Everyone seems to have an opinion on “Swagger Like Us,” T.I.’s recent all-star collabo with Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West. Folks like Jermaine Dupri and Diddy have even recorded their own verses over the song in an attempt to assert their own “swag” status.
Now Jim Jones is taking it one step further. Last week, we were building with the Capo in his studio for some future shit (stay tuned) when he spilled the beans about his own response to the song, a rumor that Miss Info reported on yesterday. He’s currently recording a new joint named “Jackin’ Swagger From Us,” featuring additional verses from Juelz and Lil Wayne, along with a re-recorded hook from M.I.A. and a new beat by Chink Santana. Read on to preview an exclusive snippet of the track and see what Jones had to say about the four artists on the first “Swagger”…
Complex: You and Juelz are all about that swag-splashing. How do you feel about not being included on “Swagger Like Us”?
Jim Jones: I think it was deliberate. I really do think it was deliberate; maybe in my sick twisted mind I’m a little crazy. People know who set the precedent as far as fashion in this industry and people know who damn near changed the world as far as fashion. You look at people, they went from the urban world of clothing, back when Rocawear and Sean John was cool. And then in the past 5 years I stepped in and gave them a taste of what rock and roll looks like from my side. I guess people would say from an urban side, and it seemed to catch on like wildfire, to the point that people was going to stores and asking for that Jim Jones look. Me and Juelz had Chink do our own beat, I have Weezy’s verse in my inbox right now and we kept the hook of that song because it was a sample. So we’re going to put that as a bonus track on the album, and put it to the streets. “No one on the corner got swag like you we don’t Rocawear that’s for fags like you.” [Laughs.]
Complex: Ahhh…
Jim Jones: And look at the Vibe cover. Tell me who Jay-Z looks like in there? Did you see the picture of him? With the Louis Vuitton scarf and all that. Who did that resemble? You can say it. But he did it wrong; he had a Gucci belt with a Louis Vuitton scarf. Who does that? You smell me? That’s like wearing one Nike and one Puma; how you going to get away with that? But I didn’t take the song as a shot, because I don’t feel like none [besides Weezy] of them possess any swag.
Complex: What about T.I?
Jim Jones: I don’t feel like he possesses any swag. Not like that. It’s fabricated. They’re watching other people, then they try and do it. You know people that dress like T.I.? You know people that go out and say let me get a T.I. outfit or do you know people who say “yo, you’re looking like Jim Jones?” Which one? Lemme hear it! When the bitches want to fuck you and the niggas want be like you, who got the swag? Niggas with money and fame always going to look like they doing something ’cause they got the camera in front of them. But the cool dudes always stick out no matter where they at.
October 4th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
u have got to be kidding me how old is jim jones? who is he jay-z:the king. who is jim jones no one, and he has no swag unlests hat includes being a dusty hater all the time. Jay-z doesnt hae to immitate him y would he y would he want to jay-z dresses way better than him jim jones still wearing jeans frm the mall and t-shirts cuz thats all he can afford since he has no talent so he cant put out songs to make money. and that is also y he is so wack how many times a yr. dos him and his “squad” come out with something and its #1. and the reason y he wasnt involved because he is wack and he has no swag so jim jones just calm it down.always tryna beef and he is no compettition for no 1 so people dont even pay attention to this lame.
October 4th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
u have got to be kidding me how old is jim jones? who is he jay-z:the king. who is jim jones no one, and he has no swagg unless that includes being a dusty hater all the time. Jay-z doesnt hae to immitate him y would he y would he want to. jay-z dresses way better than him. jim jones still wearing jeans frm the mall and t-shirts cuz thats all he can afford since he has no talent so he cant put out songs to make money. and that is also y he is so wack how many times a yr. does him and his “squad” come out with something and its #1. and the reason y he wasnt involved because he is wack and he has no swag so jim jones just calm it down.always tryna beef and he is no compettition for no 1 so people dont even pay attention to this lame.
October 4th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
aww they feel left out ah lol get a life losers and stop hatin on others try ebay maybe they could help you lamers!
October 4th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
HE JACKED UR SWAG JIMMY….GO GET HIM
THEN COME TO THE BAY AND GET KNOCKED OUT UR SOCKS FOR STEALIN TUPAC’S BALLIN SONG!!!
U WANT TO TALK ABOUT JACKIN? YOU JACKED PAC FOR HIS STILL BALLLIN SOUND, SO NOW WHAT?
WHO CARES ABOUT CLOTHES? THAT IS NOT SUBSTANCE. YOU FUCKIN BITCH, YOU AND JAY Z AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER J-CATS ARE BITERS, STEALIN SWAG FROM THE LATE GREAT ONE….BE URSELF CHUMPS.
YALL IS LIKE BITCHES, FIGHTIN OVER CLOTHES…..
October 7th, 2008 at 12:41 am
I personally thought that actual record sales ,clothing sales, shoe sales,super-hit record company,successful president of another record label, part-owner of a NBA team, 10 succesful albums in the game, 10 or 20 known classic hit records,at least 5 recorded classic hit albums, undisputed championfor hip-hop should be what allows you to have the right to say “FUCK JIM JONES” and his one “We Fly High” hit record and nothing else. That’s just my opinion.
October 7th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Not for nuttin, Jonezeee you said it ya self that you got ya look from rock roll so really you a cracka swagger jacka! For real how ya gonna say that people say they wanna look like you? If Im in the game I sure dont wanna look like the cat who aint hit gold if you count his albums and mixtapes togetha and yall got a lot. This shit you talk sounds like insecurites my dude, ballin has fallen like ya career and that shit was that high. Dont get me wrong I got love for the BIRDGANG but it aint about you.Right now juelz is that nikka but you always try to steal his shine and stand in front, when we know Killa is da real DON OF DA DIP!… And shiiiittttttttt Juelz has more hits and is 10 times hotta than you, you just a ol azzz uncle who come by tryin to stay fresh as da young ones but you aint dat one. You hatin and sayin dat shit you sayin cuz you mad day you a one hit wonder.Love me no mo and pin the tail da only shit. You aint nice wit it eitha and ya swagg dont flo you was just hype man or Junebugg, fall back and play ya part plus dat skinny jeans shit is fuckin gay especially how yall still wear them shit off ya ass and still wearin a belt I mean what da fuck. You mad cuz Jigga said he dont wear them cuz hiz stacks is 2 fat.
October 17th, 2008 at 9:33 am
jim jones ur not hot, ur not a leader, since cam’s week ass left ur lame ass behind… u been 50centin it up…hatin on all thats doing more then you…step ur lyric game up, slap urself with ur right hand and move on with life…if u concerned urself with ur lyrics, more then your hatin… you be aight…so stop hatin on the greats…cause they not eating of your plate…”got a knot so thick, can’t wear skinny jeans cause my knots don’t fit” spoken by the great one get the mess fage.
October 17th, 2008 at 9:36 am
and we don’t respect cam, or you in columbus, ohio so don’t rep us, and tell pop to stay in atl coming down to our town with that stupid shit…juelz keep that real shit coming…i hope one day u go solo
October 18th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Jim Jones is lame. Year round thermal rockin, Don Johnson, George Michael, scruffy face is swag? Like Hov said on the Kingdom Come album, the only time you sold is when The Roc chain was round ya neck. But more lame then Jimbo is Weezing S. Faggot. What is a swagger dagger? Then he on a diss record that he part of. I’m in agreement with Hov in one remark, cause I don’t wear skinny jeans cause my sack don’t fit. All and all Jimbo can’t rap!
October 20th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Man this shit is hilarious…first off that is so fukn lame…what is the point being a damn hater…i have never heard someone go in a store and say i want that “JIM JONES” look…haha bitch get over yaself…plus i don’t get how you gone have lil wayne dissing a song that he was originally on??? that makes NO sense…Kanye, Jay-Z, and my baby TIP got way more swag than this hatin, no rappin ass nigga..i mean really where yo HITS at??? that muh’f.ckn ballin sh.t i didn’t even like that song!!! all i gotta say this nigga need to grow the f.ck up and get a new profession..he basically said himself that he’s a full blown hater!! You bitch ass nigga gettin mad cause they didn’t put you on a song…I SWEAR MAN!!! and he call hisself a RAPPER!!!!!!!!! my nigga TIP ain’t worried bout that small time “BEEF” i mean who the f.ck are you??
October 24th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
FUCK JIM JONES AFTER READIN THAT THATS ALL U CAN SAY ABOUT HIM
November 6th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
ya nikkaz iz stupid 4 hatin on jim jones dis nikka show every1 luv till they fuck it upzs
nd jim jones feat t.i on ballin remix nd t.i is ma nikka but right after jim jones explanied splash swagg t.i made a song named swagga like us dats kinda fucked up ya dig drop luv4 nikkaz dat do dat
November 26th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
U got to be Fukin kidding me!? Damn Jimmy, Sounds like u r real bitter. I’m glad they didn’t have yo wack ass on that song. U would’ve fuked it up screaming that tired ass BALLIN! adlib u always shouting. U r acting and sounding like a bitch right now. Talking bout Jigga Louie scarf don’t match his gucci belt. WHO DOES THAT GAY ASS SHIT BESIDES WOMEN? Tell me, what Boss or Real Nigga would talk about how another man is wearing his clothes and make a big deal of it?. WHO GIVES A FUK? Like Jigga said, ” I don’t wear skinny jeans cuz my knots don’t fit”. Lol.. Classic. Fukin fags. The track is fire and them niggaz was spittin. To be real, Weezy was the wackest, man kissing faggot on there. IN FACT, HE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ON THERE! But, it was good move by T.I to put him on the song and lyrically roast his ass. Don’t nobody wear that gay ass tight clothes, rock n roll shit but yall gay ass fags. Only person from yo crew that get respect is Juelz. If he keep fukin with u, he’s gonna lose respect too.
November 29th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
you people have to realize jim jones and jay-z do not like each other it has always been a beef and always will i think dam dash caused that i have always said i will never buy my little boy a pair of skinny leg jeans i always said that i know that men not suppose to be wearing those jeans those jeans are made for girls don’t forget most of the fashion indusry is made up of fags queers what ever they call gay people
February 11th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
to be honest before anybody talks bout swag u gotta payhomage,nothin is knew under the sky,especially n terms of kanye or jay-z,before jay-z there was calvin bacote his mentor,kanye took from his fashion friends,who r mostly gay,no disrespect,thas why he went from polo,to more high fashion sensibility,ti took from jay-z n others,weezy followed jim jones n birdgang,he neva had swag like dat only money n cameras give them swag,take the money no swag at all,THE REAL SWAG KINGPINS ARE RICH PORTER-NEVA WORE THE SAME THING TWICE,ALPO EVEN IF HE IS A SNITCH,AZ THE HUMBLE 1,PEWEE KIRKLAND,FRANK MATHEWS NOT FRANK LUCAS,NICKY BARNES,FREDDY MYERS,FLUKEY STOKES,ALSO SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN-AMERICANS,NOBODY MENTIONS OR SHOW THERE PICS BECUZ NIGGAZ BITIN,SO THE YOUTH IS BRAINWASH N MELL RITE EVEN THO IM A DESIGNER,IM NOT GAY BUT I KNO WEN A MAN TALKS BOUT CLOS ALL DAY HE A GIRL,ALL VANITY MUST DIE N END ANYWAY
March 30th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Dis nigga mad cuz they didn’t put em on the song….
Drop Yo own shit, and don’t think clothes make swag, dumass!
This shit is ugly, man.
(and in my opinion, don’t NO muthafucka go into a store and ask fa NO fuckin jim jones! –unless it’s a pawn shop..)
April 29th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
FUCK JIM JONES.BITCH ASS
JAY-Z DA BOSS & T.I. DA KING.
July 1st, 2009 at 2:57 am
Who the hell tries to look like Jim Jones? I get a lot of people tellin me i’m tryna look like T.I. because I happen to have a beard and I always keep my hair shaved, but nobody looks at a light skinned dude with nappy braids and thinks Jim Jones. Plus this lames nigga aint never went platinum. He has four albums and only one of them even went gold. I’m sure this fool never crossed anybodies mind when they made the song so who the hell would think to put Jimmy “I can’t go platinum” Jones on a song with multi platinum artists? You would be virtually unknown to the masses if it wasn’t for the 15 minutes of fame you had with we fly high. Hell I never heard of him before then. Maybe it’s because i grew up down south but everybody on the swagga like us song is know worldwide so maybe thats why you didn’t make the cut little Jimmy. And skinny jeans are for women and dudes with no nuts.
And why the hell is lil wayne on the swagga like us diss song when he was on swagga like us? Man I swear. See kids this is what cough syrup will do to you. This man doesn’t even know what planet he’s from. He use to be a decent rapper but now he thinks he’s from mars.