Kiss tha Game Goodbye

Kiss Tha Game Goodbye
Studio album by Jadakiss
Released August 7, 2001
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre Gangsta Rap, Horrorcore, East Coast hip-hop, Hardcore hip-hop, Mafioso rap
Length 76:50
Label Ruff Ryders
Producer DJ Premier, Swizz Beatz, The Neptunes, The Alchemist, Just Blaze, Icepick, Mahogany, Timbaland, Eric mcCaine
Jadakiss chronology

Kiss Tha Game Goodbye
(2001)		 Kiss Of Death
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
The A.V. Club (average)[2]
Entertainment Weekly C[3]
HipHopDX [4]
RapReviews (6/10)[5]
Robert Christgau [6]
Rolling Stone [7]
Stylus Magazine D−[8]
USA Today [9]

Kiss Tha Game Goodbye is the first studio album by rapper Jadakiss, released through the Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records. It was released in 2001 selling 204,000 units in its first week.[10] It was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 21, 2001.[11] To date the album has sold 877,000 copies.[10]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Intro"  Icepick 0:57
2. "Jada's Got a Gun" (feat. E. McCaine & Antoine Stanton)Eric McCaine, Swizz Beatz 4:27
3. "Show Discipline" (feat. Nas)Mahogany 3:39
4. "Knock Yourself Out" (feat. Pharrell)The Neptunes 3:32
5. "We Gonna Make It" (feat. Styles P)Alchemist 3:33
6. "None of Y'all Betta" (performed by The L.O.X.)DJ Premier 3:37
7. "Stick Yourself (skit)" (feat. Big Will, Cross & Icepick)Grimy, Icepick 1:49
8. "I'm a Gangsta" (feat. Parle)P.K. 3:30
9. "Nasty Girl" (feat. Carl Thomas)Timbaland 3:57
10. "Put Your Hands Up"  Wayne-O/ Whateva 3:27
11. "Jay Jerkin' (skit)" (performed by The L.O.X.)IcepickSheek 2:42
12. "On My Way" (feat. Swizz Beatz)Swizz Beatz 4:21
13. "Cruisin'" (feat. Snoop Dogg)DJ Shok 3:55
14. "Kiss Is Spittin'" (feat. Nate Dogg & Mashonda)Eric McCaine, Swizz Beatz 3:55
15. "F*cking Or What?"  Swizz Beatz 3:42
16. "It's Time I See You" (performed by The L.O.X. featuring Drag-On, Eve and Infa-Red & Cross)Just Blaze 4:11
17. "What You Ride For?" (feat. Fiend, 8 Ball & Yung Wun)Fiend 4:30
18. "Uh-Hunh!" (feat. DMX)Mas, Rated R 4:22
19. "Feel Me"  Alchemist 2:00
20. "Keep Ya Head Up" (feat. Ann Nesby)Mahogany, Chucky Thompson 5:27
21. "Charge It (skit)"  Jadakiss 5:06

(*) indicates Co-Producer

Samples

References

  1. ↑ Matt Conaway (2001-03-27). "Kiss tha Game Goodbye - Jadakiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  2. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (2001-03-27). "Review: Jadakiss: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  3. ↑ Weingarten, Marc (2001-08-24). "Kiss Tha Game Goodbye". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  4. ↑ "Jadakiss - Kiss The Game Goodbye | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Review". HipHopDX.com. 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Jadakiss :: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye :: Ruff Ryders/Interscope". Rapreviews.com. 2001-08-10. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  6. ↑ "CG: jadakiss". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Jadakiss: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye (edited) : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. 2001-08-20. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  8. ↑ "Jadakiss - Kiss Tha Game Goodbye - Review". Stylusmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Jadakiss plays gritty 'Game'; Mystic's 'Cuts' go deep". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2001-08-07. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Jadakiss Tops Billboard 200 With 'Death'". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  11. ↑ "RIAA's Gold & Platinum Program searchable database". Riaa.com. Retrieved 2015-03-15.