Jim Jones Teases Dipset TV Show

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Jim Jones says that there's a Dipset TV series on the way.

Jim Jones teased working on a TV series that will detail the rise of the legendary New York rap group, The Diplomats. Jones hinted at the show during an interview on DJ Self’s Apt. 5H talk show. He says that the group was "young, dumb and stupid" during their come up, but had a "ball" doing it.

“You got a talk show, I’m about to give you the Dipset 5H TV series,” Jim told DJ Self during the interview. “I think I’ma do that ‘cause the shit that went on in 5H before we became the players we were, you n****s need to see. We was reckless. Young, dumb and stupid, but we was having a ball.”

Dipset In 2010

(L-R) Freekey Zekey, Jim Jones, Cam'ron and Juelz Santana of Dipset perform during The Dipset Reunion at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 26, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

The new interview isn't the first time that Dipset have referenced a potential TV show regarding their story. During a Q&A session with media personality Wayno in celebration of the 20th anniversary of his album Come Home With Me, Cam'ron confirmed that they'd been approached for a similar idea. “They offered us deals before or offered me deals as well. I rather shoot it with my money, my way,” Cam said at the time. “They’ll come to you like, ‘Yo, we’ll give you a percentage of the Diplomat movie.’ And I’m like, ‘Ok, what’s the percentage?’ And they’re like, ‘We’ll give you 10, 15 percent.’ How you going to give me 10 percent of my story? That shit don’t even be making no sense to me sometimes. I’m like, ‘Aight, I’ll fund it and y’all take the 10 percent and do distribution.’ But they’re not used to n****s talking to them like that.”

The Diplomats originally formed back in the 1990s with Cam’ron, Jim Jones, and Freekey Zekey. They later added Juelz Santana to the team in 1999 and landed a record deal with JAY-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001. They released a number of the biggest hits from the 2000s including "Dipset Anthem," "I Really Mean It," and many more.

Jim Jones With DJ Self

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