Jadakiss 'The Last Kiss' album

D-block rapper Jadakiss is releasing his third solo album, his first on Roc-A-Fella records, titled “THE LAST KISS” in stores march 10th, 2009. Jadakiss has definitely made his mark in the music world working with artists such as DMX, Sheek Louch, Chris "Lil Mac" Pelkey, and Styles P, The Notorious B.I.G, Snoop Dogg, Swizz Beatz, Anthony Hamilton, Common and Nas. He has released albums with Bad Boy Entertainment and Ruff Ryders/Interscope but now with its eclectic collection of guests, producers and sounds “The Last Kiss” features the hit singles “Who Run This” Feat. Jay-Z, “Don’t Forget Me”, “Two Step” and “By My Side” featuring Ne-Yo which impacted Urban and Rhythmic on October 6th and Pop on November 10th.

Yonkers, New York based rap star Jadakiss is gearing up to satisfy fans who have wondered about the status of his forthcoming album, The Last Kiss.

The rapper recently took time out from recording The Last Kiss to preview 14 songs slated for the Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam release.

Among those contributing to the album are rappers, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and Jadakiss' fellow D-Block member Sheek Louch as well as hitmaking vocalists Barrington Levy, Ne-Yo and Jazmine Sullivan.

Producers include Pharrell Williams, Mr. Porter, Red Spider and Black Keys.

The release of The Last Kiss comes five years after Jadakiss' last musical offering, 2004's Kiss of Death.

The release, which sold 934,000 copies in the United States and spawned the hit single "Why," was the rapper's last album under his former label, Interscope.

The Last Kiss is Jadakiss' first album under his current recording home under Roc-A-Fella.

Although a number of songs have been completed for the project, the rapper revealed to Billboard.com that he will continue material for the album until the last minute.

Jadakiss' The Last Kiss is due to arrive in stores on March 10th.

Jadakiss biography
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 Warlocks in 1994 with friends Sheek Louch, Chris "Lil Mac" Pelkey, 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."

Jadakiss' second album, Kiss of Death, was released in June 2004. His song "Why?" (featuring Anthony Hamilton) became one of the biggest hits of 2004, spawning a remix featuring Styles P, Common, Nas, and Hamilton. "Why?" remains Jada's biggest hit, peaking at #11 on the Hot 100. Another single from the record, "U 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.

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 Records 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."

Do you also would like to share your opinion? If so, please register or login here.

Details

Popular Songs

New Songs

Tracklisting

Jadakiss - The Last Kiss