Jim Jones to release 3rd solo set in November

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

The Diplomats' Jim Jones will release his third solo album, Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product Of My Environment), on November 7th on Diplomat/Koch Records. The rapper recently released the first single and video from the project, "We Fly High."

Jones said in a released statement, "Biggie said a long time ago, 'More money, more problems,'and now I truly understand what he was talking about. I named the album Hustler's P.O.M.E. because it's just my definition of being a hustler. When you are coming up on the streets you got to hustle to survive or else you'll be left out in this cold world. That's all we got and that's what my music depicts. It depicts stories of everybody comin'up. Sometime it's hopeless, but you got to stay focused. I know we all got felonies and can't get no jobs, so we on the street corners doing the daily, and that's what we call hustlin'."

The rapper will be releasing a remix of "We Fly High" featuring Diddy, T.I., Baby, Lil Kim, and Jermaine Dupri, in the coming weeks.

When we spoke with Jones, he shared how surprised he was that "We Fly High" took off at radio before the video was even released. He said: "Very much, very, very, much surprised but you know it's a blessing. We here man. I'm happy to be from New York."

Jones also shared that he's enjoying his day job as Director of A&R for the Warner Music Group. He said: "To be an executive feels good man. I'm playing both sides of the fence. Congratulations to Warner Brothers Music Group in all their endeavors this year. Everything under the line from Atlantic to Asylum to Warner, I've been having a ball man."

Hustler's P.O.M.E. features guest appearances by Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Hell Rell, Jha Jha, Max B, Lil Wayne, Stack Bundles, and R&B singer Rell.