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 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.
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 Beats , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg , Mashonda , Drag-On , Eve , Infa-Red & Cross, Fiend , 8Ball , Yung Wun , DMX and Aan Nesby . It contains three singles.
Title Writer(s) Featured artist(s) 1. "Intro" 0:57 2. "Jada's Got a Gun" Eric McCaine Antoine Stanton 4:27 3. "Show Discipline" Nas 3:39 4. "Knock Yourself Out " 3:32 5. "We Gonna Make It " Styles P 3:33 6. "None of Y'all Betta" 3:37 7. "Stick Yourself" (skit) 1:49 8. "I'm a Gangsta" Parle 3:30 9. "Nasty Girl" Carl Thomas 3:57 10. "Put Ya Hands Up" 3:27 11. "Jay Jerkin' " (skit) 2:42 12. "On My Way" Swizz Beatz 4:21 13. "Cruisin' " Snoop Dogg 3:55 14. "Kiss Is Spittin' " 3:55 15. "Fuckin' or What?" 3:42 16. "It's Time I See You" 4:11 17. "What You Ride For?" 4:30 18. "Uh-Hunh!" DMX 4:22 19. "Feel Me" 2:00 20. "Keep Ya Head Up" Ann Nesby 5:27 21. "Charge It" (skit) 5:06 Total length: 76:39
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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