Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
A Good Deed Denied
Posted by Bossip Staff
Lyrical content is the culprit behind Jim Jones’ performance cancellation at HIV Testing Day event in Jersey City. Here’s what the Mayor’s office had to say about the matter:
“Mayor Healy has always been a proponent of positive outlets for our youth and a strong gun control advocate,” Morrill told AllHipHop.com. “Mr. Jones’ lyrics speak of violence to women and police, of the drug trade and guns, and other activities that Mayor Healy could not endorse by sponsoring an event featuring Mr. Jones.”
Wow. A brotha tries to do some good (for a change) and this is what he gets? Peculiar indeed.
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okay.why does jim jones always look musty?
why does he always look like his ***** stink like dirty mop water? I don’t care if he is sweating, or not..he always look like he stinks, and is oily! i bet you when him and rick ross eats cheese burgers…mayo, and tamatoes get caught in that sh*t! gross!
Was he going to premier a new safe sex anthem at the event?
that dude look like his breathe stank.. errhh.
Do you see that scully running from his funk?
I can testify to the fact that he doesn’t stink. Brotha may be a little rugged, but he doesn’t stink…anywhere:)
What do you mean mean “and this is what he gets?” Why are you ignorant negroes always advocating for other ignorant negroes to be and promote ignorance? Just because a drug dealer gives away a few turkeys at Thanksgiving doesn’t exonnerate him from his culpability in the deterioration of the neighborhood. You ignorant negroes better start reevaluating your values, because when they are always decidedly in favor of claiming “negativity,” your extinction is not far away. Fools.
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cosigns Mitchell Harriss 100%
*applauds*
Mitchell Harris,
I strongly agree with you. If I were the mayor I wouldn’t allow him either. What can he possibly contribute?
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@ Mitchell Harris
You’re comments were right on point.
Correction
***Your comments…***
eff the mayor. thats telling the young “for all the bad or crooked you’ve done, your good can do or mean nothing.” like the mayor is so goody. how’d he get into office, oh surely on his rightiousness, ***** please, shhhhhhhhh hush your mouth
“first million dollars ran right through it….hit twenty m’s life might change, but this is why we play the game”-Jones
blacks don’t die we multiply errbody knows this
@Bossip
I don’t understand how anyone could defend this low life mother*****er.
Some “Jack *****” whose so-called trying to do something “Right” for a change (for a *****ing day). Like that’s suppose to negate who he self admittedly is and what he from his own mouth says he represents.
What message is that going to send. To have the Mayor of a major city ( Especially New York City)endorse this Jack ***** and what he represents as a whole.
That’s exactly what New York City needs more Jack *****es, Negative Role Models and so-called Amb*****adors!.
I agree that he shouldnt have performed at the event. he promotes nothing positive in his lyrics!! point blank.
That grimy Wu-Tang circa 1993 look went out a long time ago.
@Mitchell Harris
co-sign 110%
Stand Up For Something Or You’ll Fall For Anything!
Young people aren’t the only ones who are easily influenced and confused.
TOLD Y’ALL…I TOLD Y’ALL LAST WEEK WHEN SOME OTHER STORY CAME OUT ABOUT ROBBING OR WHATEVER THAT HE WOULD BE CANCELLED! PLEASE THEY KNEW JIM JONES LYRICAL CONTENT WHEN THEY ASKED HIM TO DO IT!!! THEY HEARD ABOUT THAT THUGGING HE WAS DOING AND FELT THAT IS NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE….I TOLD Y’ALL!!!
ok so he can’t perform, but i’m sure the monetary donation was accepted…
Maybe he did have something to contribute. Why should he be typecast like that? How do we know he doesn’t know or have someone in his life that was affected by HIV and now wants to speak about it or perform something positive on the issue?
I’m not a Jones fan, per say, but I don’t judge rappers on the content of their lyrics, only. David Banner raps about the same things (women, sex) but he is one of the few rappers that can actually form a sentence and speak about political issues (Katrina and his charities, voter registration). Nas and Ludacris speak out as well and they were also banned or dropped from commercials (Bill O’Reilly) because they were judged on lyrical content only.
As humans, we are not 1-sided. Most of us are multifaceted.
We shouldn’t be defined by our jobs or positions in life. But that’s what happening in this situation.
He does look like his feet always stink even with clean socks and shoes…
Thank you Mitchell Harris! I couldn’t have said better.
Could an active member of the Klan expect to be invited and well-received at an event which promotes non-discrimination and tolerance?
Blacksmith
he is directly affected..i believe his uncle and/or cousin died from HIV
@intuitivepisces,
Very good point re the Klan!
@Blacksmith
Your point would be well deserved and well taken.
If he himself wasn’t professing to “Living His Lyrics” every interview he does.
So this has nothing to do with his “profession”.
@intuitivepisces
Young people aren’t the only ones who are easily influenced and confused.
Apparently, You couldn’t have said it better
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AWWWWWW POOR JIMMY JONES…HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
Good points Mitchell Harris and Intuitivepisces! Bossip, you say say something about a brother trying to do something good… well, if he had some good positive lyrics, perhaps he would be doing something good, something constructive. There a many brothers out there doing positive things that are good from acting to the home, but apparently, those brothers who don’t do controversial things are not ‘exciting’ enough. I am glad the mayor decided to boot him out. Jim Jones is like most rappers today, out to make a buck by any means necessary and they have nothing real or meaningful to say.
Bravo Mitchell Harris!!!
It’s called ACCOUNTABILITY. Should the NAACP accept David Duke as a fundraiser? Hell no, because his past actions confirm he’s against the cause.
Well guess what black people, just like David Duke is against the cause, so are savages like Jim Jones. They offer nothing to our community and a few small gestures won’t erase that just like David Duke can’t erase the fact that he’s a racist b@st@rd.
“a brother trying to do some good” …PUUULLEASE. If you want to highlight a brother doing some good. There’s hundreds out there that don’t have b*tches, *****e and gun records to their name.
Jim Jones is about as ignorant as they come. I applaud the Mayor for recognizing this. They can find a much better candidate to endorse HIV testing day. The message Jim Jones promotes and personifies is a huge factor to the alarming rates of HIV in our community in the first place, to have him there would be hypocritical and most of all send a mixed message to the youth. Jim Jones is di*k head.
It’s obvious to me that they don’t want a rapper performing, if they are judging the artist by their lyrics. They should bring Tye Tribbett to perform. Cause all of these rappers are talking about nothing. (Except T.I, I really like the new direction of his new song. Sometimes the Lord has to bring us to our knees for us to see the light.)
@steph
I can testify to the fact that he doesn’t stink. Brotha may be a little rugged, but he doesn’t stink…anywhere:)
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Oh YEAH!
Guess you must have your face all up in that *****,hunh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Did it smell like ROSES?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jim Jones(white false prophet)looser that lead over 500 black to commit suicide in Guyana in the mid 70’s.
silver tongue and hype won’t cut it black people. when will we wake up and see what’s happening?
Oh i know “when our black *****es are slaves again” cause it will be losers like “Jim Jones” real name Joseph Guillermo Jones II, leading people to death with his words..why did this fool choose a stage name that pays homage to a lunatic? I know , cause he is one that’s why….
and another thing, this fool has on a necklace laced with skulls with red eyes….
why is this fool shocked when he is denied a platform to speak to children? Negro Please or shall I say *****Rican please…..SMH
the mayor has a point
So Bossip, if a child rapist wanted to hold a charity auction for kids that would be fine or if OJ wanted to help battered women OK to that too?
Sometimes you have to deny these attempts at phoney good deeds because of a persons past behavior.
Most of the comments were right on track. You cannot excuse past negative acts because someone does something good once in a while.
Bossips opinions on most issues suck.
I think it was a good idea that the mayor did that. I am not a fan of Jim jones. I think he was a one hit wonder.
If he showed up talking about *****es and hos, that would defeat the purpose.
Oh please,
The mayor has a valid point. Jim Jones would make a bigger impact if he rapped about more positive, influential content than glorifying violence and drugs and then rapping in some aids concert. In fact its better that he was denied! One less opportunity for people to listen to songs about hoes, violence and drugs.