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The most startling thing about Kiss of Death is that Jadakiss dumped a bunch of Neptunes productions and kept only "Hot Sauce to Go," one of the record's poorest tracks. This, along with a particularly ill-suited "soft and smooth track for the ladies" featuring a carted-in Mariah Carey as well as a too-familiar-sounding Scott Storch production, is thankfully the only outright blights on an otherwise satisfactory showing. These issues aside, Jadakiss makes good on his promise to become a rounded lyricist and receives some valuable help in the form of tight production work from a handful of pros -- surprisingly enough, Swizz Beatz's work on "Real Hip Hop" tops anything that producer did for Cassidy's debut, and the Red Spyda-manned title track (bizarrely tucked near the end) is Jadakiss' most vicious track yet. No matter the number of bright moments, you can't help but feel that Jadakiss has his best days ahead of him. For further proof, listeners looking to go deeper are strongly advised to seek out The Champ Is Here, a teaser mix presented by Big Mike and Green Lantern. Provided you can stomach the Will Smith version of Cassius Clay proclaiming "The champ is here!" about every 30 seconds (Jada's cackle could've been kept in check a little more, too), you should find that it's actually superior to this fine record.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Mickey Davis, ComposerLyricist - Renee Antelmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aja Smith, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Black Key, Producer
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Calvin Broadus, ComposerLyricist - DJ Quik, Recording Engineer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel - Saundralin Green, ComposerLyricist - David Drew, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Snoop Dogg, FeaturedArtist - Jason Schweitzer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID BLAKE, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Mackenzie, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mamie Gunn, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rouble Kapoor, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy "Okre Boy" Williams, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jellyroll, Producer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Shon Dogg, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Quaadir Atkinson, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neo.com, Producer
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Nathaniel Hale, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Nate Dogg, FeaturedArtist - Scott Storch, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
J. Philips, ComposerLyricist - Havoc, Producer - Anthony Hamilton, FeaturedArtist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Kejuan Waliek Muchita, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Moerlen, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Arnold Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Randy "Okre Boy" Williams, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Scott Storch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Mariah Carey, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - J. Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy "Okre Boy" Williams, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Larry Troutman, ComposerLyricist - ROGER TROUTMAN, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, Producer, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - The Neptunes, Producer - Pharrell Williams, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Pharrell, FeaturedArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat "Pat 'Em Down" Viala, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Sean Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Sheek, FeaturedArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Randy "Okre Boy" Williams, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Styles P, FeaturedArtist - Anthony Parrino, ComposerLyricist - Elite, Producer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hanan Rubinstein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DP One, Unknown, Other - Jason Spoor, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Alan Maman, ComposerLyricist - Alchemist, Producer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Marilyn McLeod, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Pamela Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Robert A. Adair, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Baby Grand, Producer
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Jadakiss, MainArtist - J. Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Quaadir Atkinson, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neo.com, Producer
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
D. Styles, ComposerLyricist - Marshall Mathers, ComposerLyricist - Luis Resto, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - S. Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Steve King, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Strange, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eminem, Producer, Mixer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel - Jadakiss, MainArtist - J. Phillips, ComposerLyricist - S. King, ComposerLyricist - Styles P, FeaturedArtist - Sheek, FeaturedArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy "Okre Boy" Williams, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records
David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Andy Thelusma, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - Red Spyda, Producer - Renee Antelmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
D. Lewis, ComposerLyricist - W. Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Jadakiss, MainArtist - J. Phillips, ComposerLyricist - M. Davis, ComposerLyricist - Renee Antelmann, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nesha, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Black Key, Producer - Rhonesha Howerton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
Album review
The most startling thing about Kiss of Death is that Jadakiss dumped a bunch of Neptunes productions and kept only "Hot Sauce to Go," one of the record's poorest tracks. This, along with a particularly ill-suited "soft and smooth track for the ladies" featuring a carted-in Mariah Carey as well as a too-familiar-sounding Scott Storch production, is thankfully the only outright blights on an otherwise satisfactory showing. These issues aside, Jadakiss makes good on his promise to become a rounded lyricist and receives some valuable help in the form of tight production work from a handful of pros -- surprisingly enough, Swizz Beatz's work on "Real Hip Hop" tops anything that producer did for Cassidy's debut, and the Red Spyda-manned title track (bizarrely tucked near the end) is Jadakiss' most vicious track yet. No matter the number of bright moments, you can't help but feel that Jadakiss has his best days ahead of him. For further proof, listeners looking to go deeper are strongly advised to seek out The Champ Is Here, a teaser mix presented by Big Mike and Green Lantern. Provided you can stomach the Will Smith version of Cassius Clay proclaiming "The champ is here!" about every 30 seconds (Jada's cackle could've been kept in check a little more, too), you should find that it's actually superior to this fine record.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:37
- Main artists: Jadakiss
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ruff Ryders RECORDS
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2004 Ruff Ryders ℗ 2004 Ruff Ryders
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