.[137] Lasting over eight months, the Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey, became her most extensive tour to date, spanning sixty-nine shows around the world.[138] Throughout the United States, the shows were done in smaller theaters, and something more Broadway-influenced, "It's much more intimate so you'll feel like you had an experience. You experience a night with me."[137] However, while smaller productions were booked throughout the tour's stateside leg, Carey performed at stadiums in Asia and Europe, performing for a crowd of over 35,000 in Manila, 50,000 in Malaysia, and to over 70,000 people in China.[139] In the United Kingdom, it became Carey's first tour to feature shows outside of London, booking arena stops in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester.[140] Charmbracelet World Tour: An Intimate Evening with Mariah Carey garnered generally positive reviews from music critics and concert goers, with many complimenting the quality of Carey's live vocals, as well as the production as a whole.[141]
[edit] 2005–07: Return to prominence with The Emancipation of Mimi
Throughout 2004, Carey focused on composing material for her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). The album found Carey working predominantly with Jermaine Dupri, as well as Bryan-Michael Cox, Manuel Seal, The Neptunes, Kanye West and Carey's longtime collaborator, Jermaine Dupri.[142] The album debuted atop the charts in several countries, and was warmly accepted by critics. Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian defined it as "cool, focused and urban [... some of] the first Mariah Carey tunes in years which I wouldn't have to be paid to listen to again",[143] while USA Today's Elysa Gardner wrote, "The ballads and midtempo numbers that truly reflect the renewed confidence of a songbird who has taken her shots and kept on flying."[144] The album's second single, "We Belong Together", became a "career re-defining"[145] song for Carey, at a point when many critics had considered her career over.[146] music critics heralded the song as her "return to form",[147] as well as the "return of The Voice",[147] while many felt it would revive "faith" in Carey's potential as a balladeer.[142] "We Belong Together" broke several records in the United States and became Carey's sixteenth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100.[148] After staying at number one for fourteen non-consecutive weeks, the song became the second longest running number one song in US chart history, behind Carey's 1996 collaboration with Boyz II Men, "One Sweet Day".[148] Billboard listed it as the "song of the decade" and the ninth most popular song of all time.[149] Besides its chart success, the song broke several airplay records, and according to Nielsen BDS, gathered both the largest one-day and one-week audiences in history.[150]
During the week of September 25, 2005, Carey set another record, becoming the first female to occupy the first two spots atop the Hot 100, as "We Belong Together" remained at number one, and her next single, "Shake It Off" moved into the number two spot.[148] (Ashanti had topped the chart in 2002 while being a "featured" signer on the #2 single.) On the Billboard Hot 100 Year-end Chart of 2005, the song was declared the number one song, a career first for Carey.[151] Billboard listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and was declared the most popular song of the 2000s decade by Billboard.[152] The album earned ten Grammy Award nominations in 2006–07: eight in 2006 for the original release (the most received by Carey in a single year),[153] and two in 2007 for the Ultra Platinum Edition. In 2006 Carey won Best Contemporary R&B Album for The Emancipation of Mimi, as well as Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song for "We Belong Together".[153] The Emancipation of Mimi was the best-selling album in the United States in 2005, with nearly five million units sold. It was the first album by a solo female artist to become the year's best-selling album since Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill in 1996.[154] At the end of 2005, the IFPI reported that The Emancipation of Mimi had sold more than 7.7 million copies globally, and was the second best-selling album of the year after Coldplay's X&Y. It was the best-selling album worldwide by a solo and female artist.[155][156][157] To date, The Emancipation of Mimi has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.[158] At the 48th Grammy Awards, Carey performed a medley of "We Belong Together" and "Fly Like a Bird".[159] The performance earned the night's only standing ovation, prompting Teri Hatcher, who was presenting the next award, to exclaim, "It's like we've all just been saved!"[159]
In support of the album, Carey embarked on her first headlining tour in three years, named The Adventures of Mimi: The Voice, The Hits, The Tour after a "Carey-centric fan's" music diary.[160] The tour spanned forty stops, with thirty-two in the United States and Canada, two in Africa, and six in Japan.[161] Tickets for the tour went on sale on June 2, 2006, with prices ranging from $95 to $150 USD, and featured Carey's long-time friend Randy Jackson as the tour's musical director.[162][163] Carey's performances consisted of old songs from her catalog as well as her newest singles.[164] The tour received warm critical reaction from music critics and concert goers, many of which celebrated the quality of Carey's live vocals, as well as the show as a whole.[165][166] However, critics felt the show's excesses, such as Carey's often costume changes and pre-filmed clips, were unnecessary distractions.[165] The tour proved successful, with Carey playing to over 60,000 fans in the two stop in Tunis alone.[167] Midway through the tour, Carey booked a two-night concert engagement in Hong Kong, which was scheduled to take place following her Japanese shows.[168] The shows were cancelled, however, after tickets went on sale. According to Carey's then-manager Benny Medina, the cancellation was due to the concert promoter's refusal to pay Carey her agreed-upon compensation.[168] The promoter instead blamed poor ticket sales (allegedly, only 4,000 tickets had sold) and "Carey's outrageous demands".[169] Carey ultimately sued the promoter, claiming $1 million in damages due to the concert's abrupt cancellation.[170]
[edit] 2007–09: E=MC², second marriage, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel and acting breakthrough
By spring 2007, Carey had begun to work on her eleventh studio album, E=MC², in a private villa in Anguilla.[171] When asked regarding the album title's meaning, Carey said "Einstein's theory? Physics? Me? Hello! ...Of course I'm poking fun."[172] She characterized it as "Emancipation of Mimi to the second power", and said that she was "freer" on this album than any other.[172] Although E=MC² was well received by most critics,[173] some of them criticized it for being very similar to the formula used on The Emancipation of Mimi.[174] Two weeks before the album's release, "Touch My Body", the record's lead single reached the top position on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Carey's eighteenth number one and making her the solo artist with the most number one singles in United States history, pushing her past Elvis Presley into second place according to the magazine's revised methodology.[175] Carey is now second only to The Beatles, who have twenty number-one singles. Additionally, it gave Carey her 79th week atop the Hot 100, tying her with Presley as the artist with the most weeks at number one in the Billboard chart history."[176] Carey has also had notable success on international charts, though not to the same degree as in the United States. Thus far, she has had two #1 singles in Britain, two in Australia, and six in Canada. Her highest-charting single in Japan peaked at number two.
E=MC² debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 463,000 copies sold, the biggest opening week sales of her career.[177] With six number one albums, Carey is now tied with Britney Spears and Janet Jackson in the United States for the third most number one albums for a female artist, behind Madonna with seven and Barbra Streisand's nine chart toppers.[35] In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked her at number six on the "Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists", making Carey the second most successful female artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[178] Carey and actor/comedian Nick Cannon met while they shot her music video for her second single, "Bye Bye", on an island off the coast of Antigua.[179] On April 30, 2008, Carey married Cannon at her private estate on Windermere Island in The Bahamas.[180][181] Carey had a cameo appearance in Adam Sandler's 2008 film You Don't Mess with the Zohan, playing herself.[182] On January 20, 2009, Carey performed "Hero" at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball after Barack Obama was sworn as America's first African-American president.[183] On July 7, 2009, Carey – alongside Trey Lorenz – performed her version of The Jackson 5 song "I'll Be There" at the memorial service for Michael Jackson.[184] At the sight of Jackson's casket, Carey's voice, overwhelmed with emotion, cracked in the opening line of the song.[185] She later apologized on The Today Show, explaining how she did her best effort despite the circumstances.[185]
In 2009, she appeared as a social worker in Precious, the movie adaptation of the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, as has Carey's performance.[186] Variety described her acting as "pitch-perfect".[187] Precious won awards at both the Sundance Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival, receiving top honors there.[188][189] In January 2010, Carey won the Breakthrough Actress Performance Award for her role in Precious at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.[190] September 25, 2009, Carey's twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, was released. Reception for the album was generally positive, but mixed in certain aspects; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called it "her most interesting album in a decade",[191] while Jon Caramanica from The New York Times criticized Carey's vocal performances, decrying her overuse of her softer vocal registers at the expense of her more powerful lower and upper registers.[192] Commercially, the album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and became the lowest-selling studio album of her career.[193] The album's lead single, "Obsessed", became her 40th entry on the Billboard Hot 100 and her highest debut on the chart since "My All" in 1998.[194] The song debuted at number eleven and peaked at number seven on the chart, and became Carey's 27th US top-ten hit, tying her with Elton John and Janet Jackson as the fifth most top-ten hits.[194] Within hours after the song's release, various outlets speculated that its target was rapper Eminem, in response to his song "Bagpipes from Baghdad", in which he taunted Carey's husband, Nick Cannon.[195] According to MTV, Carey alludes to drug problems in "Obsessed", which Eminem opened up about on his sixth studio album, Relapse.[196] The album's follow-up single, a cover of Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is", failed to achieve any significant chart success in the United States, or much throughout Europe, but managed to break airplay records in Brazil. The song spent 27 weeks atop the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay, making it the longest running song in the chart's history.[197] On December 31, 2009, Carey embarked her seventh concert tour, Angels Advocate Tour, which visited the United States and Canada.[198] Though stateside, the tour spanned few international dates, such as in Brazil and Singapore, where Carey played to over 100,000 spectators.[199] On January 30, 2010, it was announced that Carey would release a remix album of Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel; titled Angels Advocate (an R&B remix album featuring a collection of newly remixed duets with some of Carey's favorite artists).[200] The album was slated for a March 30, 2010 release, but was eventually cancelled.[201]
[edit] 2010–present: Merry Christmas II You, motherhood and fourteenth studio album
Following the cancellation of the Angels Advocate, it was announced that Carey would return to the studio to start work on her thirteenth studio album.[202] It was later revealed that it would be her second Christmas album, the follow-up to Merry Christmas (1994), which became the best-selling Holiday album of all time.[63] Long time collaborators for the project include Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin, Bryan-Michael Cox and Randy Jackson, as well as new collaborators such as Marc Shaiman.[203] Dupri stated that a single would be released alongside the album before the year's end.[203] During a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, in August 2010, Island Def Jam executive Matt Voss announced that the album would be out on November 2, 2010.[204] and would include six new songs and a remix of her classic hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You".[205] The album, titled Merry Christmas II You, was released alongside an accompanying DVD, and was sent to retailers on November 2, 2010.[206] Merry Christmas II You debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 with sales of 56,000 copies, surpassing the opening week sales of Carey's previous holiday album of 45,000 copies 16 years prior.[207] It also became Carey's 16th top ten album in the United States.[207] The album debuted at number one on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it only the second Christmas album to top this chart.[208]
In May 2010, Carey dropped out of her planned appearance in For Colored Girls, the film adaptation of the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, citing medical reasons.[209] After much media speculation, Carey confirmed on October 28, 2010, that she and Cannon were expecting their first child.[210] Carey also revealed that she had been pregnant shortly after her wedding with Cannon, but she miscarried.[211] On April 30, 2011, the couple's third wedding anniversary, Carey gave birth to fraternal twins via C-section.[212] The twins were named Monroe, after Marilyn Monroe, and Moroccan Scott, after Cannon proposed to Carey in her Moroccan-style room; Scott is Cannon's middle name and his grandmother's maiden name.[213] On February 11, 2011, Carey announced on HSN, that she recorded a duet with Tony Bennett for his upcoming "Duets" album, titled "When Do The Bells Ring For Me".[214] Following the birth of their children, Cannon revealed during an interview with Billboard that Carey had already begun working on a new record.[215] Cannon said "She's been working away, and we have a studio in the crib, and [the pregnancy] has totally inspired her on so many different levels. You're definitely gonna see some new phenomenal music from Mariah" and assured Carey would plan on releasing it by the end of the year.[216] In October 2011, Carey announced that she re-recorded her song "All I Want for Christmas Is You" with Justin Bieber as a duet for his Christmas album, Under the Mistletoe.[217][218] On November 5, 2011, Carey and Bieber filmed a music video for the duet at the Macy's in New York City.[219] On October 21, 2011, a pre-taped interview with Barbara Walters aired on ABC's 20/20, during the interview Carey and Cannon allowed the cameras to photograph/film twins Moroccan and Monroe for the first time ever.[220] In November 2011, Carey was included in the remix to the mixtape single "Warning" by Uncle Murda, the remix also features 50 Cent and Young Jeezy.[221] That same month, Carey announced that she and John Legend collaborated on a duet, "When Christmas Comes", which was originally part of Carey's 2010 holiday album Merry Christmas II You.[222] On March 1, 2012, Carey took the stage at New York City's Gotham Hall for a show, where only 50 tickets were made available to the public, as part of the Plot Your Escape concert series.[223] The 40-minute set included many of Carey's hits such as "Always Be My Baby", "Hero", "Obsessed", "We Belong Together", and a cover of Michael Jackson's "I'll Be There".[224]
Artistry[link]
Musical style[link]
Love is the subject of the majority of Carey's lyrics, although she has written about themes such as racism, social alienation, death, world hunger, and spirituality. She has said that much of her work is partly autobiographical, but Time magazine wrote: "If only Mariah Carey's music had the drama of her life. Her songs are often sugary and artificial—NutraSweet soul. But her life has passion and conflict," applying it to the first stages of her career. He commented that as her album's progressed, so too her songwriting and music blossomed into more mature and meaningful material.[225] Jim Faber of the New York Daily News, made similar comments, "For Carey, vocalizing is all about the performance, not the emotions that inspired it. Singing, to her, represents a physical challenge, not an emotional unburdening."[226] While reviewing Music Box, Stephen Holden from Rolling Stone commented that Carey sang with "sustained passion", while Entertainment Weekly's Arion Berger wrote that during some vocal moments, Carey becomes "too overwhelmed to put her passion into words."[227] In 2001, The Village Voice wrote in regards to what they considered Carey's "centerless ballads", writing, "Carey's Strawberry Shortcake soul still provides the template with which teen-pop cuties draw curlicues around those centerless [Diane] Warren ballads [...] it's largely because of [Blige] that the new R&B demands a greater range of emotional expression, smarter poetry, more from-the-gut testifying, and less unnecessary notes than the squeaky-clean and just plain squeaky Mariah era. Nowadays it's the Christina Aguileras and Jessica Simpsons who awkwardly oversing, while the women with roof-raising lung power keep it in check when tune or lyric demands."[228]
Carey's output makes use of electronic instruments such as drum machines,[142] keyboards and synthesizers.[229] Many of her songs contain piano-driven melodies,[230] as she was given piano lessons when she was six years old.[6] Carey said that she cannot read sheet music and prefers to collaborate with a pianist when composing her material, but feels that it is easier to experiment with faster and less conventional melodies and chord progressions using this technique.[6] While Carey learned to play the piano at a young age, and incorporates several ranges of production and instrumentation into her music, she has maintained that her voice has always been her most important asset: "My voice is my instrument; it always has been."[93] Carey began commissioning remixes of her material early in her career and helped to spearhead the practice of recording entirely new vocals for remixes.[231] Disc jockey David Morales has collaborated with Carey on several occasions, starting with "Dreamlover" (1993), which popularized the tradition of remixing R&B songs into house records, and which Slant magazine named one of the greatest dance songs of all time.[232] From "Fantasy" (1995) onward, Carey enlisted both hip-hop and house producers to re-structure her album compositions.[80] Entertainment Weekly included two remixes of "Fantasy" on a list of Carey's greatest recordings compiled in 2005: a National Dance Music Award-winning remix produced by Morales, and a Sean Combs production featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard.[233] The latter has been credited with popularizing the R&B/hip-hop collaboration trend that has continued into the 2000s, through artists such as Ashanti and Beyoncé.[231] Combs said that Carey "knows the importance of mixes, so you feel like you're with an artist who appreciates your work—an artist who wants to come up with something with you".[234]
Voice and timbre[link]
"I have nodules on my vocal cords. My mother says I've had them since I was a kid. That's why I have the high register and the belting register and I can still be husky. A lot of people couldn't sing through the nodules the way I do; I've learned to sing through my vocal cords. The only thing that really affects my voice is sleep. Sometimes if I'm exhausted, I can't hit the really high notes. My doctors showed me my vocal cords and why I can hit those high notes. It's a certain part of the cord that not many people use—the very top. My natural voice is low. I have a raspy voice. I'm really more of an alto. But my airy voice can be high if I'm rested. [...] When I was little, I'd talk in this really high whisper, and my mom would be like, 'You're being ridiculous'. I thought if I can talk like that I can sing like that. So I started [she goes higher and higher and higher] just messing around with it. I'd practice and practice, and she'd be like, "You're gonna hurt yourself." I'd tell her, It doesn't hurt. If I were to try and belt two octaves lower than that, that would be a strain."
Mariah Carey possesses a five-octave vocal range,[236][237][238] and has the ability to reach notes beyond the 7th octave.[239][240] She was ranked first in a 2003 MTV and Blender magazine countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, as voted by fans and readers in an online poll. Carey said of the poll, "What it really means is voice of the MTV generation. Of course, it's an enormous compliment, but I don't feel that way about myself."[241] She also placed second in Cove magazine's list of "The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists".[242]
Regarding her voice type, Carey said that she is an alto. However, within contemporary forms of music, singers are classified by the style of music they sing. There is currently no authoritative voice classification system within non-classical music.[243] Attempts have been made to adopt classical voice type terms to other forms of singing, but they are controversial,[243] because the development of classic voice categorizations were made with the understanding that the singer would amplify his or her voice with their natural resonators, without a microphone.[244]
Jon Pareles of The New York Times describes Carey's lower register as a "rich, husky alto" that extends to "dog-whistle high notes"[245]. Carey also possesses a "whisper register". In an interview with the singer, Ron Givens of Entertainment Weekly described it this way, "In one brief swoop, she seems to squeal and roar at the same time: whisper register."[246] Additionally, towards the late 1990s, Carey began incorporating breathy vocals into her material, usually beginning the song and then building up to a "full throated" climax.[247] Tim Levell from the BBC News described her vocals as "sultry close-to-the-mic breathiness",[247] while USA Today's Elysa Gardner wrote "it's impossible to deny the impact her vocal style, a florid blend of breathy riffing and resonant belting, has had on today's young pop and R&B stars."[248]
Her sense of pitch is admired[245] and Jon Pareles adds "she can linger over sensual turns, growl with playful confidence, syncopate like a scat singer... with startlingly exact pitch."[245]
Influences[link]
Carey has said that from childhood she has been influenced by R&B and soul musicians such as Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan.[249] Her music contains strong influences of gospel music, and she credits The Clark Sisters, Shirley Caesar and Edwin Hawkins as the most influential in her early years.[249] When Carey incorporated hip-hop into her sound, speculation arose that she was making an attempt to take advantage of the genre's popularity, but she told Newsweek, "People just don't understand. I grew up with this music".[250] She has expressed appreciation for rappers such as The Sugarhill Gang, Eric B. & Rakim, the Wu-Tang Clan, The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep, with whom she collaborated on the single "The Roof (Back in Time)" (1998).[101] Carey was heavily influenced by Minnie Riperton, and began experimenting with the whistle register due to her original practice of the range.[101]
During Carey's career, her vocal and musical style, along with her level of success, has been compared to Whitney Houston, who she has also cited as an influence,[251] and Celine Dion. Carey and her peers, according to Garry Mulholland, are "the princesses of wails [...] virtuoso vocalists who blend chart-oriented pop with mature MOR torch song".[252] Author and writer Lucy O'Brien attributed the comeback of Barbra Streisand's "old-fashioned showgirl" to Carey and Dion, and described them and Houston as "groomed, airbrushed and overblown to perfection".[252] Carey's musical transition and use of more revealing clothing during the late 1990s were, in part, initiated to distance herself from this image, and she subsequently said that most of her early work was "schmaltzy MOR".[252] Some have noted that unlike Houston and Dion, Carey co-writes her own songs, and the Guinness Rockopedia (1998) classified her as the "songbird supreme".[253]
Legacy[link]
Carey's vocal style and singing ability have significantly impacted popular and contemporary music. As music critic G. Brown from The Denver Post wrote, "For better or worse, Mariah Carey's five-octave range and melismatic style have influenced a generation of pop singers."[254] According to Rolling Stone, "Her mastery of melisma, the fluttering strings of notes that decorate songs like "Vision of Love", inspired the entire American Idol vocal school, for better or worse, and virtually every other female R&B singer since the Nineties."[255] Jody Rosen of Slate Magazine wrote of Carey's influence in modern music, calling her the most influential vocal stylist of the last two decades, the person who made rococo melismatic singing.[256] Rosen further exemplified Carey's influence by drawing parallel with American Idol, which to her, "often played out as a clash of melisma-mad Mariah wannabes. And, today, nearly 20 years after Carey's debut, major labels continue to bet the farm on young stars such as the winner of Britain's X Factor show, Leona Lewis, with her Generation Next gloss on Mariah's big voice and big hair."[256] Sean Daly of St. Petersburg Times wrote, "Depending on how you feel about public humiliation, the best/worst parts of American Idol are the audition shows, which normally break down into three distinct parts:(1) The Talented Kids.(2) The Weird Kids.(3) The Mariahs." Daly further commented, "The Mariahs are the hardest ones to watch, mainly because most of them think they're reeeaaally good. The poor, disillusioned hopefuls plant themselves in front of judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson – then proceed to stretch, break and mutilate every note of a song, often Mariah's Hero, a tune that has ruined more throats than smoker's cough."[257] New York Magazine's editor Roger Deckker said that in regarding Carey as an influential artist in music, he commented that "Whitney Houston may have introduced melisma (the vocally acrobatic style of lending a word an extra syllable or twenty) to the charts, but it was Mariah—with her jaw-dropping range—who made it into America's default sound."[258] Deckker also added that "Every time you turn on American Idol, you are watching her children".[258] Despite her vocal prowess, Carey's vocal technique particularly with the use of melisma and belting, has been subject to public scrutiny mainly because of young singers such as from talent shows have been overly imitating her singing technique in which critics commented "Mariah Carey is, without a doubt, the worst thing to happen to amateur singing since the karaoke machine".[257] As Professor Katherine L. Meizel noted in her book, The Mediation of Identity Politics in American Idol, "Carey's influence not just stops in the emulation of melisma or her singing amongst the wannabe's, it's also her persona, her diva, her stardom which inspires them.... a pre-fame conic look."[259]
The problem, however, is that for all her talent, the 36-year-old is first and foremost a STAR, the very epitome of pop opulence in today's celebrity-dependent culture. And thus, millions of young women and men wake up every morning and figure that, simply by imitating Carey's vocal derring-do, they too can wind up on the cover of People or on MTV Cribs or on the arm of record mogul Tommy Mottola.
—Sean Daly from St. Petersburg Times commenting on Carey's popularity and influence on aspiring singers and on worldwide talent shows.[260]
Carey's influence is notable in numerous hip hop, pop and R&B artists, including Beyoncé,[62] Christina Aguilera,[261] Jessica Simpson,[248] Rihanna,[262] Kelly Clarkson,[263] Nelly Furtado,[264] Leona Lewis,[265] Brandy Norwood,[255] Pink,[266] Mary J. Blige,[267] and Missy Elliott, among others.[62] Knowles credits Carey's singing and her song "Vision of Love" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal "runs" as a child, as well as helping her pursue a career as a musician.[62] Rihanna has stated that Carey is one of her major influences and idol.[262] Christina Aguilera has cited in her early stages of her career that Carey is a big influence in her singing career and being one of her idols.[261] According to Pier Dominguez, author of Christina Aguilera: a star is made : the unauthorized biography, Aguilera has stated how she loved listening to Whitney Houston, but it was Carey who had the biggest influence on her vocal styling. Carey's carefully choreographed image of a grown woman struck a chord on Aguilera. Her influence on Aguilera also grew from the fact that both were of mixed heritage.[268] Philip Brasor, editor of The Japan Times, expressed how Carey's vocal and melismatic style even influenced Asian singers. He wrote regarding Japanese superstar Utada Hikaru, "Utada sang what she heard, from the diaphragm and with her own take on the kind of melisma that became de rigueur in American pop after the ascendance of Mariah Carey."[269] In an article called "Out With Mariah's Melisma, In With Kesha's Kick", writer David Browne of The New York Times discusses how the ubiquitous melisma pop style has suddenly fallen down from pop culture in favor of young stars who uses the now ubiquitous autotune in which the first mentioned was heavily popularized into mainstream pop culture with the likes of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.[270] Browne had commented "But beginning two decades ago, melisma overtook pop in a way it hadn't before. Mariah Carey's debut hit from 1990, "Vision of Love," followed two years later by Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You," set the bar insanely high for notes stretched louder, longer and knottier than most pop fans had ever heard."[270] Browne further added "A subsequent generation of singers, including Ms. Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé, built their careers around melisma. (Men like Brian McKnight and Tyrese also indulged in it, but women tended to dominate the form.)"[270]
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Carey's usage of Melisma throughout the song was credited with inspiring several vocalists and performers throughout the turn or the century, and is considered to have brought the usage of the vocal technique to modern day singers and talent competitions around the world to date.
Since its release in 1994, the song has re-entered the charts around the world, and is the best-selling holiday ringtone and song in the United States. Additionally, it was listed as the number one Christmas standard in the United Kingdom, while being branded the "last addition to the holiday collection of classics." The song has been covered by several artists, attesting to its continued popularity.[271][272]
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Carey is also credited for introducing R&B and hip hop into mainstream pop culture, and for popularizing rap as a featuring act through her post-1995 songs.[62] Sasha Frere-Jones, editor of The New Yorker commented, "It became standard for R&B/hip-hop stars like Missy Elliott and Beyoncé, to combine melodies with rapped verses. And young white pop stars—including Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Christina Aguilera, and 'N Sync—have spent much of the past ten years making pop music that is unmistakably R&B."[62] Moreover Jones concludes that "[Carey's] idea of pairing a female songbird with the leading male MCs of hip-hop changed R&B and, eventually, all of pop. Although now anyone is free to use this idea, the success of "The Emancipation of Mimi" suggests that it still belongs to Carey."[62] Judnick Mayard, writer of The Fader, wrote that in regarding of R&B and hip hop collaboration, "The champion of this movement is Mariah Carey."[273] Mayard also expressed that "To this day ODB and Mariah may still be the best and most random hip hop collaboration of all time", citing that due to the record "Fantasy", "R&B and Hip Hop were the best of step siblings."[273] Kelfa Sanneh of The New York Times wrote, "In the mid-1990s Ms. Carey pioneered a subgenre that some people call the thug-love duet. Nowadays clean-cut pop stars are expected to collaborate with roughneck rappers, but when Ms. Carey teamed up with Ol' Dirty Bastard, of the Wu-Tang Clan, for the 1995 hit "Fantasy (Remix)", it was a surprise, and a smash."[274] Aside from her pop culture and musical influence, Carey is credited for releasing a classic Christmas song called "All I Want For Christmas Is You".[272] In a retrospective look at Carey's career, Sasha Frere-Jones of The New Yorker said, the "charming" song was one of Carey's biggest accomplishments, calling it "one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon".[62] Rolling Stone ranked "All I Want for Christmas Is You" fourth on its Greatest Rock and Roll Christmas Songs list, calling it a "holiday standard."[275] Following the release of her Greatest Hits album, Devon Powers of Popmatters has said in his review that "She has influenced countless female vocalists after her. At 32, she is already a living legend—even if she never sings another note."[276] Carey's business ventures include the launch of her perfumes, her clothing line, and books.[277] She has portrayed the true nature of being a superstar, according to sociologist Naomi Hirahara, and is a classic example of the word "diva". Carey is never seen without her large entourage, whether it be award shows, performances or as guests on late night specials. Hirahara says, "her demands are sporadic, her looks are glamorous, she is hardly of her age, but she is still ruling. Nowadays people emulate the idea of being a diva, but Carey was the original one in true sense of the term."[277]
Honors and awards[link]
See also: List of awards received by Mariah Carey
Throughout Carey's career, she has collected many honors and awards, including the World Music Awards' Best Selling Female Artist of the Millennium, the Grammy's Best New Artist in 1991, Billboard's Special Achievement Award for the Artist of the Decade during the 1990s.[278] In a career spanning over 20 years, Carey has sold over 200 million albums, singles, and videos worldwide, making her one of the biggest-selling artists in music history. Carey is ranked as the best-selling female artist of the Nielsen SoundScan era, with over 52 million copies sold.[279][280][281][282] Possessing a five-octave vocal range, Carey was ranked first in MTV and Blender magazine's 2003 countdown of the 22 Greatest Voices in Music, and was placed second in Cove magazine's list of "The 100 Outstanding Pop Vocalists".[242][283] Aside from her voice, she has become known for her songwriting. Yahoo Music editor Jason Ankeny wrote, "She earned frequent comparison to rivals Whitney Houston and Celine Dion, but did them both one better by composing all of her own material."[284] According to Billboard magazine, she was the most successful artist of the 1990s in the United States.[285] At the 2000 World Music Awards, Carey was given a Legend Award for being the "best-selling female pop artist of the millennium", as well as the "Best-selling artist of the 90s" in the United States, after releasing a series of albums of multi-platinum status in Asia and Europe, such as Music Box and Number 1's.[283][286] She is also a recipient of the Chopard Diamond Award in 2003, recognizing sales of over 100 million albums worldwide.[287] Additionally, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) lists Carey as the third-best-selling female artist, with shipments of over 63 million units in the US.[288][289] In Japan, Carey has the top four highest-selling albums of all time by a non-Asian artist.[290][291]
Carey has spent a record 79 weeks at the number-one position on Billboard Hot 100, becoming the artist with the most weeks at number-one in US chart history.[292] On that same chart, she has accumulated 18 number-one singles, which ties her with Elvis Presley for the second most number-one singles in the chart's history (after only The Beatles).[293] In 1994, Carey released her holiday album Merry Christmas has sold over 15 million copies worldwide, and is the best-selling Christmas album of all time.[63][64][294][295] It also produced the successful single "All I Want for Christmas Is You", which became the only holiday song and ringtone to reach multi-platinum status in the US.[296] In Japan, Number 1's has sold over 3,250,000 copies and is the best-selling album of all time in Japan by a non-Asian artist.[297] Her hit single "One Sweet Day", which featured Boyz II Men, spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1996, setting the record for the most weeks atop the Hot 100 chart in history.[282] After Carey's success in Asia with Merry Christmas, Billboard estimated Carey as the all-time best-selling international artist in Japan.[298] In 2008, Billboard listed "We Belong Together" ninth on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs[299] and second on Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[300] The song was also declared the most popular song of the 2000s decade by Billboard.[152] In 2009, Carey's cover of Foreigner's song "I Want to Know What Love Is" became the longest-running number-one song in Brazilian singles chart history, spending 27 consecutive weeks at number-one.[301] Additionally, Carey has had three songs debut at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100: "Fantasy", "One Sweet Day" and "Honey", making her the artist with the most number-one debuts in the chart's 52-year history.[302] Also, she is the first female artist to debut at number 1 in the U.S. with "Fantasy".[283] In 2010, Carey's 13th album and second Christmas album, Merry Christmas II You, debuted at No.1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, making it only the second Christmas album to top that chart. On November 19, 2010, Billboard magazine named Carey in their "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years" chart at number four.[303]
Philanthropy and other activities[link]
Carey is a philanthropist who has donated time and money to organizations such as the Fresh Air Fund.[304] She became associated with the Fund in the early 1990s, and is the co-founder of a camp located in Fishkill, New York, that enables inner-city youth to embrace the arts and introduces them to career opportunities.[304] The camp was called Camp Mariah "for her generous support and dedication to Fresh Air children", and she received a Congressional Horizon Award for her youth-related charity work.[305] She is well-known nationally for her work with the Make-A-Wish Foundation in granting the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses, and in November 2006 she was awarded the Foundation's Wish Idol for her "extraordinary generosity and her many wish granting achievements".[306][307] Carey has volunteered for the New York City Police Athletic League and contributed to the obstetrics department of New York Presbyterian Hospital Cornell Medical Center.[308] A percentage of the sales of MTV Unplugged was donated to various other charities.[308] In 2008, Carey was named Hunger Ambassador of the World Hunger Relief Movement.[309] In February 2010, the song, "100%", which was originally written and recorded for the film, Precious,[310] was used as one of the theme songs for the 2010 Winter Olympics, with all money proceeds going to Team USA.[311]
One of Carey's most high-profile benefit concert appearances was on VH1's 1998 Divas Live special, during which she performed alongside other female singers in support of the Save the Music Foundation.[97] The concert was a ratings success, and Carey participated in the Divas 2000 special.[97] In 2007, the Save the Music Foundation honored Carey at their tenth gala event for her support towards the foundation since its inception.[312][313] She appeared at the America: A Tribute to Heroes nationally televised fundraiser in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and in December 2001, she performed before peacekeeping troops in Kosovo.[314] Carey hosted the CBS television special At Home for the Holidays, which documented real-life stories of adopted children and foster families, from the Wayback Machine on October 22, 2001.[315] In 2005, Carey performed for Live 8 in London[316] and at the Hurricane Katrina relief telethon "Shelter from the Storm".[317] In August 2008, Carey and other singers recorded the charity single, "Just Stand Up" produced by Babyface and L. A. Reid, to support "Stand Up to Cancer".[318]
Declining offers to appear in commercials in the United States during her early career, Carey was not involved in brand marketing initiatives until 2006, when she participated in endorsements for Intel Centrino personal computers and launched a jewelry and accessories line for teenagers, Glamorized, in American Claire's and Icing stores.[319] During this period, as part of a partnership with Pepsi and Motorola, Carey recorded and promoted a series of exclusive ringtones, including "Time of Your Life".[320] She signed a licensing deal with the cosmetics company Elizabeth Arden, and in 2007, she released her own fragrance, "M".[321] In 2007, Forbes named her as the fifth richest woman in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of US $270 million.[322][323] In November 2011, it was reported that Carey's net worth was valued at more than $500 million.[324] On November 29, 2010, she debuted a collection on HSN, the collection range included jewelry, shoes and fragrances.[325] In November 2011, Carey was announced as the new global ambassador for Jenny Craig, following her weight loss with the program after giving birth to fraternal twins in April. Carey claims she lost 70-pound (32 kg) on the program.[326]
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Bachelor | Ilana | |
| 2001 | Glitter | Billie Frank | 2001 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress |
| 2002 | WiseGirls | Raychel | |
| 2003 | Death of a Dynasty | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2005 | State Property 2 | Dame's Wifey | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | Herself | Cameo appearance |
| 2009 | Tennessee | Krystal | |
| 2009 | Precious | Mrs. Weiss |
Palm Springs International Film Festival Breakthrough Performance Award |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Ally McBeal | Candy Cushnip | "Playing with Matches" (Season 5, episode 8) |
| 2003 | The Proud Family | Herself | Voice role |
Discography[link]
Main articles: Mariah Carey albums discography, Mariah Carey singles discography, Mariah Carey videography, and List of Mariah Carey songs
- Mariah Carey (1990)
- Emotions (1991)
- Music Box (1993)
- Merry Christmas (1994)
- Daydream (1995)
- Butterfly (1997)
- Rainbow (1999)
- Glitter (2001)
- Charmbracelet (2002)
- The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
- E=MC² (2008)
- Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (2009)
- Merry Christmas II You (2010)
See also[link]
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- List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart
- List of awards received by Mariah Carey
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of best selling music artists in U.S.
- List of Mariah Carey tours
Notes[link]
- ^ "News". Mariah Carey. http://mariahcarey.com/news/32701. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
- ^ a b Nickson 1998, pp. 8
- ^ a b c d e Nickson 1998, pp. 7
- ^ "Mariah Carey Biography". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). http://movies.nytimes.com/person/10883/Mariah-Carey. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ "Celebrity Central: Top 25 Celebrities: Mariah Carey". People (Time Warner). http://www.people.com/people/mariah_carey. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e Nickson 1998, pp. 9
- ^ Nickson 1998, pp. 14
- ^ a b Nickson 1998, pp. 10–11
- ^ a b Nickson 1998, pp. 13
- ^ a b c d e Nickson 1998, pp. 16
- ^ a b Nickson 1998, pp. 17
- ^ Nickson 1998, pp. 18
- ^ Nickson 1998, pp. 19
- ^ Nickson 1998, pp. 20
- ^ a b Nickson 1998, pp. 21
- ^ a b Nickson 1998, pp. 22
- ^ Nickson 1998, pp. 61
- ^ a b c d Nickson 1998, pp. 25
- ^ a b Nickson 1998, pp. 26
- ^ a b Goodman, Fred (1991-04-14). "Pop Music; The Marketing Muscle Behind Mariah Carey". http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/14/arts/pop-music-the-marketing-muscle-behind-mariah-carey.html. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ^ Italie, Hillel (1990-08-18). "Vocal Range lets Carey Soar to the Top". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (John Robinson Block). http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ivFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1m4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6885,6109094&dq=mariah+carey+cinderella&hl=en. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Nickson 1998, pp. 28–29
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| Short description | American singer |
| Date of birth | March 27, 1969 or 1970 |
| Place of birth | Huntington, New York, United States |
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| Nate Dogg | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nathaniel Dwayne Hale |
| Born | (1969-08-19)August 19, 1969 Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | March 15, 2011(2011-03-15) (aged 41) Long Beach, California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, R&B, G-funk |
| Occupations | Singer, actor, rapper [1] |
| Years active | 1990–2011[2] |
| Labels | Death Row Elektra Doggystyle Atlantic |
| Associated acts | 213, Snoop Dogg, Warren G, 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Game, Eminem, 50 Cent, Tha Dogg Pound, Fabolous |
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Eminem, Warren G, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 in 1998, Music and Me in 2001 and Nate Dogg in 2008.
Nate Dogg died in 2011 in Long Beach, California of complications from multiple strokes.[3]
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Early life[link]
Nate Dogg was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He moved to Long Beach, California when he was 14 following his parents' divorce. He was the friend and partner in the rap game with rappers Snoop Dogg, Warren G, RBX, Daz Dillinger and was the cousin of Butch Cassidy and Lil' ½ Dead. He began singing as a child in the New Hope Baptist Church in Long Beach and Life Line Baptist Church in Clarksdale, Mississippi where his father Daniel Lee Hale was pastor. At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school in Long Beach and left home to join the United States Marine Corps,[4] serving for three years.
Career[link]
Early career with 213[link]
In 1990, Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg,[5] and their friend Warren G, formed a rap trio called 213. 213 recorded their first demo in the back of the famed V.I.P. record store in Long Beach, the demo was later heard by Dr. Dre at a house party and he was instantly hooked on the soulful voice of Nate.[6]
Solo career[link]
Nate Dogg made his debut on The Chronic. Singing in what later become his trademark style, he was well-received by fans and critics alike, and would go on to sign with Death Row Records in 1993. Nate Dogg was also featured on Mista Grimm's "Indosmoke" with Warren G. Then in 1994 he produced his first hit single "Regulate" with Warren G. Nate Dogg was also featured in many Tupac releases, including his collaboration record Thug Life: Volume I. Then in 1998 after a tumultuous time at Death Row Records he released another album. The double album was titled G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 & 2 and was followed up in late 2001 with Music & Me on Elektra Records. Music & Me peaked at number three on the Billboard hip-hop charts in 2001.[7] After a number of delays and an original release date of April 2004, his self-titled album was released under the Affiliated Entertainment Group on June 3, 2008.[citation needed]
Television appearances[link]
In 2002, Nate Dogg and Isaiah Mendez appeared on a celebrity episode of the Weakest Link, making it to the last three players before being eliminated by Xzibit and Young MC.[8]
Collaborations with other artists[link]
Nate found success, not only in solo projects, but in collaborations with other hip-hop artists. In the 2000s, Nate's high-ranking collaborative singles, according to Rolling Stone, includes Dr. Dre's "The Next Episode," Mos Def's "Oh No," Fabolous' "Can't Deny It," Ludacris' "Area Codes," 50 Cent's "21 Questions," Mark Ronson's "Ooh Wee," Houston's "I Like That," Eminem's "'Till I Collapse" and "Shake That", and Mobb Deep's "Have a Party."[9]
Legal issues[link]
In the early 1990s, Hale was charged with two separate robberies, Check Changers robbery in 1991 and robbery of a San Pedro Taco Bell in 1994.[10][11] He faced a maximum of nearly eleven years in prison,[12] but he was subsequently acquitted of both charges.[11][12]
In 1996, Hale was convicted of a drug-related offense in Los Angeles County.[13]
On June 17, 2000, Hale was alleged to have kidnapped and assaulted his former girlfriend and set her mother's car on fire in Lakewood. He was arrested by a SWAT team at his home in Pomona. He was accused of kidnapping, domestic violence, making terrorist threats and arson.[14] He spent a night in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles before he was released on a $1 million bail.[15] These charges were later dismissed, but Hale faced jail time for a new charge, illegal possession of a firearm by felon. An unmarked firearm was found in his home during the June 17 arrest.[13] Hale pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge, and was sentenced to probation of three years and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine.[16]
On April 12, 2002, Hale was stopped by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers outside of Kingman, Arizona while traveling on a tour bus. He was arrested and charged with firearms-related and drug-related offenses after two pistols and four ounces of cannabis were found. Hale was booked on Mohave County Jail and subsequently released on a $3,500 bond.[17] Weapon charges against him were dropped as an exchange to guilty plea to drug possession charge. Hale was subsequently sentenced to probation and community service. He was also ordered to attend drug counseling sessions in May 2002.[18]
In 2006, Hale was charged with misdemeanor aggravated trespassing, telephone harassment, battery assault, dissuading a witness from reporting a crime and violation of a restraining order. In March 2008, Hale pleaded guilty to trespassing and battery and was ordered to complete a domestic violence treatment program, probation of three years, and was stripped of gun ownership rights for the next ten years.[19]
In July 2008, Hale was charged with two felony criminal threats after allegedly sending threatening emails to his estranged wife,[20] and one count of stalking after allegedly chasing her by car on Interstate 405 in previous month.[21] Hale initially pleaded not guilty to these charges,[21] which were eventually dropped in April 2009, because the alleged victim did not contact prosecutors in the case.[20]
Additionally, Hale has a conviction of driving under the influence.[21]
Strokes and death[link]
On December 19, 2007, Nate Dogg suffered a stroke, according to a coordinator for his recently formed gospel choir, Innate Praise.[22] Reports had circulated that Nate Dogg had been admitted to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, California after suffering a heart attack. Erica Beckwith, however, confirmed to MTV News that Nate Dogg was released on December 26 after being treated for a stroke and was admitted to a medical rehabilitation facility to assist him in his recovery. On January 18, 2008, it was officially reported that the stroke had rendered the left side of his body paralyzed. Doctors believed there would be a full recovery, and his voice was not affected. In September 2008, he suffered a second stroke.[23] Nate Dogg died March 15, 2011 in Long Beach, California. On March 17, his attorney Mark Geragos confirmed that the cause of the death was from complications of multiple strokes.[3]
Discography[link]
Main article: Nate Dogg discography
- G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 (1998)
- Music and Me (2001)
- Nate Dogg (2008)
Filmography[link]
- The Transporter song "I Got Love" (2002)
- Doggy Fizzle Televizzle as singer of the theme song for the sketch "The Braided Bunch" (2002–2003)
- Head of State as himself (also singer/composer of theme song) (2003)
- Need For Speed: Underground song "Keep it Comin"
- The Boondocks (2008)
Awards and nominations[link]
During his career, Nate Dogg was nominated for four Grammy Awards.
| Category | Genre | Song | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Eminem) |
Rap | "Shake That" | 2007 | Nominated |
| Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (with Ludacris) |
Rap | "Area Codes" | 2002 | Nominated |
| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (uncredited with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg) |
Rap | "The Next Episode" | 2001 | Nominated |
| Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Warren G) |
Rap | "Regulate" | 1995 | Nominated |
References[link]
- ^ "Nate Dogg ft. Xzibit & Armed Robbey - The Hard Way". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQ5IiojqzE. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ^ "Bishop Lamont ft Nate Dogg "I’m Faded" [Audio"]. January 8, 2011. http://www.aftermathmusic.com/blog/2011/01/08/bishop-lamont-ft-nate-dogg-im-faded/. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Perpetua, Matthew (March 16, 2011). "Rapper and Singer Nate Dogg". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rapper-and-singer-nate-dogg-dead-at-41-20110316. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Joining the Ranks of Famous Marines". USMC.net. http://www.usmc.net/famous_us_marines/. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ^ Nate Dogg Biography, Allmusic. Retrieved on November 2, 2006. He was also a member of the same gang as Snoop Dogg and Warren G,which was the Rollin 20 Crips.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Nate- Charts and Awards, Allmusic, retrieved on November 2, 2006
- ^ "Xzibit, B-Real, DJ Quik Face Off On Hip-Hop 'Weakest Link'". MTV. March 13, 2002. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452885/rappers-face-off-on-weakest-link.jhtml. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ Perpetua, Matthew. "Nate Dogg's Best Guest Appearances". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/nate-doggs-best-guest-appearances-20110316/warren-g-featuring-nate-dogg-regulate-1994-0119022. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "L.B. Rapper Nate Dogg Out On Bail In Robbery Charge" (Fee required). Press-Telegram. December 14, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8FF7EB702DFB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "Nate Dogg Acquitted Of '91 Robbery Charges" (Fee required). Press-Telegram. July 22, 1996. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE90E01DF7AB5B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "L.B. Rapper Suspected of Robbery" (Fee required). Press-Telegram. December 19, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8FFE3724BC63&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "Firearm charges dog another rapper". The Post and Courier. March 16, 2001. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fqFIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cQsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2583,12574. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Nate Dogg arrested". Associated Press. June 16, 2000. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TE0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a8kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2870,2389837. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Rapper Nate Dogg Charged on 5 Counts" (Fee required). Press-Telegram. July 15, 2000. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAE8B414DD615CD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Rapper Nate Dogg takes plea bargain". Press-Telegram. August 22, 2001. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EE15D1E6658A22E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Seckler, Jim (April 16, 2002). "Rap singer released on bond after drug, gun arrest locally". Kingman Daily Miner. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LNpPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D1MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4186,1301415. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Callahan-Bever, Noah (May 28, 2002). "Nate Dogg Sentenced For Drug Possession". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454560/nate-dogg-sentenced-drug-possession.jhtml. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Nate Dogg Pleads Guilty In Domestic Violence Charge". HipHopDX. March 27, 2008. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6636/title.nate-dogg-pleads-guilty-in-domestic-violence-charge. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "Stalking charge dropped against Nate Dogg". Associated Press. April 16, 2009. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705297775/Stalking-charge-dropped-against-Nate-Dogg.html. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Nate Dogg Pleads Not Guilty to Making Threats, Stalking Estranged Wife" (Fee required). Long Beach Press-Telegram. July 17, 2008. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=121FD15FC57C6B40&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Hannah Montana Contest Winner Apologizes For Fake Essay; Plus 'American Idol,' C-Murder, R.E.M., Birdman & More, In For The Record". MTV. January 4, 2008. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1579019/hannah-montana-contest-winner-apologizes-fake-essay.jhtml. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ Jayson Rodriguez (January 18, 2008). Nate Dogg Paralyzed After Stroke; Manager Slams Coverage Of 911 Call, MTV. Accessed January 19, 2008.
External links[link]
- Nate Dogg at MTV
- Nate Dogg at the Internet Movie Database
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| Name | Nate Dogg |
| Alternative names | Nathaniel Hale |
| Short description | American Singer |
| Date of birth | August 19, 1969 |
| Place of birth | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Date of death | March 15, 2011 |
| Place of death | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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| DJ Khaled | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled |
| Born | (1975-11-26) November 26, 1975 (age 36) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Origin | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Disc jockey, radio personality, record producer & rapper |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | We the Best, Terror Squad, Cash Money, Universal Republic |
| Associated acts | Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Akon, Cool & Dre, T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood, Pitbull, Ludacris, Drake, Birdman, Young Jeezy, Busta Rhymes, Plies |
| Website | www.myspace.com/djkhaled |
Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975),[1] better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, rapper & record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), Victory (2010), and We the Best Forever (2011). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.
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Biography[link]
Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2][3] He is of Palestinian descent[1] and lives in Sunny Isles, Florida.[4] Currently, he hosts the weeknight program TakeOver on Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR with fellow host K. Foxx; Khaled states that he has worked for the station professionally since 2003. Early in his career he dj'd for a south Florida regional station Power 96.5 FM.[2] In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show.[5] In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen.[6] From 2004 to 2006, Khaled assisted in the production of the hip-hop albums Real Talk by Fabolous, True Story by Terror Squad, All or Nothing by Fat Joe, and Me, Myself, & I by Fat Joe.[7] Many of DJ Khaled's songs are known to entice the listener by hip hop chanting his name before the song starts. Khaled represents the Kendall area of Miami. He is Muslim. He is currently engaged to Nicole Tuck.
[edit] 2006: Listennn... the Album
On June 6, 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the Billboard 200 chart at #12.[8]
[edit] 2007: We the Best
We the Best followed in 2007 with singles "I'm So Hood" with T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Plies, and Rick Ross and "We Takin' Over" with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne. "We Takin' Over" peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 2007.[9] Khaled made a guest appearance on the single "100 Million" from Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna; the single also featured Rick Ross, Dre, Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne. That year, Khaled won two Ozone Awards: one for Best Video ("We Takin' Over") and another for Best Radio DJ.[10]
[edit] 2008–2009: We Global
In 2008, Khaled's third album We Global came out with singles "Out Here Grindin" with Akon, Rick Ross, Lil' Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood, and Plies, followed by "Go Hard" featuring Kanye West and T-Pain. RIAA certified the single "I'm So Hood" Platinum on June 4, 2008.[9] That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.[11][12]
He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in 2009.[13]
[edit] 2009–2010: Victory
His fourth studio is titled Victory and was released in early 2010. The album featured guest appearances from Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Nelly and more. The single "All I Do Is Win" featuring Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and T-Pain was certified as a double-platinum single. Other singles include: "Put Your Hands Up" featuring Ross, Young Jeezy, Plies and Schife, and "Fed Up" featuring Usher, Drake, Ross and Jeezy. The album had low sales and debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200.
[edit] 2011–present: We the Best Forever & Kiss the Ring
DJ Khaled announced the title of the album, We the Best Forever, on Twitter.[14] On August 19, Khaled signed to Cash Money Records along to Universal Motown, the album will be released under the label, also under E1 Entertainment, Terror Squad, Def Jam South and Khaled's own label We the Best Music Group, with confirmed guests as Fat Joe, Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, Cee Lo Green, Cool & Dre, Rick Ross, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, Birdman, Lil Wayne, T.I., Akon, Drake and Nicki Minaj[15][16][17][18] The first single titled "Welcome to My Hood", featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne and T-Pain was released in January 13 of 2011, which was produced by The Renegades, and co-produced by DJ Khaled himself and The Nasty Beatmakers. The song is the first released under Cash Money Records and Universal Motown,[19] a music video was filmed in Miami, Florida and directed by Gil Green, featuring cameos by Flo Rida, Bow Wow, Busta Rhymes, and other artists.[20] The next single, "I'm On One", featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, was released on May 20, 2011. It debuted at #10 on the Hot 100, becoming Khaled's and Ross' highest charting song. "I'm The One" also reached the number-one spot on the Rap and Hip-Hop/R&B Songs charts, becoming Khaled's first #1 song on both charts. It was #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop chart for 11 non-consecutive weeks, and on the Rap chart for 13 consecutive weeks, the third most of any rap song on the latter chart. The song also got a triple-platinum certification, which is Khaled's and Ross' first. We the Best Forever debuted on the Billboard 200 at #5, selling 53,000 copies. It is his most successful album. The album also debuted at #1 on the Rap Albums chart, becoming his first number-one album on that chart. On December 10, 2011 DJ Khaled announced the title of his next album, Kiss The Ring, via a video, with the release date as "coming soon", presumed 2012.[21] DJ Khaled is working on the project with T-Pain, R. Kelly, Nas, Plies, Ice Cube, Ace Hood, Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross & Maybach Music Group artists (Meek Mill & More), Drake, Young Money & Cash Money artists and many more. Khaled mentioned that he has a verse from someone very special. The first single released was "Take It to the Head" featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne.
Performances[link]
DJ Khaled performed at BET Awards 2011 with Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne which aired on June 26, 2011.[22]
Discography[link]
Main article: DJ Khaled discography
- 2006: Listennn... the Album
- 2007: We the Best
- 2008: We Global
- 2010: Victory
- 2011: We the Best Forever
- 2012: Kiss the Ring[21][23]
Awards and nominations[link]
- BET Awards
- 2008, Best Collaboration ("I'm So Hood (Remix)") with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross (Nominated)[24]
- BET Hip Hop Awards
- 2009, DJ of the Year (nominated)
- 2008, DJ of the Year (Won)[25]
- 2008, MVP of the Year (nominated)[26]
- 2008, Best Collabo ("I'm So Hood (Remix)") with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross (Won)[27]
- 2007, People's Champ Award ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne (nominated)[28]
- 2007, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne (nominated)[29]
- Grammy Awards
- 2012, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "I'm On One" (nominated)w/ Drake, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross & Birdman
- Ozone Awards
- 2008, DJ of the Year (Won)[30]
References[link]
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- ^ Korten, Tristram (November 5, 1998). "Faithful As I Wanna Be". Miami New Times. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-11-05/news/faithful-as-i-wanna-be/. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ Jeffries, David (June 12, 2007). "We the Best > Overview". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1067819. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
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| Birth name | Curtis James Jackson III |
| Born | (1975-07-06) July 6, 1975 (age 36) |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Aftermath, Shady, G-Unit |
| Associated acts | G-Unit, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Sha Money XL, DJ Whoo Kid |
| Website | 50cent.com |
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003) and The Massacre (2005). His album Get Rich or Die Tryin' has been certified eight times platinum by the RIAA.[1]
Born in the South Jamaica of Queens, New York City, Jackson began drug dealing at the age of twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic.[2] After leaving drug dealing to pursue a rap career, he was shot at and struck by nine bullets during an incident in 2000. After releasing his album Guess Who's Back? in 2002, Jackson was discovered by rapper Eminem and signed to Interscope Records. With the help of Eminem and Dr. Dre, who produced his first major commercial successes, Jackson became one of the world's highest selling rappers. In 2003, he founded the record label G-Unit Records, which signed several successful rappers such as Young Buck, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo.
Jackson has engaged in feuds with other rappers including Ja Rule, Nas, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Cam'ron, Puff Daddy, Rick Ross, and former G-Unit members The Game and Young Buck. He has also pursued an acting career, appearing in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' in 2005, the Iraq War film Home of the Brave in 2006, and Righteous Kill in 2008. 50 Cent was ranked as the sixth-best artist of the 2000s by Billboard magazine. The magazine also ranked him as the fourth top male artist and as the third top rapper behind Eminem and Nelly.[3] Billboard magazine also ranked him as the sixth best and most successful Hot 100 Artist of the 2000s[4] and as the number one rap artist of the 2000s.[5] Billboard ranked his album Get Rich or Die Tryin' as the twelfth best album of the 2000s[6] and his album The Massacre as the 37th best album of the 2000s.[7] As of September 2011, 50 Cent is working on his fifth studio album, which is set to be released in 2012.[8]
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Early life[link]
Curtis Jackson III grew up in South Jamaica, a poverty-stricken urban neighborhood in Queens, New York City. He grew up without a father and was raised by his mother, Sabrina, who gave birth to him at the age of fifteen. Sabrina, a cocaine dealer, raised Jackson until the age of eight, when she was killed in 1983. Twenty-seven years old at the time, she became unconscious after someone drugged her drink. She was then left for dead after the gas in her apartment was turned on and the windows shut closed.[9][10]
After her death, Jackson moved into his grandparents' house with his eight aunts and uncles.[11][12][13] He recalls, "My grandmother told me, 'Your mother's not coming home. She's not gonna come back to pick you up. You're gonna stay with us now.' That's when I started adjusting to the streets a little bit".[14]
Jackson began boxing around the age of eleven. At fourteen, a neighbor opened a boxing gym for local kids. "When I wasn't killing time in school, I was sparring in the gym or selling crack on the strip", he recalled.[15] In the mid 1980s, he competed in the Junior Olympics as an amateur boxer. He recounts, "I was competitive in the ring and hip-hop is competitive too... I think rappers condition themselves like boxers, so they all kind of feel like they're the champ".[16] At the age of twelve, Jackson began dealing narcotics when his grandparents thought he was at after-school programs.[17] He also took guns and drug money to school. In the tenth grade, he was caught by metal detectors at Andrew Jackson High School. He later stated, "I was embarrassed that I got arrested like that... After I got arrested I stopped hiding it. I was telling my grandmother [openly], 'I sell drugs.'"[14]
Following time spent in a correctional boot camp, Jackson adopted the nickname "50 Cent" as a metaphor for "change".[18] The name was derived from Kelvin Martin, a 1980s Brooklyn robber known as "50 Cent". Jackson chose the name "because it says everything I want it to say. I'm the same kind of person 50 Cent was. I provide for myself by any means".[19]
Music career[link]
1996–99: Early career[link]
Jackson started rapping in a friend's basement where he used turntables to record over instrumentals.[20] In 1996, a friend introduced him to Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC who was organizing his label Jam Master Jay Records.
Jay taught him how to count bars, write choruses, structure songs, and how to make a record.[21][22] Jackson's first official appearance was on a song titled "React" with the group Onyx on their 1998 album Shut 'Em Down. He credited Jam Master Jay as an influence who helped him improve his ability to write hooks.[16] Jay produced Jackson's first album; however, it was never released.[9]
In 1999, after leaving Jam Master Jay, the platinum-selling producers Trackmasters took notice of Jackson and signed him to Columbia Records. They sent him to a studio in Upstate New York where he produced thirty-six songs in two weeks.[10] Eighteen were included on his unofficially released album, Power of the Dollar in 2000.[23] He also started the now-defunct Hollow Point Entertainment with former G-Unit affiliate Bang 'Em Smurf.[24][25]
Jackson's popularity started to increase after the successful but controversial underground single, "How to Rob", which he wrote in half an hour while in a car on the way to a studio.[18][26] The track comically explains how he would rob famous artists. He explained the reasoning behind song's content as, "There's a hundred artists on that label, you gotta separate yourself from that group and make yourself relevant".[18] Rappers Jay-Z, Kurupt, Sticky Fingaz, Big Pun, DMX, Wyclef Jean and the Wu-Tang Clan replied to the song[26] and Nas, who received the track positively, invited Jackson to travel on a promotional tour for his Nastradamus album.[13] The song was intended to be released with "Thug Love" featuring Destiny's Child, but two days before he was scheduled to film the "Thug Love" music video, Jackson was shot and confined to a hospital due to his injuries.[27]
2000–01: Shooting[link]
On May 24, 2000, Jackson was attacked by a gunman, alleged to be Darryl "Hommo" Baum, outside his grandmother's former home in South Jamaica, Queens. He went into a friend's car, but was asked to return to the house to get jewelry.
His son was in the house, while his grandmother was in the front yard.[10] Upon returning to the back seat of the car and already seated, another car pulled up nearby. An assailant then walked up to Jackson's left side with a 9mm handgun and fired nine shots at close range. He was shot nine times: in the hand (a round hit his right thumb, to where the bullet passed through and out his little finger), arm, hip, both legs, chest, and his face (his left cheek).[9][14][28] The face wound resulted in a swollen tongue, the loss of a wisdom tooth, and a small slur in his voice.[13][14][29] His friend also sustained a gunshot wound to the hand. They were driven to the hospital where Jackson spent thirteen days.
Baum, the alleged shooter, was killed three weeks later.[30]
Baum was also Mike Tyson's close friend and bodyguard.[31]
Jackson recalled the incident saying, "It happens so fast that you don't even get a chance to shoot back.... I was scared the whole time.... I was looking in the rear-view mirror like, 'Oh @#!*% , somebody shot me in the face! It burns, burns, burns.'"[14] In his autobiography, From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens, he wrote, "After I got shot nine times at close range and didn't die, I started to think that I must have a purpose in life... How much more damage could that shell have done? Give me an inch in this direction or that one, and I'm gone".[11] He used a walker for the first six weeks and fully recovered after five months. When he left the hospital, he stayed in the Poconos with his then-girlfriend and son. His workout regime helped him attain his muscular physique.[9][14][32]
While in the hospital, Jackson signed a publishing deal with Columbia Records. However, he was dropped from the label and "blacklisted" in the recording industry because of his song "Ghetto Qu'ran".
Unable to find a studio to work with in the U.S, he traveled to Canada.[33][34] Along with his business partner Sha Money XL, he recorded over thirty songs for mixtapes, with the purpose of building a reputation.
According to Shady Records A&R Marc Labelle in an interview with HitQuarters, Jackson shrewdly used the mixtape circuit to his own advantage saying, "He took all the hottest beats from every artist and flipped them with better hooks. They then got into all the markets on the mixtapes and all the mixtape DJs were messing with them."[35] Jackson's popularity rose and in 2002, he released material independently on the mixtape, Guess Who's Back?. Beginning to attract interest, and now backed by G-Unit, Jackson continued to release music including 50 Cent Is the Future. The mixtape revisited material by Jay-Z and Raphael Saadiq.[23]
2002–09: Rise to fame[link]
In 2002, Eminem listened to a copy of Jackson's Guess Who's Back? CD. He received the CD through Jackson's attorney, who was working with Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg.[27] Impressed with the album, Eminem invited Jackson to fly to Los Angeles, where he was introduced to Dr. Dre.[9][21][27] After signing a $1 million record deal,[21] Jackson released the mixtape, No Mercy, No Fear. It featured one new track, "Wanksta", which was put on Eminem's 8 Mile soundtrack.[23] He was also signed to Chris Lighty's Violator Management and Sha Money XL's Money Management Group.
In February 2003, Jackson released his commercial debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin'. Allmusic described it as "probably the most hyped debut album by a rap artist in about a decade".[36] Rolling Stone noted the album for its "dark synth grooves, buzzy keyboards and a persistently funky bounce" with Jackson complementing the production in "an unflappable, laid-back flow".[37]
It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 872,000 copies in the first four days.[38] The lead single, "In da Club", which The Source noted for its "blaring horns, funky organs, guitar riffs and sparse hand claps",[39] broke a Billboard record as the most listened-to song in radio history within a week.[40]
Interscope granted Jackson his own label, G-Unit Records in 2003.[41] He signed Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, and Young Buck as the established members of G-Unit. The Game was later signed under a joint venture with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.
In March 2005, Jackson's second commercial album, The Massacre, sold 1.14 million copies in the first four days-the highest in an abbreviated sales cycle[38]- and peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 for six weeks.[42]
He became the first solo artist to have three singles on the Billboard top five in the same week with "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", and "How We Do".[43] Rolling Stone noted that "50's secret weapon is his singing voice - the deceptively amateur-sounding tenor croon that he deploys on almost every chorus".[44]
After The Game's departure, Jackson signed singer Olivia and rap veterans Mobb Deep to G-Unit Records. Spider Loc, M.O.P., 40 Glocc and Young Hot Rod later joined the label.[45][46] Jackson expressed interest in working with rappers outside of G-Unit, such as Lil' Scrappy of BME, LL Cool J from Def Jam, Mase from Bad Boy, and Freeway of Roc-A-Fella, some of whom he recorded with.[47] In September 2007, he released his third album Curtis, which was inspired by his life before Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[48] It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200, selling 691,000 units in the first week,[49] behind Kanye West's Graduation, whom he had a sales competition with, as both albums were released on the same day.
He confirmed on TRL on September 10, 2008 that his fourth studio album, Before I Self Destruct, will be "done and released in November".
On May 18, 2009, Jackson released a song entitled "Ok, You're Right". The song was produced by Dr. Dre and was included in Before I Self Destruct.
In Fall 2009, 50 Cent appeared in the new season of VH1's Behind The Music.
On September 3, 2009 months upon the release of his "Before I Self Destruct" album 50 Cent posted a video[50] for the Soundkillers' Phoenix[51] produced track "Flight 187" which introduced his mixtape, the 50th LAW, and was also featured as a bonus track on his iTunes release of Before I Self Destruct. The song ignited speculation that there was tension between rapper 50 Cent and Jay Z for Jackson's comments in the song.[52]
2010–present[link]
In an interview with the British entertainment website ContactMusic, 50 Cent announced that he was working on a dance album named Black Magic. 50 Cent said he was inspired by the European nightclubs. "First they played hip-hop which suddenly changed to uptempo songs, known as Eurodance".[53] He went on The Invitation Tour in the summer of 2010, in support of Before I Self Destruct album, and the then shelved Black Magic album. He "recorded 20 songs to a whole different album concept" before he put those to the side and did something different.[54]
50 Cent revealed that he wanted his new album to have the same "aggression" as his debut record, Get Rich or Die Tryin'.[55][56]
He later tweeted that the album was "80 percent done", and stated that fans can expect the album in the summer of 2011; however, the album has been delayed to 2012 at the earliest, due to tensions and disagreements at Interscope Records, Later 50 Cent said that he will release his album in November 2011[8] and it has also been confirmed that "Black Magic" will not be the album's title.[8] 50 Cent has already confirmed that Eminem will appear on the album, but he also confirmed that he has been working with new producers such as Boi-1da and Alex da Kid.[57] Cardiak, who produced Lloyd Banks' “Start It Up”, also confirmed that he had produced a song for the upcoming album.[58]
DJ Whoo Kid confirmed in an interview that 50 Cent was filming a new movie with Robert DeNiro in New Orleans.[59]
50 Cent released the first song from his fifth studio album, titled "Outlaw", to the Internet on June 16, 2011.[60]
The single was produced by Cardiak.
It was released to iTunes on July 19, 2011,[61] although 50 Cent confirmed through his Twitter account that the song was not the album's first single.[62]
50 Cent is set to release a book titled Playground.
Unlike his previous literary efforts — which focus on his life story and the rules of power — this time he's aiming at a teen audience with a semi-autobiographical novel about bullying. According to a statement from the book's publisher, the first-person novel is slated for release in January 2012 and will tell the story of a 13-year-old schoolyard bully "who finds redemption as he faces what he's done."[63]
50 Cent has promised to deliver his fifth studio album album over the past few years, but the LP may be delayed until 2012. In a series of tweets, 50 Cent explained that him and his label Interscope Records aren’t on the same page on how to roll out the album and that he’s delaying its release until they see eye to eye.[8]
50 Cent later suggested that his album will be releasing in November 2011, along with his headphone line SMS by 50.[8]
50 Cent spoke to MTV in relation to the possibility of leaving Interscope Records. "I don't know," 50 told MTV News when asked if he would ink back with Interscope once his five-album deal was fulfilled. "It will all be clear in the negotiations following me turning this actual album in. And, of course, the performance and how they actually treat the work will determine whether you still want to stay in that position or not."[64]
On June 20, 2011, 50 Cent announced that he will release an LP titled Before I Self Destruct II. The announced sequel to his 2009 LP is suggested to be released after his fifth studio album.[65]
On June 26, 2011, 50 Cent planned to shoot a music video for the lead single from his fifth studio album titled I'm On It.[66] However, the music video never surfaced.[67]
50 Cent spoke to Shade45 in relation guest appearances for his fifth studio album. "I did four songs in Detroit with Eminem. I did two with Just Blaze, a Boi-1da joint, and I did something with Alex da Kid. We made two that are definite singles and the other two are the kinds of records that we been making, more aimed at my core audience, more aggressive, more of a different kind of energy to it."[68]
In September 2011, 50 Cent released a song titled "Street King Energy Track #7" in attempt to promote his charitable energy drink Street King.[69]
On September 28, 2011, it was confirmed that 50 Cent is shooting a music video for his lead single from his fifth studio album titled "Girls Go Wild", which features Jeremih.[70][71]
On October 26, 2011, 50 Cent announced that his fifth studio album will be released in December 2011.[72] However, the album was delayed, and it was announced that the album will now be released on July 2, 2012.[73]
Other ventures[link]
Jackson has established himself in a variety of fields. In November 2003, he signed a five-year deal with Reebok to distribute a "G-Unit Sneakers" line as part of his G-Unit Clothing Company.[74][75] He provided the voice-over as the protagonist in the video game 50 Cent: Bulletproof, which was released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and the PlayStation Portable.
Its sequel, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, was released in early 2009.[76][77] He worked with Glacéau to create a vitamin water drink called Formula 50. In 2007, Coca-Cola purchased Glacéau for US$4.1 billion. Forbes estimated Jackson, who owns a stake in the company, earned $100 million from the deal after taxes.[78] He has teamed up with Right Guard to launch a body spray called Pure 50 RGX Body Spray and a condom line called Magic Stick Condoms,[79] in which he planned to donate part of the proceeds to HIV awareness.[80]
Jackson has signed a multi-year deal with Steiner Sports to sell his memorabilia.[81]
In 2005, Jackson made a cameo appearance on The Simpsons episode "Pranksta Rap", in which he makes light of his legal troubles. The same year, he starred alongside Terrence Howard in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin'. He starred in the 2006 film Home of the Brave, as a soldier returning home from the Iraq War, traumatized after killing an Iraqi woman.[82]
Jackson is working[when?] on a role as a fighter in an Angola State Prison in Spectacular Regret alongside Nicolas Cage, and starred opposite Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in 2008's Righteous Kill, a movie regarding a police death.[83]
He also started the film production companies G-Unit Films in 2007 and Cheetah Vision in 2008.[84][85]
In August 2007, Jackson announced plans to launch a dietary supplement company in conjunction with his movie Spectacular Regret.[86]
In August 2005, shortly before appearing in Get Rich or Die Tryin', Jackson published an autobiography entitled From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens. In it, Jackson explores the cultural and economic forces that led him to sell cocaine and crack, details his entrepreneurship as a drug-dealer and then as a rapper, and reflects on his own ethos and on society.
On January 4, 2007, Jackson launched his G-Unit Books imprint at the Time Warner Building.[87] He also co-wrote The Ski Mask Way, a novel about a small-time drug dealer who attempts to rob his employers, which is to be turned into a film.[80] Jackson said he read Robert Greene's The 33 Strategies of War and worked with the author on a book titled The 50th Law, an urban take on The 48 Laws of Power.[80][88] In May 2008, Jackson met billionaire Patrice Motsepe to forge a joint venture selling 50 Cent-branded platinum.[89]
In 2008, Jackson started a reality television show on MTV titled 50 Cent: The Money and the Power; the winning contestant, Ryan Mayberry, won a $100,000 investment from Jackson.[90]
On September 8, 2009, he published his book The 50th Law.[91]
In 2010, Jackson's film company Cheetah Vision landed $200 million in funding.[92]
In July 2011, 50 Cent revealed his initiative to provide food for millions of people in Africa by 2016. 50 Cent teamed up with Pure Growth Partners to launch a charitable energy drink called Street King that will help aid in combating world hunger. For every purchase of Street King, a portion of the sales will go to providing a daily meal to an underprivileged child around the world. The partnership coincides with Fiddy’s mission statement of feeding a billion people in Africa over the next five years.
“50 Cent and I share a common vision: To address the world’s problems through smart and sustainable business models,” said Chris Clark, the founder and CEO of Pure Growth Partners. “With the rampant starvation in Africa and hunger afflicting children worldwide, we need socially responsible businesses that affect real change now more than ever.”
50 concurs, stating, “I’m inspired by Clarke’s vision and innovative approaches to tackling serious issues. It’s our mission with Street King to really change children’s lives around the world.”[93][94]
Jackson founded SMS Audio, selling headphones with the name Street by 50. He has pledged to donate a portion of the sales to charity.[95]
Personal life[link]
Jackson has a tattoo of "Marquise" with an axe on his right biceps. "The axe is 'cause I'm a warrior. I don't want him to be one, though,"[34] he explains. He also has "50", "Southside", and "Cold World" inscribed on his back because "I'm a product of that environment. It's on my back, though, so it's all behind me."[34]
Family[link]
On October 13, 1997, Jackson's then-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins gave birth to a son, Marquise Jackson.[2][96]
The birth of his son changed Jackson's outlook on life: "When my son came into my life, my priorities changed, because I wanted to have the relationship with him, that I didn't have with my father."[97] He credited his son for inspiring his career and being "motivation to go in a different direction".[98]
Politics[link]
In 2005, Jackson expressed support for President George Walker Bush after rapper Kanye West criticized him for the slow response in assisting the Hurricane Katrina victims.[99]
If his felony convictions did not prevent him from voting, he claimed he would have voted for Bush.[100] Jackson identifies with the Republican Party.[101]
He later stated that Bush "has less compassion than the average human. By all means, I don't aspire to be like George Bush."[102]
In response to Obama's endorsement of gay marriage, 50 cent said he also supports legalizing it.[103]
Wealth[link]
In 2007, Jackson was the second wealthiest performer in the rap industry, behind Jay-Z.[104] He resides in Farmington, Connecticut, in the former mansion of ex-boxer Mike Tyson.[105] He is consistently ranked among the richest figures in the American hip hop scene. In 2011, Jackson was ranked the fifth richest figure in American hip hop with a net worth estimated at $100 million.[106]
He put the mansion for sale at $18.5 million to move closer to his son who lives in Long Island with his ex-girlfriend.[107] On October 12, 2007, the Mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut declared it "50 Cent Curtis Jackson Day". He was honored with a key to the city and an official proclamation.[108]
One of his homes in New York purchased for 2.4 million dollars in January 2007 and at the center of a lawsuit between Jackson and ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins caught fire on May 30, 2008 while he was out of town filming for a movie in Louisiana.[109]
In December 2008 Jackson told the Canadian press that he had been affected by the recession, losing several million dollars in the stock market as an investor. He also went on to say that he had been unable to sell his Connecticut mansion and pushed Before I Self-Destruct back because of the recent economic downturn.[110]
Legal issues[link]
On June 29, 1994, Jackson was arrested for helping to sell four vials of cocaine to an undercover police officer. He was arrested again three weeks later when police searched his home and found heroin, ten ounces of crack cocaine, and a starter gun.
He was sentenced to three to nine years in prison, but managed to serve six months in a shock incarceration boot camp where he earned his GED. Jackson said that he did not use cocaine himself, he only sold it.[11][111][112]
His ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins sued Jackson for $50 million, claiming that he said that he would take care of her for life; the suit, which includes 15 claims was later dismissed by a judge, calling it "an unfortunate tale of a love relationship gone sour."[113]
50 Cent was sentenced to two years probation on July 22, 2005 from an incident in May 2004 when 50 Cent jumped into the audience after being hit with a water bottle.[114] He was charged with three counts of assault and battery.[114]
Lawsuits[link]
On July 21, 2007, Jackson filed a $1 million lawsuit against advertising company Traffix Inc. of Pearl River, New York for using his image in a promotion which he claims threatens his safety.
He became aware of the internet ad after one of his staff members saw it on a MySpace page. According to court documents, the ad features a cartoon image of the rapper and the message: "shoot the rapper and you will win $5000 or five ring tones guaranteed".
Though the ad did not use his name, the image allegedly intended to resemble him, suggesting he endorsed the ad.
The lawsuit calls it a "vile, tasteless and despicable" use of 50 Cent's image that "quite literally calls for violence against him". The lawsuit seeks for unspecified punitive damages and a permanent injunction against the use of his image without permission.[115][116]
In November 2009, 50 Cent won in a lawsuit against Taco Bell over the fast food chain using his name to promote the brand without his permission.[117]
Feuds[link]
How to Rob[link]
50 Cent said that he intended the single to be a joke, and not meant to disrespect anybody. Nevertheless, a number of rappers mentioned on the song responded on record.
The comments made towards the Wu-Tang Clan were responded to on the Ghostface Killah album Supreme Clientele on a track called "Ghost Deini" and even more directly on a skit called "Clyde Smith" which included one of the Wu-Tang Clan members talking about how they intended to harm the rapper, which is identifiable as Raekwon when the track is sped up. A supposed diss song, "Who the Fuck Is 50 Cent", which circulated the web in the beginning of 2001 was rumored to be by the Clan, but was proven to be recorded by Polite of American Cream Team (Raekwon's then-side project).
Jay-Z also reacted to the comments in the track called "It's Hot (Some Like It Hot)", off the album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter:
"Go against Jigga yo' ass is dense
I'm about a dollar, what the fuck is 50 Cents?"
Sticky Fingaz responded to the diss with the track "Jackin' for Beats."
"The real 50 from Brooklyn god bless he got outed
You just a fake clown who front and rout about it."
Big Pun responds to this track on his album Yeeeah Baby, in the song "My Turn."
"And to the 50 Cent Rapper, very funny – get your nut off, 'cuz in real life, we all know I'd blow your motherfucking head off...If I'm gonna write a song, it'll be about how I had to beat your mothafuckin' ass. And that'll be the name of the motherfucker: 'That's Why I Had To Beat Your Motherfucking Ass', featuring Tony Sunshine."
Kurupt responded on the diss track "Callin' Out Names."
"Now it's 50 mc's that ain't worth shit
Get ya ass kicked 50 times, beat to 10 cent"
Wyclef Jean responded on the song "Low Income", from his 2000 album, The Ecleftic.
"I stay so hungry that if 50 Cent came to rob me
he'd be part of my charity."
The Inc.[link]
Before signing with Interscope, Jackson engaged in a well-publicized dispute with rapper Ja Rule and his label The Inc.. Jackson claims that a friend robbed Ja Rule of his jewelry and that Ja Rule accused him of setting it up.[118] However, Ja Rule claimed the conflict stemmed from a video shoot in Queens because Jackson did not like seeing him "getting so much love" from the neighborhood.[119] In March 2000, while at The Hit Factory studio in New York, Jackson had an altercation with Murder Inc. associates. He was treated for three stitches after receiving a stab wound.[118][120] Rapper Black Child claimed responsibility for the stabbing, saying he acted in self-defense because he thought someone reached for a gun.[121]
An affidavit by an IRS agent suggested that Murder Inc. had ties to Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, a New York drug lord who was suspected of being involved in the murder of Jam Master Jay and the shooting of Jackson. An excerpt of the affidavit read:
The investigation has uncovered a conspiracy involving McGriff and others to murder a rap artist who has released songs containing lyrics regarding McGriff's criminal activities. The rap artist was shot in 2000, survived and thereafter refused to cooperate with law enforcement regarding the shooting. Messages transmitted over the Murder Inc. pager indicate that McGriff is involved in an ongoing plot to kill this rap artist, and that he communicates with Murder Inc. employees concerning the target.[33]
In an interview with MTV, Ja Rule acknowledged his defeat against 50 Cent and stated that his new album, The Mirror, will not be continuing any past feuds that he has engaged in. He said: There was a lot of things I wanted to say, and I didn't want there to be any bitter records on the album. Because I'm not bitter about anything that happened [in the past few years].
Fat Joe, Nas & Jadakiss[link]
Before releasing The Massacre, Jackson recorded a song "Piggy Bank", a response to Ja Rule's song "New York", which was leaked before the album's release. The song takes aim at rappers including Fat Joe, Nas, and Jadakiss.[122] Fat Joe responded with a song, "My Fofo", accusing Jackson of taking steroids, hiding in his home, and being jealous of The Game. Jadakiss also responded with a song, "Checkmate", and said that Jackson was trying to "create a buzz for his new album".[123] The "Piggy Bank" music video portrays animated caricatures of Jadakiss (as a Ninja turtle), Fat Joe (as King Hippo from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out), Nas (as a kid chasing a "milkshake" truck in a Superman costume), and The Game (as Mr. Potato Head). He also disses all of them on the beef version of his single "Window Shopper"[124] Kelis, Nas's then-wife, responded to the song on her single "Bossy".[citation needed] Nas later responded with "Don't Body Ya Self (MC Burial)." Nas later dissed 50 on the song "Street Ridaz" on Game's mixtape "Brake Lights".
Sean Combs[link]
Jackson spoke negatively about Bad Boy Entertainment mogul Sean Combs and recorded a song, "Hip-Hop", revealing the reasons behind his negative feelings: primarily, a contract dispute over Mase. In the song, he implied that Diddy knew about The Notorious B.I.G.'s murder and threatened to expose him through former associates.[125] The feud was resolved, with both rappers appearing on MTV's TRL and Sucker Free, respectively, stating that there were no longer problems.[126] The feud reignited in 2010 with 50 Cent dissing Diddy, saying his music "sucks".
Cam'ron[link]
On February 1, 2007, Cam'ron and Jackson had a live argument on The Angie Martinez Show on Hot 97 radio. Jackson commented that Koch Entertainment was a "graveyard", meaning major record labels would not work with their artists.[127] Cam'ron then ridiculed the record sales of G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Mobb Deep by stating that Jim Jones outsold their albums despite being signed to an independent label and that his group, The Diplomats, had a distribution deal from several labels.[127] Both rappers released "diss" songs with videos on YouTube. Jackson suggested in "Funeral Music" that Cam'ron is no longer able to lead The Diplomats and that Jim Jones should take his place. Cam'ron responded with "Curtis" and "Curtis Pt. II", in which he makes fun of Jackson's appearance, calling him "a gorilla, with rabbit teeth".[128] Jackson responded by releasing "Hold On" with Young Buck.
Game[link]
Main article: G-Unit vs. The Game feud
Although he was close with The Game, before The Game released his debut album The Documentary, they soon became at odds. After its release, Jackson felt The Game was disloyal for saying he did not want to participate in G-Unit's feuds with other rappers and even wanting to work with artists they were feuding with. He also claimed that he wrote six songs on the album and was not receiving proper credit for his work, which The Game denied.[129]
Jackson later dismissed The Game from G-Unit on Hot 97 radio. After the announcement, The Game, who was a guest earlier in the evening, attempted to enter the building with his entourage. After being denied entry, one of his associates was shot in the leg during a confrontation with a group of men leaving the building.[130][131] When the situation escalated, both rappers held a press conference to announce their reconciliation.[132] Fans had mixed feelings as to whether the rappers created a publicity stunt to boost the sales of the albums they had just released.[133] Nevertheless, even after the situation deflated,[134] G-Unit criticized The Game's street credibility. The group denounced The Game and announced that they will not be featured on his albums. During a Summer Jam performance, The Game launched a boycott of G-Unit called "G-Unot".[135]
After the performance at Summer Jam, The Game responded with "300 Bars and Runnin'", an extended "diss" aimed at G-Unit as well as members of Roc-A-Fella Records on the mixtape You Know What It Is Vol. 3. Jackson responded through his "Piggy Bank" music video, which features The Game as a Mr. Potato Head doll and also parodies other rivals.[136] Since then both groups continued to attack each other. The Game released two more mixtapes, Ghost Unit and a mixtape/DVD called Stop Snitchin, Stop Lyin.
Jackson posted a cover of The Game's head on the body of a male stripper for "Hate It or Love It (G-Unit Radio Part 21)" mixtape, as a response to The Game displaying pictures of G-Unit dressed as Village People.[137] Although he was signed to Aftermath Entertainment, The Game left the label and signed with Geffen Records to terminate his contractual obligations with G-Unit (although others claim Jackson pressured Dr. Dre to kick him off).[138] G-Unit member Spider Loc had also began to insult The Game on various songs. In addition, The Game released "240 Bars (Spider Joke)" and "100 Bars (The Funeral)" both attacking G-Unit, Spider Loc and others. Jackson's response was "Not Rich, Still Lyin'" where he mocks The Game.[139] Lloyd Banks replied to the Game on a Rap City freestyle booth session. The Game quickly released a "diss" record called "SoundScan" where The Game pokes fun at Lloyd Banks' album Rotten Apple falling thirteen spots on the Billboard 200 chart and disappointing second week sales. Lloyd Banks replied on his mixtape Mo' Money In The Bank Pt. 5: Gang Green Season Continues with a song called "Showtime (The Game's Over)". Lloyd Banks states that Jackson wrote half of The Game's first album The Documentary and pokes fun at The Game's suicidal thoughts.
In October 2006, The Game extended a peace treaty to Jackson, which was not immediately replied to.[140] However, a couple days later, on Power 106, he stated that the treaty was only offered for one day.[141] On The Game's album, Doctor's Advocate, he claims that the feud is over on a few of the songs.
In July 2009, The Game stated the beef was squashed with help from Michael Jackson and Diddy,[142] and he apologized for his actions during the beef.[143] Tony Yayo said that neither Jackson (50 Cent) or G-Unit would accept his apology.[144] Since then, The Game continued his old "G-Unot" ways at live concerts. Jackson released "So Disrespectful" a diss song on Before I Self Destruct targeting Jay-Z, The Game and Young Buck.[145] Game later responded with the song "Shake", poking fun of the music video for 50's single "Candy Shop", quote, "Me and 50 aint agreeing on shit so I had to (Shake) Aint no telling what he putting in that protein (Shake) Seen the candy shop video look at this nigga (Shake) And thats the same shit that made the nigga Young Buck (Shake)". He also takes shots at Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo, in which he says, "I'm surprised that Lloyd Banks and Yayo didn't (Shake) Wasn't selling no records Jimmy Iovine said (Shake)". Game also dissed G-Unit several times on the song "400 Bars".
In September 2011, 50 Cent dissed Game on the song "Love, Hate, Love", in which Game responded to on his twitter, saying he was going to diss him back after his tour was finished, quote:
[@50Cent I'm on tour doin shows but as soon as @avanterose find a studio for me i'm killin yo "Planet of the Apes" face havin ass nigga
Rick Ross[link]
In January 2009, Rick Ross started a feud with 50 Cent because he supposedly looked at him the wrong way at the BET Awards. However, Jackson told news sources that he did not even remember seeing Rick Ross there.[146] In late January, a track entitled "Mafia Music" by Rick Ross, leaked onto the Internet. There were several lines that seem to diss Jackson. Days later, Jackson released "Officer Ricky (Go Head, Try Me)" in response to Rick Ross's disparaging remarks on his "Mafia Music" song. The next day Rick Ross appeared on Shade 45, and told Jackson to come up with something better in 24 hours.
Before going to Venezuela, Jackson uploaded a video entitled "Warning Shot", where he warns Rick Ross: "I'ma fuck your life up for fun". In addition, Jackson released the first of a series of "Officer Ricky" cartoons. Early February, Jackson once again made a video which he uploaded to YouTube where he interviews "Tia", the mother of one of Rick Ross's children. She verifies his being a correctional officer and claims his whole persona is fake and fraudulent.[147] On Thursday, February 5, 2009, The Game, who Jackson has a long-standing "beef" with, called up Seattle's KUBE 93 Radio Station. When asked about the beef between Jackson and Rick Ross, The Game sided with Jackson and said that things are not looking good for Rick Ross. However, he offered to help Rick Ross get out of this situation, stating "Rick Ross, holla at your boy, man," and "50 eating you, boy."[148]
On his album Deeper Than Rap, Ross references Jackson in the song "In Cold Blood". A video for the song was released that portrayed Jackson's mock funeral. Upon release, Ross stated that he has ended Jackson's career.[149]
In an interview, Jackson said: "Rick Ross is Albert From CB4. You ever seen the movie? He's Albert," he added. "It never gets worse than this. You get a guy that was a correctional officer come out and base his entire career on writing material from a drug dealer's perspective such as "Freeway" Ricky Ross."[150]
Lil Wayne[link]
After hearing word that Lil Wayne had prepared a song for him after 50 made some unkind remarks, 50 lashed out at Wayne first on August 17, 2007 with the song "Part Time Lover".[151] Wayne never really responded to the song, although a 50 Cent diss track called "Louisianimal" did leak much later on November 17, 2008.[152] Jackson responded to Lil Wayne in January 2009 in a song entitled "Play This On The Radio".[153] As of August 14, 2009, the controversy between Jackson and Lil Wayne seems to have ended after Jackson appeared and performed at Lil Wayne's America's Most Wanted Musical Festival stop in Anaheim, California.[154]
Young Buck[link]
Main article: 50 Cent vs. Young Buck
After numerous rumors of a "beef" within G-Unit, Jackson officially dismissed Young Buck from the group, in 2008. He later assured that he was still signed with the label.[155] Numerous slander songs then arose on the internet from both camps, with Young Buck appearing in a music video of former rival The Game.[156][157] Jackson then leaked a taped phone conversation between himself and Young Buck, which showed one of the true reasons for the falling out; Jackson was owed money by the Southern rapper. Young Buck later stated the conversation took place over a year before the leak.[158] The two camps have since released a multitude of songs against each other, with the feud settling down by 2009, with Young Buck stating he's been working on his latest album, which is still to be released under the G-Unit label.[159]
In April 2012, after being ousted from the crew back in 2008, Young Buck has entered talks to work with the label. Days after indicating that he would be open to re-teaming with his old crew at G-Unit Records, Young Buck now confirms that he has begun negotiations with the label about making his return. Buck provided the update in a recent interview stating "I'ma be honest with you," he said, "Finally we're at a point where we're having some kind of negotiations with what they're going to be able to do for us at G-Unit."[160] The Nashville, Tennessee native said he was ready to make his return to music, whether as a part of G-Unit or not. "Y’all are gonna be hearing from me," he said. "I don't want to put a timing on it, but the wait is absolutely over, and we're just trying to figure out what's the best situation for us, where I'm gonna go." Buck stated in an interview after a concert in California April 4, 2012. Young Buck's last album was the 2010 independent release The Rehab. It’s been a rough go for Buck since he was expelled from 50’s crew in 2008, he has run into financial troubles and he recently escaped an attempted drive-by shooting in his hometown. Although it doesn’t look like the rapper has straightened out his relationship with 50 Cent, but he says the label has finally agreed to negotiate. The negotiations may not lead to a new deal between Young Buck and G-Unit, but the rapper remains optimistic and explained that it’s only a matter of time before he ends up finding a place to take his talent.[161][162]
Discography[link]
Main articles: 50 Cent discography and G-Unit discography
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003)
- The Massacre (2005)
- Curtis (2007)
- Before I Self Destruct (2009)
- Fifth studio album (2012)[163][164]
Awards and nominations[link]
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by 50 Cent
Filmography[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50 Cent: The New Breed | Himself | Documentary DVD |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Marcus | Film debut |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | Jamal Aiken | Supporting Role |
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | Spider | Supporting Role |
| Before I Self Destruct | Clarence | Supporting Role | |
| 50 Cent: The Money and the Power | Himself | TV series (one episode: "Choose Your Crew Wisely") | |
| 2009 | Streets of Blood | Stan Johnson | |
| Entourage | Himself | TV series (Season 6, Episode 3: "One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car") | |
| Dead Man Running | Thigo | ||
| Caught in the Crossfire | Tino | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | 13 | Jimmy | |
| Gun | Rich | ||
| Twelve | Lionel | Supporting Role | |
| Morning Glory | Himself | ||
| 2011 | Vengeance | Black | |
| Blood Out | Hardwick | ||
| Setup | Sonny | ||
| 2012 | All Things Fall Apart | Deon | |
| Freelancers | Malo | ||
| Fire with Fire | – | Producer | |
| Odd Thomas | Shamus Cocobolo | ||
| Lives of the Saints | TBA | Pre-production | |
| 2013 | The Tomb | TBA | In production |
Voice work[link]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Simpsons | Himself | TV series (one episode: "Pranksta Rap") |
| 50 Cent: Bulletproof | Himself | Video game, voice only | |
| 2009 | 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand | Himself | Video game, voice only |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2[165][166] | Navy SEAL, announcer | Video game, voice only |
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