Jim Jones (rapper)

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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 E1 Music. 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 freestyle inline skating team, Dipskate, which he plans to take to the X Games in the near future.[4] Jim Jones has recently partnered with Damon Dash to form Splash Records.

Early life

Jim Jones is from the Tremont section of Bronx but raised in Harlem. His mother is of Aruban descent, and his father was Puerto Rican. He stated in an interview that he does not know the Spanish language.[5] Jones was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother.[6] 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 Avenue to 110th Street and Lexington Avenue. He attended Catholic school but later began cutting church to loiter and play hooky at the train station.[7]

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 and Freekey Zekey.[8]

2004: 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 Billboard's Independent Albums chart, and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[9]

2005: 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 Independent Albums charts.[10] 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;[11] and "What You Been Drankin' On?" (featuring Diddy, Paul Wall, and Jha Jha), which reached #106.[12]

"We Fly High"
This song was among the most popular of 2006.
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2006–08: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.[13]

From 2006 to 2008, Jones released a collaborative album with his rap group ByrdGang entitled M.O.B.: The Album, two Christmas compilation albums, A Dipset X-Mas and A Tribute To Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps and a load of mixtapes including Harlem's American Gangster which peaked at number 19 on the Billboard 200 chart and spawned his single "Love Me No More".

2009: Pray IV Reign - The Rooftop

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[14][15] The album features "Pop Champagne" which is also going to be featured on Ron Browz' Etherboy 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".[16] 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.[17] In 2009 Jim Jones became Vice President of Urban A&R at Koch Records which is now E1 Music.[18]

On June 11, Jim Jones appeared on 106 & Park along with DJ Webstar and announced that they will be releasing an album together entitled The Rooftop.[19] 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. On September 22, hip hop website RapRuckus stated the album is scheduled for an October 6, 2009 release. The second single is titled "She Can Get It".[20]

In late 2009 Jones left Columbia. According to XXLMag.com, Jones has signed a deal to release his next solo album on E1, as well as a mixtape.[21] On March 23, 2010 the mixtape was released entitled The Ghost of Rich Porter.

2010: Capo

Capo will be Jim Jones fifth studio album due to be released September 28, 2010 on E1.[22] Dipset reunited on the track "Salute" which features Cam'ron and Juelz Santana.[23] Jones revealed through Twitter that Snoop Dogg recorded a verse for the album.[24]

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."[25]

Jones responded by challenging Tru-Life to a brawl with US$50,000 at stake. [26] 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.[27]

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.[28]

Jay-Z

Jones' dispute 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.[29]

Jay-Z has since responded with a "diss" track called "Brooklyn High" over the beat from Jones' "We Fly High".[30] On December 1, 2006, BET's Access Granted debuted the video for Jones' "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, but was instead a rumor intended to increase tension. [1]

Discography

Main article: Jim Jones discography

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 Cameo
2009 This Is Jim Jones himself Documentary Direct-to-video DVD
2009 Red Apples Falling himself Feature Film

Jim Jones also appeared on Season 5, episode 8 of the critically acclaimed "The Wire" TV drama on HBO. He is seen as one of Marlo Stanfield's henchmen

Awards

Urban Music Awards

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

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. ^ FEATURE: Jim Jones, Harlem Renaissance
  5. ^ "Dip Set Capo Jim Jones Still Gaining Altitude". LatinRapper.com. 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  6. ^ Kwak, Donnie (August 2004), "Jim Jones: Gotham City Hustler", Vibe, vol. 12, no. 8, p. 81
  7. ^ Jones, Jim (December 2006). "Jimmy eat world: Jim Jones across 110th street". The Fader. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  8. ^ Kellman, Andy (2008). "Jim Jones > Biography". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  9. ^ "On My Way to Church > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  10. ^ "Jim Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  11. ^ "Jim Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  12. ^ "What You Been Drankin' On". Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. Billboard. 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  13. ^ NFL Players Shooting Jump Shots During Games? Blame Jim Jones.
  14. ^ Jim Jones preps Beck 2 Back, defsound.com.
  15. ^ The Good Stuff, Amazon.com.
  16. ^ Jim Jones Explains His ‘Swagger Like Us’ Response
  17. ^ Jim Jones Sets His Sights On Broadway With 'Hip-Hop Monologues'
  18. ^ [Jim Jones Accepts VP Of Urban A&R Job At Koch Records]
  19. ^ Video: Jim Jones & DJ Webstar on 106 & Park
  20. ^ Jim Jones collaborates with DJ Webstar to drop “The Rooftop”
  21. ^ Jim Jones Leaves Columbia For E1
  22. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11821/title.the-diplomats-reunite-on-jim-jones-next-album
  23. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11821/title.the-diplomats-reunite-on-jim-jones-next-album
  24. ^ https://twitter.com/jimjonescapo/status/20200596049
  25. ^ 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 /
  26. ^ 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 /
  27. ^ Jim Jones Interview - "Dip Set Capo Jim Jones Still Gaining Altitude"
  28. ^ Tru York Mixtape track listing"
  29. ^ Chery, Carl (2005-08-26). "Jim Jones' Greasy Jay-Z Talk". SOHH.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
  30. ^ "Jay-Z Disses Jim Jones" Brooklyn High Lyrics
  31. ^ http://hiphop-n-more.com/2010/07/new-jim-jones-album-capo-set-for-september-28th-release/
  32. ^ http://www.yk2daily.net/2010/07/29/jim-jones-readies-capo-for-september-28th/

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