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My Take
Jim Jones is one of those Harlem voices I keep coming back to because his whole story is bigger than any single hit. Born Joseph Guillermo Jones II in 1976, he co-founded Dipset with Cam'ron in 1997, and I think that group's swagger shaped a whole era of New York rap. What strikes me most is how he never stayed in one lane: rapper, songwriter, music executive, manager, entrepreneur. The hustle is the throughline. Even with personal details kept private, his Cardinal Hayes roots and longevity in the game tell me he's a survivor of an industry that chews people up fast.
Overview
Joseph Guillermo Jones II (born July 15, 1976), better known by his stage name Jim Jones (or Jimmy Jones), is an American rapper and record executive. He was a member of the now-defunct hip-hop group the Diplomats (also known as Dipset), which he formed alongside fellow Harlem native Cam'ron in 1997.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jim Jones
- Name (Japanese)
- ジム・ジョーンズ
- Reading
- じむ・じょーんず
- Born
- July 15, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / music executive / entrepreneur / manager
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cardinal Hayes High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.