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HHG: Congrats on going the Last Kiss selling over 130,000 first week. How are you feeling about that?
JK: Oh I'm feeling pretty good. It's pretty good. I'm blessed. A rap album doing 100,000 or more nowadays is a good thing.
HHG: With the record, I noticed you decided to do a lot of tracks with R&B artists. What possessed you to go a little smoother, and take a lighter approach in terms of the album not being as gutter as the previous two?
JK: I tried to make a good listening album for everybody to listen to. In order to capture the listener, and capture everybody, I tried to make some songs that would do that. The internet, mixtapes, and albums--either young people, or old people are going to buy albums. So you got to try to capture the listeners. You'd be surprised, but a lot of people called this my best album. It goes off the ears. The ears of people change. I mean to catch that is a beautiful thing.
HHG: The "What If" featuring Nas has been receiving a lot of comparisons to "Why". Do you feel that record could spark as much controversy as "Why"?
JK: Nah cuz it ain't nah mean it's different. It's different than "Why" It's similar but it's different. I mean it's more for the hood. It's more of a hood version than political I would say, except for Nas, when he said "What If Saddam hung Bush?" But, yeah I mean, I wasn't really trying to go to political on it on "What If".
HHG: So you're not worried about Bill O' Reilly knocking at you door?
JK: Nah I hope he do man. That gon' keep the momentum where I need it to be. Bill O' Reilly gets on you that means you're doing something good, and he ain't have nothing else better to do.
HHG: Switching gears, not too long ago, You & The Lox reunited with Diddy on 106 & Park. Is there a bidding war between him and Def Jam about the Lox?
JK: Nah I mean some talks came up. That's just how things come into place. Talks sparked up a convo.
HHG: Well you know, as for the Lox, a lot of fans have been expecting productions from Swizz Beats, and DJ Premier. Will the fans be able to see that possibility become a reality?
JK: Yeah. Definitely.
HHG: So in that case, how far are you and the Lox on the album Live, Suffer, & Celebrate?
JK: We probably got six songs. We got six-eight strong ones.
HHG: Any idea of a release date?
JK: I wanted to come in during the summer, but I think they're talking about Christmas now.
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HHG:As for tours, There was the rumored Jay-Z & Lil' Wayne tour. Are you going to be featured in that line-up?
JK: Yeah yeah, nah nah. I just heard they were going out, but I mean yeah me being there's a big possibility. I mean with tours, there's always a lot of paperwork.There's always a lot of other stuff like insurance, and a lot of other shit they have to get straightened. But I mean yeah I would be down.
HHG: I also heard you were planning to go on tour with Cam'ron.
JK: Yeah, yeah. Me & Killa gon' go out. After that Apollo show man, that was a good look.
HHG: Well I'm curious about your opinion og the phenomenon known as Twitter. Before it was Myspace, then Facebook, now Twitter. How do you use Twitter as an artist?
JK: A lot of my friends are on twitter. A lot artists, and a lot of athletes are on it. Myspace is for a lot of younger people now. I mean Shaq is on twitter. You also got SP {Styles P}, Raekwon, Ghost, N.O.R.E.
HHG: You have the time for that?
JK: I mean you got to have the camera, and the laptop aside at all time. If you involve in today's world, and plugged into the world at all times, you gotta have your laptop, and camera always up and running.
HHG: So you have the twitter, what about the Ipod. What's on your Ipod?
JK: Besides my album(laughs). Man all I listen to is old shit. Half A Mill, Purple Piff. I mean old Biggie, Old Nore.
HHG: Damn nothing new man.
JK: I mean I listen to some new songs, but no new albums.
HHG: I mean are there any new school cats you're feeling at all?
JK: I like all the new school cats! I like all of them! I don't even dislike no new artist. Please don't say that. I like all of them. I'm actually about to do a "Can't Stop Me" Remix with all of them. That's gon' have Red, Maino, Cudi, Asher. All of them.
HHG: That's love. A veteran reaching out to the young bucks.
JK: Nah, nah. I completely understand where the music is going. I understand the artists, and the music, but at same time I'm balancing out the texture, and the fabric. It's like when I see all of them, they all pay homage. They all real humble, and respectful when they see me nah mean? So understand man, it's a beautiful thing. For me to do that, it might give them some motivation to go harder. and they could help me in my career. That's one of the things that helped me go was when I was with Big. When I met Big, he embraced us like that. That helped us go where we needed to go in the industry. That got us like "Yeah we could really do this shit."
HHG: Definitely. You know I was listening to your "A-Yo" freestyle, and one of the bars that struck me was "I did a lot of listening//but the new era is missing it." What do you feel that the new school is lacking today?
JK: Well Carl, I mean I'm just saying when I was coming up in the game it was more about lyrics than a catchy beat, or a a catchy hook. People used to listen to the lyrics first, and then they would listen to the beat, and the hook. I probably think artists now might take the different approach, and they should. Like they dumb down now. When you start spitting all crazy, it starts to go over the people's heads. It goes over the listeners heads like I said before. I mean it's really easier to get in now. You know what I mean? When I came in, there was no room for that.
HHG: You know what's funny Jada. I'm 19. Do you feel like people my age, especially ranged from 16-20 are being deprived with the type of music that's been coming out?
JK: Yeah I feel that in a sense. That's why I came out right now. For some of the people your age, that missed all that good music when I was coming up. I just try to give you some of that with that Last Kiss. You know what I'm saying? With the 90's, I could tell you that the best music was in the early 90's. If you 19 now, you were junior high, or probably leaving elementary or something. The 90's, early 90's, that's what I told you was in my Ipod. If you didn't get none of that, I feel then you got deprived. That's a big reason why this Last Kiss album came right now. I definitely feel that. That was a good question.
HHG:.Well I noticed with this album that you were able to maintain your sense of lyricism, and still manage to do well within the first week of sales. Do you feel the veterans are at fault because they're not making quality music?
JK: Nah, I mean that's the only--You know, New York took a hit when everybody started getting money. You know what I mean? Everybody was doing alright in record sales. Everybody had some success, but then the ego started playing a part. From then, nobody wanted to do songs with each other. Niggaz were on some "I'm not fucking with that nigga. I'm not doing that" That hurt everybody in a whole, and everybody stopped dropping albums. Then wherever, the South, the West came, linked up, and collected that money for certain amount of years. I just feel like this is going to give everybody some sense of inspiration to come. You got Fab coming. You got more north artists that's gon' come back. You know Red is doing his thing. Maino is doing his thing. This gon' give everybody the motivation to put music out, so then, nobody has to sit down and complain. The only way they stop the problem is to be part of the solution! Put out some good shit!
HHG: I know you and 50 are cool now, but honestly, do feel with Get Rich or Die Tryin' in terms of sales contributed with everybody focusing their attention on the numbers?
JK: Nah because, he had both quality and the numbers. With this, in order for you to hit those big numbers like that, there's gotta be a story involved. It's gotta be the right timing. This game is off timing. Off timing. Timing is everything in this game. They say they're surprised for me to have a good week, and be a veteran. I think it was good timing. No music came out right now. No good albums really. Well you know, it's all timing. I know a lot of good albums that ain't sell shit. It's all with timing.
HHG: Well I know you're not crazy with the new school in terms of the fads, but I'm curious. If you had to choose one. Would we see Jada wearing the skinny jeans? Or, we would see Jada do Autotune first?
JK: (Silence) I would have to go with jail on both of them. I can't do the skinny jeans, and I can't do the Autotune. (laughs)
HHG: If you had to pick one?
JK: If I had to pick one, then it would be the autotune over the skinnys.
HHG: Well before we go. I wanted to know what's the possibility of us seeing you and Allen Iverson do another track or commercial together?
JK: Oh I mean I don't know. He trying to get everything good right now. I gotta make sure he gets on a good team next year, then we could start working on some music. But, nah mean, it don't look like he gon' be on Detroit. So I gotta make sure he gets on a right team, and get things back into perspective next season.
HHG: Yeah because I know he was talking retirement?
JK: Nah nah. We wouldn't want him to do that.
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