07/23/07 - MTV News: Hottest MCs In The Game: #10

Ms. Coffey123 · 07-23-2007, 02:49 PM

Well, here we go again. Starting with #10, you'll get an MC a day Monday through Friday this week — and then we'll roll out 1 through 5 when "Hottest MCs in the Game" airs on MTV2 on Sunday.

Jim Jones
Rank: 10

Why He's Hot
The Dipset capo may not have raw skills like some of the other MCs on this list, but what he lacks in a traditional category like lyrical ability, he more than compensates with his overall passion and swagger for the game. Jimmy has come a long way from being Cam'ron's hypeman back in the day. Single-handedly, he launched the whole rock-star-in-the-'hood movement: From his skull-and-bones look down to his chained wallet, Jones has more clones on the block than an old zombie flick.

But it ain't just Jones' True Religion jeans that helped him make the cut. Check last year's Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) and you'll find more than enough proof that Jimmy has fully come into his own as one of the top voices of the streets. From a vulnerable joint like "Emotionless" to the full-on rumble of "Reppin' Time," he's expanding his subject matter and developing more than ever as an artist.

But the main reason why he's hot shouldn't be much of a surprise, and it comes down to one word: "Baaaaallin'!" Jones' "We Fly High" ad-lib and the hoop-shot dance from the video became an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon. Just about anywhere you went — from Cali to Coney Island — you heard the song and saw someone doing the dance. Even the New York Giants adopted the move as a ritual after a big play, solidifying Jones' status as a true rap star.

Jimmy returned the love, putting together a Giants remix of the song, which became the first of a ton of remixes he's done in the past year. His phone blew up with calls from DJ Unk, Rich Boy and Game, making him one of the most-requested MCs. The calls kept coming as Jimmy went on tour with Jeezy in the spring, but soon setbacks and tragedy popped up when he went public with his feud with Cam'ron, and his close friend and Byrd Gang member Stack Bundles was murdered in June. With another close friend home from prison in Max B. and a Byrd Gang album on the way, hopefully things will improve for Jones.

Co-Signer: T.I.
"Jim got his swag together this year. He really popped himself off. He's [a hustler] like Jeezy — when people first started hearing about Jeezy, it wasn't for rapping. I think Jim gets the same ... that goes with street cred. Street cred and swagger. That's why I feel he should be high up on the list. I mean, he had a hit record: A no-brainer, an unadulterated hit record, not just something that some people liked and it got drilled into your head so much you got forced to like it. You gotta give credit when credit is due."

Blistering Ballistics
"The young and the restless live life reckless (Harlem!)/ House money on the necklace, the pigs want him arrested/ 'Cause I'm obsessed with the guns and the vests (I love them)/ 'Cause when you getting cake, the candles come with a death wish/ The rock star living (What else?), the hot cars and women (Lavish life)/ Let God forgive him, hope the cop cars don't get 'em (Squalie!)/ This is for them n---as that, at the club throwing stacks (Baalllin'!)/ It's 'Star Wars,' they threw two, I threw four back/ And I'm back, it's Mr. New York City/ My hat to the back, I stay flyer than a Frisbee" ("Reppin' Time")

Hot Streak
Album: Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (2006)

Selected Mixtapes
Jim Jones Presents: M.O.B. (Members of Byrdgang), DJ Drama & Jim Jones: The Seven Day Theory

Singles
"We Fly High," "Emotionless"

Street Bangers
"We Fly High" remix (featuring Diddy, T.I., Juelz Santana, Birdman and Young Dro); "We Fly High" beef mix with Jay-Z verse (featuring Juelz Santana); "Reppin' Time"; "Weatherman" (featuring Lil Wayne and Stack Bundles)

Key Guest Appearances
DJ Unk's "Walk It Out" and "2 Step" remixes, Rich Boy's "Throw Some D's" remix, Shop Boyz's "Party Like a Rockstar" remix, Game's "It's Okay (One Blood)" remix, Lil' Flip's "I Get Money," Pitbull's "Sticky Icky"

Business Ventures
Launching Nostic Apparel clothing line, CEO of Byrdgang record label, co-CEO of Diplomats Records, co-CEO of Sizzurp liquor, director of A&R for Warner Music Group.

Tours
Young Jeezy's I Am the Street Dream tour (spring 2007)

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ViolatedProbation · 07-23-2007, 02:58 PM

ok i guess i can agree with that, props

Speak · 07-23-2007, 03:08 PM

He Aight.....

Ms. Coffey123 · 07-23-2007, 04:06 PM

If he's #10 50 better be way up there.

HoodstarSwish · 07-23-2007, 04:24 PM

Guess I agree!

theproblem1989 · 07-23-2007, 04:36 PM

wtf

I am God · 07-23-2007, 05:17 PM

Fat Joe is gonna end up on this list

8 KOBE 24 · 07-23-2007, 05:27 PM

lol MTV jackin ESPN's idea

faraiking · 07-23-2007, 05:43 PM

fuck mtv jim jones lmbaooooo just because of balling? man shut the fuck up this is the dumbest number 10 ever man!

Dope Da Damaja · 07-23-2007, 05:46 PM

this is a joke

760Thugsta · 07-23-2007, 07:37 PM

Jim Jones is #10! What a shitty list.

MC B STREETZ · 07-23-2007, 07:39 PM

jenny jones ........BOOORRRRRRIIINNNGGG

Tha Unit On Top · 07-23-2007, 08:21 PM

Wow, that just killed the whole fucking list. What are they going by. Is it who is the hottest mcs who are stil in the game or what? 50, Em, Jay, Nas, Kanye, Game, Lil Wayne, TI, Jeezy, shit I just ran off 9 without thinking, all of whom are better than Jimmy. Take away Ballin, is Jimmy still on the list? No. We all no Wayne will be number 1. Oh yeah, Andre 3000, now I no people willl say Pap, Sai etc who are all better than Jimmy, this is just who is hot in rap right now, and Jimmy isnt one of them.

moses · 07-23-2007, 08:25 PM

damn hip hop has jus died

J.a.M · 07-23-2007, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ms. Coffey123

If he's #10 50 better be way up there.

50 cent is number 7 rite now.but he can still move up or down depending on ppl gettin knocked and such or if they wanna raplace him on the list and put somebody ahead of him

*50*CENT*WIFE* · 07-23-2007, 11:24 PM

STOP HATING LOL

GO JIMMY

topballer87 · 07-23-2007, 11:26 PM

i mean remember hottest mc's dont got shit to do with how good their skillz actually are

ThaTRUTH IS BACK · 07-23-2007, 11:27 PM

Just lost respect for the list

Black Superman · 07-23-2007, 11:32 PM

guys remember its not about the best rappers its about who's hot so dont hate if u see jeezy in the top 5

FREZIE111 · 07-24-2007, 12:41 AM

yall watch the number 1 is lil wayne

the boss · 07-24-2007, 12:45 AM

i can see this being really a list of ti,50 wayne jeezy,and everybody else this is gonna be a watered doen list mtv dont really know shit but is good reaind anyway

DaKillahWitNoFace · 07-24-2007, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moses

damn hip hop has jus died

HAHA Word.

Drewshady17 · 07-24-2007, 02:06 AM

Well they started out all wrong Jim Jones on the Top 10 hottest MC's list.The only song he has ever had was Ballllin and that shit was catchy but his flow was wack just like always.Since the hype from that song has calmed down he hasn't done shit but released soe wack verses on other people's shit.I will check out the other people on the list but damn this shit is fucked up already all the MC's that I think are raw better be on here but MTV is known for makin some fucked up MC lists.

uptown56 · 07-24-2007, 02:48 AM

fucking list is gonna be bullshit

Otis Beats · 07-24-2007, 03:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ms. Coffey123

If he's #10 50 better be way up there.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

07-23-2007, 02:58 PM	#2
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Ms. Coffey123 I love 50 and Banks! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,742 Repped: 3,111 Repped 2,106 Times in 199 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	If he's #10 50 better be way up there. __________________ " Yall are life sized pawns, this is chess not checkers". - 50 Cent

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07-23-2007, 02:49 PM	#1
Ms. Coffey123 I love 50 and Banks! Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,742 Repped: 3,111 Repped 2,106 Times in 199 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	07/23/07 - MTV News: Hottest MCs In The Game: #10 07/23/07 - MTV News: Hottest MCs In The Game: #10 Well, here we go again. Starting with #10, you'll get an MC a day Monday through Friday this week — and then we'll roll out 1 through 5 when "Hottest MCs in the Game" airs on MTV2 on Sunday. Jim Jones Rank: 10 Why He's Hot The Dipset capo may not have raw skills like some of the other MCs on this list, but what he lacks in a traditional category like lyrical ability, he more than compensates with his overall passion and swagger for the game. Jimmy has come a long way from being Cam'ron's hypeman back in the day. Single-handedly, he launched the whole rock-star-in-the-'hood movement: From his skull-and-bones look down to his chained wallet, Jones has more clones on the block than an old zombie flick. But it ain't just Jones' True Religion jeans that helped him make the cut. Check last year's Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) and you'll find more than enough proof that Jimmy has fully come into his own as one of the top voices of the streets. From a vulnerable joint like "Emotionless" to the full-on rumble of "Reppin' Time," he's expanding his subject matter and developing more than ever as an artist. But the main reason why he's hot shouldn't be much of a surprise, and it comes down to one word: "Baaaaallin'!" Jones' "We Fly High" ad-lib and the hoop-shot dance from the video became an unlikely pop-culture phenomenon. Just about anywhere you went — from Cali to Coney Island — you heard the song and saw someone doing the dance. Even the New York Giants adopted the move as a ritual after a big play, solidifying Jones' status as a true rap star. Jimmy returned the love, putting together a Giants remix of the song, which became the first of a ton of remixes he's done in the past year. His phone blew up with calls from DJ Unk, Rich Boy and Game, making him one of the most-requested MCs. The calls kept coming as Jimmy went on tour with Jeezy in the spring, but soon setbacks and tragedy popped up when he went public with his feud with Cam'ron, and his close friend and Byrd Gang member Stack Bundles was murdered in June. With another close friend home from prison in Max B. and a Byrd Gang album on the way, hopefully things will improve for Jones. Co-Signer: T.I. "Jim got his swag together this year. He really popped himself off. He's [a hustler] like Jeezy — when people first started hearing about Jeezy, it wasn't for rapping. I think Jim gets the same ... that goes with street cred. Street cred and swagger. That's why I feel he should be high up on the list. I mean, he had a hit record: A no-brainer, an unadulterated hit record, not just something that some people liked and it got drilled into your head so much you got forced to like it. You gotta give credit when credit is due." Blistering Ballistics "The young and the restless live life reckless (Harlem!)/ House money on the necklace, the pigs want him arrested/ 'Cause I'm obsessed with the guns and the vests (I love them)/ 'Cause when you getting cake, the candles come with a death wish/ The rock star living (What else?), the hot cars and women (Lavish life)/ Let God forgive him, hope the cop cars don't get 'em (Squalie!)/ This is for them n---as that, at the club throwing stacks (Baalllin'!)/ It's 'Star Wars,' they threw two, I threw four back/ And I'm back, it's Mr. New York City/ My hat to the back, I stay flyer than a Frisbee" ("Reppin' Time") Hot Streak Album: Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) (2006) Selected Mixtapes Jim Jones Presents: M.O.B. (Members of Byrdgang), DJ Drama & Jim Jones: The Seven Day Theory Singles "We Fly High," "Emotionless" Street Bangers "We Fly High" remix (featuring Diddy, T.I., Juelz Santana, Birdman and Young Dro); "We Fly High" beef mix with Jay-Z verse (featuring Juelz Santana); "Reppin' Time"; "Weatherman" (featuring Lil Wayne and Stack Bundles) Key Guest Appearances DJ Unk's "Walk It Out" and "2 Step" remixes, Rich Boy's "Throw Some D's" remix, Shop Boyz's "Party Like a Rockstar" remix, Game's "It's Okay (One Blood)" remix, Lil' Flip's "I Get Money," Pitbull's "Sticky Icky" Business Ventures Launching Nostic Apparel clothing line, CEO of Byrdgang record label, co-CEO of Diplomats Records, co-CEO of Sizzurp liquor, director of A&R for Warner Music Group. Tours Young Jeezy's I Am the Street Dream tour (spring 2007) Source: __________________ " Yall are life sized pawns, this is chess not checkers". - 50 Cent

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I am God Jesus Walks Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: from California to Florida to New York Posts: 1,699 Repped: 257 Repped 1,126 Times in 499 Posts Neg Reps: 41 Neg Repped at 19 Times in 13 Posts	Fat Joe is gonna end up on this list __________________ ^^^^ Throwback

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8 KOBE 24 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 228 Repped: 180 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol MTV jackin ESPN's idea

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faraiking Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HOOD Posts: 1,091 Repped: 71 Repped 271 Times in 38 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	fuck mtv jim jones lmbaooooo just because of balling? man shut the fuck up this is the dumbest number 10 ever man!

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760Thugsta :Norris:Soldier Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 313 Repped: 21 Repped 89 Times in 45 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Jim Jones is #10! What a shitty list. __________________

07-23-2007, 07:39 PM	#12
MC B STREETZ YAYO'S ADVOCATE/HYPE MAN Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: FIND ME IN YA CRIB WIT DA NINA WHERE DA MONEY AT Posts: 18,199 Repped: 3,566 Repped 21,974 Times in 2,200 Posts Neg Reps: 58 Neg Repped at 51 Times in 45 Posts	jenny jones ........BOOORRRRRRIIINNNGGG __________________ "I'M A LOUDMOUTH NIGGA BUT MY RUGER SILENT" -TONY YAYO A.K.A TALK OF NEW YORK "ALL YAYO ENEMYS ARE ALL OF MY ENEMYS" - MC B STREETZ A.K.A YAYO'S NINJA

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Tha Unit On Top BISD November 23rd Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,195 Repped: 640 Repped 2,457 Times in 353 Posts Neg Reps: 78 Neg Repped at 123 Times in 85 Posts	Wow, that just killed the whole fucking list. What are they going by. Is it who is the hottest mcs who are stil in the game or what? 50, Em, Jay, Nas, Kanye, Game, Lil Wayne, TI, Jeezy, shit I just ran off 9 without thinking, all of whom are better than Jimmy. Take away Ballin, is Jimmy still on the list? No. We all no Wayne will be number 1. Oh yeah, Andre 3000, now I no people willl say Pap, Sai etc who are all better than Jimmy, this is just who is hot in rap right now, and Jimmy isnt one of them.

07-23-2007, 08:25 PM	#14
moses bad newz Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: new york Posts: 172 Repped: 6 Repped 34 Times in 4 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	damn hip hop has jus died

07-23-2007, 11:24 PM	#16
50CENTWIFE R.I.P MIKE :( Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: THE EAST COAST Posts: 15,976 Repped: 2,510 Repped 728 Times in 139 Posts Neg Reps: 6 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 11 Posts	STOP HATING LOL GO JIMMY __________________ .....MKJ.....B.I.S.D.OUT.NOW.....

07-23-2007, 11:26 PM	#17
topballer87 Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Miami, Fla Posts: 2,850 Repped: 575 Repped 267 Times in 30 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	i mean remember hottest mc's dont got shit to do with how good their skillz actually are

07-23-2007, 11:27 PM	#18
ThaTRUTH IS BACK The Next Don Join Date: May 2007 Location: College Park Posts: 344 Repped: 27 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	Just lost respect for the list

07-23-2007, 11:32 PM	#19
Black Superman Show Time Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,588 Repped: 259 Repped 5,423 Times in 619 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 9 Posts	guys remember its not about the best rappers its about who's hot so dont hate if u see jeezy in the top 5 __________________ HH Board's Top 5 or Better... Who Hotter Than Me? HIT DA REP OR CLICK THE GREEN

07-24-2007, 12:41 AM	#20
FREZIE111 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: tampa bay florida Posts: 181 Repped: 1 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	yall watch the number 1 is lil wayne

07-24-2007, 12:45 AM	#21
the boss Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 241 Repped: 11 Repped 58 Times in 17 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i can see this being really a list of ti,50 wayne jeezy,and everybody else this is gonna be a watered doen list mtv dont really know shit but is good reaind anyway

07-24-2007, 02:06 AM	#23
Drewshady17 Shady/Aftermath/G-Unit Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,001 Repped: 295 Repped 347 Times in 71 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 16 Times in 12 Posts	Well they started out all wrong Jim Jones on the Top 10 hottest MC's list.The only song he has ever had was Ballllin and that shit was catchy but his flow was wack just like always.Since the hype from that song has calmed down he hasn't done shit but released soe wack verses on other people's shit.I will check out the other people on the list but damn this shit is fucked up already all the MC's that I think are raw better be on here but MTV is known for makin some fucked up MC lists.

07-24-2007, 02:48 AM	#24
uptown56 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 612 Repped: 317 Repped 936 Times in 108 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	fucking list is gonna be bullshit __________________ reppin MTL

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