Jim Jones

Posted on 10.25.2000

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Jim Jones
Real Name : Agurmella Jones
Birthday : 1976

Though some of us may be hearing his name for the first time, Jim Jones is no Johnny-come-lately. He’s been on the block since 1997, making noise and music, riding shotgun with his longtime friend Cam’ron. “I’ve been with him in the game since his horse and carriage days,” he professes. “I’ve been on every album he did. I just stayed patient until it was my time to blow up.”

And now it looks like that time has come. Jim Jones is no longer riding shotgun, no longer a back seat driver. This time Jones is behind the wheel, putting the petal to the metal, riding fast and furious to the top.

And where is he going ? “On My Way to Church,” he says. That’s the clever, conversation-inspiring title of his debut cd. “My family is a very religious family,” Jones explains. “I came up very church-oriented. My grandmother used to send me to Sunday school after I was able to go out on my own. I would end up on 42nd street playing video games or on the block hustling trying to make some money. So it’s like I left the house and I haven’t gotten to church yet. I’m still trying to find my way there.”

But, as in years past, Jones is still making pit-stops along the way and he takes listeners along for the ride. From track to track, Jones allows us to roll with him as he spits rhymes, tells stories and teaches a refresher course in what true hip hop is all about.

The first single from The Diplomats Present Jim Jones : On My Way to Church is “Certified Gangstas.” “This is an old Eazy E joint,” he says. “My dude Bangin’ Beats made the beats and I ran with it. We put a little east coast twist on a west coast song and people are loving it.” Jones said the song was so ‘hard’ it was originally intended to be strictly for the streets. “It was supposed to be only for the mix tapes and for the ‘hood but a buddy from the radio station just happened to be there when I did it and she said ‘I got to play this on the radio’.”

Jones’ favorite track from the cd is “Around My Way,” which he says “explains who I am, where I’ve been, what I’ve done and the things that I’ve been through.” Another highlight is “Spanish Fly,” a song about “a true situation that went on in my life. It was about a female and shit like that. It breaks it down.” “Only One Way Up” shows off yet another side of Jim Jones. “I did that one when I was on the beach in Miami. I was coolin’ and it was so relaxing, refreshing and chillin’ ! That was the first time I wrote some music outside of my environment.”

With guest shots by T.I., Lil Flip, Chico DeBarge, Bizzy Bone and of course, Cam’ron and their clique the Diplomats, On My Way to Churh is loaded with star power. “All of these are people I have personal relationships with so it was very easy to get them to be on the cd,” he says.

Jones says the songs on the set are a true reflection of his life, creating a musical backdrop to all that he has experienced. “My music reflects everything that I’ve been through. I often say I’ve written the soundtrack to my ‘hood because I came up so hard and that’s all I talk about.” Jones says his music speaks to people who need all the hope and inspiration they can get. “There are a lotta people who, it’s sad to say, ain’t got too much to look forward to so we do what we gotta do to survive and to get some money to pay our rent. I don’t glamorize that at any rate but it’s a harsh reality.”

It’s reality that he knows only too well. Growing up in the Bronx, Jones watched his mom hustle and grind to make a living. “My mom was a very unique individual. For like that whole era when crack first started hitting the air back in ‘81-82 my moms was one of the first ladies to move that. She got rich doing it ; that was what she was into, that whole lavish life. I thought I was living. I ain’t realize that that shit was crazy until now but it was her just being young and I ended up living the same life so it was like a double edged sword.”

Living the life he lived, there were no rules so Jones made up his own. “As time went on I started to get a little bit looser because there really wasn’t any guidance. They shipped me to Harlem to stay with my grandmother in the projects.” Jim Jones found his share of trouble in Harlem but nothing serious enough to land him in jail. “I pretty much avoided a lot of shit. For some reason it seemed that I always escaped some hella fly shit and I thank God for that to this day.”

But even as he found himself in the throes of street life, he also found himself deeply in love with rap music, finding inspiration from a vast array of hip hop artists. The list reads like a who’s who of rappers : Snoop, Biggie Smalls, Kool G Rap, Nas, Jay Z, Slick Rick, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, NWA, Eazy E, Master P, Bone, Thug- N-Harmony, and 2Pac.

Watching these great artists make their mark was all the inspiration Jones needed to become a rapper - that and the fact that he knew that, like all of them, he had that special something that would guarantee his success. “My mom always said I had the eye of the tiger. There’s just something about me, she said. I attract people to me. I really don’t know. It’s something in my soul, I just give out this aura.” What attracts people to Jones is not only his music and his talent but his loyalty and commitment to the people he cares about and his willingness to ride for his friends and family under any circumstances. “There’s nothing I won’t do for my niggas and for my family. I even go broke in certain situations but it’s worth it. I am not a shallow person like that. The game is not everything to me.”

But honesty is everything to him. That’s why he always speaks his mind, says exactly what’s on his heart. “What I need to say I’m going to say. I’m a voice of resistance because I came out of one of the most rebellious generations ever. That’s exactly what I am trying to get across.”

Jones says he’s still trying to get to church and along the way, he’ll continue to drop pearls of wisdom for others to pick up along the path that he’s paved for them.

But he feels he’s getting closer. He’s already reached some of his goals, he says. “People might think my goal is to sell a million records. No ! I already passed my goal. I did it. Being in this game is my goal. This is my first album. Just to get on it and get the shit in the stores — I reached my goal. Everything else is just a blessing.”

Jim Jones Discography :

- Jim Jones Albums :

	Harlem : Diary Of A Summer (2005)
	On My Way To Church (2004)

- Jim Jones EP and singles :

Baby Girl
Released : 2005 Label : Koch records

The Crunk Music
Released : 2004 Label : Koch records

Certified Gangstas
Released : 2004 Label : Koch records

- Jim Jones Mixtapes :

Jim Jones mixtape : Ambitionz of a Gangsta

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Jim Jones, by KKK [2007-02-14 21:57:59]

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Jim Jones, by pooh/13 [2007-02-12 12:28:58]

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Jim Jones, by DON KAVORK [2007-01-24 05:47:07]

MUCH MONEY TO A NIGGA MAKEING IT IN RAPP/HIP-HOP,THAT GOES TO ANYBODY !BUT IN REALITY—YA TRACKS SUCK ! KICKED OFF MY AMERICA IDOL OF RAPP !THIS NIGGA MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE A FADE OUT DRUNK !STOP LYING TO YA’SEVLES.JIM JONES/MIKE JONES ARE BOTH CORNCHIPS ON THE IRONMIKE !O PLEASE !!!!!!!!!CORNEY,BOOOOOOOOOO !GET OFF THE STAGE !

Jim Jones, by alejandra contreras [2007-01-11 17:18:24]

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Jim Jones, by [2007-01-07 01:53:39]

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Jim Jones, by Jon F.E.V.A [2006-12-14 21:42:04]

That nigga Jim Jones got stripes in the hood.Him and Hell Rell the most gangsta niggas that rep Dip Set.Jim just need to respect the crown.Going at Jigga’s like going at Biggie in his prime.He needs more fuckin’ respect if he plans to have longevity in the game.Real mahfuckin’ talk.1.

Jim Jones, by Cash2much2005 [2006-12-07 13:39:07]

Yo u da oldest gangster i’ve ever seen and dats not a good thing u kno Jay-Z is gonna do TAKEOVER on dipset its da ROC 4life

Jim Jones, by taquana [2006-12-05 22:15:27]

he is so damn fine !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yo what’s good sexy. Yea u know this is soon to be ya wifey ms.capo. I’m from da same hood u from ya dig. Harlem all day everyday. I hope your reading this because I wanna tell u that I love u so much. When I was at the parade u killed it. Yea I was right by ya side. Right on the side of the float. U kept seeing me and I was just waiting for u to ask me to get on the float wit u. Yo I dream about u a lot and I be wishing that I could spend one day wit u alone. Everytime I c u in the hood I fell like I’m about to die and I fill like I’m dreaming. I watch ya documantary everyday so I could c ya face. U my boo and I would always love to the day I die. I hope I keep seeing u in the streets one day I might ask u for a hug if I’m not to scared. Lol. Imma always shead red tears for u sexy. Until next time I hope we get in touch one day and be together for ever. Wit out u I’m not a whole and right now my life anit complete wit out u. I love u agurmella jones !! Mwa xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

> Jim Jones, by lanc finest [2006-09-04 17:34:31]

chea whats hood, ante shit on this side. yo me and my cuz got all of yall albums. u know yall the shit i dont know why all these niggas is hating but keep on making music for the niggas that do listen to it smell me. anyways my names lanc finest i got it by free styling on the block writing here and there and of course the hustle game.i do what i do to eat smell me. right now im layed back in the sunshine of florida but im from PA home of the crack game keeping fens happy. well i dont want to bored u and shit so stay up gun tuck and keep on grinding, maybe we will catch each other in a battle.peace lanc finest nigga

> Jim Jones, by B^rissy [2006-07-12 05:49:15]

aye yo first n for most ima say its D !p $3t B^yTcH. i want to let every nigga or bytch out there thaz hatin da dips kno rite quick...i got mad respect fa tha diplomats mad niggaz wanna talk about how "oh them niggaz is pu$$y, they think they da shyt" i mean like hop off they jock...niggaz is just hatin buz they kant do it like them..u kant be like oh i dont like them niggaz they kant rap..but wen they kome out wit sum hot shyt u like yea that shyt was krack but i dont like them i jus like that trak..thaz bull niggaz alreadi kno wat it is..Dip Set is watz poppin n thaz not gonna change..like i said all yall niggaz out there thaz hatin on ma niggaz keep on..onli thing thaz provin is u got them on da brain ya digg !!..n i aint no groupie i juss kno real niggaz wen i see n hear them ya smell mi..niggaz need to find out about tha real niggaz who run NY

> Jim Jones, by MIZZPOOH [2006-07-01 17:43:49]

I HATE ANY AND EVERYBODY WHO HAS TO DO WITH DIP SET.THEY THINK THAT IT’S ALL BOUT THEM AND IT’S NOT.THEY SUCK THEY CAN’T RAP.THEN WHATEVER THAT NIGGA NAME IS COME IN THE GAME DISSING THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE SINCE BIGGIE SMALLS DIED. IS HE CRAZY THAT NIGGA WOULD GET PUT AWAY SO QUICK.DIP SET NEEDS A REALITY CHECK AND CHECK OUT THE GAME 3 STRICKS AND NIGGA’S YOU OUT. PEACE OUT CHA GURL CHEEA.

> Jim Jones, by I’m Just A Fan Lil Niggas [2006-06-12 16:45:00]

yALL MUST DONT KNOW ABOUT DA DIPS ALL DAY EVERY DAY COME ON NOW NOBODYS HOLDIN IT DOWN FOR DA HOOD LIKE THEY IS THEY SHIT IS REDICULOUS HARD EVEN THOUGH CAM RAN I STILL FUCKS WIT YALL AND I STILL DONT BELIVE DAT SHIT YO WELL RIDE DAT MUTHA FUCKIN 5 TILL THE END LIL NIGGA BLLAAAAAATTTTTT ! YOU ALREADY KNOW NIGGA BANG BANG ANY PROBLEMS WIT DIPSET COM SEE ME PARK HEIGHTS BALTIMORE M.D.

> Jim Jones, by MIZZ NV aka MIZEZ JIM JONES [2006-06-08 18:23:57]

j.i.m.m.y. daz his m*%ha f**%In name !! i love jim jones. DAZ MY boo !! he can rap produce and know how to make money. He a O.G. foreal... i support everything he do !! PLUS...he look dumb good... god damn...ne waiiz i love you jimmy and shake all dem hataz off !! GOONIES !!!! "DAY IN THE FAST LIFE" JIM’S DVD COP THAT SHIIT :: : JUNE 27, 20006 EARLY !

> Jim Jones, by capo_currie [2006-05-10 21:15:42]

Halifax and cape breton will always ride with the capo,cam and the dipset .......holla at em jim....

> Jim Jones, by Reck less [2006-05-07 00:29:06]

Jim Jones is the shit along wit DIPSET to, All day every day !

> Jim Jones, by LIL Homie on The Rise [2006-04-25 15:59:09]

Jimmy I Was Feeling You When You made your first apperance in "oh boy" Wit Killa Cam And Then when I heard You on a Mix Tape Wit The King Of South Philly The MAC Mittens I was like damn i’m feeling this nigga. and i fuck’s wit you and the whole "one eyed willie goons riding 5’s u can get hung high silly" and i really do want to THANK YOU MY NIGGA FOR PUTTING MASE$ ON BLAST WITH HIS BITCH ASS. I GIVE YOU MADE RESPECT FOR THAT SHIT MY DUDE.

> Jim Jones, by FURIOUS-G [2006-04-11 06:40:54]

jimmy jones the realest nigga around. tha tru G in the rap game killin all them otha pussy niggas. DIPSET.BYRDGANG NIGGAH

> Jim Jones Goony GOO GOO, by [2006-02-28 21:33:51]

You already know what it is Jim even thou jay-z keep tryna send tapes of you and cam’ron gettin yall ass whiped back in the day you still my nigga you cant win them all beside you got jumped but Cam’ron shouldnt of let that nigga throw him up like that in Harlem which is yall home but it happend back in the day besides Lil Cease is A Snitch anywayz and yall run NY ri now so Keep Doing your thing

> Jim Jones, by Ashy Andy [2006-02-23 03:27:58]

yo jimmy, i just wanted to say you the tightest dude in the game. keep doin yo thang

> Jim Jones, by loretta [2006-02-07 20:39:59]

Listen, Jim Jones is the finest Nigga I have ever seen .JIM JONES if I see you in person boy I don’t know what I would do.

> Jim Jones, by boo [2006-01-26 22:37:52]

I watched this guy on tv last night and he had nothing to say. just hatin on people without one intelligent comment. since i had never heard of him i had to see who he was and where he got the idea he was the $@# ! now i see it must be cuz he hangs with that fool cam who does the same type of thing. gollee get a brain, take a lesson from david banner of all people who actually seems to have a good head on his shoulders....

> Jim Jones, by Peaches [2006-01-18 22:19:43]

man i give you your props nigga. somebody need to go and beat 50’s ass. that pussy ass nigga always talkin’shit but he keep forgettin’ that aint nobody a bitch like ja-rule.he need to go head wit all that bull shit before he get his ass beat and emnarrased.