By the age of twelve, Jadakiss was a freestyle rapper, engaging in competitions. He and some of his friends were given the opportunity to compete in the "Jack the Rapper Competition" in Florida, where Jadakiss was noticed for his battle rap ability. He met Dee and Wah of the Ruff Ryders (then a management company), and began hanging out and battling outside of the Ruff Ryders' studio where artists like DMX made their first hits.
Jadakiss founded the rap group the Warlox in 1994 with friends Jamaal, Sheek Louch, and Styles P. They later signed to Bad Boy Entertainment, where it was suggested that they change their name simply to "The LOX", which came to stand for Living Off eXperience. They made their first appearance on The Main Source's 1994 LP "Fuck What You Think" on the track "Set it Off".
The group, especially Jadakiss, developed a close relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., during which time Jadakiss was taken under Biggie's wing. The LOX's first multi-platinum hit was the tribute to Biggie called "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" (the B-side to Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You") in 1997. In 1998, the LOX released Money, Power, Respect. Following this album, they left Bad Boy Records.
Jada's debut solo album, Kiss the Game Goodbye, was released in August 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 repetitive and uninspired. Jadakiss has acknowledged the criticism as, generally speaking, valid, saying the record was done less out of inspiration and more out of contract obligations to Bad Boy. The album produced the single "Put Ya Hands Up" with the chorus "Put ya hands up/nah, f**k that/ Put ya hands down" reflecting Jada's distance from the album.
Jadakiss' second album, Kiss of Death, was released in June 2004. Prior to the release, his fans were polled, and most claimed the rapper wasn't personal enough in his lyrical stylings.[citation needed] As a result, Jadakiss released the song, "Why?", which bared his innermost thoughts,[citation needed] and it became one of the biggest hits of that year, spawning a remix featuring Styles P, Common, Nas, and Anthony Hamilton. It remains as his biggest hit, peaking at #11 on the Hot 100. Another single from the record, "You 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, eventually achieving platinum-selling status.
Recently, in late 2007, Jadakiss signed to Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella Records, a move Jay had been trying to arrange for a long period of time. He reportedly will have an as-yet-untitled album on Roc-a-Fella in 2008, executive produced by both Jay-Z and the Ruff Ryders CEOs/management team of Dee and Wah. The move comes on the heels of increased D-Block/Roc-a-Fella collaborations; in 2006, Kiss and former rival Beanie Sigel collaborated on DJ Khaled's album Listen..., and in 2007, on Freeway's album Free At Last, while Styles P has appeared on a radio freestyle with Freeway and Sigel. He has also appeared briefly in Jay-Z's latest video for his American Gangster second single, Roc Boys, in which he appears throwing up the famous Roc-a-Fella sign, "the Diamond."
On May 26th 2008, The New York Post reported in its Page Six section that Jadakiss has signed on to play a gang leader in Russell Costanzo's provocative movie-directing debut, "The Tested"
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Jadakiss Lyrics
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Caminemos juntos
Olvidemonos de todo unos srgundos
Quiero contarte mi amor algo que siento
Quiero que sepas lo que me esta sucediendo
Te quiero
Neta y lo digo de verdad
Te extraño y un poco mas de lo normal
Y es que tu eres la mujer con la cual yo quiero estar
Algo tuvo que pasar neta no se que me hiciste
Yo estaba dudoso pero tu me convenciste
Me conociste y yo te conoci
Nunca pense que terminariamos asi
Es que la neta mija sabes que me encantas
Me enamoro nena la forma en que me tratas
Me matas con esas maneras tuyas
Contigo quiero volar hasta la luna
No hay duda alguna de tu carcel yo soy preso ven y cerremos el contrato con un beso
Solo tu y yo lo demas no me interesa
Te llevo del diario aqui dentro de mi cabeza, princesa, ven y besame con pasion para ti mi vida es que e escribido esta cancion
Nunca pense sentirme asi fuera posible
Es que contigo yo me la paso increible
De veras sinceramente te lo digo tu has sido la que ah cruzado en mi camino y espero tu te sientas asi conmigo mas que inigualable este momento no lo olvido
Me traes perdido a tal nivel que la verdad mija neta te soy fiel
Yo soy aquel que no esperabas y fuiste tu lo que yo no me imajinaba
"Y es... que no se, que es lo que es. tal vez.sera tu voz... o tus dos.ojos tambien... que bien... se ven mi amor"
"Sabes lo que yo siento por ti nunca te voy a fallar a ti no pense quererte tanto asi pues tu eres la que me hace feliz"
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Me cae contigo es diferente todo el dia te tengo en mi constantemente,
Contigo voy, tu eres mi rumbo
Y si lo sabe dios pues que lo sepa el mundo
Tu no te awitas, eres paciente y eso me agrada por que yo soy de esa gente, controversial, malumorada, me late por que tu sabes aguantar vara.
No digas nada ven besame abrazame, dame un segundo tan solo acariciame, quiero decirte que contigo estoy al cien.
Tu me fascinas sabes que te vez muy bien y cuando quieras nos escapamos tu y yo sabes que siempre me gusta agarrar avion
Tu me conoces bien, bien sabes como soy
Sin esperar nada a cambio todo te doy.
"Sabes lo que yo siento por ti, nunca te voy a fallar a ti, no pense quererte tanto asi, pues tu eres la que me hace feliz"
X2
Rolame tu mano ven
Come, take my hand
Caminemos juntos
Let's walk together
Olvidemonos de todo unos segundos
Let's forget about everything for a few seconds
Quiero contarte mi amor algo que siento
I want to tell you something about my love that I feel
Quiero que sepas lo que me esta sucediendo
I want you to know what's happening to me
Te quiero
I love you
Neta y lo digo de verdad
Seriously, I mean it
Te extraño y un poco mas de lo normal
I miss you a little more than usual
Te has vuelto para mi en alguien especial
You have become someone special to me
Y es que tu eres la mujer con la cual yo quiero estar
Because you are the woman I want to be with
Algo tuvo que pasar neta no se que me hiciste
Something had to happen, I don't know what you did to me
Yo estaba dudoso pero tu me convenciste
I was doubtful, but you convinced me
Me conociste y yo te conoci
You met me and I met you
Nunca pense que terminariamos asi
I never thought we would end up like this
Es que la neta mija sabes que me encantas
Honestly, you know I am infatuated with you
Me enamoro nena la forma en que me tratas
I fell in love with the way you treat me
Me matas con esas maneras tuyas
You kill me with your ways
Contigo quiero volar hasta la luna
With you, I want to fly to the moon
No hay duda alguna de tu carcel yo soy preso
There is no doubt that I am a prisoner to your love
Ven y cerremos el contrato con un beso
Come, let's seal the deal with a kiss
Solo tu y yo lo demas no me interesa
Only you and me, I don't care about anything else
Te llevo del diario aqui dentro de mi cabeza,
I keep you with me in my head every day
princesa, ven y besame con pasion para ti mi vida es que e escribido esta cancion
Princess, come and kiss me passionately, I wrote this song for you because my life is for you
Nunca pense sentirme asi fuera posible
I never thought I could feel this way
Es que contigo yo me la paso increible
Because I have an incredible time with you
De veras sinceramente te lo digo tu has sido la que ah cruzado en mi camino y espero tu te sientas asi conmigo mas que inigualable este momento no lo olvido
Honestly, you have crossed my path and I hope you feel the same way as me, this moment is unforgettable
Me traes perdido a tal nivel que la verdad mija neta te soy fiel
You have me lost to the point that honestly, I am faithful to you
Yo soy aquel que no esperabas y fuiste tu lo que yo no me imajinaba
I am the one you didn't expect, and you were the one I never imagined
"Y es... que no se, que es lo que es. tal vez.sera tu voz... o tus dos.ojos tambien... que bien... se ven mi amor"
"And it is... that I don't know what it is, maybe it's your voice, or maybe it's your eyes, my love, they look so good"
"Sabes lo que yo siento por ti nunca te voy a fallar a ti no pense quererte tanto asi pues tu eres la que me hace feliz"
"You know what I feel for you, I will never let you down, I never thought I would love you this much, because you make me happy"
X2
Repeat hook twice
Me cae contigo es diferente todo el dia te tengo en mi constantemente,
With you, everything is different, I have you with me all day long,
Contigo voy, tu eres mi rumbo
I go with you, you are my direction
Y si lo sabe dios pues que lo sepa el mundo
And if God knows it, let the world know it
Tu no te awitas, eres paciente y eso me agrada por que yo soy de esa gente, controversial, malumorada, me late por que tu sabes aguantar vara.
You don't worry, you are patient, and that pleases me because I am one of those controversial, moody people, and I like that you can handle me.
No digas nada ven besame abrazame, dame un segundo tan solo acariciame,
Don't say anything, come and kiss me, hug me, just caress me for a second
quiero decirte que contigo estoy al cien.
I want to tell you that I am with you one hundred percent.
Tu me fascinas sabes que te vez muy bien y cuando quieras nos escapamos tu y yo sabes que siempre me gusta agarrar avion
You fascinate me, you know you look very good, and when you want, we'll escape, you and me, you know I always like to catch a plane
Tu me conoces bien, bien sabes como soy
You know me well, you know how I am
Sin esperar nada a cambio todo te doy.
Without expecting anything in return, I give you everything
"Sabes lo que yo siento por ti, nunca te voy a fallar a ti, no pense quererte tanto asi, pues tu eres la que me hace feliz"
"You know what I feel for you, I will never let you down, I never thought I would love you this much, because you make me happy"
X2
Repeat hook twice
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