Kiss tha Game Goodbye

Kiss tha Game Goodbye is the debut studio album by American rapper Jadakiss. The album was released on August 7, 2001, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Kiss tha Game Goodbye
Studio album by
Jadakiss
ReleasedAugust 7, 2001[1]
Recorded2000–01
Length76:39
Label
Producer
Jadakiss chronology
Kiss tha Game Goodbye
(2001)		 Kiss of Death
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. Club(average)[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC[4]
HipHopDX[5]
RapReviews(6/10)[6]
Robert Christgau[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Stylus MagazineD−[9]
USA Today[10]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 selling 204,000 copies in its first week.[11] It was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.[12] As of June 2004, the album has sold 877,000 copies.[11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro" Icepick0:57
2."Jada's Got a Gun" (featuring E. McCaine and Antoine Stanton)
Swizz Beatz4:27
3."Show Discipline" (featuring Nas)
Mahogany3:39
4."Knock Yourself Out" (featuring Pharrell)
The Neptunes3:32
5."We Gonna Make It" (featuring Styles P)
The Alchemist3:33
6."None of Y'all Betta" (performed by The Lox)
DJ Premier3:37
7."Stick Yourself" (skit) featuring Big Will, Cross and Icepick) 
  • Icepick
  • Grimy
1:49
8."I'm a Gangsta" (featuring Parle)
  • Phillips
  • Anthony Fields
P.K.3:30
9."Nasty Girl" (featuring Carl Thomas)
Timbaland3:57
10."Put Ya Hands Up"
Wayne-O3:27
11."Jay Jerkin'" (skit) performed by The Lox) 
2:42
12."On My Way" (featuring Swizz Beatz)
  • Phillips
  • Dean
Swizz Beatz4:21
13."Cruisin'" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
DJ Shok3:55
14."Kiss Is Spittin'" (featuring Nate Dogg and Mashonda)
  • Eric McCaine
  • Swizz Beatz (co.)
3:55
15."Fuckin' or What?"
Swizz Beatz3:42
16."It's Time I See You" (performed by The L.O.X. featuring Drag-On, Eve & Infa-Red and Cross)
Just Blaze4:11
17."What You Ride For?" (featuring Fiend, 8 Ball and Yung Wun)
Fiend4:30
18."Uh-Hunh!" (featuring DMX)
  • Rated R
  • Mas
4:22
19."Feel Me"
  • Phillips
  • Maman
The Alchemist2:00
20."Keep Ya Head Up" (featuring Ann Nesby)
5:27
21."Charge It" (skit) Jadakiss5:06
Total length:76:39

 • (co.) Co-producer

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 877,000[11]

References
  1. Conaway, Matt. "Kiss tha Game Goodbye - Jadakiss". Allmusic.
  2. Matt Conaway (March 27, 2001). "Kiss tha Game Goodbye - Jadakiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  3. Rabin, Nathan (March 27, 2001). "Review: Jadakiss: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye · Music Review · The A.V. Club". Avclub.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  4. Weingarten, Marc (August 24, 2001). "Kiss Tha Game Goodbye". EW.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  5. "Jadakiss - Kiss The Game Goodbye | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Review". HipHopDX.com. August 1, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  6. "Jadakiss :: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye :: Ruff Ryders/Interscope". Rapreviews.com. August 10, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  7. "CG: jadakiss". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  8. "Jadakiss: Kiss Tha Game Goodbye (edited) : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. August 20, 2001. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  9. "Jadakiss - Kiss Tha Game Goodbye - Review". Stylusmagazine.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  10. "Jadakiss plays gritty 'Game'; Mystic's 'Cuts' go deep". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. August 7, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  11. "Jadakiss Tops Billboard 200 With 'Death'". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  12. "American album certifications – Jadakiss – Kiss tha Game Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of America.
  13. Kiss tha Game Goodbye (booklet). Ruff Ryders, Interscope. 2001.
  14. "Jadakiss Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  15. "Jadakiss Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  16. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  17. "2001 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 52. December 29, 2001. p. YE-43. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
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