5 months ago 30th Jun 10:05
As he gears up to release his first solo release on new label home Columbia, Jim Jones went to label head and legendary producer Rick Rubin to provide him with music for the project.
The album however which is slated for a September release will feature fellow Diplomat Juelz Santana but there will be no appearance by the Diplomat boss Cam’Ron.
The relationship between Jones and Cam’Ron has been a major topic of speculation over the last year since Cam’Ron literally disappeared from music after his public battle with 50 Cent.
As the corporate world was quick to put money into the Hip-Hop culture, it is obvious they are quick to take it away. With sponsors such as Pepsi and Proctor and Gamble pulling their sponsorship from BET due to the over abundance of negative connotation depicted on the channel, Debra Lee, the CEO of the Black Entertainment Television Network states that the channel makes appropriate cuts and edits for TV.
Ms Lee’s comments come after a watchdog case from group Industry Ears determined that children are exposed to profanity, violence and obscenity every 38 seconds on the channel.
The mind behind the group Paul Porter did digress that some responsibility has to fall on the shoulders of parents when it comes to what children watch, but the corporate world has to take a stand too.
Melanie Cornish
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