*Exclusive* HipHopWired Preview: Jadakiss – Still Rydin Ruff
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J to da “Mwah” is back in the building as he prepares for the release of his third solo effort and Def Jam Recordings debut on March 10th. Jadakiss, the revered lyricist and 1/3 of The LOX talked exclusively with HipHopWired about his latest release The Last Kiss, the state of the industry, and the return of the Ruff Ryders. Bossip fans, here’s a taste of what’s set to come next month when we launch as Jada reflects on his mentor The Notorious B.I.G., rocking out with Jasmine Sullivan and his efforts to restore New York’s Hip-Hop building.
Hip-Hop Wired: With Biggie initially co-signing you and the era that you come from, as a fan of Hip-Hop and as a business person who’s actually involved in Hip-Hop, how does it feel to watch the game go from lyrics over the past few years to where they don’t matter anymore? Now you can be the wackest rapper in the world but have auto-tune on your song or sing and dance and suddenly you’re classified as a top MC.
Jadakiss: That’s what this album represents because I came in when the era was no ringtones and the only person on the auto-tune was Roger Troutman and Zapp. You had to be able to hold your own amongst the Wu-Tang, Dre & Snoop, Biggie, Hov, Nas… you name it. I represent that and that’s what I want you to get with this album. No gimmicks, just good beats, good lyrics, good songs. You can ride through with no interludes and just bang out. And hopefully with New York, we gone feel good about being from New York and everybody CD just start dropping and we get this thing back to where it’s supposed to be.
Hip-Hop Wired: How did you feel about the “Notorious” film and what was your experience like when you first met Biggie and how did your relationship grow from that?
Jadakiss: The first time I met Big I was like, Wow! It was like I met Santa Claus. Because we used to sit around and write rhymes just to say, “How would he like these bars right here?” And then to actually become label mates with him, that made it even crazier. So we just used to be like, “Damn.” But then we had to get it to a point where we gonna stop being in awe and start working. And once he let us know that he thought we were nice and I was nice, that just put the battery in my back even more. So that’s why “The Letter” was that much more important because he was like my mentor and my homie. He gave me a lot of advice about what was going to happen in the game after I got in. Mo Money, more problems pretty much. Plus that’s still a weird situation with his death because when we lost him, that was actually my first time going to Cali and I still miss him. I miss him a lot and think about him a lot especially every time I go out there but I just try to move on though.
Hip-Hop Wired: As far as the Notorious movie, you mentioned that you didn’t think the Pac character was believable. Why was that and do you have any comments about what actor Anthony Mackie (who played Tupac) said about Kim’s views on the movie. Mackie stated that Lil’ Kim’s career was pretty much irrelevant right now and he applauded Naturi Naughton for making Kim (who he claimed was 1 dimensional) be a 3-dimensional character who you cared and felt for.
Jadakiss: They did nice with the movie and I don’t have no problem with actual actor who played Tupac. I don’t even know that dude. I was just talking about the character and he just did what they told him to do in the script. If anything, I don’t like what they wrote for him. I don’t like how they had him. I don’t got no problem with his acting, I don’t even know him. I wasn’t making it a personal thing. I was speaking from the outside in looking at the movie.
Hip-Hop Wired: So what makes you feel that Pac wasn’t accurately portrayed in the flick?
Jadakiss: I didn’t even know Pac either but for one he don’t look like Pac and then he was little bit too chipper. If you listen to Pac’s music and watched him on Juice and watch him on any other movie, he wasn’t that happy like that. He wasn’t joking… but it might have been me because I wasn’t around back then so maybe that’s how he used to be. It’s just my personal opinion.
Hip-Hop Wired: What was the process like working with Puffy again from a business perspective after you recorded the “Letter To Big” for the Notorious Soundtrack?
Jadakiss: I just let my peoples talk to his peoples. I mean Puff respects me and he respects us (The LOX) as businessmen know because he knows we understand it a little bit more. So it wasn’t like me thinking anything funny was going to happen. It was just a matter of me connecting my peoples with his peoples and making it happen. If it wasn’t able to happen the correct way then it wouldn’t have happened.
Hip-Hop Wired: What’s the chance that the fans will ever hear The Lox, Eve, Drag-On, and DMX over a Swizz Beatz track ever again?
Jadakiss: Oh man, that’s nothing. It’s just a matter of everybody wanting to do it. Swizz can make it happen. That could even happen tomorrow. It’s just that everybody’s doing their own thing. If somebody call with a joint and say they need everybody it could be done in an hour or two. That’s nothing right there. We don’t have no beef. We still speak and stay in touch when we see each other but it ain’t like we’re enemies. We still family; it’s just that we distant. You know how you don’t see your cousin for a minute but it’s still all love when ya’ll see each other.
Hip-Hop Wired: You also flipped the script on the album with the track “Smoking Gun” featuring Jazmine Sullivan. Many people wouldn’t expect you to come from that perspective?
Jadakiss: That’s just one of them joints on the album to make you say “Wow.” Damn, I wonder why he would do this joint. But I had been talking to a few chicks over the past few months and a couple of them seemed to have some real stories inside about abuse. Whether it was a physical rape or just somebody trying to do some stuff to them and they just held it in and only told a few people with me happening to be one of them. So after hearing that, I felt like there must be a lot of ladies in the world that had stuff done to them and they holding it in and I just wanted to reach them right quick and let them know that I’m there for them. Not touchy or none of that because that’s why it’s called “Smoking Gun.” It means to let them know if they call me, I’ll come through and handle some business for them but with a different twist to it. Jasmine was cool to work with. I had to meet with her and her mom and speak with them about the song but they were real cool. I had a show with them somewhere in Connecticut and I hollered at them backstage and they said that she would do it and it was all love.
Hip-Hop Wired: So once people pop in The Last Kiss, what aspects do you want people to walk away with?
Jadakiss: Man I want them to walk away saying Kiss is that nigga. New York is back and I need more of it and until I get some more of it I’m just gonna play the words off of this shit though.
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LOL! I heard he was a azzhole!
Great man .
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I heart Jada. YO is in the building!!
Jada Mwah! Top 5 dead or alive!
STILL RUFF RYDING???? NO HOMO!!!GOSSIP
KISS I SEE YOU WAD UP
I am so tired of looking at these ashy knuckled *****s!!!! They make enough to purchase a $5 bottle of lotion.
Men please understand ash is not sexy!
Big ups to Chris brown for Still Rydn’ ruff beating down dat big forheaded chich RHIRHItard.
It’s actually *****ounced J to da “Mwah”…get it right…
All dat ice…and his hands look like he been playing in baby powder. SMH
‘It’s actually *****ounced J to da “Mwah”…get it right…’
That is all Im saying…WTF is a ‘wah’ stupid ***** ppl….
Yawn…
LOL @ Ashy knuckles
Man I wanna keep on dancing AND chill in his mansion! LOL I miss Jada.
YES! JADA COME BACK!–HE SHOULD BE HOTTER THAN WHAT HE IS–
This is Jada’s year!
Men please understand ash is not sexy!
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Yeah men do seem to have a prob with Ash. I don’t get it.
Lol wat the ***** is da “wah”. It’s a kiss noise. Its “mwah”
@ Fatimah
Cause they think they have newborn type skin-where they can just step out the shower, dress and think that their skin is gonna be all buttery soft..lol
???MMG family??? wtf is an mmg fam??
Jadakiss looks like a butch lesbian.
Call it what you want but Jada is the illest lyricist out there! He deserves more recognition!!
Waddup Jada…It’s about time. Lets GET IT!
i DONT UNDERSTAND, when people say “we gon bring new york back” or “we gon bring the west coast back” just put out some good music and rep yo city. *****ody cares where u from no more, just put some fiya ***** out
Look at this fat, round, ashey knuckled nigg*.lol He has skills, but I still think that it is time for him to hang his mic up.
because men dont care too much about being ashy or not and because all women care is his dough so lets be real! Jada is a skilled, ill rapper and i just think he is one of those that remind you that hip hop aint dead!
@Black Beauty
That had to be the dumbest comment I’ve ever read. you’re an idiot.
@Nique
Lol you is so tru if they knuckles aint ashy looking its their faces and arms that are super ashy!!!
@ Black Friday
That had to be the dumbest comment I’ve ever read. you’re an idiot.
That’s my opinion and I am sticking to it. I have been called better by better.
LOL im glad im not the only one concerned about those ashy knuckles of his!
@ Truth
Oh my goodness-Dont forget their feet!!! Looking like they’ve been busting flour bags with them all day
I loves me some jadakiss…he is always on MJB CD’s….
SMH @ them ashy ***** knuckles
@ Nique
Your knuckles are ashy like rhino feet too!
@ bg
lmao!!!! yeah whateva *****-We both go to the same nail spot. YES BOSSIPERS-bg GETS HIS WEEKLY MANI/PEDI.*****’s feet be on point ladies! lol
10 years in Jada can still get it he’s swexy
@ Nique
Thanks for exposing my metrosexual side….sheesh!
I thought you were a friend lol
jadakiss, keep your head up d block…..still da best on da mic.
@ bg
lol! Im sorry boo-next appt with Ming Soo is on me…lol
Say what ya want.
That comment about a man thinking he can step out the shower into the world says alot about the crusty *****s you ***** wit.
Jada is one of the hottest true!
I believe this will be the year for him and that kat from Queens NAS……
Eastcoast rap id TRASH…FREE SHYNE PO
@Lunchmeat (lol@ the name)
Who is really rapping anywhere?
For real.
Glad to see somebody with substance dropping an album. I will cop that…Love you Jada…Ruff Rydin for life baby!!
That’s where my screename came from = a lyric from Jadakiss on a track that he did with B.I.G titled = You’ll See…
^^^^^Cool Guys!!!
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JADAKISS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I like Jada. He is one of my favorite rappers
his knuckles are so not ashy!
How nice. He is so handsome, and I like him very much, I have seen him on
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Jadakiss looks good in this pic
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Hip hop??? That ***** is for homos! Even the name sounds gay! Bunch of posing sissy boys!
Real Talk: Jada is one of the best rappers out there. I cant wait to cop his new album when it drops. we need to push all this mickey mouse music to the side, and get back to real HIP HOP. Music that makes you nod your head, chill and think all at the same time. Go head Jada- do your thing baby!
We’ll see! I mean his first two albums were HUGE disappointments due to the fact he is so much better than the material he gave us. All his mixtape stuff leading up to the album had you mind blown, then he comes out with crap surrounding a couple good tracks. The same with Sheek. Only Styles P albums lived up to any hype. Especially his first and 3rd one…cl*****ics!
You better come correct or this really will be your last album Jada. I’m pulling for you for the 3rd time!
Finally a Jada album!
Good music this time around and a great MC. Jada I support you. And yes black beauty that was a stupid ***** comment. Go choke on something!!
THE CHAMP IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HOLLA DO YOUR THING JADA
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