Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips has a severe car jones. Anyone who has studied the Yonkers-bred product's body of work knows his knack for flooding 16s with high-end car references.

Name a whip that hasn't been highlighted in his raspy rhymes? You can either catch Jada "in the mustard yellow Mclaren" or "comin' through the hood in an Aston Vanquish the color of dandruff." We here at RIDES appreciate such clever wordplay. So, without further rhyme referencing, the self-proclaimed "top five, dead or alive" lets you in on "the hype, to cop up the Vipe / or the CV-R, with the loud pipe / comin' down 8 th , liftin' it." Get it right, playas.

On the automobile infatuation heard in his lyrics...

I just like cars. I got a vivid imagination. If it was up to me, I'd come through with something crazy, so I just put it in words so you can visualize what I visualize.

On how hip-hop's car culture has changed since the late '90s...

You used to spend $100,000 and be alright getting a car. Now, you have to spend $250 to 300 [thousand] to be up there in the serious car game. You gotta spend anywhere from a quarter-mil to damn near half a mil.

Discussing what it takes for a car to enter his garage...

I like luxury. I don't like driving fast, but I like a car that's fast. Just in case I wanna go fast, it's ready. I like sporty, sleek looks. I don't like big cars, really.

On the importance of his car complementing his lyrical subject matter...

You gotta have something that fits you. Me, when I'm just chillin' in the hood, ducking the cops, I come through in the X-pound. When I'm stylin' I pull a Range out with the Sprees on. I'm just like that.

On what car best defines him...

A Mercedes-Benz CL6. If people were cars, that's what I would be, a Mercedes-Benz CL6. It's the total package-just like me.

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