RR Listening: Jadakiss “The Last Kiss”
Reported live from the house Russell and Rick built:
1. “Pain & Torture”
When it comes to producers, Buckwild’s a name you can trust. And on this booming track, Jada talks greasier than a can of WD-40.
2. “Can’t Stop Me” Featuring Ayannna Irish
Not even the Ashford and Simpson-penned sample (Ross!) could get this track high enough on the charts.
3. “Who’s Real” Featuring Swizz Beatz and OJ Da Juiceman
Putting Jada and OJ on the same track is like mixing vodka and milk. Yuck.
4. “Grind Hard” Featuring Mary J Blige
It’s a 914 thing. The track has an electro bounce to it and meshes well with Mary’s vocals.
5. “Something Else” Featuring Young Jeezy
Dark and moody guitar strings back Jason and Jay. But honestly, it’s better suited for the Snowman with lines like: “See these blood diamonds, my chain African.” Yep, ignorance is bliss and I’m cheesing from ear to ear.
6. “One More Step” Featuring Styles P
Off the first listen, it’s not as good as their previous back-n-forths.
7. “Stress Ya” Featuring Pharrell
Average at best. Skateboard P croons on the chorus and at the 2:48 mark, blings the track with the Neptune sound.
8. “What If” Featuring Nas
Jada and Nas question the game of life, with lines like “What if Jordan went to Portland” and “What if a brick was a misdemeanor.” Dope record, even if 50 already beat them to the punch.
9. “Things I Been Through”
Here is a true gem. With a Luther Vandross sample on the hook, Jada gets introspective. When addressing his deal with Roc-A-Fella, he says “I’m just another employee that’s on line.” Job security is a muthafucka these days.
10. “I Tried” Featuring Avery Storm
Heavy cymbals + drum machine + Avery Storm= Filler Fail
11. “Rockin’ With The Best”
This is another cut that caught my ear. Expect to hear this on a radio station near you.
12. “Smoking Gun” Featuring Jazmine Sullivan
A conceptual record featuring the window breaker on the hook. At the end each verse, Jada references using a burner to get his point across.
13. “Cartel Gathering” Featuring Ghostface Killah and Raekwon
Can’t trust those pesky tagged internet leaks. Pretty Tone spits his game, on the version I heard.
14. “Come And Get Me” Featuring S.I. & Sheek
Jada, Sheek and newcomer S.I. go in on this sinister cut. S.I. sings “…You can get a fresh buck 50/ We got guns, money, liquor, drugs/ Right here ’til they come get me .”
15. “By My Side” Featuring Ne-Yo
This track is still wavy.
16. “Letter To B.I.G.” Featuring Faith Evans
After Jada’s kite, the whole game ran to the mailbox.
17. “Something Else (Remix)” Featuring Young Jeezy, Snyp Life, Bully, AP, Boo Rossini & Blood Raw
Too many niggas. *presses button pointing to the right*
18. “Death Wish” Featuring Lil Wayne
Jada comes through, but Wayne’s Marvin the Martian flow is less than desired.
Bottom line, Jada is an A-list lyricist that produces B-list albums. If this is indeed his Last Kiss, expect to walk away with strep throat. What? It’s just my thoughts, man. Right or wrong.
for jada’s sake i hope ur wrong bout this album.. i could see how its true tho.. He always surrounds himself with rappers and producers that dont make sense. i wish he could just make the album he knows he wants to make and knows he can make.. he just rather have a bunch of shit that’ll help him sell then puts a sprinkle of collaborations he truly wants to do… even with the unmatching features Jada still rips it but i really dont think i’ll get used to an Avery Storm collabo or another Pharell collab (specially when its not just pharell behind the boards)
im still looking forward to it and hopefully i will eat my words.. why does he always have so many features tho??
Jada’s from the streets – fuck an album – give me a burner and gloves and dblock’ll rob the industry
The concept for What If was taken from Fredro Star, not 50 Cent.
WHAT UP SON HAPPY NEW YEARS!
This kid got it, spittin wise, real wise, in the Bronx with No Security, Styles came with his girl, there is none real than them boys from Yonkers (X included)
These guys get the worst business and album advice, they just throw anything and why does he always do songs with people that he think will help him move units in a certain geographical area, did he learn nothing from the Nate Dogg assisted, New Orleans visual before, who are these guys advisers
Just make a dope album like your mix tapes and he would have the game in a headlock
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I thought Red Spyda produced the Pain & Torture track?
Is that like their collab version of “If I Ruled the World” and “Why”???
What you meant was: “Jada is an B-list rapper, with A list lyrics, who always puts out C list albums.”
Eskay said what first?
Can’t stop me now sounds horrible. The production is gahbage. I don’t even know why he agreed to rap on that. Come on Jada. You’re the same person the ripped Knock Your Self Out.
Bad move buddy
I didn’t hear the album but I am expecting a lot even if bad taste for beats is nothing new for D-Block.
This nigga got crazzy bars, ill ideals, some hot hooks……..but doing a dope album that can stand the test of time requires some creative courage. It’s to easy to spit what you master, you gotta master the ish nigga’s aint on yet……when will these vet’s learn a hot single and collaborating w/the flavor of the month won’t make ya sh*t classic. We just gotta accept the fact a lot of ill MC’s CAN’T HOLD DOWN AN ENTIRE ALBUM.
Shit is crazy right now. When “Illmatic” was out or some other classic albums there were what, from three to five producers on the album or even less? That’s how it sohuld be done. You can have a top list of producers on your cd with seventeen tracks but that probably means, people will listen to ten of them or less. Rappers say that they have a lot of music to put out but most of it is garbage. So they do an album and after a month everybody forgets about it. There are exceptions but still.
THAT JADA NAS SHIT IS CRAZY…THE BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM BY FAR…IM COPPIN IT JUST FOR THAT JOINT…HOPE THIS NIGGA JADA SELLS…NY STAND UP
This album is dope
Production is fire
Lyrics is fire
Lil Wayne sounds best he has for 2 years
On the whole beat album of the year so far and jadas best of his career
Fuck you haters let the boy control it
Just listened to the album and ur rite about Jada & Styles song, they’ve done d in & out much better dan i’ve heard on dis. a couple of d songs just sound like he’s trying to re-create the best songs from his previous albums, but i guess it can work, since dis iz d last “Kiss”, I guess he can make the point dat these songs are tributes to his previous work. with even 1 of my favorites “Things I’ve Been Through”, reminding me of “Feel Me” & “Still Feel Me”.
Overall, it is an enjoyable album tho, I wld’ve liked Jada 2 stretch his legs out a little further, wuz kinda expectin a better album but its still good.
“Cartel Gathering” is one of the best songs
“Something Else” is a good club Banger
“Pain & Torture” is a Gem
The singles are good 2, but I’m sure you heard these already
last kiss so worth the wait, jada kid rly brought it this time.. if u havent herd yet check tracks out at http://tinyurl.com/jadakissnewalbum free on demand.. been listenin nonstop, well done kid.
yo good looking on that link im def gonna cop after trying out the link. Jada and Mary can’t go wrong!! I’m feeling it so far