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Jim Jones : Net Worth, Profession, Early & Personal Life
Jim Jones Net Worth: Jim Jones, a rapper and hip-hop artist from America with a net worth of $400 million. Jones and Cam’ron co-founded Diplomat Records. He is also a founder of Diplomats, a rap group. Read on to know more about Jim Jones Net Worth.
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Jim Jones Networth
Jim Jones, a rapper and hip-hop artist from America with a net worth of $400 million, is Jim Jones. Jones and Cam’ron co-founded Diplomat Records. He is also a founder of Diplomats, a rap group.
Jones is a music video director, alias CAPO. He has directed videos for Remy Ma and Cam’ron. He has five studio albums, of which three reached number one in the United States.
Early Years Of Jim Jones
Jim Jones was born Joseph Guillermo Jones II on July 15, 1976 in The Bronx (New York). As one of three children of Nancy Jones, Joseph Guillermo Jones, Jones was raised in Harlem. Jones has two sisters, Precious Jones and Keisha Jones.
He attended a Catholic school in the area and often skipped school to go to the station. He was raised alongside Freekey Zekey, another rapper. Jones was a troubled child. He caught in a shop stealing one time, which led to his expulsion from school.
When he was six years old, Jones met Dame Dash. She is a hip-hop legend who would become co-founder at Roc-A-Fella Records. As a youngster, Jones met Cameron Giles (aka Cam’ron). Both would have an enormous impact on each other’s musical careers.
Jim Jones Profession
His career began as a hype man for rapper Cam’ron. He then joined hip-hop group The Diplomats. The Diplomats released 2 albums in 2003 and 2004. Diplomatic Immunity, their debut album, was certified Gold. It peaked at #1 on both the US R&B charts and #8 on Billboard 200.
Jones’ first studio album, “On My Way to Church”, was released in 2004. His second album, “Harlem: The Diary of a Summer”, was released in 2005. He was then appointed as Entertainment One Music’s executive.
He released “Hustler’s P.O.M.E” a year later. This album was his third. His greatest hit, 2006’s “We Fly High”, was certified Platinum. It reached #1 on both the US Rap charts and the Billboard Hot 100. His second biggest hit in 2008 was “Pop Champagne.”
Private Life Of Jim Jones
As of writing, Jones is still living with Chrissy Lampkin, her long-term partner. He proposed to her in 2014 on “Love & Hip Hop”. According to social media, they have not been married for 16 years and aren’t in any hurry.