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{{Other persons|Jim Jones}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = Jim Jones
|Img = Jim Jones at the 5th Annual Hip-Hop Summit Action Network's Action Awards.jpg
|Img_capt = Jones at the 5th Annual Hip-Hop Summit Action Network's Action Awards in [[New York City]] in February 2008.
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Joseph Guillermo Jones II
|Alias = Jimmy Jones<!-- Jimmy Jones was his first stage name -->, CAPO <!-- He is often credited as CAPO when he directs music videos -->
|Born = {{birth date and age|1976|7|15}} <br /> [[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]
|Origin =
|Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
|Years_active = 1997–present
|Associated_acts = [[Juelz Santana]], [[Ron Browz]], [[Cam'ron]], [[Lil' Wayne]], [[Sheek Louch]], [[Ace Hood]], [[Rick Ross]]
|Label = [[Diplomat Records|Diplomat]], [[E1 Music|E1]], [[Asylum Records]], [[ByrdGang Records]]
|URL = [http://www.capolife.com www.capolife.com]
}}

'''Joseph Guillermo Jones II''' (born July 15, 1976),<ref name="The Insider">{{cite web|url=http://www.theinsider.com/celebrities/Jim_Jones|title=Jim Jones|work=The Insider|publisher=CBS|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref> 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]].<ref>Goias, Matt. "[http://www.massappealmag.com/article.php?id=86 Capo for a Day]". ''Mass Appeal Magazine''. Retrieved 2006-12-20.</ref><ref>Kwak, Donnie (2004-08-13). "[http://www.vibe.com/news/magazine_features/2004/08/vibe_magazine_next_jim_jones_gotham_city_hustler_certified/ Jim Jones - Gotham City Hustler + 'Certified Gangsta' Video]". ''Vibe Magazine''. Retrieved 2006-12-20.</ref> Jones is also a noted video director under the name of CAPO, for artists including [[Cam'ron]], [[Remy Ma]] and [[State Property (Group)|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.<ref name="XXLMAG.com">[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=44250 FEATURE: Jim Jones, Harlem Renaissance]</ref> Jim Jones has recently partnered with [[Damon Dash]] to form Splash Records. On April 5, 2011 Jones released his 5th studio album ''[[Capo (album)|Capo]]''.<ref name="amazon">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003XNKF0Q</ref>

==Early life==
Jim Jones is from the [[Tremont]] section of [[Bronx]] but raised in [[Harlem]]. His father was of [[Puerto Rican]] descent, and died when Jim Jones was still a young boy. His mother is [[Aruban]]. He stated in an interview that he does not know the Spanish language.<ref name="LatinRapper">{{cite web|url=http://www.latinrapper.com/jim_jones_interview.html|title=Dip Set Capo Jim Jones Still Gaining Altitude|date=2007-01-15|work=LatinRapper.com|accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref> Jones was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother.<ref name="Gotham">{{citation|last=Kwak|first=Donnie|title=Jim Jones: Gotham City Hustler|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xiYEAAAAMBAJ|work=Vibe|page=81|date=August 2004|volume=12|number=8}}</ref> 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. In Jim Jones' The Come Up DVD Vol 19 Jim Jones tells stories about growing up with Freaky Zeeky. He claimed he would stay at a store a block from the church he attended, and would go in and hang out with the owner and when the owner left, he took all the money in the register and candy and would sell it in school, he was later expelled.<ref name="Fader">{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Jim|title=Jimmy eat world: Jim Jones across 110th street|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6718/is_2006_Dec/ai_n28424888/pg_1|work=The Fader|date=December 2006|accessdate=June 12, 2010}}</ref>

==Music career==
Jones was in the background as Cam'rons' hypeman. Soon they would form [[The Diplomats]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p667580|pure_url=yes}}|title=Jim Jones > Biography|last=Kellman|first=Andy|year=2008|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref>

===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 (rapper)|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|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, #3 on ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s [[Independent Albums]] chart, and #4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 275,000 in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r700677|pure_url=yes}}|title=On My Way to Church > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref>

===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 selling 350,000 copies.<ref name="album charts">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p667580|pure_url=yes}}|title=Jim Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref> 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;<ref name="single charts">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p667580|pure_url=yes}}|title=Jim Jones > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=2009-03-26}}</ref> and "What You Been Drankin' On?" (featuring [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Paul Wall]], and Jha Jha), which reached #106.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=345&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Singles&ci=3062885&cdi=8495795&cid=12%2F03%2F2005|title=What You Been Drankin' On|date=2005-12-03|work=Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles|publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2009-03-26}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
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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, goin on to sell over 600,000 copies.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1544090/20061026/jones_jim_rap_.jhtml NFL Players Shooting Jump Shots During Games? Blame Jim Jones].</ref>

From 2006 to 2008, Jones released a collaborative album with his rap group [[ByrdGang]] entitled ''[[M.O.B.: The Album]]'' which peaked at #29 on the BillBoard 200 selling 16,000 the first week in stores, eventually going on sell 65,000 units. He has 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]]". That mixtape went on to sell over 100,000 copies.

===2009: ''Pray IV Reign'' and ''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|''Billboard'' 200]] chart. On July 8, Jones released a promotional single entitled "The Good Stuff" featuring NOE.<ref>[http://www.defsounds.com/news/Jim_jones_preps_back_2_back Jim Jones preps Beck 2 Back], defsound.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BW0EUC ''The Good Stuff''], [[Amazon.com]].</ref> The album features "[[Pop Champagne]]" which features producer [[Ron Browz]] and [[Juelz Santana]]. 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]]".<ref>[http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/10/03/jim-jones-explains-his-swagger-like-us-response/ Jim Jones Explains His ‘Swagger Like Us’ Response]</ref> It is his first solo album under [[Columbia Records]]. Along with releasing the album Jim Jones did an off-Broadway musical called ''Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life and Mind of Jim Jones.' Produced by Damon Dash and Footage Entertainment'''.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599382/20081114/jones_jim_rap_.jhtml Jim Jones Sets His Sights On Broadway With 'Hip-Hop Monologues']</ref> In 2009 Jim Jones became Vice President of Urban A&R at Koch Records which is now [[E1 Music]].<ref>[Jim Jones Accepts VP Of Urban A&R Job At Koch Records]</ref>

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]]''.<ref name="Nah Right">[http://nahright.com/news/2009/06/11/video-jim-jones-dj-webstar-on-106-park/ Video: Jim Jones & DJ Webstar on 106 & Park]</ref> He also announced that his [[Documentary film|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".<ref>[http://hiphopruckus.com/2009/09/jim-jones-collaborates-with-dj-webstar-to-drop-the-rooftop.html/ Jim Jones collaborates with DJ Webstar to drop “The Rooftop”]</ref>

In late 2009, Jones left [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]. According to XXLMag.com, Jones has signed a deal to release his next solo album on E1, as well as a mixtape.<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10227/title.jim-jones-leaves-columbia-for-e1 Jim Jones Leaves Columbia For E1]</ref> On March 23, 2010 the mixtape was released entitled ''The Ghost of Rich Porter''.

=== 2010-present: ''Capo'' and Dipset reunion ===
''[[Capo (album)|Capo]]'' is Jim Jones fifth studio album, released April 5, 2011 on [[E1 Music|E1]].<ref name="amazon"/> On November 3, Jones released a mixtape entitled ''Capo Life'' to promote the album and celebrate the launch of his [http://www.capolife.com/ new website].<ref>[http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2010/11/03/jim-jones-capolife-mixtape/ Jim Jones – CapoLife (Mixtape)]</ref> The lead single off ''Capo'', "[[Perfect Day (Jim Jones song)|Perfect Day]]" featuring [[Chink Santana]] and LOGiC, was released on [[iTunes]] December 7, 2010.<ref>http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/perfect-day-feat-chink-santana/id408000475</ref> The album is the first to feature [[Cam'ron]] since ''Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)'', other guest appearances include rappers [[Game (rapper)|Game]], [[Lloyd Banks]], [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]], [[Raekwon]] and R&B singers [[Rell]] and [[Ashanti (entertainer)|Ashanti]] among others, and features notable production from longtime collaborator [[Chink Santana]], [[Aaron LaCrate]], [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Drumma Boy]] and Lamont "LOGiC" Coleman. The album peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200, selling 21,000 copies in its first week, making ''Capo'' his lowest charting album to date.

In April 2010, Cam'ron and Jim Jones announced they ended their feud.<ref>[http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/miss-info-exclusive-camron-and-jim-jones-rebuild-friendship-jimmy-issues-public-apology/ Miss Info Exclusive: Cam’ron and Jim Jones rebuild friendship, Jimmy issues public apology]</ref> On June 26, 2010 Jones reunited with [[Cam'ron]] and [[Juelz Santana]] on a track entitled "Salute", marking the return of [[The Diplomats]].<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11821/title.the-diplomats-reunite-on-jim-jones-next-album</ref> They have begun working on an album together, and have been reportedly working with [[Dr. Dre]].<ref>{{cite web|author=by J-23 |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12425/title.dr-dre-working-with-dipset |title=Dr. Dre Working with Dipset &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHopDX |date=2010-10-04 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref>

==Controversy==
{{Criticism section|date=November 2010}}

===True-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 [[wikt:diss song|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 Bosses [[Cam'ron]] & [[Jim jones]] "bitches"<ref>[http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9142 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 /<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Jones responded by challenging Tru-Life to a brawl with US$50,000 at stake.<ref>[http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/9248 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 /<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Months later, Jones told an interviewer that Tru-Life did not respond to the challenge, does not count in the rap industry, and lacked the money and heart to accept Jones' challenge.<ref name="JJ">[http://www.latinrapper.com/jim_jones_interview.html Jim Jones Interview - "Dip Set Capo Jim Jones Still Gaining Altitude"]</ref>

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 [[superimpose]]s an image of Jim Jones' face over a swimsuit-clad [[Borat]] picture.<ref name="JL">[http://www.j-loveonline.com/truyorktracks.html Tru York Mixtape track listing"]</ref>

===Jay-Z===
Jones' dispute with Tru-Life may have stemmed from [[Cam'Ron#Feud with Jay-Z|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]].<ref>Chery, Carl (2005-08-26). "[http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/7470 Jim Jones' Greasy Jay-Z Talk]". ''SOHH.com''. Retrieved 2006-12-20.</ref>

Jay-Z has since responded with a "diss" track called "Brooklyn High" over the beat from Jones' "[[We Fly High]]".<ref name="BROOKLYN">[http://www.latinrapper.com/jay_z_brooklyn_high_diss_lyrics.html "Jay-Z Disses Jim Jones" Brooklyn High Lyrics]</ref> On December 1, 2006, [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s Access Granted debuted the video for Jones' "We Fly High" remix, with [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Bryan Williams (businessman)|Baby]], [[T.I.]], [[Young Dro]], and added [[Juelz Santana]]'s verse from his response on the "We Fly High Beef Mix".

He recently{{When|date=April 2011}} 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 an altercation with Ne-Yo, but was instead a rumor intended to increase tension. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602072/20090105/jones_jim_rap_.jhtml]

This report turned out to be false as Jones [http://www.billboard.com/news/rapper-jim-jones-pleads-guilty-to-nyc-assault-1004019211.story#/news/rapper-jim-jones-pleads-guilty-to-nyc-assault-1004019211.story pleaded guilty] to a misdemeanor assault charge in his Dec. 22 dustup with Jayvon Smith in the luxury-goods retailer's Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan. Jones, 33, was sentenced to time served - the few hours he was in custody after turning himself in to police in January.

==Discography==
{{main|Jim Jones discography}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;'''Studio albums'''
* 2004: ''[[On My Way to Church]]''
* 2005: ''[[Harlem: Diary of a Summer]]''
* 2006: ''[[Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)]]''
* 2009: ''[[Pray IV Reign]]''
* 2011: ''[[Capo (album)|Capo]]''<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.13894/title.rap-release-dates-dj-revolution-slaughterhouse-doomtree-tech-n9ne</ref>

{{col-2}}
;'''Collaboration albums'''
*2003: ''[[Diplomatic Immunity (album)|Diplomatic Immunity]]'' <small>(with [[The Diplomats]])</small>
*2004: ''Diplomatic Immunity 2'' <small>(with [[The Diplomats]])</small>
* 2008: ''[[M.O.B.: The Album]]'' <small>(with [[ByrdGang]])</small>
* 2009: ''[[The Rooftop]]'' <small>(with [[DJ Webstar]])</small>
* 2011: ''[[Diplomatic Immunity 3]]'' <small>(with [[The Diplomats]])</small>

;'''Compilation albums'''
* 2006: ''[[A Dipset X-Mas]]''
* 2008: ''[[A Tribute To Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps]]'' <small>(with [[Skull Gang]])</small>
{{col-end}}

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="left"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|2005 ||''[[State Property 2]]'' ||Jimmy Jones ||[[Direct-to-video]] [[DVD]]
|-
|2005 ||''A Day in the Fast Life'' ||himself ||[[Direct-to-video]] [[DVD]]
|-
|2006 ||''[[Killa Season (film)|Killa Season]]'' ||himself ||[[Direct-to-video]] [[DVD]]
|-
|2007 ||''[[The Wire]]'' ||Man standing in front of store||Cameo/Extra
|-
|2008 ||''[[Righteous Kill]]'' || ||Cameo
|-
|2009 ||''This Is Jim Jones'' ||himself ||[[Documentary film|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 TV drama ''The Wire'' on HBO on August 29th,2009. 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)

==See also==
{{Portal box|Puerto Rico|Biography}}
* [[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]
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== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.jimjonesofficial.com Official website]
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p667580|label=Jim Jones}}
* {{myspace|jimjones|Jim Jones}}

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