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Jim Jones

Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976),[1] better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is an American rapper and original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records.[2][3] Jones is also a noted video director under the name of CAPO, for artists including Cam'ron, Remy Ma and State Property.

In 2004 he released his first solo album On My Way to Church. The release of his second album, Harlem: Diary of a Summer in 2005, coincided with Jones landing an executive position in A&R at Warner Brothers Records. A year later he was on his third album which spawned his biggest single to date "We Fly High". In 2006 he formed his own rap group, ByrdGang. He also has his own skate team, Dip Skate which he plans to take to the X Games in the near future.[4]

Early life

Jones was born in The Bronx and is of Puerto Rican and Aruban descent.[5] In an essay for Fader magazine, he stated that his mother would allow him to ride the train from their residence at 176th and Jerome Streets to 110th Street and Lexington Avenue. He attended Catholic school but later began cutting church to loiter and play hooky at the train station. [6] As a young boy he used to skate which inspired him to create Dip Skate, his skate team.[4]

Music career

With Cam'ron breaking out first Jones was in the background as his hypeman. Soon they would form The Diplomats along with Juelz Santana.[7]

On My Way to Church

On My Way to Church is Jones' debut album. The album spawned two singles that made the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: "Certified Gangstas" (featuring Cam'ron, Bezel and The Game), which reached at #80, and "Crunk Muzik" (featuring his Dipset group members Cam'ron and Juelz Santana), which reached #84. The album peaked at #18 on the Billboard 200 chart, #3 on the Top Independent Albums chart, and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[8]

Harlem: Diary of a Summer

Harlem: Diary of a Summer is Jones' second album. It reached number 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Independent Albums charts.[9] It had three singles that were listed on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart: "Baby Girl", which reached #58; "Summer Wit' Miami", which reached #78;[10] and "What You Been Drankin' On?" (featuring Diddy, Paul Wall, and Jha Jha), which reached #106.[11]

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"We Fly High"
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Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)

Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) is Jim Jones' third album. This album was more commercial and once again featured Dipset members along with Lil Wayne. The album spawned his biggest single to date, "We Fly High". In the music video of 2006 hit "We Fly High", Jones started a signature dance move of throwing up a fake jump shot every time the ad-lib "Ballin!'" was stated in the song. This dance move became so popular that it inspired Michael Strahan and Plaxico Burress to do the dance move after big plays during a Monday Night Football game in 2006. The album has been certified gold.[12]

Pray IV Reign

Pray IV Reign is Jim Jones' fourth album. It was released March 24, 2009. The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 chart. On July 8, Jones released a promotional single entitled "The Good Stuff" featuring NOE[13][14] The album features "Pop Champagne" which is also going to be featured on Ron Browz album as well. A bonus track on the album is "Jackin' Swagga From Us" with Twista, Noe and Lil Wayne which takes shots at T.I. and Jay-Z for allegedly stealing their styles and mocking their song "Swagga Like Us".[15] It is his first solo album under Columbia Records. Along with releasing the album Jim Jones is doing an off-Broadway musical called Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life and Mind of Jim Jones.[16] In 2009 Jim Jones became Vice President of Urban A&R at Koch Records which is now E1 Music.[17]

Whoop Top

On June 11 Jim Jones appeared on 106 & Park along with DJ Webstar and announced that they will be releasing an album together entitled Whoop Top.[18] He also announced that his documentary, This Is Jim Jones, will be released June 30, 2009. The first single off the album is "Dancin on Me", featuring Juelz Santana. It was officially released via iTunes, April 28.

Criminal charges

In December 2008 Jim Jones Jim Jones was arrested April 5 in New Jersey. Jones was reportedly driving a 2007 black Bentley in New Jersey, when he was stopped by police. He was immediately arrested after officers discovered he had an outstanding warrant for an unpaid ticket from 2005.[19]

Controversy

Tru-Life

According to an interview with Tru-Life in the June/July 2006 issue of Complex Magazine, rumors had spread that Tru-Life was referring to Jim Jones in his diss song "New New York". Jim Jones reportedly began calling several rappers and telling them that he had a DVD of Tru-Life dissing them. Tru-Life responded by calling Dipset Boss Cam'ron "a bitch."[20]

Jones responded by challenging Tru-Life to a brawl with US$50,000 at stake. [21] Months later, Jones told an interviewer that Tru-Life did not respond to the challenge, doesn't count in the rap industry, and lacked the money and heart to accept Jones' challenge.[22]

The argument continued into 2007, when Tru-Life released his DJ J-Love hosted mixtape entitled Tru York with Dipset diss tracks and whose cover superimposes an image of Jim Jones' face over a swimsuit-clad Borat picture.[23]

Jay-Z

Jones' beef with Tru-Life may have stemmed from a dispute between Cam'ron and Jay-Z, as Tru-Life was signed to Jay-Z's Roc-La-Familia label at the time. Jim Jones has also dissed Jay-Z's performance as president of Def Jam Recordings.[24]

Jay-Z has since responded with a diss track called "Brooklyn High" over the beat from Jones's "We Fly High".[25] On December 1, 2006, BET's Access Granted debuted the video for Jones's "We Fly High" remix, with Diddy, Baby, T.I., Young Dro, and added Juelz Santana's verse from his response on the "We Fly High Beef Mix".

He recently got in to an altercation with a Jay-Z associate who was with Ne-Yo at the time and turned himself into the police shortly after. However, it was recently reported that Jones did not get into a altercation with Ne-Yo; it was just a rumor to stir up the beef. [1]

Cam'ron

In early 2007, rumors began to spread stating that Jim Jones had been in many rifts and disagreements with fellow Dipset member Cam'ron [26]

On May 7, 2007, Jones was to appear on the "Funkmaster Flex radio show", but due to unknown reasons Jones was a no-show. Bloggers and listeners began to wonder if this statement of a possible break-up within the group was indeed true. [27] However, radio personality Miss Info interviewed Jones and got him to describe the situation with him and Cam'ron. He said:

"Me and Cam'ron haven't spoken to each other in a year...I kept quiet out of loyalty, I felt like if we can't be friends then at least we can do business together," Jones explained to Miss Info. "But now I can't be next to you...I'm through with being in hot water because of you...We still the Diplomats. We worked too hard to achieve our own success and now we're gonna do something new."[26]

On April 8, 2009, after three years of not being on speaking terms with Jones, Cam'ron stated that the rift in the Diplomats is too big for him to make music with Juelz Santana or Jim Jones ever again. The Harlem rapper said the "last straw" was Jim Jones publicly denying a phone call between the two that took place back in February.


Awards

Urban Music Awards

  • 2009, Best Collaboration ft. Ron Browz & Julez Santana ‘Pop Champagne’ (Won)

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 State Property 2 himself Direct-to-video DVD
2005 A Day in the Fast Life himself Direct-to-video DVD
2007 The Wire Man standing in front of store Cameo
2008 Righteous Kill himself Cameo
2009 This Is Jim Jones himself Documentary Direct-to-video DVD
2009 Red Apples Falling himself Feature Film

Discography

Main article: Jim Jones discography
Studio albums

References

  1. ^ "Jim Jones". The Insider. CBS. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  2. ^ Goias, Matt. "Capo for a Day". Mass Appeal Magazine. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  3. ^ Kwak, Donnie (2004-08-13). "Jim Jones - Gotham City Hustler + 'Certified Gangsta' Video". Vibe Magazine. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  4. ^ a b FEATURE: Jim Jones, Harlem Renaissance
  5. ^ "Dip Set Capo Jim Jones Still Gaining Altitude". LatinRapper.com. 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  6. ^ Jimmy eat world: Jim Jones across 110th street
  7. ^ Kellman, Andy (2008). "Jim Jones > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  8. ^ "On My Way to Church > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  9. ^ "Jim Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  10. ^ "Jim Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  11. ^ "What You Been Drankin' On". Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Billboard. 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  12. ^ NFL Players Shooting Jump Shots During Games? Blame Jim Jones.
  13. ^ Jim Jones preps Beck 2 Back, defsound.com.
  14. ^ The Good Stuff, Amazon.com.
  15. ^ Jim Jones Explains His ‘Swagger Like Us’ Response
  16. ^ Jim Jones Sets His Sights On Broadway With 'Hip-Hop Monologues'
  17. ^ [Jim Jones Accepts VP Of Urban A&R Job At Koch Records]
  18. ^ Video: Jim Jones & DJ Webstar on 106 & Park
  19. ^ Jim Jones Arrested In New Jersey, Twitters During Entire Process
  20. ^ Hip-Hop Cop Reveals B.I.G.'s Killer, Tru Life Says "fuck Cam'Ron," Ludacris Hearts Oprah, Vida Guerra Poses For Playboy | Pulse Report | SOHH.com /
  21. ^ Ludacris Takes Shots At T.I. And Young Jeezy? Jim Jones Challenges Tru Life To Knuckle Up, The Game Names Names, Diddy Vs Lindsay Lohan | Pulse Report | SOHH.com /
  22. ^ Jim Jones Interview - "Dip Set Capo Jim Jones Still Gaining Altitude"
  23. ^ Tru York Mixtape track listing"
  24. ^ Chery, Carl (2005-08-26). "Jim Jones' Greasy Jay-Z Talk". SOHH.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  25. ^ "Jay-Z Disses Jim Jones" Brooklyn High Lyrics
  26. ^ a b Jim Jones Admits Beef With Cam'ron, "Me & Cam Haven't Spoken To Each Other In A Year" | Daily Hip-Hop News | SOHH.com /
  27. ^ Jim Jones Dips Out On Cam'ron Talk, Speaks Out Against Drug Law | Daily Hip-Hop News | SOHH.com /


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