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| Jadakiss pays homage to his old friend Ignatius Jackson on the album Ignatius. |
Jadakiss (born Jason Terrance Phillips) is a rapper, producer and media personality. He is one third of the rap group The Lox.
Jadakiss releases his fifth album Ignatius. It distributed on Def Jam Records through his label So Raspy along with D-Block and Ruff Ryders.
He paid homage to Ruff Ryders A&R, Ignatius "Icepick Jay" Jackson who died in 2017. He was credited with production and bringing the label into fame during the 1990s. Ruff Ryders was a motorcycle club and rap label founded by siblings Darrin "Dee", Joaquin "Waah" and Chivon Dean.
Their nephew is Swizz Beatz, a well known rapper, rap producer, model and media mogul.
Ruff Ryders was best known for bringing forth the talents of DMX, Eve, The Lox (Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Styles P), Drag-On, Yung Wun, Cassidy, Jin and Swizz Beatz.
Jadakiss along with Sheek Louch and Styles P founded D-Block Entertainment and each rapper released solo albums. Jadakiss had once signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. He is currently managed by Roc Nation.
Jadakiss had a biter feud with former Roc-A-Fella act Beanie Sigel.
It was five years ago, Jadakiss released his album Top 5 Dead or Alive.
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| Jadakiss releases his fifth solo album this month. |
He has productions from Buda and Grandz, Jimmy Dukes, Money-Matt, S. Dot, Smiley's People, Noc, Khardier Da God, Shroom, Bryan-Michael Cox, Hitmaka (Young Berg), Ayo n Keyz, Bucckwild, Supa Dupas and JG.
Listen to the album here.
The album was released on March 6. The album was delayed briefly out of respect of the fatal shooting of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles. The album lead single "Hunting Season" featuring Pusha T was pushed back.
Pusha T and Jadakiss were rapping about hunting rappers with lyrics such as "Can't wait to push the go button, when I think of these rappers I wanna go huntin."
Pusha T has a longstanding feud with Canadian media mogul and rapper Drake.
Here's the lyrics of Hunting
[Intro]
Khardier da God
[Chorus: Jadakiss]
They been slaughtered, ain't nothin' even (Nothin')
It's a war goin' on but ain't nothin' bleedin' (Nah)
If it ain't nothin' comin' in, then ain't nothin' leavin' (Yeah)
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season (Haha)
[Verse 1: Jadakiss]
For my thugs in the cage (One love), slugs in the gauge
They just want a couple likes, a lil' love on they page (This shit is crazy)
That just makes me wanna hollow a brother
We supposed to be leaders, then why y'all wanna follow each other? (Why?)
In my resume, couldn't tell you all that I did (Uh-uh)
I've got a couple rappers heads on the wall of my crib (Real talk)
Head huntin', so that means they goin' all in your wig
I make millions, when I die, I leave it all to my kids
One eye in the scope, just for accurate zoomin'
I'm in the hood with the live bait and tackle for humans (I got it)
On that same exact block, I had them packages movin'
Last year I broke my crossbow, I need me a new one
Always know where you at, when you with a nigga (Yeah)
Old school bear traps for the bigger niggas (Haha)
Yeah, don't try to say I ain't warn you
Ain't nobody safe, I'm hittin' niggas, huntin' season
[Chorus: Jadakiss & Pusha T]
They been slaughtered, ain't nothin' even
It's a war goin' on but ain't nothin' bleedin'
If it ain't nothin' comin' in, then ain't nothin' leavin'
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season, yeah (Push)
[Verse 2: Pusha T]
The greatest rapper with the least sold, no repos
Taxman ain't at my peephole, here's a kilo
To the Victor goes the spoils like I'm Oladipo
All the record label cheat codes, none for me though
Shout to Ebro, and fine rhyme lovers who don't buy it
Petition but don't riot, the critics be so quiet
To question my content is nonsense
It undermines all I've accomplished
They say all's fair in love and war
You say I moved the line just to score, head shot to keep Adidas pure
One man army like Ason
Threw more powder in the air than LeBron
I'm sellin' Avon, that means the foundation is caked on
You know what this commission is based on, believe me
King Push, this is huntin' season
Billion streams vs. a billion fiends, now we even (Yuugh!)
[Chorus: Jadakiss]
They been slaughtered, ain't nothin' even
It's a war goin' on but ain't nothin' bleedin'
If it ain't nothin' comin' in, then ain't nothin' leavin', yeah
When I think think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season, yeah
[Verse 3: Jadakiss]
Who did it with the GOATs? (Who?) Who write they own quotes? (Who?)
Who really sold dope? Jot this down in your notes (I'll wait)
'Cause everybody traumatized now
If you notice that's usually when the drama dies down
The bad weather, the rain, keep the homicides down
I ain't sendin' nobody to do it, I'ma slide down (Me)
Uh, your argument ain't an argument (Nah)
This ain't a democracy, it's a parliament (Yeah)
When your skills is right, niggas acknowledge it (That's it)
Gotta sharpen your steel before you polish it (Protocol)
Yeah, plain Jane on all bezels
Trust me, I am with the smoke on all levels
Discuss me, I am like the Pope in all ghettos
The higher ups are all devils (Facts)
Can't wait to push the go button
When I think of these rappers, I wanna go huntin'
[Chorus: Jadakiss]
They been slaughtered, ain't nothin' even
It's a war goin' on but ain't nothin' bleedin'
If it ain't nothin' comin' in, then ain't nothin' leavin'
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season, yeah
They been slaughtered, ain't nothin' even (What?)
It's a war goin' on but ain't nothin' bleedin'
If it ain't nothin' comin' in, then ain't nothin' leavin'
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season
Yeah, huntin' season, it's huntin' season
When I think of all these rappers, it's huntin' season, yeah
[Outro: Jadakiss]
You hear my huntin' talk, Dayzel?
Yeah, Elmer Fudd style
You better have your shotgun loaded, yeah
Or you better be able to hide, niggas
It's fair game
There's just an X on your back
Out there in the wilderness
In regards to Pop Smoke, HipHopDX reported that Jadakiss wanted to honor Pop Smoke.
"The New York Hip Hop community is mourning the untimely passing of one of our brightest young stars, and I felt it was best to pause for a moment to come together and reflect," Jada said in a press release. "The Ignatius album means a lot to me – it celebrates the life of my brother Icepick Jay, another one we lost too soon."
"It was Jay's dream for me to collaborate with Pusha T on a new song. The single we'd planned to release together – 'Hunting Season' – is a lyrical metaphor about taking out MCs in the rap arena, and we didn't want anyone to confuse it with anything else. So out respect for Jay's memory, for Pop Smoke's memory, Pusha and I agreed to put this one on hold for a minute."
He concluded, "You can hear it when the album drops on March 6th. Listen as it's intended: two MCs who love Hip Hop and have a lot of love and respect for the next generation coming up."
Homage to Jadakiss, The Champ Is Here.
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