Kiss tha Game Goodbye
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{{Infobox album
| name = Kiss tha Game Goodbye
| type = studio
| artist = Jadakiss
| cover = kiss_tha_game_goodbye_jadakiss.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 7, 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kiss-tha-game-goodbye-mw0000011558|title=Kiss tha Game Goodbye - Jadakiss|last=Conaway|first=Matt|work=Allmusic}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = East Coast hip-hop
| length = {{duration|m=76|s=39}}
| label = {{hlist|Interscope|Ruff Ryders}}
| producer = {{hlist|Icepick (also exec.)|The Alchemist|Chucky Thompson|DJ Premier|DJ Shok|Eric McCaine|Fiend|Grimy|Jadakiss|Just Blaze|Mahogany|Mas|The Neptunes|P.K.|Rated R|Sheek|Swizz Beatz|Timbaland|Wayne-O/ Whateva}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Kiss of Death
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Kiss tha Game Goodbye
| type = Studio
| single1 = We Gonna Make It
| single1date = 2001
| single2 = Knock Yourself Out
| single2date = 2001
| single3 = Put Ya Hands Up
| single3date = 2001
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|author=Matt Conaway |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/kiss-tha-game-goodbye-mw0000011558 |title=Kiss tha Game Goodbye - Jadakiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=March 27, 2001 |accessdate=March 15, 2015}}
|rev2 = The A.V. Club
|rev2score = (average){{cite web|last=Rabin |first=Nathan |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/jadakiss-kiss-tha-game-goodbye,18398/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130619213722/http://www.avclub.com/articles/jadakiss-kiss-tha-game-goodbye,18398/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |title=Review: Jadakiss: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye · Music Review · The A.V. Club |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=March 27, 2001 |access-date=March 15, 2015}}
|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev4 = HipHopDX
|rev5 = RapReviews
|rev6 = Robert Christgau
|rev6score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=jadakiss |title=CG: jadakiss |publisher=Robertchristgau.com |date= |accessdate=March 15, 2015}}
|rev7 = Rolling Stone
|rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jadakiss/albums/album/172490/review/6068259/kiss_tha_game_goodbye |title=Jadakiss: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye (edited) : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=August 20, 2001 |accessdate=March 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901001555/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jadakiss/albums/album/172490/review/6068259/kiss_tha_game_goodbye |archivedate=September 1, 2007 }}
|rev8 = The Source
|rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Hall|first=Jermaine|date=October 2001|issue=145|title=Jadakiss – Kiss Tha Game Goodbye|department=Record Report|magazine=The Source|pages=197–198|location=New York}}
|rev9 = Stylus Magazine
|rev10 = USA Today
}}
Kiss tha Game Goodbye is the debut studio album by American rapper Jadakiss. Originally scheduled for an April 18th, 2000 release, the album was ultimately released on August 7, 2001, by Interscope Records and Ruff Ryders. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The album was produced by high profile producers such as The Alchemist, Timbaland and DJ Premier, amongst others and features guest vocals from Eric Mccaine, Antoine Stanton, Nas, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Big Will, Cross, Icepick Parie, Carl Thomas, Swizz Beatz, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Mashonda, Drag-On, Eve, Infa-Red & Cross, Fiend, 8Ball, Yung Wun, DMX and Ann Nesby. It contains three singles.
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 selling 204,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1434584/jadakiss-tops-billboard-200-with-death |title=Jadakiss Tops Billboard 200 With 'Death' |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=March 15, 2015}} It was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of June 2004, the album has sold 877,000 copies.
Track listing
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| extra_column = Featured artist(s)
| total_length = 76:39
| title_width = 25%
| writing_width = 45%
| extra_width = 30%
| title1 = Intro
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| extra1 =
| length1 = 0:57
| title2 = Jada's Got a Gun
| note2 =
| writer2 = {{hlist|Jason Phillips|Kasseem Dean|Eric McCaine}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Eric McCaine|Antoine Stanton}}
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Show Discipline
| note3 =
| writer3 = {{hlist|Phillips|Nasir Jones|David Styles|Imsomie Leeper|James VanLeer|Bobby Rush}}
| extra3 = Nas
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = Knock Yourself Out
| note4 = produced by The Neptunes
| writer4 = {{hlist|Phillips|Pharrell Williams|Chad Hugo}}
| extra4 =
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = We Gonna Make It
| note5 = produced by The Alchemist
| writer5 = {{hlist|Phillips|Styles|Alan Maman}}
| extra5 = Styles P
| length5 = 3:33
| title6 = None of Y'all Betta
| note6 =
| writer6 = {{hlist|Phillips|Styles|Sean Jacobs|Christopher Martin}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Styles P|Sheek Louch}}
| length6 = 3:37
| title7 = Stick Yourself
| note7 = skit
| writer7 =
| extra7 = {{hlist|Big Will|Cross|Icepick}}
| length7 = 1:49
| title8 = I'm a Gangsta
| note8 =
| writer8 = {{hlist|Phillips|Anthony Fields}}
| extra8 = Parle
| length8 = 3:30
| title9 = Nasty Girl
| note9 =
| writer9 = {{hlist|Phillips|Timothy Mosley|Paul Laurence}}
| extra9 = Carl Thomas
| length9 = 3:57
| title10 = Put Ya Hands Up
| note10 = produced by Wayne-O/ Whateva
| writer10 = {{hlist|Phillips|Shandel Green|Wayne Brown|Deke Richards}}
| extra10 =
| length10 = 3:27
| title11 = Jay Jerkin{{'-}}
| note11 = skit
| writer11 =
| extra11 = {{hlist|Styles P|Sheek Louch}}
| length11 = 2:42
| title12 = On My Way
| note12 =
| writer12 = {{hlist|Phillips|Dean}}
| extra12 = Swizz Beatz
| length12 = 4:21
| title13 = Cruisin{{'-}}
| note13 =
| writer13 = {{hlist|Phillips|Michael Gomez|Calvin Broadus}}
| extra13 = Snoop Dogg
| length13 = 3:55
| title14 = Kiss Is Spittin{{'-}}
| note14 =
| writer14 = {{hlist|Phillips|Dean|McCaine|Jerry Leiber|Mike Stoller}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Nate Dogg|Mashonda}}
| length14 = 3:55
| title15 = Fuckin' or What?
| note15 =
| writer15 = {{hlist|Phillips|Styles|Dean|Linda Creed|Thom Bell}}
| extra15 =
| length15 = 3:42
| title16 = It's Time I See You
| note16 =
| writer16 = {{hlist|Phillips|Styles|Justin Smith|Jacobs|Eve Jeffers|Melvin Smalls|Green|Shawn Martin}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Styles P|Sheek Louch|Drag-On|Eve|Infa-Red & Cross}}
| length16 = 4:11
| title17 = What You Ride For?
| note17 =
| writer17 = {{hlist|Phillips|Richard Jones|James Anderson|Premro Smith}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Fiend|8Ball|Yung Wun}}
| length17 = 4:30
| title18 = Uh-Hunh!
| note18 =
| writer18 = {{hlist|Phillips|Earl Simmons|Thomas Weisman|Ralphy Solas Jr.}}
| extra18 = DMX
| length18 = 4:22
| title19 = Feel Me
| note19 =
| writer19 = {{hlist|Phillips|Maman}}
| extra19 =
| length19 = 2:00
| title20 = Keep Ya Head Up
| note20 =
| writer20 = {{hlist|Phillips|Leeper|Chucky Thompson|James Harris III|Terry Lewis|Gary Hines}}
| extra20 = Ann Nesby
| length20 = 5:27
| title21 = Charge It
| note21 = skit
| writer21 =
| extra21 =
| length21 = 5:06
}}
Personnel
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- Swizz Beatz - production (2, 12, 15); co-production (14)
- Icepick - production (1, 7, 11)
- Mahogany - production (3, 20)
- The Alchemist - production (5, 19)
- Jadakiss - production (11, 21)
- The Neptunes - production (4)
- DJ Premier - production (6)
- Grimy - production (7)
- P.K. - production (8)
- Timbaland - production (9)
- Wayne-O - production (10)
- Sheek - production (11)
- DJ Shok - production (13)
- Eric McCaine - production (14)
- Just Blaze - production (16)
- Fiend - production (17)
- Rated R - production (18)
- Mas - production (18)
- Chucky Thompson - production (20)
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Jadakiss|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 18, 2013}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Jadakiss|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 19, 2013}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
References
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Category:Interscope Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Timbaland
Category:Albums produced by the Neptunes
Category:Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
Category:Albums produced by Just Blaze
Category:Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)