Ignatius devotes a lot of time reflecting on the twenty-plus years that Jadakiss has been a high-profile artist inside the music industry. The LP’s lead single “Me” lands as the latest testament to his ability to create a hit record for the masses, delivered with his signature mafia Don narration. Producer Bryan-Michael Cox offers up an ebullient beat for Jadakiss to recount many of his career hallmarks, which include commercials with basketball icon Allen Iverson and his label disputes with executive supreme Sean “Diddy” Combs. Ignatius, his fifth album, marks the culmination of this experience and may very well constitute the magnum opus of his acclaimed career. on his A game, The Lox had some of the strongest momentum going into Y2K. Now an elder statesman within the culture, Jadakiss has the life experience of being a revered legend, successful business owner, father and survivor of musical peers that range from Christopher “Big Pun” Rios to Ermias “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom and friends like the album’s namesake Ignatius Jackson. Now in the nineteenth year of his solo career, Jadakiss was originally introduced to us as one third of the lyrical wolfpack The LOX. Having the arduous task of keeping rap royalty like the Notorious B.I.G. Jadakiss’ 2001 debut album Kiss tha Game Goodbye and its 2004 follow-up Kiss of Death both heralded hits like “Knock Yourself Out” and “Why?” respectively, but as full-length projects neither necessarily represented defining moments within hip-hop culture like Doggystyle (1993), Illmatic (1994), or Supreme Clientele (2000). With Jadakiss’ lyrical ability, distinct vocals, and appeal that ranges from underground mixtape aficionados to Upper East Side yoga princesses who recognize him from collaborating with mainstream pop artists like Mariah Carey, the bar has always been set high for the Yonkers, NY native. His reputation was hard-earned and has deservedly landed his name amongst the top tier of hip-hop’s elite. Most wouldn’t go as far to say Kiss has a bad music catalog, but if you remember The LOX from their days on the NYC mixtape circuit circa 1997, you probably had some really high expectations for his solo career.

Notwithstanding, Kiss has struggled to release a signature LP to place at the apex of his acclaimed career. In the last 20 years, few emcees in all of hip-hop have proven to be as consistently witty, clever and skilled at setting fire to vocal booths as Jadakiss.

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