Jim Jones has led different crews at various points of his career and he’s now the captain of another ship, Byrdgang 2.0.
On Friday (October 20), Capo’s new record label delivered its first album via B.G. Touring and eOne, Jim Jones Presents Byrdgang 2.0.
The compilation sees Jimmy call on an array of underground artists to help execute the 16-track project, with assists from YellowTapee, Keen Streetz, Dyce Payso, Melii, Dilla Illa, 34Zeuzzy, Ditta, Mr. Chicken and more.
Stream the effort below:
Back in the mid-2000s, Jones headed the ByrdGang collective which released its M.O.B.: The Album debut via Asylum Records in June 2008.
Outside of Jim Jones, the project saw contributions from the likes of the late Stack Bundles, Mel Matrix, Chink Santana, Sandman, Juelz Santana, NOE, Sen City, Hell Rell and Oshy. The Album ended up peaking at No. 29 on the Billboard 200.
In other Jim Jones news, he made headlines questioning Jada Pinkett-Smith’s street cred when it came to her alleged drug-dealing days. Jones sought confirmation from anyone out there that may have witnessed the actor slinging on the corner.
“My whole thing is, if you sold crack in the ’90s, nine times out of 10, it’s still some crackheads in the neighborhood that can vouch that,” Jones said.
“You was sellin’ that butta. I don’t know where Jada grew up at, but we need to go check and see. They got some fiends that can verify or validify that she had that butta on the block for sale.”
While Jim Jones may need more convincing, Jada Pinkett’s admission of her selling drugs arrive as she’s currently on a nationwide book tour to promote her new memoir, Worthy.
During a revealing interview with PEOPLE earlier this month, she told the outlet that because of her turbulent upbringing in Baltimore between living with her maternal grandmother and mother, she had to provide for herself by any means necessary.
“I knew that anything that I needed was something I needed to provide for,” Jada said. “I decided to sell drugs. Growing up, the drug dealers were the ones that had affluence. That’s what we readily saw as success.
“And so for me, considering my circumstances at the time, my mother was not doing well. She was a high-functioning heroin addict. We didn’t have the things that we should have. The home we lived in was not taken care of.”
