Jim Jones has once again spoken out against the violence that’s plaguing Hip Hop and claiming so many lives.
The Diplomats’ Capo sat down with XXL for a new series called Doin’ Lines, where participants have to fill in the blanks to 20 specific phrases. For the 17th entry, Jones wrote: “One change Hip Hop needs to make is stopping all the violence.”
This isn’t the first time Jim Jones has spoken out against violence in Hip Hop. During an interview with HipHopDX in June, Capo stood by comments he made in 2020 that being a rapper is “more dangerous” than being a solider. At the time, Jones was giving a response to Lil TJay being shot multiple times at a Chipotle restaurant in Edgewater, New Jersey.
“I stand on it,” Jones told DX. “We have more rappers getting killed than we have weeks in the year. Shit, my prayers go out to Lil Tjay who just got shot up the other day and I don’t even know his condition but, you know, it’s terrible out there. Every day they talk about a different rapper that just got shot or was involved in a shooting or something like that.
“So yeah, I stand on what I said. Being a rapper in today’s society is definitely the most dangerous job in the world. You have a 50 percent chance of making it as a rapper and making it alive as a rapper is what it means. It’s one for one, so you take that how you want to take it.”
Jim Jones also spoke out against the violence in his community when the Supreme Court motioned a ruling allowing Americans the right to carry a gun for self-defense. Part of that ruling deemed New York State laws too restrictive in obtaining a gun, and Jones had an issue with that, given the rise in gun violence in New York City in the last year.
“Somebody break this down for all of us cause it’s gettin very nasty in ny to th point regular workin class citizen are takin th risk of carry guns for there protection cause th city is filled mwit to much gun violence tht th police can’t get under control and people are scared for they life,” Jim Jones captioned a social media post.
Jones’ statement on Hip Hop violence in his XXL interview comes a week after TakeOff was shot and killed in Houston, Texas, on November 1. Authorities in Houston were notified of a shooting “shortly after 2:30 a.m.” at a local bowling alley where a dice game had taken place. A conflict reportedly arose, followed by shots fired, though more details weren’t available.
The Harris County Medical Examiner confirmed in TakeOff’s autopsy report that the Migos member died of “penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm.” No arrests have been made.
Jim Jones had dedicated his latest Drip Report to TakeOff, whom he called a “legend” while also taking the opportunity to give Migos their flowers.
The clip opened with Jim stating that Hip Hop and the world had “lost a legend,” and calling Migos “one of the greatest group ever, hands down, undeniable.”
“Their contributions to Hip Hop will never be duplicated,” Jim Jones said, “from the rap flows to the cadence that they added to this game and all the spices we see all the kids been trying to emulate. TakeOff was a special person out of that bunch and you can tell from every record that he was on.”
He continued: “The great TakeOff, you will never ever be forgotten. You left a mark that no one will ever forget my friend.”
minister farrakhan had some very important words to say to the community today. this website was quick to post a lot of nonsense after queen elizabeth died also quick to post when anyone black even linked to a rap song is arrested however nothing on this important message today from the minister
Yea, he don’t want violence in hip hop until he drops another song about killing a brother. 🤡
Yea, he don’t want violence in hip hop until he drops another song about killing a brother. 🤡
Or sucker punching Freddie Gibbs
Didn’t Jim Jones sucker punch Freddie Gibbs less than a year ago?
Didn’t Jim Jones sucker punch Freddie Gibbs less than a year ago?
The violence in hip hop won’t stop if rappers continue putting out negative energy, whether in songs or in real life.
He could start by never picking up the mic again.
Says the guy who was just bragging about his part in hip hop violence last month
Lmao, it’s not “hiphop violence”. It’s thug violence. And hiphop culture generally glorifies the life of a violent gangster, as does much of pop culture throughout our history. What kids need is possible role models, and in many cases, these kids grow up in broken homes, no father, trash mother, and so on. These kids don’t have a chance when they’re own parents shouldn’t be able to legally be within 100ft of a child.
Lmao, it’s not “hiphop violence”. It’s thug violence. And hiphop culture generally glorifies the life of a violent gangster, as does much of pop culture throughout our history. What kids need is possible role models, and in many cases, these kids grow up in broken homes, no father, trash mother, and so on. These kids don’t have a chance when they’re own parents shouldn’t be able to legally be within 100ft of a child.
His tribute to Takeoff was on point
His tribute to Takeoff was on point
It ain’t going to change until we change. All we do is talk talk and talk..no action. Accountability is a problem in our community. It’s never us that’s the problem. It’s always everyone else. Rappers rap about killing and drugs and bitches. It’s a cultural issue.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_murdered_hip_hop_musicians
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_murdered_hip_hop_musicians
Egvrvrrgrh
Jim Jones can call for the end of killing rappers, but it will never stop. These thugs will continue to their street lives into music. I know all rappers aren’t killed due to street violence, there are other reasons, but all are senseless. These thugs need to grow up. Black lives don’t matter to these fools.
Your dead if you wear red, blue. They don’t respect life!!!
How in the fuck are you going to stop that…. You can’t. Everybody is different and for those in the game it is still true. Basically just accept it homeys going to die but prove me wrong.
The media and industry want you to believe the “hip hop violence” is rappers killing other rappers. Thats a lie. Whats really happening is rappers are too stupid to stop hanging out in the hood and they are being targeted by regular gang members and robbers. The same killings happen every day but nobody gives a shit unless its a rapper. And Jim Jones has no business addressing this issue after being caught on a wiretap with Mel Murda arranging a murder hit on 6ix9ine.
Same guy to scream black lives matter after killing some black guys…fukin retards! These are you heroes?!
This is funny. So I guess going forward his new music will be christian rap.
I’m glad to see that people are finally starting to realize that rappers are phony. It doesn’t mean you shouldn’t listen to rap, but you should listen to it the same way you watch a fictional movie, knowing it’s just acting and entertainment. I realized rappers weren’t really thugs when I went I hung out with them and realized I was the hoodest dude in the room, and I’m not even hood like that. Most of these guys are failed art-school students who grew up middle class. Then they go to Hollywood around all those nerds and preppies and they act like the new black kid in a all-white school, playing up their toughness and coolness. Then it gets out of control and they start believing their own b.s..Then someone close to them gets killed and they wanna scream stop the violence.