Why is Jadakiss as Hard as it Gets?
Jadakiss created commotion in 2004 when he released Why as he targeted a number of meaningful questions that have fallen beneath the mainstream media's surface. In an era where record sales have been dwarfed by piracy, Jadakiss continued to go against the grain and provide an album that lived up to his image without worrying whether it or not it would reach platinum or diamond status.
He developed his toughness and pride early in his career, back in 1994 when he came under the tutelage of The Notorious B.I.G.
At that time, Jadakiss and his rap group The Warlocks—which included Sheek Louch and Styles P—signed a contract with Bad Boy Entertainment. They had their group name changed to The LOX where they released two dope albums, exhibiting the grittiness that came with life in their part of Yonkers: Money, Power & Respect and We Are the Streets.
The LOX and Bad Boy wouldn't live long together, however. Puffy's radio friendly production ran thin on Jada, Styles, and Sheek, and the three of them moved on to less restriction with Ruff Ryders Entertainment. There, Kiss would work with DMX—one of the few rappers that actually lived the rigid lifestyle and possessed the toughness portrayed in his music.
From the dudes he rolled with daily, to the life he lived, to the people he crossed paths with along his way through rap music, Jadakiss has become as hard as it gets. He's had beef with the feds and the DA, he's lost his mentor Christopher Wallace, he got screwed by Diddy, but he's always made his brand of music without compromising his integrity.