Jim Jones On My Way to Church

Posted on 08.24.2004

Jim Jones
Album: On My Way to Church
Release date: August 24, 2004
Label: Koch Records

This album is a real representation of a piece of the black community. Dr. Ben Chavis Muhammed, a contoversial figure himself, opens the CD with kind words for Jim leading one to believe there is more to this Diplomat than meets the eye. The interludes are especially interesting because he uses variations of the same beat and it seems to move like a story if you listen to the album from start to finish.

The beats are amazing in my opinion. Only One Way Up, is like a formal intro to the CD and the sounds are remeniscent of the fast paced high life in the city of dreams. The real fun starts with, "this is jim jones" cus the rhythem is not your typical rap beat. That song is very original cus it doesn’t sound like anything else out there (ie. although they got lyrics, is there really a big difference between cats like saigon, papoose, cassidy, a-team, [the entire new school of ny rappers]?)
Another nice track was Jamaican Joint where there was a hot Sizzla sample and it got Killa and Cooked Crack.

End of the Road was hard as LIFE! TI and Pimp C (so you gone see me in your city doin a verse or a show/or even servin em white boys a couple of em things on the low). In shotgun fire they show you how easy it is to sample a beat but besides that I didn’t like it too much. No real emotion. Memory Lane is hot, too bad its so short. Livin as a rider is hot. when thugs die is the story of mane and lottie. they the reason why mase left harlem in the first place (check the hot97 interview if you interested) There are a couple bad song like spanish fly but the songs that are good are really good. The good songs are good because you can listen to them a lot over and over again. I just copped a diary of a summer, the first day it came out, [at a real store not a bootleg or something], without listening to it because I enjoyed this album so much.

Tracklisting:
1. On My Way To Church
2. Capo Status 1st Take
3. Only One Way Up
4. This Is Jim Jones
5. Let’s Ride
6. Certified Gangsta
7. Jamaican Joint
8. End Of The Road
9. Shotgun Fire
10. Capo Status 2nd Take
11. Lovely Daze / Memory Lane
12. Spanish Fly
13. Livin Life As A Rider
14. Twin Towers
15. When Thugs Die
16. This Is Gangsta
17. Crunk Muzik
18. Bend N Stretch
19. Talking To The World
20. Capo Status Final Take
21. On My Way To Church Outro