{"id":289729,"date":"2026-07-07T22:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289729\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T22:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:47:10","slug":"jim-jones-claims-he-has-one-of-the-best-catalogs-in-nyc-rap-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289729\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jones Claims He Has One of the Best Catalogs in NYC Rap History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOne thing about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jim-jones\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jim-jones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Jones<\/a>? He\u2019s good for a quote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Harlem rapper popped by the No Funny Sh\u2013 podcast recently and was asked about <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/jim-jones-camron-verzuz-harlem-challenge-1236257325\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/jim-jones-camron-verzuz-harlem-challenge-1236257325\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Verzuz challenge he made<\/a> toward his fellow <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-diplomats\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-diplomats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Diplomat<\/a> <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/camron\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/camron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam\u2019ron<\/a> back in May. And while he acknowledged that the challenge was just him trolling a little bit, Jimmy also said that he feels like he has one of the better discographies in New York rap history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cI got a better catalog than over 90 percent of the rappers out of New York City in history,\u201d he said confidently. \u201cNot to be like\u2026there\u2019s been a lot of rappers in New York, but I got real gold records, more than one of them, like albums and sh\u2013 like that. You dig? I got real platinum singles and sh\u2013 like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/jim-jones\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/the-diplomats\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe added: \u201cSome of your favorite rappers don\u2019t have nothing platinum. That doesn\u2019t make me better than anybody and sh\u2013 like that, but statistically I got a hell of a catalog. I mean, from every album that I put out, I got a dope a\u2013 single, especially in New York. In New York, hands down, I know I got 20 records.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJim made headlines this time last year <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/jim-jones-nas-defends-comparisons-1236003806\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/jim-jones-nas-defends-comparisons-1236003806\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">when he defended himself<\/a> after a podcast clip of a college student saying the Dipset member was more relevant than Nas went viral. However, <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/jim-jones-nas-comparison-angie-martinez-1236014035\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/jim-jones-nas-comparison-angie-martinez-1236014035\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">during an interview with the legendary Angie Martinez<\/a>, Jones admitted that he didn\u2019t realize how many fans the Queens rapper still has after his comments received massive pushback from the hip-hop community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tYou can watch Jim\u2019s full conversation with No Funny Sh\u2013 below.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/preferences.mail.billboard.com\/preferences\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One thing about Jim Jones? 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