Profile
Famous as :
RapperBirth Name :
Jason PhillipsBirth Date :
March 22, 1975Birth Place :
Yonkers, NY, USAClaim to fame :
The L.O.X.'s emcee.
Video Premiere: Jadakiss' 'Who's Real'
June 12, 2009 11:06:52After being debuted on BET's "106 & Park" on June 10, Jadakiss' "Who's Real" music video has finally hit the web. It features cameo appearances from Ja Rule, Clipse, Clyde Carson, DJ Webstar, Grafh and Styles P in addition to Jadakiss' collaborator OJ Da Juiceman. Those musicians are joined by members of motorcycle club Ruff Ryders Lifestyles.
When recalling the day of the video shoot, OJ said, "That was lovely. That was my sixth time in New York, my first time in the 'hood. I like the scenario and the whole surroundings and everything." He explained further, "They brought the bikes out. All the Ruff Ryder dudes came out. This guy was poppin' a wheelie, [driving] in a small circle and walking on and off the motorcycle. That ni*** killed me with that one dog."
Video Premiere: Jadakiss' 'Can't Stop Me'
February 27, 2009 09:02:01A music video aimed to support "Can't Stop Me", Jadakiss' single from forthcoming album "The Last Kiss", has been debuted. Starting with a capture of people performing dragon and lion dance, it continues with Jadakiss rapping on the street with a gang of friends.
Coming from the production hands of The Neptunes and Swizz Beatz among others, "The Last Kiss" will be released in U.S. market on March 10. It lists the likes of Young Jeezy, Pharrell Williams, Jazmine Sullivan, Ne-Yo and Faith Evans as featured guests.
Artist of the Week: Jadakiss
January 19, 2009 01:01:14To follow up his 2004 record "Kiss of Death", Jadakiss is scheduled to drop his third studio album "The Last Kiss" on March 10 across U.S. In the new effort, he taps Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Pharrell Williams, Ne-Yo and many others as his collaborators.
Jadakiss collaborates with Wayne in a song called "Death Wish" and teams up with Jeezy in another single entitled "Something Else". He meanwhile prefers to join forces with Williams in single "Two-Step" and for a duet with Ne-Yo, he chooses to share the mic in a song titled "By My Side".
Tracklisting for Jadakiss' 'The Last Kiss' Revealed
January 17, 2009 11:01:09A tracklisting showing what songs will be included in Jadakiss' forthcoming third studio effort "The Last Kiss" has been disclosed. From the list, it is revealed that single "Letter to B.I.G.", which serves as a soundtrack for biopic film "Notorious", is among new materials in the album.
Out of fourteen new singles, Jadakiss prefers to join forces with Pharrell Williams in single "Two-Step". Meanwhile for a duet with Lil Wayne, he chooses to share the mic in song called "Death Wish". Other stars to be featured in "The Last Kiss" are Young Jeezy, Jazmine Sullivan and Ne-Yo among others.
Jadakiss Thinks 'Letter to B.I.G.' Might Be Corny for 'The Last Kiss' LP
January 13, 2009 01:01:35"Letter to B.I.G.", Jadakiss' new song which serves as a soundtrack in movie "Notorious", may not be included in his upcoming third studio album "The Last Kiss" because the rapper thinks the single might be corny for the effort. "Groovey Lew, when I was getting the production for [my new] album, he was like, 'You should do a letter to Big on the new album.' I was like, 'That might be corny, Groov,'" so he tells MTV.
Though feeling reluctant to list "Letter to B.I.G." in his new effort, Jadakiss admits he is tempted to do a remix for the song. He claims, "I was flirting with it. But it's nothing fabricated on there. ... I might do a remix, throw The LOX [D-Block] on there, maybe some of the Junior M.A.F.I.A. or Hov. We'll see how it go."
Video Premiere: Jadakiss' 'Letter to B.I.G.'
January 12, 2009 04:01:42A music video in support of a new song "Letter to B.I.G.", which is performed by Jadakiss, has arrived. Starting with a capture of a live show, it moves on showing several scenes from upcoming biopic movie "Notorious".
"Letter to B.I.G." is a track coming from the soundtrack album of "Notorious", the film narrating about the life of late rapper Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G.. Beside performed by Jadakiss, it also has Faith Evans singing some verses in the song.
Video Premiere: Jadakiss' 'Who Run This'
November 11, 2008 08:11:23A music video aimed to promote Jadakiss' new song "Who Run This" has been released. Directed by Rik Cordero of Three/21 Films, the music video mostly presents the rapper walking around his neighborhood while spitting his verses to the camera.
"Who Run This" is one of the new songs on Jada's upcoming third major studio effort "The Last Kiss". The album will come out across the U.S. on December 9 and has listed such collaborators as Ne-Yo on "By My Side", 50 Cent on "Can't Help It", Kanye West on "I Can't Choose", and Avery Storm on "All We Need Is Us".
Video Premiere: Jadakiss' 'By My Side' Feat. Ne-Yo
November 05, 2008 09:11:37Rapper Jadakiss premieres a music video in support of his new single "By My Side". Ne-Yo, who is featured on the song, also makes a cameo appearance on the music video, taking turn singing the song with Jadakiss.
"By My Side", produced by Eric Hudson, is the first single off Jadakiss' third major studio album "The Last Kiss". Due to be dropped on December 9 in the U.S., the effort is confirmed to carry a new single titled "Letter to B.I.G." where the Def Jam's artist teams up with Faith Evans.
Chris Brown Tied Jadakiss for 'Wall to Wall' Remix
August 30, 2007 11:08:01
After deciding to make Kiss Kiss as his second single, Chris Brown came up with a remix of his first single 'Wall to Wall'. The R&B heartthrob takes rapper Jadakiss to fill in the featured guest slot for the remix.
The video for the official remix also appeared online on Thursday, August 29. There's not much difference of the clip from the original one that adapted 1998 movie 'Blade', apart from the presence of Jadakiss.
DJ Khaled to Release His Second Attempt Album
March 26, 2007 10:03:40
Radio personality DJ Khaled has set the release date for album "We the Best". The sophomore album will hit the stores by June 12 via Terror Squad/KOCH Records.
Khaled as usual involves many of his artist friends in the making of this record. In the first single "We Takin' Over" alone, there are T.I., Akon, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and the rapper Baby to back it. Other musicians lending their hands for this album include The Game, Jadakiss, Paul Wall, Ja Rule, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Styles P, Cassidy, Juelz Santana and Young Dro.
Rapper Jadakiss Arrested on Gun and Marijuana Charges
October 09, 2006 09:10:02
Jadakiss is in trouble with the law again. The rapper was arrested early Saturday morning Oct 7th in his hometown of Yonkers, New York and charged with drug possession and criminal possession of a weapon.
Police officers said Jadakiss, whose real name is Jason Phillips, was one of four people inside the 2006 Toyota Camry parked near the intersection of Nepperhan Avenue and Elm Street in Yonkers at around 5 a.m. Saturday. Officers saw the man in the driver's seat acting strangely and so they approached the vehicle.
