Jim Jones has enjoyed a fruitful and controversial career since he emerged as a successful solo artist in 2006 and that includes various run-ins with rival rappers.
The Diplomats/Jay Z beef of old now has a new chapter…. in 2015. After Funkmaster Flex publicly dissed Mr. Carter’s Life + Times site on Hot 97, Cam’ron and Jim Jones attack their longtime adversary on a “Victory” freestyle.
The Diplomats back? Only time will tell if that’s true, but the Harlem collective did invade Hot 97′ Funkmaster Flex show on Monday night (January 5).
Last year brought rap fans six EPs worth of new material from rapper Cam’ron, and it appears that partners in rhyme, The Diplomats, will join the wave in 2014.
Hip-Hop culture has always been a lucrative means to lure in fans into subscribing to a product and that couldn’t be more evident than rapper cameos in movies as well as various television shows.
Halley’s Comet, the cow jumping over the moon, all rarities (or fantasies) in the grand scheme of things. The same can be said about dope verses from rappers who lack in the lyricism department.
We thought Harlem sticks together? The separation between former friends Jim Jones and Dame Dash has gotten wider over the last few months. Based on Jones’ most recent Instagram slander, it seems the two will never be close again.
Just when you think the problems between Jim Jones and Dame Dash couldn’t get any weirder, they did. When asked about his recent slander aimed at the former cakeaholic, the Diplomats rapper stated his Instagram account was hacked.
So, the NYPD has a specialty unit of policemen called the “Hip-Hop Squad,” all of whom are responsible for investigating New York parties that feature appearances by some of today’s hottest rap stars.
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Members of the Hip-Hop community and law enforcement on any level have always shared a toxic relationship. Given the nature of content of what the music is built upon, it shouldn’t be expected to be any other way.
Since A$AP Mob broke through to become one of New York’s hottest new Rap collectives, they have drawn several comparisons to other groups before them. When asked about the two crew’s similarities, Jim Jones thought there weren’t many.