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"
So High
Jadakiss Lyrics
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Do you know the feeling of being so high?
Between love and hate it's a fine line
So I stay parallel to the sky line
THC levels is through the roof
When you floating in the clouds you can view the truth
Hush feel the rush from the altitude
So you already know what not to do
That Moroccan hashish is like rocket fuel
Yea sometimes it better not to see the ground
Yea sometimes it better not to be around
Always keep a couple dollars and a P around
I might experience turbulence when I see the town
The worlds under me
I'm where the lightning and the thunder be
'Cause down there ain't no fun to me
With that said I ain't going back
I'm bout to blow a sack and I all know is that
I'm so high I can't see the ground
My life shines so bright can you see me now
Ohh I'm so high I'm not coming down
I won't fade away, this high's gonna stay
I'm so high
Rollin up, money can't folded up
How you gonna say you cold as us
Can't smoke enough
Diamonds in my chain nah homie it ain't 14 karats
Lil nigga that ain't gold enough
Staying on top while these haters praying I stop and
You niggas waiting on cars while I pull em strain out the lot
You could catch me rolling up reefer, I stay on that pot
And I'm always repping for my gang I know I say that a lot
'Cause I can remember the days before I got paid
Me and my niggas was trying to make our way
We getting on fuck what y'all say
Made some millions and got niggas with me tryna do the same thing
So I made moves bossed up in the game
Ball hard don't get crossed up in the game
Seen alotta dudes get loss up in the game
That's why every time you see me
I'm so high I can't see the ground
My life shines so bright can you see me now
Ohh I'm so high I'm not coming down
I won't fade away, this high's gonna stay
I'm so high
High as the towers before they knocked them down
Teflon like Gotti before they locked him down
Word to the mollies niggas in poppin now
But I'm just chillin just passing the pot around
I'm so high I can't see the ground
My life shines so bright can you see me now
Ohh I'm so high I'm not coming down
I won't fade away, this high's gonna stay
I'm so high
In the song "So High" by Jadakiss and Wiz Khalifa, the artists describe the feeling of being high and the perspective it gives them. The lyrics evoke a sense of detachment from the problems and concerns of the world below when high, with the artists comparing being high to being in a different world, where they can see the truth from above. The song is also about staying focused and not getting lost in the distractions of the world, much like the fine line between love and hate. The artists also touch on the importance of friendship and staying true to oneself, a recurring theme in many rap songs.
The theme of the song is reflected in its instrumentation and production, with a mellow and dreamy beat that mirrors the hazy, floating feeling of being high. The song's lyrics resonate with many people who have used drugs and can relate to the idea of getting high to detach from their problems and escape the stresses of everyday life.
Line by Line Meaning
I’m so high, you can barely see me
Do you know the feeling of being so high?
Between love and hate it’s a fine line
So I stay parallel to the sky line
THC levels is through the roof
When you floating in the clouds you can view the truth
Hush feel the rush from the altitude
Look down on 'em see what they about to do
So you already know what not to do
That Moroccan hashish is like rocket fuel
Yea sometimes it better not to see the ground
Yea sometimes it better not to be around
Always keep a couple dollars and a P around
I might experience turbulence when I see the town
The worlds under me
I’m where the lightning and the thunder be
I’m so high I can’t see the ground
My life shines so bright can you see me now
Ohh I’m so high I’m not coming down
I won't fade away, this high's gonna stay
Rollin up, money can't folded up
How you gonna say you cold as us
Can’t smoke enough
Diamonds in my chain nah homie it ain't 14 karats
Staying on top while these haters praying I stop and
You niggas waiting on cars while I pull em strain out the lot
You could catch me rolling up reefer, I stay on that pot
And I’m always repping for my gang I know I say that a lot
'Cause I can remember the days before I got paid
Me and my niggas was trying to make our way
We getting on fuck what y'all say
Made some millions and got niggas with me tryna do the same thing
So I made moves bossed up in the game
Ball hard don’t get crossed up in the game
Seen alotta dudes get loss up in the game
That’s why every time you see me
High as the towers before they knocked them down
Teflon like Gotti before they locked him down
Word to the mollies niggas in poppin now
But I’m just chillin just passing the pot around
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Danny Choi, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Cameron Jibril Thomaz, Tor Erik Hermansen
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mohit Dheer
I'm so high, you can barely see me
Do you know the feeling of being so high?
Between love and hate it's a fine line
So I stay parallel to the sky line
THC levels is through the roof
When you floating in the clouds you can view the truth
Hush feel the rush from the altitude
Look down on 'em see what they about to do
So you already know what not to do
That Moroccan hashish is like rocket fuel
Yea sometimes it better not to see the ground
Yea sometimes it better not to be around
Always keep a couple dollars and a P around
I might experience turbulence when I see the town
The worlds under me
I'm where the lightning and the thunder be
'Cause down there ain't no fun to me
With that said I ain't going back
I'm bout to blow a sack and I all know is that
I'm so high I can't see the ground
My life shines so bright can you see me now
Ohh I'm so high I'm not coming down
I won't fade away, this high's gonna stay
I'm so high
Rollin up, money can't folded up
How you gonna say you cold as us
Can't smoke enough
Diamonds in my chain nah homie it ain't 14 karats
Lil nigga that ain't gold enough
Staying on top while these haters praying I stop and
You niggas waiting on cars while I pull em strain out the lot
You could catch me rolling up reefer, I stay on that pot
And I'm always repping for my gang I know I say that a lot
'Cause I can remember the days before I got paid
Me and my niggas was trying to make our way
We getting on fuck what y'all say
Made some millions and got niggas with me tryna do the same thing
So I made moves bossed up in the game
Ball hard don't get crossed up in the game
Seen alotta dudes get loss up in the game
That's why every time you see me
I'm so high I can't see the ground
My life shines so bright can you see me now
Ohh I'm so high I'm not coming down
I won't fade away, this high's gonna stay
I'm so high
High as the towers before they knocked them down
Teflon like Gotti before they locked him down
Word to the mollies niggas in poppin now
But I'm just chillin just passing the pot around
I'm so high I can't see the ground
My life shines so bright can you see me now
Ohh I'm so high I'm not coming down
I won't fade away, this high's gonna stay
I'm so high.
Charlie Wingate
+ucanthandledatruth01 I'm a fan of all their music I love lauryn hill and I could bump kiss all day and drake. My top 10 greatest rappers is
1. Big
2. Pac
3. Hov
4. Pun
5. Nas
6. Rakim
7. Kiss
8. Styles P
9. Max B
10. Kendrick
D$ The Prophet
my top 10
big
nas
rakim
eminem
jay
pun
ghostface
jadakiss
busta
wu-tang
but if i can't have em then it got to be
big L.... my honorary mention is j.cole ..i gotta give that young boy credit every album so far was fire and he be saying some shit. but thats how i rate the game
xUnleadedx
Jadakiss has always been sick. Punch lines and lyrics on point.
Curtis Lee
That flow......
Duraine Carr
This song hits home for me!!!💯❤️🔥
Jada Lusk
Love this song!
Mz. Tshaye Noel
This song..Hell this cd is straight FIRE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥..Keeps it in the truck💨💨💨
MGL 3000 Entertainment
much respect to my fav rapper jadakiss love your work
cli Max
Song is so dope I get goosebumps every time I hear it🔥🔥🔥🔥
85jmurk
Kiss never disappoints!! He needs to do a video to this, rain, confetti/Cutlass and man in the mirror
Javier Massallo
Jada you are a genius. Wiz on this was perfect.
Curtis Lee
Especially on this song. He always say slthe same shit. Bad butch this and that. He's wack