Kiss of Death is a minor improvement, and Jadakiss gamely tries to inject some pathos into his famously cold-blooded approach. There's the lead single, "Why," a series of questions that range from the earnest ("If it's all love, daddy, why did you come with your nine?") to the ridiculous ("Why did they come up with witness protection?"). Most of all, he constantly predicts his ascension, dropping lyrical hints such as in "Bring You Down" -- "Trust me, this album, the vapors going to go around" -- as if they were subliminal messages. --Mosi Reeves