{"id":289766,"date":"2026-07-07T23:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T23:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289766\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T23:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T23:19:15","slug":"jim-jones-claims-he-has-better-catalog-than-over-90-percent-of-rappers-from-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289766\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Jones Claims He Has \u2018Better Catalog Than Over 90 Percent of Rappers\u2019 From New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"

One thing about Jim Jones<\/a>? He\u2019s good for a quote.<\/p>\n

The Harlem rapper popped by the No Funny Sh\u2013 podcast recently and was asked about the Verzuz challenge he made<\/a> toward his fellow Diplomat<\/a> 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

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\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

He 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

Jim made headlines this time last year 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, 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

You can watch Jim\u2019s full conversation with No Funny Sh\u2013 below.<\/p>\n

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