Jim Jones and Lil Wayne have been cool for years, but there was a time when the Diplomats vet wasn’t too pleased with the Cash Money Records legend.
During a recent interview with The Joe Budden Podcast, Jones admitted he wanted to lay hands on Wayne after he heard the hit Fat Joe song “Make It Rain.” He believed the hook sounded way too similar to Jones’ “Weather Man” single also featuring Wayne.
“I wanted to fuck Weezy up over that record, man,” Jones told Budden. “But Weezy’s my brother, you know I love him to death. But Weezy did some wacky shit when it came to that record. Remember he had a record with Fat Joe called ‘Make It Rain On ‘Em’? That was our hook. Now go listen to that record, and then pull up ‘Weather Man.’”
Jones said he had every intention of getting physical with Wayne, but he insinuated fellow Dipset member Juelz Santana was there to help him keep a level head.
“I was ready to take it to the next level and Juelz really — I’ll never forget it,” he continued. “It was the MTV Awards show. We was in the China Club when I seen him. And the homies just finished throwing somebody off the balcony in that bitch. I’ll never forget that day. Right in front of Weezy.”
Jim Jones Says Lil Wayne Re-Vamped His Style After Spending An Entire Summer With Dipset
The Majik-produced “Weather Man” single featuring Lil Wayne and Stack Bundles arrived in 2006 on Jones’ Hustler’s P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) project, which peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart.
Meanwhile, Fat Joe’s “Make In Rain” was released in 2006 and was included as part of his seventh studio album Me, Myself & I. Produced by Scott Storch, the track peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category.
Compare both below.
Everybody says make it rain, lol. I fuck with Jimmy, but these two different songs with only some of the same words in the hook.
Settle down Jenny, you didn’t make up the term make it rain and the hooks are completely different. You still a bum and jealous you not on Wayne or Juelz skill level.
other than saying “rain”, nothing about those 2 hooks are even remotely similar….dude just salty that Joe’s was a MUCH bigger hit.
Another edition of Tales from Jim Jones being Delusional.
The writer clearly not heavy into hip hop like that. Make it rain came out in 2006 not 2011. The album it was on came out in 2011. Songs dropped the same year. Smh
You guys are the weakest people out there. Typos fucking happen. you losers sit around all day just dying to point out something “wrong” so you can momentarily feel OK about your pathetic selves. why don’t you get a fucking life?
hey stay in your lane brother. that’s no way to talk to a woman.
for YAWN who ever you are, not silent partner.
Oh wow you’re such a hip hop scholar for Googling that. Stfu.
Jimmy: I’m going to get my friends to F up one of the biggest rap artists in the world, Wayne, over there. While I watch like a tough guy.
Juelz: That’s a bad idea. Don’t do that.
Jimmy: OK I won’t.
Juelz woulda looked at Jimmy like Wtf smh
Jones been talking/acting like he was (and is) some super gangster lately and it’s funny to me. Max B & Tru-Life was super violating this dude and he didn’t do nothing back when he was still fairly relevant. Where was this energy and his goons when he was getting g-checked?
Proud non-owner of neither of these catalogs …
No way these hooks sound similar, Jim Jones buggin, tryna get free plays off us.
ahhh the days of Affliction gear, tru religion jeans, and big ass belt buckles with studs and skulls on them. We dont need to ever revisit that