Jim Jones explains why he passed on J. Cole – “He didn’t have a team, it was just J. Cole rapping”
by Staff Editor
After releasing Wasted Talent in April, East Harlem’s own Jim Jones sat down with HotNewHipHop to explain the meaning behind the album, his favorite records, and the state of Harlem rap. Little did we know, the Dipset co-founder once had an opportunity to sign Dreamville successor J.Cole, but wasn’t prepared at the time.
Jones got candid during an A Waste of Time podcast episode and spoke on not being equipped to handle J.Cole in the beginning. “J. Cole didn’t have a team when he came to me, it was just J. Cole rapping,” Jim says, via HotNewHipHop.“It took him a few years after that to kind of find his place and what he wanted to do. He ain’t rapping like Drake no more but when he was in my studio he was.”
Check out the tweet below to hear the entire episode or skip to 1:04:00 for Jim’s comments on J.Cole:
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome East Harlem’s own @jimjonescapo to the Upper West Side to talk Dipset Christmas, why he didn’t do a solo deal at Roc-A-Fella, sneaker shopping, being in the belt business with A$AP Ferg & much more! https://t.co/pVnEy2eGeupic.twitter.com/X1QwLVx0vL
— ItsTheReal (@itsthereal) April 17, 2018