other G-Unit members, and tells him to "just sell clothes and sneakers". According to XXL magazine, by mentioning 50 Cent's friends and business ventures, "Jada created the impression that he knew his nemesis inside and out". Release "Checkmate" was released on March 9, 2005, a few hours after a press conference where 50 Cent announced the end of his feud with rapper The Game. Released as a promotional single on Ruff Ryders Entertainment/Interscope Records, the song was premiered later that day along with Fat Joe's "My FoFo" on DJ Funkmaster Flex's radio show on Hot 97. According to Slate, after the release, "Checkmate" was in heavy rotation on hip-hop radio. The song appeared on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it peaked at number 56. The success of the song allowed Jadakiss to go on tour, where he would perform the song. "Checkmate" was later included on the live album Jadakiss: Kiss Of Death – Tour 2005. Legacy 50 Cent and Jadakiss continued to release diss tracks aimed at each other throughout the year, until they ended the feud when 50 Cent visited Jadakiss' studio and they spent a few hours talking to each other. According to Jadakiss, he made "a lot of money" off the feud. In 2011 he claimed the feud was "just a good marketing tool for 50 and his second album". In 2022 XXL magazine described the song as an "exercise in concision and rhyme technique" and called it "one of the very best clapbacks in rap history". Chart performance References 2005 songs Jadakiss songs Songs written by Jadakiss Song recordings produced by the Alchemist (musician) Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles Interscope Records singles Diss tracks