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| by rocafan on 8/04/2004 08:45:00 PM |
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Jim Jones Interview
 After playing the back for years, Dip Set's Jim Jones is now ready to establish himself as a solo artist. In this exclusive SOHH.com interview, he speaks on Mase, Nas, The Diplomat's appeal and politics.
Late last week, Jim Jones phoned into New York's Hot 97 radio station to confront Mase, who he accused of lying about a track he recorded with Cam'Ron. While the interview got the whole tri-state talking, Jones downplays the gravity of the situation.
"It's no situation. You know the Reverend Mason Betha was on the radio just talking a little reckless," Jones told SOHH.com. "I had to let him know a couple of things. Tell him the facts. I don't let nobody talk sh!t about me."
While Cam'Ron and Juelz Santana are both signed to Diplomats/Roc-A-Fella, Jones' upcoming project is scheduled to drop his release via the independent, Koch Records. According to Jones, the issue was about getting his just due.
"I did pursue a deal with both major labels and Roc-A-Fella. I felt I deserved a certain amount of dollars, with what I've shown about my craft and besides rap," Jones explained. "So it was like, I'm gonna show them and show em I can definitely recoup. I did what I did and just went ahead and did the album myself."
Younger hip-hoppers particularly seem to be captivated with the Dip Set movement. Here, Jim Jones breaks down his crew's appeal.
"You know our youth is so rebellious and all we do shows that rebelliousness. We do what we feel like doing. When young ni99as look at me and they see how hard I'm going and I don't even need to go hard; it makes them say, you know what, I f#@$ with that. The same way I looked at somebody like Pac or Biggie."
Dip Set may draw its share of followers, but they've also been involved in quite a few lyrical brawls. Yet, Jones makes it quite clear that if tension arises, he'd rather skip the disses and deal with it face-to-face.
"Nas is a homo. Bravehearts, these ni99as is homos over there. It ain't no beef," Jones responded upon being questioned on tension with fellow rappers including Nas. "We don't battle, we rumble. That's the difference. Battling is wack. Don't say no subliminal sh!t. Say my name ni99a."
Jim Jones regards himself as more of a business man than a rapper. Yet, he intends to use his mic time and eventually expand it into something bigger.
"I ain't a rapper first of all. I'm in it for more than just the money. When you get a bit of money then you're able to get power and with power, we'd probably be able to change the minds of our people and be political, which is one of my goals," Jones revealed.
"I don't know yet," he added regarding his future role in politics," we need more strong black people. They sh!ttin on us. We need strong, aggressive representation. The ones that's there are strong, but we need some more."
Jim Jones' On My Way To Church drops on August 24th.
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