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Wed. 03 18. 2009 7:54 AM EDT
Jim Jones Documentary Examines Cam'ron Feud
'I told him it was part of the plan for a separation,' Jones says of a prior conversation with the former leader of the Diplomats.
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Jayson Rodriguez
Jim Jones
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Jim Jones has managed to make his way to the top of the rap world. His improbable journey from Cam'ron's second fiddle to leader of the Diplomats has been
chronicled in a Damon Dash-produced documentary called, "This is Jim Jones."
The project is due May 12, and features a number of hip-hop luminaries like Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex and Angie Martinez, DJ Clark Kent, Russell Simmons and others speaking about Jones' life and career.
MTV News viewed a director's cut of the project on Tuesday. Among the topics discussed at length, of course, was Jones' estrangement front Cam'ron.
"I seen a lot of groups break up, but none affected me as much as Dipset not moving together," Flex said.
In a separate interview, Dash said he was frustrated by the crew's division, citing his own break from Jay-Z as a reason the Dips shouldn't have had such a rift.
At one point, Jones explained he once told Cam they would eventually part, due to reasons he said he wasn't sure of at the time.
"I told him it was part of the plan for a separation," Jones recalled. "Not sure why. ... But also part of the plan is to get back. I'm just waiting for the get back [now]."
The film stretched out over 10 chapters, following Jones from childhood through the formation of Dipset to their time at Roc-A-Fella. In the final chapter, titled "Purification," Jones opens up about his father, who died due to an illness related to HIV/AIDS. The rapper chooses his words carefully and expresses remorse over the lack of time he shared with his father.
Jones and Dash recently held a listening party for his upcoming album, Pray for Reign, with the staff of fashion magazine Vogue. Angie Martinez served as a reality checker for Dash, who claims Jones' LP will be a classic and wanted the on-air jock to offer her opinion. "I'm not so much a fan of you," she said to Dash, when he asked her if he should appear in Jones' videos like he did in Jay-Z's during the Roc-A-Fella heyday.
This report is from MTV News.
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