Jadakiss has earned comparisons to Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd after showing off some silky basketball skills during a pickup game.
The LOX lyricist posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday (February 6) in which he drives to the hoop before tossing a no-look, behind-the-back pass.
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Jada captioned the clip: “Dime! on the swivel.”
Check out the slick play below.
The pass earned comparisons to NBA legend and current Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd.
One commenter wrote: “that was j Kidd esque I ain’t gone front,” while another added: “Jadakidd.”
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Someone else praised the rap veteran’s versatility: “At this point there is nothing Jada can’t do. bro really is top 5 dead or alive.”
J. Kidd isn’t the only Hall of Fame point guard Jadakiss has a connection to. The “Why” rapper and Allen Iverson were heavily instrumental in fostering the NBA’s relationship with Hip Hop in the 2000s through iconic Reebok commercials that exemplified both of their talents.
During a 2020 interview with HipHopDX, the Yonkers, New York native reflected on his collaborative relationship with the former 76ers star, saying: “Shout out to my man [Steve Stoute]. He came to me like, ‘Yo, I got this commercial for you to do with Allen Iverson.’ A.I. was on fire … I was on fire fire, it made sense. I loved basketball … he loved rap, it was only right.”
Though the recent video of him playing basketball has earned praise, some of Jadakiss’ hooping decisions haven’t always paid off.
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Appearing at a ComplexCon panel in 2022, he explained that he regretted playing basketball in a pair of Off-White x Nike Air Force 1 Low ’07 “MoMA” sneakers that he didn’t know were worth over $10,000 at the time.
“At my twins’ third or fourth birthday party, I didn’t know what it was because he didn’t tell me,” Jada said in disgust while pointing at DJ Clark Kent who was sat next to him. “I choked them shits full court basketball in ’em. And then when I finished with ’em, one of my young re-sellers came up to me, ‘What did you do?!’
“He showed me [the price], I wanted to cry. I was going hard too… I obliterated them, dog — obliterated them, Clark.”
