Jadakiss Dropped His Debut Album 'Kiss Tha Game Goodbye' 24 Years Ago Jadakiss 'Kiss Tha Game Goodbye' 24 Years Ago ...

On the August 8, 2025, episode of the Joe & Jada podcast, Jadakiss addressed will.i.am’s recent statement comparing Black Thought and Jay-Z.

In doing so, Jadakiss made it clear that he viewed Kendrick’s performance as a massive win for the culture. “For Hip-Hop to get Super Bowl anything is a win for me,” he said.

Jadakiss performs during the Def Jam Recordings x VIBE ‘Hip-Hop’s Next & Now’ SXSW Showcase presented by SAG-AFTRA’s Hip-Hop Alliance at Empire Garage on March 15, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Jadakiss has been back on the forefront of the rap world recently, after The Lox had one of the most successful resurgence during their Verzuz battle with Cam’ron and Dipset this past summer.

Still, some came to the rap vet’s defense, noting, “People talking about Jadakiss like he’s a retired old man. He’s an active father on a field trip with his kids.

We guess those shiny suits worked at least a little bit. Just sayin.’ Check out the full interview below and peep Jadakiss talk about the aforementioned suits at around the 12:25 mark.

But due to Jadakiss keeping a busy schedule with running businesses, it just didn’t happen. “It was supposed to be me and Jadakiss, but Jada is busy as well. Jada got sh** to do, so he never came.

Though Jadakiss is a Yonkers native, he spends enough time in New York City to discuss how Mayor Eric Adams has embraced hip hop in general, and the genre’s 50th anniversary, in particular.

Pusha T has pulled his recent Jadakiss collaboration “Hunting Season” from streaming services following the shooting death of rising rapper Pop Smoke. The track, from Jadakiss’ upcoming LP ...

G-Eazy teams with Jadakiss for his atmospheric new single, “Get a Bag,” one of four new songs the Oakland rapper released Thursday. The MCs alternate between career boasts, religious pleas and ...

Hip-Hop legend Jadakiss shared that he will be delaying the release of his highly anticipated album Ignatius to "pay respect to Pop Smoke." The album was originally set to release on February 28th ...