There was the session where he actually tracked it for Nas, who was then working on the QB’s Finest compilation, and led Alchemist to believe it would be one of his solo songs on that record. There was the time at Baseline when he played it for Jay-Z. But when Preemo gave the beat his highest compliment-“Yeah, I can rap to this”-Alchemist knew it was time to shop it. So when DJ Premier dropped by to hear what the younger producer was working on, Alchemist wasn’t sure how the legend would react. He didn’t think his flip was perfect: The handclaps he’d added weren’t exactly right. Recording Industry Association of America.A little over 20 years ago, Alchemist, the Beverly Hills–bred producer who at that point was best known for his work with Dilated Peoples and Mobb Deep, began chopping up the break that comes three and a half minutes into a Samuel Jonathan Johnson song from 1978.
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"Kiss of Death - Jadakiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". In the UK, the album debuted at number 65 on the UK Albums Chart.
It was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States a week later. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling 246,000 copies in its first week. The singles include " Why" featuring Anthony Hamilton) which peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and " U Make Me Wanna" featuring Mariah Carey) which peaked at number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 8 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album's singles charted successfully.
The album was released in the US on the Jand debuted at number one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It is the follow-up to his 2001 Platinum-RIAA selling debut album Kiss tha Game Goodbye. Kiss of Death is the second album by American rapper Jadakiss.
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