Jim Jones: This Is Why I Didn’t Sign Drake, J. Cole, Or The Weeknd When I Had The Opportunity

[KingsOfKings]

 

[TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY]

 

[DAT NICCA KELSO]

Someone get this nicca some water. I know his breath was humming during the interview

 

[T-K-G]

This is partly why rap will probably never be able to have a history book

Everybody wanna be Fat Joe and claim hypothetical credit, nothing would be able to be verified as facts due to people's ego and delusional perspective about everything


You weren't the only person they gave demos to

It's a red flag when someone finds a way to make stuff they weren't involved in come back to them somehow like they controlled shyt.

 

[blockburna420]

has he ever signed anybody that had a mildly successful career?

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

He was early on Cudi too...

 

[Theo Penn]

Jim be lying like shyt.

 

[Diondon]

Sign em to what?

 

[Street Knowledge]

It’s a shame seeing washed rappers lie and exaggerate about the past for clicks in these interviews

Its like a whole genre of the podcasting/interview circuit now

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

This is partly why rap will probably never be able to have a history book

Everybody wanna be Fat Joe and claim hypothetical credit, nothing would be able to be verified as facts due to people's ego and delusional perspective about everything


You weren't the only person they gave demos to

It's a red flag when someone finds a way to make stuff they weren't involved in come back to them somehow like they controlled shyt.

I don't understand anything you're saying....

If Rapper A gives out 100 demos and then blows up with the 101th person.......... Don't the other 100 still get to say "I had a chance to sign him and passed on it?"

How's that a red flag at all? Him, nor Fat Joe, nor anybody else ever says "Yea I'd have given them the same/better career!" They usually just say they missed and give reasons WHY.. Jim is saying those type of guys didn't fit his image so he had no time for that.

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

It’s a shame seeing washed rappers lie and exaggerate about the past for clicks in these interviews

Its like a whole genre of the podcasting/interview circuit now

What exactly did he lie or exaggerate about?

 

[Street Knowledge]

What exactly did he lie or exaggerate about?

That he had a chance to sign any of these people

 

[Ineedmoney504]

That he had a chance to sign any of these people

He did for Cole I’m sure. Cole woulda signed with anyone back then lol

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

That he had a chance to sign any of these people

So you think they gave him the music, had zero deals on the table, but would have turned down the offer??

Then why even give the nikka the demo?

 

[Capitol]

Man I remember I saw Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, and Kendrick were performing in the city at this small venue. I could have signed them before they blew up.