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Jadakiss (born '''Jason Phillips''' May 27 , 1975 in Yonkers, New York ) is a popular American Rapper . INTEREST IN RAP Jadakiss became a popular Freestyler , engaging in competitions by the time he was twelve. He and some of his early friends were given the opportunity to compete in the Jack The Rapper Competition in Florida , where Jadakiss was noticed for his battle rap ability. He met Dee and Wah of the Ruff Ryders , then a management company, and began hanging out and battling outside of the Ruff Ryders' studio where artists like DMX made their first hits. EARLY CAREER Kiss formed the rap group the Warlox in 1994 with friends Sheek Louch and Styles P. The trio signed to Bad Boy Entertainment later on, where it was suggested they change their name simply to the LOX , which came to stand for Living Off eXperience. They were first featured on Biggie's second album ''Life After Death'', where Jadakiss garnered his first dose of national attention with his verse on the song "Last Day". The group, especially Jadakiss, developed a close relationship with Big, during which time Kiss was taken under B.I.G.'s wing. Thus, after Biggie's shooting death, the group released their first multi-platinum hit in the tribute "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" (the B-side to Puff Daddy 's "I'll Be Missing You") in 1997 . In 1998 , the LOX released ''Money, Power, Respect''. Following this album, they left Bad Boy Records . ALBUMS Jada's debut solo album, ''Kiss the Game Goodbye'', was released in August of 2001 under the Ruff Ryders/Interscope label. The album featured popular guests and producers such as Snoop Dogg and Swizz Beatz, but was written off as repetetive and uninspired. His second album, ''Kiss of Death'', was released in June of 2004 . Before the release, Kiss asked advice of his fans in the form a poll; most claimed the rapper wasn't personal enough in his lyrical stylings, and he released a single with the purpose of bearing his inner thoughts. The song, "Why?", was produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep and became one of the biggest hits of that year, spawning a remix featuring Styles P, Common and Nas . ''Kiss of Death'' did not reflect the popularity of its lead single, and though it was better-received than his first effort, but still did not see excessive sales. In the past, Jada has been the victim of criticism, suggesting that he can perform flawlessly as a guest artist but cannot create a captivating album. CONTROVERSY Bill O'Reilly Jadakiss attracted some controversy and condemnation from well-known commentator Bill O'Reilly . O'Reilly labeled him a "smear merchant" due to the song "Why?", specifically lyrics stating Jada's belief that George W. Bush coordinated the September 11, 2001 Attacks . O'Reilly positioned 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. Beanie Sigel and Jay-Z In the early 2000's, Jadakiss was drawn into a beef with Roc-a-Fella Records artist Beanie Sigel when he made comments about artists from Sigel's hometown of Philadelphia. Beans took exception to this and the two began trading disses, even getting the rest of the LOX and Jay-Z involved. Eventually, Jay-Z apologized to Jada and backed out of the beef; Russell Simmons created an enforced truce between the two artists, which was broken when Sigel started contesting that he won the beef. Kiss dissed back, and the beef was back on until Sigel released "Put Ya Hands Up", after which disses finally stopped. Shortly before Beans went to jail, he and Kiss made up definitively, performing together at a show; after his release from jail, the two did a remix of a Sheek Louch song and have expressed interest in working further together. Ras Kass When Ras Kass was recording his doomed album ''Van Gogh'', he enlisted the help of infamous hip-hop producer The Alchemist . Ras Kass recorded the song "Home Sweet Home," produced by The Alchemist. However, when Jadakiss began recording ''Kiss Tha Game Goodybe'', the Alchemist sold Jadakiss the same beat that Ras Kass had already used to record his single, "Home Sweet Home." Priority Records, Ras Kass' then record label, failed to act on this conflict and Jadakiss was able to release the ''Kiss Tha Game Goodbye'' album. Ras Kass was bitter about being double-crossed by the Alchemist, and released a few diss tracks, but the conflict was soon Squashed. Puff Daddy When they left Bad Boy, the group's and each of its members' publication was still owned by label head Puff Daddy. 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 plead for their publication, which was given to them by Puff. G-Unit In 2005, Jada was featured on a song by Ja Rule called "New York", along with Fat Joe . Shortly after, 50 Cent - Ja Rule's nemesis - dissed both of them. Jada retaliated, and the beef has expanded to include all of D-Block and G-Unit . 50 Cent mocked Jadakiss in a music video for his song "Piggy Bank", suggesting that Jadakiss looks like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle . Jadakiss then released the song "Checkmate", considered to be the end to the beef. Although Jadakiss has made mention of 50 Cent in subsequent songs, 50 Cent has stated that he has no grudge against Jadakiss, and would be willing to work with him in the future. A statement made by a D-Block member indicated that Jadakiss would not consider working with 50 Cent. On April 6th 2006, a song called 'Shots Fired' that was originally meant for release on Time Is Money was leaked on the internet. The song features Jadakiss and Styles P rapping back and forth and is a diss song against 50 Cent and G-Unit . It is rumored that the song will not feature on Time Is Money because of the attacks on Interscope label mate G-Unit . The release most probably signifies that Time Is Money will either be further pushed back or will not be released. TECHNIQUE Jadakiss has been known most for his gritty subject matter, such as selling drugs and robbing, much like that Notorious B.I.G. . He also is revered for his ongoing tendency to draw similarities between the color of his vehicles and random objects, such as dandruff ("Made You Look" remix), pink lemonade ("Sexy"), pecans ("Why"), hot sauce ("Hot Sauce To Go"), Pepsi Blue ("Time's Up"), eggnog ("Carry Your Casket"), and Heineken beer bottles ("Bring You Down"). He gained acclaim early on with his propensity for clever punchlines with a setup line and a delivery line, and usually involves a three-syllable rhyme scheme wherein three only syllables of a line will rhyme with three syllables of the next one. Example: "Niggas can't fuck with Kiss, I mean that, Had to stop eating red meat cause I ate too many Beanie-Macs" G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks and Fabolous also rely heavily on one-two punchlines and a three-syllable rhyme scheme. DISCOGRAPHY {Link without Title}
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