Aug 13, 2012 Track #1 of Hustlers P.O.M.E. Album easily one of the greatest intro's IMO. Uploaded because the others have annoying DJ's in them. This is the original.

• • • • • • Website Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his Jim Jones (formerly Jimmy Jones), is an American recording artist. Jones, an original member of hip hop collective (also known as Dipset), is also the co- of, alongside longtime friend and fellow Harlem-bred,.

Jones is also a noted under the pseudonym, having directed videos for artists including Cam'ron,, and. Red Alert 3 English Patch 1.012. In 2004, he released his solo debut album.

The release of his second album, in 2005, coincided with Jones landing an executive position in. A year later he was on his third album (2006), which spawned his biggest single to date, '. Praetorians Patch 1.4.

The song reached number five on the US chart and was by the (RIAA). In 2006, Jones also formed the hip hop group and launched ByrdGang Records. The group released their debut album, under the newly found label in 2008. Jones followed up with his fourth solo album, which was released in March 2009, under. The album spawned the hit single '. In April 2011, Jones released his fifth album,, which was supported by the lead single, '. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life [ ] Jim Jones was born in borough of and was raised in.

His mother, Nancy Jones, is while his late father, Joseph Guillermo Jones was. Jim Jones was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother. In an essay for magazine, he stated that his mother would allow him to ride the train from their residence at 176th Street and to and. He attended but later began church to loiter and play hooky at the train station. In Jim Jones' The Come Up DVD, Vol. 19, he tells his story about growing up with fellow rapper.

Jones claimed he would stay at a store a block from the church he attended, and would go in and hang out with the owner; when the owner left, Jones said he took all the money in the register and the candy and would sell it in school; he was later expelled. Music career [ ] 2004–05: On My Way to Church and Harlem: Diary of a Summer [ ] is Jones' debut album. The album spawned two singles that made the US Billboard chart: ' (featuring, and ), which reached number 80, and ' (featuring his Dipset cohorts Cam'ron and ), which reached number 84. The album peaked at number 18 on the US chart, number three on 's chart, and number four on the chart., Jones' second album, reached number five on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Independent Albums charts, selling 350,000 copies.