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Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States) better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is a rapper of Puerto Rican and Aruban descent.[1] Jones is an original member of The Diplomats, also known as Dipset. He is Co-CEO of Diplomat Records and is director of A&R for Warner Music Group. [2][3]. He has recently set up his own record label called Byrd Gang Records, through Asylum Records and will be releasing albums by the late Stack Bundles and Max B.[4]

Early life

Joseph "Jimmy" Jones was raised in Harlem's Taft Projects and the Bronx. He attended Catholic School, where he would meet his life-long friend, Cameron Giles. He would serve as Cam'ron's hype man and right hand throught the early part of Cam's career. Meanwhile, Jones made his on record debut on the Cam'ron song "Me, My Moms, & Jimmy" from Cam'ron's 1998 debut Confessions of Fire. He would also appear on the forthcoming Cam'ron album S.D.E..

Founding of the Diplomats.

Jones and Cam'ron founded the Diplomats in 2001, and Jones began hosting a series of mixtapes showcasing the Dip Set crew while honing his own skills. Jones made a mixtape called Ryder Music in 2002, and he also appeared on the Diplomats debut, Diplomatic Immunity.

Solo career

In 2004, Jones released his debut album, On My Way to Church which featured appearances from the Diplomats, as well as Lil Flip, T.I., The Game, and Bizzy Bone. The album featured the modest hit "Certified Gangstas" a remake of and Eazy-E song. His next album, was released in 2005.

Jones struck with the song "We Fly High" from his third album, Hustler's P.O.M.E.. The song was among the biggest songs of 2006, and was best known for is ad-lib in the chorus, "Ballin" while doing a fadaway jumpshot with money in hand.

Conflicts

Jones has gotten into conflicts with several rappers from other New York neighborhoods, including Mase and Loon from Harlem, Jay-Z from Brooklyn, Nas from Queensbridge, and Tru-Life from the lower East side.

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."[5]

Jones responded by challenging Tru-Life to a brawl with US$50,000 at stake.[6] 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.[7]

The beef 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.[8]

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.(Now sigined to Roc-A-Fella Records) Jim Jones has also dissed Jay-Z's performance as president of Def Jam Recordings.[9]

Jay-Z has since responded with a diss track called "Brooklyn High" over the beat from Jones's "We Fly High".[10] On December 1st, 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".

Cam'ron?

Rumors begin to spread stating that Jim Jones has been in many rifts and disagreements with fellow Dipset member Cam'ron [11]

On May 7,2007, Jones was to appear on the "Funkmaster Flex radio show", but due to unknown reasons Jones was a no show which bloggers and listeners began to wonder if this statement of a possible break up within the group was indeed true [12] However, Radio-Personality Miss Info caught up with jones and interviewed him in which he 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."[13]


As of May 24, 2007, Jones stated himself that there is no "rift" between him and "Cam. When Jones appeared on DJ Kay Slay's The Double Drama Hour, Kay Slay queried about the beef between him and Cam. Jones stated the following:
"Everything is everything; it's still Diplomats for life. Shout out to Juelz, he's working an album, he's also working on an album with Lil' Wayne called I Cant Feel My Face; shout out to Freeky Zeekey, shout out to Killa."[14]

Filmography

Discography

Main article: Jim Jones discography

References

1. ^ Jim Jones Interview [1]
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. ^ [2]
5. ^ [3]
6. ^ [4]
7. ^ Jim Jones Interview - "Dip Set Capo Jim Jones Still Gaining Altitude"
8. ^ Tru York Mixtape track listing"
9. ^ Chery, Carl (2005-08-26). "Jim Jones' Greasy Jay-Z Talk". SOHH.com. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
10. ^ "Jay-Z Disses Jim Jones" Brooklyn High Lyrics
11. ^ [5]
12. ^ [6]
13. ^ [7]
14. ^ [8]

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Discography
Studio albums: On My Way to Church | | Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) | A Dipset X-Mas
Singles
"Certified Gangstas" | "Crunk Muzik" | "Baby Girl" | "Summer Wit Miami" | "What You Been Drankin On" | "We Fly High" | "Emotionless"
  •  • [ e] The Diplomats
Members
Cam'ron • Jim Jones • Juelz Santana • Freekey Zekey • J.R. Writer • Hell Rell • 40 Cal. • DukeDaGod • S.A.S. • Jay Bezel • Jae Millz • Max B • Jha Jha • A-Mafia • Katt Williams
Discography
Studio albums: Diplomatic Immunity (2003) • Diplomatic Immunity 2
Mixtapes: Diplomats Volume 1 (2002) • Diplomats Volume 2 (2002) • Diplomats Volume 3 (2002) • Diplomats Volume 4 (2002) • More Than Music, Vol. 1 (2005) • Diplomats Volume 5 (2005) • (2006) • (2007)
Labels
Diplomat Records • Byrd Gang Records • Santana's Town Entertainment • Writers Block Records • Dipset South • DiPSkate • Purple City Productions • Eurogang Fedayeen Regime • Tha Riot Squad • Tha Riot Squad South • McBain Campaign Records • Skeme Team • Purple City Canada • Propane Piff Entertainment • Ghetto Rock Starz • Krayon Box Records • Street Heataz • The Senate • Tha Supa Gang • Dutchbeetz • Dutchbeetz Europe • HarlemPiff.Com
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On My Way to Church
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On My Way to Church is an the debut album of rapper Jim Jones. It was released August 24, 2004.

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Released September 2006
Format Digital download, CD Single
Genre Hip Hop
Length 3:56
Label Koch/Diplomat Records
Writer(s) Jones, J.
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Jim Jones chronology

(2005) Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
(2006) A Dipset X-Mas
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Hustler's P.O.M.E.
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