New York Hip Hop has gone through so many changes throughout its history. Today, New York drill is the city’s definitive sound and has put the region back on the map with a force that hasn’t been felt in years. It’s become so big the city’s elder statesmen have spoken highly of the sound while even jumping on a few of the records.
As the sound paves the way for the future of New York Hip Hop, the elder statesmen are taking notice and extending their hand to be apart of a history-making moment. It’s believed the veterans rarely lookout for the newer artists, thanks to the city’s “fend for yourself” mentality. However, those claims couldn’t be anything more than rumors as rappers like Jim Jones are changing the narrative.
During his conversation with HipHopDX, the Harlem rap star gave his thoughts on New York Hip Hop’s future. In the case of New York drill, Capo knows the young guys created more than just a new sound.
“To see New York rappers gravitating towards this new sound and putting their own spin on it and now having our own thing is dope as far as them calling it Brooklyn drill or the New York drill,” Jones told HipHopDX. “I will give it to the artists in Brooklyn who have definitely put that drill to the test, and now we see it spreading through New York to artists from the Bronx, even artists from Harlem, so I love seeing artists creating a new lane, especially something that’s theirs.”
New York drill’s raw and aggressive tone is partly why the sound took over the city. The early, violent raps of pioneers Sheff G, Fivio Foreign, 22Gz, and the late Pop Smoke brought a certain feeling that the city hadn’t felt in years. Because of that, Jones had to be apart of the movement.
“It’s not something the older generation had anything to do with,” Jones said. “This is something that they bring to the table, and right now, they got artists like myself and other artists trying to participate in something so dope.”
Jones revealed he’d done work with Fivio for two massive records when he said, “I got two records with him, and them shits are dope. We did a ‘Crunk Muzik’ drill record, and we did the ‘Dipset Anthem’ drill record for his debut album.”
He added, “I actually did a few drill features and stuff like that. I don’t know if they came out yet, but I’ve been attacking that drill shit, I be drilling, I’ve been spinning the block, spinningggg. Ya heard? I got my lingo right when it comes to the drill, ya heard? I got it. Ya heard?”
Jim Jones’ love for New York Hip Hop goes deeper than the city’s drill scene. On his latest album, The Fraud Department, Jones shows that love for New York with two significant features from the home state. The first being Conway The Machine on the remix to Capo’s emotional George Floyd-inspired “The People.”
“I like the way Conway rap, man,” Jones said. “He’s a close friend of mine, but the way he raps? I mean, he knows how to pull feelings out of the things he’s rapping about.”
The second feature, though, carries much more weight than the rest. On “Bada Bing,” Jones links up with his longtime rival French Montana for a collab that would’ve never happened 15 years ago.
These former enemies were embroiled in a bitter feud that had them throwing bows in altercations all over the city. It got to a point where fans thought someone would eventually lose their life from all the ongoing violence. Thankfully, no one was killed, and Jones and Montana were able to resolve their differences.
When asked what made him want to extend the olive branch, Jones revealed it was a combination of growth, mutual friends and putting things into perspective.
“It wasn’t something that I did on my own efforts,” Jones explained. “It was a combined effort of a lot of mutual people that was in between us, and time heals everything. I’m getting older, and some things don’t hold as much merit in my life as they did then. You have to put things in front of you and see if it’s worth it anymore.”
He added, “I think for the both of us, it was something that needed to be done. Not just for us, but the culture and as grown men. Especially in our situation when no one else was hurt of any sort in any capacity, nobody died. So as gentlemen, we do what gentlemen should do.”
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Jones unleashed the new visual to “Bada Bing” with French Montana on Friday (March 5), and it’s still remarkable to see the two standing in the same room enjoying a good time together. It’s something fans have to get used to because there’s more from the two on the way.
“I would actually like to do a project with French, but I’m in such a music mode right now,” Jones revealed. “That would definitely be one of the things I think would be dope, especially for New York City. For me, it’s something I would like to do too. I think we could make some incredible music together.”
Don’t nobody wanna hear nothing from you Jim. I hope you saved your money.
his last album was a banger, stfu.
@direar You used the word banger, we already know you a clown.
Heard the gay bars in Spanish Harlem love them some Jim Jones. They be “Ballin” while getting teabagged in the bathroom stalls there all the time and also there’s been complaints of moaning and banging noises coming from the alley behind the club too with some some flamboyantly dressed men running away from there afterwards. So technically he’s half right about his comment lol. Poor gay-I mean guy… I know it’s must be difficult being a Jim Jones fan.
That hate in your blood is real..stop hating on grown men moving right ✅ internet geeks!!!!
He’s not a grown man. He’s a dusty old grandfather who’s experience a midlife crisis and still hasn’t found his niche or calling after 25 years of trying.
The last US generation may have nothing to do with it but the last UK generation definitely did. People need to do their homework.
Dear Jimmy, You suck ass. Please retire. You stole Juelz Santana’s momentum and Max B’s swag. Might as well sign with gay ass Diddy since y’all both like screwing over your peers. Hope you never make another album again. Sign Everyone (not name Jim Jones)
P.S Tony Yayo is more likeable than you. (At least he’s comical”That dumb shit dance with his hand”.)
That hate in your blood is all the way real…the funny shit they don’t give a fuck about your big mad..they laughing at your dumb pooput ass all the way to the bank. Sit your ass down somewhere, hating on grown men MOVING right…your more mad than Santana lmaoooooo. Fucking weirdos on the internet talking shit. #STFU
Hey Randy Terry. Wow,most guys who have two first names back to back usually like to swallow sausages. You’re so upset about lil Jimmy comments that you’re posting the same thing in almost every response,lol. Male groupies are bad enough but , if there’s anything that people hate more nowadays is a d*ckr*d*ng groupie.
You looking real sus. I think Jim Jones is ok but the way your defending him is on some prison yard protection type shit. No Homo
He’s ancient and a sub-par rapper. He’s too old to be rapping don’t they have hip hop retirement homes some for him to go to where he can open mic, used steroids, and beef with the other geriatric MC’s all he wants there.
Dear Randy Terry, You are gay.
Dear Randy Terry, Sometimes my parents hit me……..and you are gay.
Drill music has got to be the worst thing to happen to the birthplace and sound of hip hop. How you go from boom bap with breaking, turntables, an emcee with incredible wordplay and/or storytelling to this? This, ladies and gentlemen, is hustling backwards. Thank you corporate America for taking over hiphop and narrating / dictating what it sounds like currently. Hip hop is dead in the commercial world.
Hip hop is dead in the Hip hop world. Commercially, it’s bigger than it’s ever been.
Big difference between hiphop and rap. Hiphop got crushed by another generation when them candy beats came out
Don’t know what everyone is complaining about. Jim Jones’s albums are like medicine for me. They’ve totally replaced my prescription for Ambien and Melatonin. Just press play and boom off to sleep in minutes.
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Don’t do it. It’s a gay dude
You messed up when you believed Chrissy lies about Yandy. You have been good getting gigs. Jealous messed all of that up. Now, you want to be on Hip-hop. You lost a lot years ago. Let go and move on. Silence is the best thing. If you really deeply in LOVE, Marry Chrissy or let her go. Selfish act. To many years has passed it only takes 1 or 2 yrs not 15 or 20. Chrissy is good enough for everything else but NOT MARRIAGE. Man’s ego.
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Trashy white girl I met on MySpace invited me to a Dipset show. Someone got shot and the club closed down forever. I never saw her again.
isn’t it trendy in chicago too but everyone is killing each other?