Joking around with my friends about their clothes or their sneakers or their needing a haircut. That’s how I started, I used to just always be rhyming. FM: When you were younger how did you know you wanted to become a rapper? J: Oh I started from snappin’. I took it and ran with it cause I was looking for a name at the time anyway. He just called me by mistake and I was smart enough to experiment with it. They probably should have named my shit Jerome though! Romey rome! FM: Don’t be modest, where did that nickname come from? J: I just got it from some of my peers. Fifteen Minutes: So, your real name is Jason Jerome Phillips right? Jadakiss: Oh Kate! My middle name is Terrance though. Before taking the stage at the fashion show, Jada sat down with FM’s Kate Cetrulo to rap about life, music, and the Ivy League. If you haven’t already done so, why not follow Jadakiss on social media? The rapper can be found on a few online platforms such as Instagram and Twitter at For his music videos, you can visit his official YouTube channel here.Last Friday, international hip hop sensation Jadakiss came to Harvard to appear at Eleganza 2007. A decent hit, it peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 music chart. Though he hasn’t released any new solo albums in a while, he did come out with Friday on Elm Street, a collaboration that he did with Fabulous last November. Unfortunately, we do not have any information regarding Jadakiss’ annual salary. How Much Money Did Jadakiss Make Last Year? Unfortunately, we do not have any information on Jadakiss’ location at this time.ĭetails on Jadakiss’ vehicle are not available. Where Does Jadakiss Live now? Pictures of Jadakiss’s House He has a college-aged son named Jaewon Philips from a previous relationship.Īfter gaining attention as a member of The Lox in the early 90’s, he found success as a solo artist with the release of his debut album, Kiss Tha Game Goodbye in 2001. Jadakiss is currently single, as far as we can tell. For more information, please visit his official Facebook page. Interested in seeing him perform on the stage live? If so, you’ll be happy to know that Jadakiss has a few shows planned for later this year. In fact, he’d recently worked with Fabolous on the collaborative album, Friday on Elm Street which came out on November 24, 2017. In the years since he’s also released a few other projects such as The Last Kiss and Top 5 Dead or Alive.Īs far as collaborations go, he’s worked with numerous artists over the past two decades including Mariah Carey, Mya, Jennifer Lopez and Bilal, to name a few. As with his previous album, it also featured guest vocals from several artists including Nate Dogg, Mariah Carey, and Pharrell, among others.Ĭonsidering the success of the two albums, both of which have since received gold certification, it’s likely that the rapper has earned a decent amount of royalties form the two titles. More successful than his debut effort, it eventually spawned three hit singles, U Make Me Wanna, Time’s Up, and Why?. A chart topper, more than 246,000 copies were sold in the U.S. A commercial success, the album went on to peak at number five on the Billboard 200.įrom there, he released Kiss of Death in 2004. Mashonda and Nate Dogg), and Feel Me, among others. His first record with Ruff Riders, it contained 21 tracks including On My Way (Feat. After leaving the group, he released his debut solo album, Kiss Tha Game Goodbye in 2001.