Overview

• On his Joe & Jada podcast, Jadakiss rejected social-media claims that he grew up like the Huxtables from The Cosby Show.
• He said having both parents was a blessing yet did not mean wealth or shelter from hardship, citing his mother’s hard work and his father’s past drug problems.
• He added that he excelled in school and sports but still spent time outside in the streets, pushing back on assumptions about credibility.
• Fat Joe backed him on the podcast, criticizing men who cut off relationships with their parents and stressing respect for family ties.
• Separate from the rebuttal, Jadakiss called for more originality in hip hop and announced a joint album with Beanie Sigel titled Kiss the Mack, with Freeway executive producing.