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Jadakiss

ジェイダキス / じぇいだきす

American rapper

May 27, 1975 (age 51) ・ Yonkers, New York, United States

  • New York
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • businessperson

My Take

Jadakiss has one of the most distinctive voices in hip hop, that gravelly rasp and the signature laugh that you recognize in a single bar. What I admire is his consistency: he came up with the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in the 1990s and never coasted on it, staying respected as a pure lyricist across decades when trends churned hard. Yonkers shaped a no-nonsense, streetwise delivery that feels earned rather than performed. He's the rapper other rappers cite as a rapper's rapper, and that quiet authority is harder to maintain than a flash of fame.

Overview

Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss (, JAY-də-kiss), is an American rapper who began his career in the 1990s and formed the hip hop trio the Lox alongside Styles P and Sheek Louch in 1994.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Jadakiss
Name (Japanese)
ジェイダキス
Reading
じぇいだきす
Born
May 27, 1975 (age 51)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Gemini / Rabbit
Origin
Yonkers, New York, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
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Agency
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Occupation
rapper / songwriter / businessperson / composer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
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High school
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University
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3. Relationships

Spouse
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Children
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Parents
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Siblings
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4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • New York
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • businessperson
Last updated
2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.