Kiss the Game Goodbye

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Kiss tha Game Goodbye exposes Jadakiss' lyrical limitations rather than magnifying his talents. One would think that fleeing Puff Daddy's record label to renew his membership in the reputable Ruff Ryder camp (alongside talents DMX and Eve) would guarantee greater things to come, but unfortunately not. The album kicks off with the keyboard-heavy Swizz Beatz-produced "Jada's Got a Gun". The hook is sung to the tune of Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun", but it's not so much the unoriginal chorus that grates on the nerves as it is Jadakiss' narrow gun-centric lyrical focus as he brags: "I got a gun wit' 200 shots / I'm the reason you moved your family to a whole new other block". Students of the rap game will get a healthy sampling of Jada's unparalleled diction and punch lines that flow over great beats supplied by A-list producers (Timbaland, Neptunes and DJ Premier in this case). There's little diversity in his lyrics as he boasts in "I'm a Gangsta" "my bullets is bisexual cuz they hit niggas and bitches", while in the Snoop Dogg-aided "Cruisin'" he threatens to spread "bullets around like chicken pox". "We Gonna Make It" is an obvious chartbuster despite utilising the same music as Ras Kass did in the "Home Sweet Home" underground head banger. Likewise, the album is worth purchasing to peep the Beanie Sigel track "Un-Hunh". However, some will tire of Jada's gun-talk and serial-philandering routine. Jadakiss has claimed to be the best rapper on the scene since the Notorious B.I.G. passed away, but if he keeps this routine up it might be time to "Kiss tha Fame" goodbye. --Dalton Higgins