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Who favorited?Jim Jones Catches Misdemeanor Assault Charge Over Alledged Altercation
by on January 6th, 2009
New York rapper Jim Jones turned himself into the New York Police Department yesterday, January 5th, 2009.
Jones received a misdemeanor assault charge after an alleged altercation with r&b singer Ne-Yo and the brother of Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith, who works with Ne-Yo.
The altercation took place after Jones and his entourage ran into Ne-Yo and who many believe to be Ty Ty's brother at New York's ultrasheek Loui Vuitton store on Fifth Avenue.
One of Jone's people reportedly made a belittling comment about Jay-Z towards Ty Ty's brother--when he tried to respond things got out of control.
Police say Jones punched and kicked Ty Ty's brother. Jones was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket instead of a trip behind bars.
"I don't know what this is for," Jimmy tells MTV News when asked about the fight. "All I know is I was shopping. I don't know what happened."How my LVs [Louis Vuitton logos] look?" the Diplomat Capo, wearing a Louis V scarf, asked. "They say it was an incident at the store, but I don't know."
According to MTV, Jim Jones said the altercation gave him another sobering look at his life and career.
"Being a gangsta rapper or a 'hardcore' rapper, you find yourself stuck between a rock and a hard place," he said. "It's a thin line, because there's things I've done in my career to get where I am today, and I've benefited off it. For me to make a transition and take my career to the next level, there's some things I can't obviously do anymore. What I mean by that is, you play the tough guy and put yourself into those positions, and things can happen. You end up like this, [with] a big inconvenience."
"Sometimes the notoriety works in your favor, but I shouldn't be here at this point," he continued. "As long as no one is physically doing something to you or being that much of an aggressor, sometimes you can let these things go. I've grown to realize that, and I see it's not gonna be the same for me as far as my travels in this industry. My last few situations, it seems like I've ended up in jail and people have used that as a way to put civil suits on me. That's the new wave of getting money. They say snitching is big business."
Jones has to appear in court February 4, his next LP, Pray for Reign, hits stores February 20.
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i dont see jim jones runnin up on max b though, why he runnin up on defenseless rnb singers? lol
“Gangsta rap” lol wtf jim jones is softer than Bounty. You fought Ne-Yo and his brother to somehow to get to Jay-Z? So lame. Go shave my nigga and practice rhyming in the mirror.
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I mean where was he when Junior Mafia was buckin’ in the heart of Harlem? I know where, Sonn was, he was right there jumping fences & shit like he was runin tracks. And how Is this Nigga turning him self in? Listen I don’t give a fud-uck what he did or didn’t say to the coppers. The mo’fuckin point is, Jim jones been playing the tough guy role like he De-Bo or somethin. Sooo Mr ‘Frank Lucas is a Snitch’ what the fuck is U talking to the cops for? This Damn incident wasn’t anything more than a scuffle in a retail store….right? Yet this nigga is cooperating w. the police already. Yeah it’s Smart, I mean u don’t want to get into too much trouble, like OJ. But we talking about Jim Jones here. And Jim Jones is supposed to be a Hardcore gangsta rapper…. . Right? Well Last I checked Tony Soprano doesn’t go to the Jakes unless they summoned him …WE DON’T BELIEVE YOU NEED MORE PEOPLES
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