Customer Reviews

On My Way to Church

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I WAS TELLIN DIS N!GG@ FROM HOTLANTA DAT "DIS JIMMY HONES N!GG@ IS TRASH, NA! I MEAN GARBAGE, I MEAN SH!!TY A$$ ALBUM. YOU JUST PLAN STUPID TO BUY DIS SH!!T WORD T MOTHER." AND THEN MY MAN WAS LIKE "MAN I AGREED WIT U DOG I'M GON RETURN DIS BULLSH!!!T!!! I DONT KNOW WHY I BOUGHT DIS SH!!T"

jim jones really isnt a talented rapper and the only ok song is 'certified gangsters' feat. game of g unit. all he raps about is dipset drew and his stinking liquer company coming out which may suck as much as this album. the beats are lame awell.

i judge fairly every album i get now... as far as jim jones go... i never looked at him as rapper until i got this album tell u the truth the only reason why i bought the album was because i like the song twin towers... but when i went threw the cd i was amazed at alot of things like... lovely daze/memory lane was like damn y he did not come out with this a single... then u got let's ride, only one way up and a few other songs where he shows his talent to me i think lyrically he is the strongest in dipset because his cd is not talking about hoe's and pushing drugs the whole cd.... aww man he should of made a whole song to memory lane that song with that guitar is so ill

Overall this is one of the few albums that I own that is worth listening to now and again as Jim Jones really shows what he can do. The only reason why I bought this album is because I heard Certified Gangsta on Uncut and Crunk Muzik on the Internet, both songs I wasn't really into, but bought this album because I had some money to spare. After some extensive listening I was really pleased with the content, and of course made me want to buy everything Diplomats (not a good decision for the newer stuff out) but am still happy with this purchase. Alot of songs like Bend N Stretch, and Certified Gangsta have Westside beats and others like Let's Ride, Spanish Fly, and When Thugs Die, are just those songs that you really need to listen about whats going on. Except for the meaningless interlude/skits most songs on this album are pretty good, so if you like the good stuff go get this album

This album was hyped online for months before its release, and with the much-talked-about radio drama between the Diplomats and MA$E the month before, everyone was ready to see what Capo Status had to offer.

Unfortunately, in the opinion of so many die-hard Diplomats fans, the final product falls short of the buzz created on mixtapes like the Certified Troublemakerz series and Jones' own Ambitionz of a Gangster and Ryder Muzik. Even the lead single, Certified Gangsters, had to be stripped of its orginal guest appearances by The Game of G-Unit and Lil Flip due to rumored vetoes from up above. Nonetheless, Capo presents a heavy hitting album for the most part, with tested and approved songs in Get Crunk Muzik, Certified Gangstas (the original version), and This Is Gangsta, some other ones we've heard before, and an okay blend of new material. Its the tested songs that hold this down, which is why it of course falls short of Capo's mixtape efforts because obviously for copyright reasons etc. all the bangers from those couldn't be released without messing them up somehow. Overall, this is a very solid effort. Forget all the hate, forget Mason Betha (you a preacher lying!), everyone else. You have to be able to understand and appreciate this type of music to feel the power, these other reviewers just don't know, they can stay on that PB n J with no bread, the real music continues to be played.

This guy is the worst rap act out their... Only good song, Certified Gangstas, thats it. He is a Black Sterotype Rapper. The beats are O.K at most, they just put as much bass as they could, sounds bad. Bad Rap. DO NOT GET THIS!

I do not know what on earth led me to listen to this album, I guess I was punishing myself for skipping class today. This album is nothing but a hot ass mess, from the less-than-stellar beats to the boring lyrics. Honestly, some of these rap production companies might want to invest a good 500 dollars in buying proper music making and editing software for their "artists."

On My Way To Church is Jim Jones' step out from home crew Diplomats as his solo debut album. This album begins with spoken spiritual words as the title track as done for the outro. "Capo Status 1st Take", "Capo Status 2nd Take" and "Capo Status Final Take" are more like an introduction interlude for the flow skills of Jim Jones. The fast paced high pitched synthesizers on "Only One Way Up" featuring Cam'ron & Juelz Santana as they flowed back to back without a hook or chorus. For a more upbeat track produced by Heatmakerz was a good display of why he's important to the Dip Set movement on "This Is Jim Jones" featuring Cam'ron on the hook. "Let's Ride" featuring J.R. Writer was a dedication to Notorious B.I.G. as he switched paces with a rapid fire flow. One of the highlights of this album is "Certified Gangsta" featuring Cam'ron & Bezel over the "Boys In The Hood" sample. In attempts to take this album to another level, "Jamaican Joint" featuring Cam'ron & Juelz Santana accomplished its goal as the Southern sounds found on "End Of The Road" featuring T.I. & Bun B. As the album quickly takes a wrong turn with fillers, Jim takes it back to the essence of a Harlem gangster on "This Is Gangsta" featuring Juelz Santana & Bezel. As also found on Diplomatic Immunity 2, "Crunk Muzik" featuring Juelz Santana & Cam'ron had given this album a fuller feel and stolen the spotlight as one of the strongest songs featured on this LP. "Talking To The World" is another good song which features the street verbal skills of Capo produced by DJ S&S. On My Way To Church could have been a lot stronger with more songs alone without the almost completely Diplomat sounding release, but there's some good material found here worth checking out especially if you are a Cam'ron and or Diplomats' fan.

Jim Jones's "On my way to Church" was probably one of the better cd's of 2004. I admit as a rapper,jim jones is not my top choice as one of the best,but jimmy really did his best on this cd. Overall out of the 21 songs(really about 16 songs),he really shows that he has some lyrical content on most of his songs(Bend n' Stretch,Jamaican Joint,This is Jim Jones,Lovely Dase/Memory lane,Only one way,Twin towers,and Taking over the World). Though he is not the best rapper in dipset, his has definitly grown as a lyricist and this cd attemp in my opinion has made him much better than Juelz Santana,J.R. Writer,and Hell Rell. There is only one problem:he has way to many people featured on his cd. This may not attract viewers at first,thinking that he has no lyrical content and that he is compensating for it by having guest apperances. As unlikely as it may seem, Jim Jones does have rap talent and he has most definitly won my respect. This is a must buy cd.

The Dip-Set gang is about the only crew doing anything different around the hip-hop game. It's understandable that peeps hate on Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Un Kasa, Hell Rell, Freeky Zeekey, and Juelz Santana...I mean, these guys are the only ones making a change in the way hip-hop is heard and the haters have a hard time accepting that change. I think the Dip-Set keeps it real and old-school by taking hip-hop back to some of its roots - sampling. I'm by far one of the most avid Diplomat listeners and I'll be the first to admit that the Byrd Gang may not be the most gifted of lyricists, but their production crew is by far one of the hottest in hip-hop and their beats make them sound like they bless the mic everytime. Jim Jones comes correct in his debut as he spends time spittin' about life as a certified gangsta and his experiences and struggles with the hood, maintaining a religious backbone amidst it all. While the album has some cool tracks like the NWA-sampled single "Certified Gangsta," "Lovely Dase/Memory Lane" and "Shotgun Fire," the stand-outs have to be without a shadow of a doubt the soulfully blessed "This Is Jim Jones" and what I consider to be the best cut on the whole album - "Talking To The World." Overall, not a bad listen at all.