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Born 15 July, 1976 (47 years old).
What is the zodiac sign of Jim Jones ?
According to the birthday of Jim Jones the astrological sign is Cancer .
Career of the Jim Jones started in 2016 .
Jim Jones Wiki
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| Jones at the 5th Annual Hip-Hop Summit Action Network's Action Awards in New York City in February 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Guillermo Jones II |
| Also known as | Jimmy Jones CAPO |
| Born | July 15, 1976 The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper songwriter record executive music video director entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Vampire Life Roc Nation E1 Splash Columbia Ether Boy Asylum Koch Diplomat |
| Associated acts | The Diplomats ByrdGang Chink Santana DJ Webstar The Heatmakerz Max B Philthy Rich Ron Browz |
| Website | newvampcity.com |
Joseph Guillermo Jones II , better known by his stage name Jim Jones , is an American rapper, record executive, and music video director. Jones, an original member of hip hop collective the Diplomats , is also the co-CEO of Diplomat Records, alongside longtime friend and fellow Harlem-bred rapper, Cam'ron. Jones is also a noted music video director under the pseudonym CAPO, having directed videos for artists including Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Remy Ma and State Property.
In 2004, he released his debut solo album On My Way to Church. The release of his second album, Harlem: Diary of a Summer in 2005, coincided with Jones landing an executive position in A&R at Entertainment One Music. A year later he was on his third album Hustler's P.O.M.E. , which spawned his biggest single to date, "We Fly High". The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America .
In 2006, Jones also formed the hip hop group and label ByrdGang. The group released their debut album M.O.B.: The Album, under the newly found label in 2008. Jones followed up with his first major-label album Pray IV Reign, which was released in March 2009, under Columbia Records. The album spawned the hit single "Pop Champagne". In April 2011, Jones released his fifth album, Capo, which was supported by the lead single, "Perfect Day". He returned in May 2019, for his sixth album titled El Capo.
Early life
Jim Jones was born in The Bronx borough of New York City and was raised in Harlem. His mother, Nancy Jones, is Aruban while his late father, Joseph Guillermo Jones was Puerto Rican. Jim Jones was raised mainly by his maternal grandmother. In an essay for Fader magazine, he stated that his mother would allow him to ride the train from their residence at 176th Street and Jerome Avenue to 110th Street and Lexington Avenue. He attended Catholic school but later began skipping church to loiter and play hooky at the train station. In Jim Jones' The Come Up DVD, Vol. 19, he tells his story about growing up with fellow rapper Freekey Zekey. Jones claimed he would stay at a store a block from the church he attended, and would go in and hang out with the owner; when the owner left, Jones said he took all the money in the register and the candy and would sell it in school; he was later expelled.
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