Jadakiss Leaning Towards Roc-A-Fella

Wednesday, October 31, 2007
By: Michael Ivey

Jadakiss, front-man for the Yonkers based trio The Lox, is reportedly quite close to joining Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records roster through a deal with parent label Def Jam Records.

"It's not done. It's in the final stages, though,” said Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella emcee/CEO Jay-Z.

“I’ve been actually trying to get Jadakiss to come to Roc-A-Fella/ Ruff Ryders for a minute.” Jay-Z adds that he has communicated with Jadakiss’ longtime management team Ruff Ryders in regards to “doing something really special with a Roc-A-Fella/ Ruff Ryders collaboration.”

Jadakiss and Lox members Sheek Louch and Styles P lyrically battled Beanie Sigel and other Roc-A-Fella artists as recently as 2001, but the camps have since squashed any real problems.

Jadakiss has released two solo LPs through fellow Universal Records label Interscope Records, most recently ‘Kiss of Death,’ featuring the politically charged ‘Why?’