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Jim Jones James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, preacher and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrat ...
has released eight
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s, five collaborative albums, three
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s, two
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s (EPs), nineteen
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s and 47
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(including 17 as a featured artist). Jones is perhaps best known for being a member of
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group
The Diplomats The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) were an American Hip hop music, hip hop collective formed in the summer of 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones (rapper), Jimmy Jones in Harlem, New York City. The group was originally composed of ...
(also known as Dipset), with whom he recorded several mixtapes with before releasing their debut album ''
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'', in 2003. In August 2004, Jones released his solo debut album '' On My Way to Church'', under
Diplomat Records Diplomat Records is an American hip hop record label founded by record executives and rappers Cam'ron and Jim Jones. History In the early 2000s, Dipset was very popular for having star rappers with radio hits like Juelz Santana and Cam'ron, a ...
and
E1 Music MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch"), formerly known as Koch Records and Entertainment One (eOne) Music/Records, is an American independent record label and music management company based in New York City. It was formed in 1987 as a music div ...
(formerly Koch Records). The album was preceded by the release of the singles " Certified Gangstas" and " Crunk Muzik", the latter of which features his Dipset-cohorts
Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James Sr. (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of now-defunct hip-hop group, the Diplomats (also known as Dipset). He is best known for his appearances on group coho ...
and
Cam'ron Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), known Mononym, mononymously as Cam'ron, is an American rapper. Beginning his career in the early 1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed with Lance Rivera, Lance "Un" Rivera's Lance Rivera, Untertainment, a ...
, and also supported the release of Dipset's second album ''
Diplomatic Immunity 2 ''Diplomatic Immunity 2'' is the second studio album by American hip-hop collective The Diplomats. It was released on November 23, 2004, through Diplomat Records with distribution via MNRK Music Group, Koch Records. Production was handled by The ...
'' (2004). In August 2005, Jones followed up with his second album '' Harlem: Diary of a Summer'', which spawned the singles " Baby Girl" (featuring
Max B Charley Wingate (born May 21, 1978), better known by his stage name Max B (short for Max Biggaveli), is an American rapper and singer. He is best known for his solo ''Public Domain'' and ''Million Dollar Baby'' series of mixtapes, and introduc ...
), "Summer wit Miami" (featuring
Trey Songz Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), known professionally as Trey Songz, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. After being discovered by record producer Troy Taylor (record producer), Troy Taylor in 2003, Songz ...
) and "What You Been Drankin On?" (featuring P. Diddy,
Paul Wall Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, or the Ice Man, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse, and has released several albums under the label and ...
and Jha Jha). In 2006, Jones released his most successful album to date, '' Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)''. The album, which charted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, features his biggest
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to date. The song, titled " We Fly High", reached number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was
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by the
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(RIAA). In December 2006, Jones released a Christmas-themed compilation album titled '' A Dipset X-Mas''. The album includes the popular
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to "We Fly High", which features verses from fellow American
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s
T.I. Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and singer raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgi ...
, Diddy, Juelz Santana, Birdman,
Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Atlanta, Georgia as the son of Columbia Records executive Michael Mauldin, he began his career in music at the age of nine. He discovered th ...
and
Young Dro D'Juan Montrel Hart (born January 15, 1979), better known by his stage name Young Dro, is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I., Dro signed with his label, Grand Hustle Records, an imprint of ...
. After releasing several mixtapes for free online, Jones chose to release his eighth mixtape, titled ''
Harlem's American Gangster ''Harlem's American Gangster'' is the sixth mixtape by American rapper Jim Jones (rapper), Jim Jones, released by MNRK Music Group, Koch Records, Diplomat Records, and ByrdGang Records on February 19, 2008. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboar ...
'', for retail. The album was supported by the singles "Looking At the Game", featuring now-deceased rapper Stack Bundles and " Love Me No More". Jones later teamed up with his hip hop group ByrdGang, which he founded in 2006, to release their debut album '' M.O.B.: The Album'', in July 2008. In November 2008, Jones released a second Christmas compilation, titled ''
A Tribute to Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps ''Jim Jones & Skull Gang Present A Tribute to Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps'' is a Christmas-themed hip hop compilation album by American rapper Jim Jones and hip hop collective Skull Gang. The album was released on November 25, 2008, by Koch Reco ...
'', in collaboration with Juelz Santana's hip hop group
Skull Gang Skull Gang was an American hip hop collective formed in 2007, by American rapper Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James Sr. (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of now-defunct hip ...
. In March 2009, Jones released his first
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album, ''
Pray IV Reign ''Pray IV Reign'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop music, hip hop rapper Jim Jones (rapper), Jim Jones, released on March 24, 2009, under E1 Music, E1, Columbia Records, Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment, Ether Boy, Ether Boy Reco ...
'', under
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. The album's
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, titled "
Pop Champagne "Pop Champagne" is a song by American Hip hop music, hip hop recording artist Ron Browz, originally released independently in June 2008. It is most famous for a remix with fellow American rappers Jim Jones (rapper), Jim Jones and Juelz Santana tha ...
", features vocals from Juelz Santana and the song's producer
Ron Browz Rondell Edwin Turner (born December 6, 1982), better known by his stage name Ron Browz (), is an American rapper, singer, and record producer from Harlem, New York. He gained major recognition for his production work on fellow New York rapp ...
. "Pop Champagne" reached number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and was
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by the RIAA. In October 2009, Jones collaborated with fellow New York City-based rapper
DJ Webstar Troy Ryan (born October 25, 1986), better known by his stage name DJ Webstar (or simply Webstar) is an American DJ and record producer. In 2006, his song "Chicken Noodle Soup", became popular and became an Internet meme, with fans uploading am ...
, to release an album titled '' The Rooftop'', which includes the single " Dancin on Me". After releasing several mixtapes, Jones released his fifth album '' Capo'' in April 2011, which spawned the singles " Perfect Day" and "Everybody Jones". On October 31, 2011, Jones released a mixtape titled ''Vampire Life: We Own the Night''. He went on to release two more installments of his ''Vampire Life'' series, before releasing an EP titled '' We Own the Night'', in a reboot of the series. The EP was supported by the single "Nasty Girl", featuring Jeremih and DJ Spinking. On September 9, 2014, he released the EP ''We Own the Night Pt. 2: Memoirs of a Hustler''.


Albums


Studio albums


Collaborative albums


Compilation albums


Extended plays


Mixtapes


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Guest appearances


See also

* The Diplomats discography


ByrdGang discography


Singles


Notes


References


External links

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