Jim Jones net worth
Jim Jones net worth is $400 thousand. He is an American hip hop artist. Jones co-founded Diplomat Records with Cam’ron. He is a founding member of the Diplomats rap group.
Jim Jones works as a music video director under the alias CAPO and has directed videos for Cam’ron, Remy Ma, and Juelz Santana. He has five studio albums to his credit, three of which charted at number one in the United States.
On July 15, 1976, Jim Jones was born Joseph Guillermo Jones II in The Bronx, New York. He was raised in Harlem by his maternal grandmother as one of three children of Nancy Jones and Joseph Guillermo Jones. Precious and Keisha Jones are Jones’ two sisters.
He has five studio albums to his credit, three of which charted at number one in the United States.
On July 15, 1976, Jim Jones was born Joseph Guillermo Jones II in The Bronx, New York. He was raised in Harlem by his maternal grandmother as one of three children of Nancy Jones and Joseph Guillermo Jones. Precious and Keisha Jones are Jones’ two sisters.
Career
He began as a hype man for rapper Cam’ron and later joined the hip hop group The Diplomats. In 2003 and 2004, The Diplomats released two albums. Diplomatic Immunity, their debut album, was certified Gold and peaked at #1 on the US R&B chart as well as #8 on the Billboard 200.
In 2004, Jones released his debut studio album, On My Way to Church. “Harlem: Diary of a Summer,” his second album, was released in 2005. This coincided with his appointment as an executive at Entertainment One Music.
A year later, he released his third album, “Hustler’s P.O.M.E,” which produced his biggest hit, the 2006 single “We Fly High,” which was certified Platinum and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the US Rap charts. In 2008, his second biggest hit was “Pop Champagne.”
In 2009, he received an Urban Music Award. Jones released Harlem: Diary of a Summer in 2005. Hustler’s P.O.M.E (Product of My Environment) in 2006, Harlem’s American Gangster in 2008, Pray IV Reign in 2009, and Capo in 2011, which was supported by the lead single “Perfect Day,” were all released in 2006.
Jim Jones also collaborated with DJ Webstar on the 2009 album The Rooftop. He co-starred in the television series Chrissy & Mr. Jones with Chrissy Lampkin from 2012 to 2013.
He founded ByrdGang and ByrdGang Records, and in 2008, he released M.O.B.: The Album, which peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200 chart. Jones returned to music in May 2019 with his sixth album, “El Capo.” Jones became a part-owner of the Richmond Roughriders in December 2017.
Net Worth
Jim and Chrissy purchased a home in New Jersey for $680,000 with a 6.875% interest rate in 2006. This resulted in a monthly mortgage payment of about $4,500. According to a lawsuit filed in 2017 by the National Bank Association, the couple stopped making payments in 2010 and their debt had grown to $1.24 million with interest. The bank eventually foreclosed and sold the mansion.
Relationship
Jones is still dating her long-term girlfriend Chrissy Lampkin as of this writing. He proposed to her in an episode of “Love & Hip Hop” in 2014. They are still not married, and despite being together for 16 years, they are not in a hurry, according to social media.
Controversy
Jones challenged rapper Tru Life to a fight in 2006 with a $50,000 wager after Tru Life referred to Cam’ron and Jim Jones as “bitches.” Tru Life responded to the challenge by stealing Jones’ jewelry and taunting him on the mixtape “Tru York” in 2007. Jones was photographed in a “Borat”-style thong for the album. Jones retaliated by gaining access to Tru Life’s MySpace page.
Jones also started a bitter rivalry with Jay Z when he criticized Z’s work as Def Jam president. Jay Z responded with “Brooklyn High,” a diss track set to the beat of Jones’ popular “We Fly High.” On December 22, 2008, Jones punched and kicked a friend of Jay Z at the Manhattan Louis Vuitton store.
Other feuds include one with ASAP Mob, which arose following a 2014 interview in which Jones criticized Mob’s style as “not street.” “They’re creative, but they’re not from the streets… We’ve got real swag and the definition of fly… The price point and high fashion do not make it cool.” Jones also had a social media feud with Azealia Banks in July 2012, after Banks criticized Jones for taking credit for her phrase “vamp.” She attributed this to not only his song “Vamp Life,” but also to his mixtape series and label of the same name. Banks made a dig at Jones in the song “Succubi.”
Social Media
Jim Jones has over 3.2 million Instagram followers.
