Kiss tha Game Goodbye explained

Kiss tha Game Goodbye
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jadakiss
Cover:	kiss_tha_game_goodbye_jadakiss.jpg
Released:	August 7, 2001^[1]
Recorded:	2000 - 2001
Genre:	East Coast hip hop
Next Title:	Kiss of Death
Next Year:	2004

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.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 selling 204,000 copies in its first week.^[2] It was eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States. As of June 2004, the album has sold 877,000 copies.^[2]

Personnel

• 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)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	87
US Billboard 200^[4]	127
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	46

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kiss tha Game Goodbye - Jadakiss. Conaway. Matt. Allmusic.
2. Web site: Jadakiss Tops Billboard 200 With 'Death' . Billboard.com . March 15, 2015.
3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021122000500/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b.html. January 8, 2002. November 22, 2002. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. January 22, 2023.
4. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001. Billboard. October 3, 2021. January 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150103001526/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums. live.
5. 2001 The Year in Music. Billboard. 113. 52. YE-43. December 29, 2001. October 3, 2021.