Jadakiss Says Being Healthy Is "Gangsta" On "The Pull Up"

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"If you not healthy, you can’t be alive to spend your money," Jadakiss said on the Facebook Watch series.

Jadakiss takes his health just as seriously as he takes his rap career. During a recent episode of Facebook Watch's The Pull Up, the 46-year-old spoke with "Play Around" recording artist Lil' Cease about his dedication to fitness, and why it's such a crucial part of his routine.

"I think healthy is gangsta," the Yonkers-born star told his friend just over two minutes into the show as he and Cease discussed how both Kiss and his fellow LOX artist Styles P make it look cool to work out and stay in shape.

"Everybody want to be tough guys and this and that, and rich. If you not healthy, you can’t be alive to spend your money. If you not healthy, you can’t enjoy the party, you can’t enjoy the perks of life, you won’t be here to see your kids graduate, to see ’em score they first touchdown, to see things like that. So health is more important than anything."

As Complex notes, Kiss is no stranger to showing off his physical strength. Last summer, a video of him casually doing pull-ups in New York City while wearing a pair of Timbs began circulating on Twitter, earning plenty of laughs. 


The episode also saw Lil' Cease and Jadakiss discuss the relationship between working out and mental health, and how both of the rappers witnessed their mothers pass away from illness, as well as the other losses they've experienced throughout their lives, have motivated them to stay in shape. 

Check out a clip from the new episode of The Pull Up below.


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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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