As part of the promotional run for his recently released Wasted Talent album, Jim Jones stopped by ItsTheReal’s A Waste of Time podcast to chop it up about a number topics with hosts Eric and Jeff Rosenthal.
An interesting takeaway came when the Dipset rapper opened up about passing on the opportunity to sign J. Cole earlier on in his career.
“J. Cole didn’t have a team when they came to me,” Jones said. “He didn’t have a team, it was just J. Cole rapping.”
The veteran Harlem rapper went on to reveal that Cole — who later signed with JAY-Z’s Roc Nation — was rapping a lot like Drake, and that his style was very different to what it is today. Cole released his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in 2011.
“A little light-skinned kid coming to the studio every day rapping like Drake,” Jones continued. “And at that point it was Drake [and] niggas didn’t know what to do with no Drake. Drake was just a phenomenon at that point. Shit, you can’t have two of them right now. As you see, it took him a few years after that to kind of find his place and what he wanted to do. He ain’t rapping like Drake no more but when he was in my studio he was.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Jones discussed not signing a solo deal with Roc-A-Fella Records, as well as being in business with A$AP Ferg.
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Damn Jim, u say son was rappin like Drake! pwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Jim Jones is managed by the same label J. Cole is signed to.
excuses, just say you slept on J.Coles talent n keep it moving.
I agree he definitely from start to now J Cole does not sound like Drake and J Cole is a much better lyricist than Drake not even close. That’s a really poor answer as to why he didn’t sign J Cole.
“Better lyricist than Drake”? Arguably the must quotable rapper ever? Come on son.
Way better, planets away better then drake
Quotable doesn’t mean he’s a lyricist. Every 15 year old girl saying “I only love my bed and my mommy I’m sorry”
Jim Jones be BALLIN’ tears for his mistake.
Not being able to handle 2 Drake’s at once, please. If Drake was popping at the time every A&R at every label would be on his knees sucking off anyone who sounded like the next Drake. All labels do is try and emulate a successful artist at any label. Be a man and admit you didn’t see the talent or underestimated him, period.
Worrdd… j Cole wasnt nothing like drake he bugging
Hmmm.. a dude who can’t rap having an opinion about someone that can rap circles around him…. the irony.
Why would anybody ever sign to Jim jones
Didn’t go too well for Max B, did it now.
That was more a max b issue tho
Jones made max rob and kill?
Shit, even J. Snore was rapping like the great Drizzaveli? LMAO! 6ix God’s influence stretches back to the late 2000s and you haters still don’t wanna give the man his credit. No matter, Drake will go down as a GOAT anyway. Haters will say otherwise, but facts are facts. Real ting ya kno? #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife #DrizzySZN #NiceForWhat #Scorpion
Drake good but is not the fucking GOAT. J cole probably wouldn’t be successful if signed to Dipset. It’s about timing and the right fit.
Drake is Jevvish from his Canadian side and got some white from his paternal side as well. That makes him a Devil, with his ancestors being from the island of Patmos, created by the big headed professor. Ask Lord Jamar.
I don’t care what people say, Drizzy changed the game, he was ok looking when he came in the game but now more matured and better music, his style and smile is just hot. I find Drake attractive and sexually want him for some hot gay sex, am I the only one that feels this way?
Simply put. You can’t be a GOAT with a GHOST. Just respect good music. Throw titles out the window. The boy is still hot. It’s better for Cole that Jimmy didn’t sign him.
I’ll wait while yall name one successful artist signed to Jim
Ok so jcoles too light skinned but youll get interviewrd by these fucking goofies?
Love Jim Jones, but he was never very good at managing other careers. It may have just been bad circumstances, but the few people who have been under Jim never went anywhere except Max B, and that was after he was kicked out of Byrd Gang (but before he got locked up). Maybe if Max had not gotten in trouble with the law and Dipset kept their momentum instead of breaking up it would have been a different story, who knows, but the only dudes left were Mel Matrix and NOE, and who even knows what happened to them? For J. Cole to have tried coming up under that management, its safe to say his career would have taken a way, way different trajectory.
“Hip hop is like completely white” – that’s what J. Cole himself said. Looking at the current state, him, Drake, Jidenna and other lightskin biracials have been paving the way for the takeover. It’s a transition for hip hop into being a white as a snowflake genre.
You don’t even make any fucking sense
Jcole love speaking on white racism ..speaking on eminem 4 nothing..lets see if hell carrythe same energy at jones
So Jim Jones is the only person that heard this similarity to excuse his stupidity. Okay. We have tons of J. Cole rapping from before anyone knew who Drake was either, but he’s saying that that J. Cole sounded like Drake. Okay homie. You keep doing your unsuccessful version of hip hop.
the only guy out Dipset release stuff