Jadakiss

Yonkers, N.Y. rapper Jadakiss got his start in the mid-’90s guesting on tracks by Puff Daddy and Mariah Carey. Later he joined Ruff Ryders and broke out on his own as a solo artist, with million-selling discs in Kiss Tha Game Goodbye and Kiss Of Death. He took four years to craft the new The Last Kiss, which has been another chart hit but received tepid response from critics.

Updated 07/01/2009