RR’s ’09 Disappointing Albums: #3 Jim Jones “Pray IV Reign”

Following the classic record that defined his career, “We Fly High,” Jim Jones put the suits at Sony in a headlock and they put them dollars up and backed Dip Set’s engine. Unfortunately, it only paid off for Da Capo. Maybe it was the juvenilish first single, “Na Na Nana Na Na” but this project never connected with the masses. Despite highlights like the Ryan Leslie two-step punch of “Precious” and the emotionally chest-clearing “Frienemies,” the album was marred with poor production and an overall lack of cohesion. Still and all, Jomo landed on his feet and continues to hustle all types of biz deals. Show him the money.

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  1. PSP King says:

    disappointing? this album was trash. jones is trash. but he is better than gucci mane.

  2. My Nig Hussle says:

    I think this on the wrong list.We all know Jim Jones is garbage he actually proved people right

  3. Atron says:

    dissappointing for sure. If his album matched the grind he put in with all the promo and the dvd and shit he would be much bigger than he is. Jones aint even in my top ten. I respect his hustle though

  4. Young Sha says:

    I like Jones (n/h), but he needs to find a new ghostwriter, or search for another of Stacks Bundles’ notepads.

  5. dogonsociety says:

    no one had any anticipation for the album
    how is it disappointing

  6. mac DIESEL says:

    SHIT SHOULDA BEEN #1!!!! ALBUM IS TRASHY LIKE HOW HE LOOKS!!!! NIGGA NEED TO TAKE A FUCKIN’ BATH!!!! FUCK THAT SHIT SMELLIN’ BUM!!!! THIS NIGGA SHAMED HARLEM!!!! I WISH BIG L WAS HERE TO SLAP THE BUMJUICE OUT THIS NIGGA!!!! THIS BUM NIGGA NEED TO RETIRE!!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!!

  7. Atron says:

    haha diesel. bumjuice haaa

  8. YN, seriously, you have to know Jim Jones sucks as a rapper. Yeesh.

  9. 106th says:

    How can you put this as one of the most disappointing albums when no one expects anything good from Jim Jones’ wack ass beforehand anyways? lol

    like who was really gassed and anticipating this album?

    same people who still like 50 Cent

  10. CheezyDoDo says:

    this album wasnt bad actually

    Let It Out is flames
    Blow the Bank is a banger
    My My My was deep and dope
    Rain was dope also
    Freienmies was my shit too

    i dont agree witht his

  11. DARKAQUA says:

    WHY JIM JONES ALWAYS LOOK UNCLEAN…DAMN!!!

  12. JUMZ says:

    Since when should niggas care how clean a dude is? you guys lookin for rapper boyfriends?

  13. Fred Jones says:

    Who expected this trash to be good?

  14. QUEENZ says:

    ok, now im really confused as to what gets classified as “Worst Album” and “Disappointing Album”. Call a spade a spade, the only difference I can see is if you’re a fan of the guys who u call putting out “disappointing” records and you’re not a fan of the guys who you call put out the “worst” albums of the year although the two are equally garbage at the end of the day.

  15. JohnBlack says:

    I’m disappointed in YN for even thinking that “Pray IV Reign” would actually be something worth listening. I mean seriously, Jim Jones, Cam’s Hypeman, that dude from 58? I fucked with him when he was with Cam but nowadays? He’s the kinda dude that can only shine when the track has already been murdered and you have a couple of bars left that you need to fill. He’s like a pigeon. He can’t deal with a whole sandwich but he’s good with the crumbs.

  16. King Jo says:

    Nobody gives a honest opinion about Jim Jones music because of his beef with Cam’ron and going on stage with 50. Thats the type of shit, fake thugs hang on to like what Jim did was taboo so they shit on dude regardless.

    Pray IV Reign wasn’t great. But it had it’s moments
    Let It Out
    How To Be A Boss (Feat. Ludacris & NOE)
    Precious (Feat. Ryan Leslie)
    Blow The Bank (Feat. Oshy)
    My My My (Feat. Rawana) <<<<<<Best track on the album
    Pop Off (Feat. NOE & Mel Matrix)<<<<< Shit is dope
    Rain (Feat. Rell, NOE & Starr)<<<<<<One of my favorite Jim Jones Records real talk

    Na Na Nana Na Na (Feat. NOE & Brittney Taylor)<<<TRASH!!!!!!!!

  17. King Jo says:

    Cam’ron’s album was dissapointing to say the least.

  18. Zach says:

    idk about this one, I think this album has alot of fire songs if your a Jimmy fan already, songs like “Pray 4 Reign”, “How to be a boss” and “Frienemes” are damn near on par with the best of his catalogue. He didn’t have a “ballin'” on this album per say but that doesn’t make the album bad, because in reality “ballin'” was nothing but a catchy pop tune that caught on. This album is a cool mixture of Harlem grit and nightclub swagger.

  19. mike says:

    “i was gonna kill a couple rappers, but them did it to them sleves , cause not only did they brick they put a building up as well………….jim jones died with ballling or should i say FALLLLLEN!!!, lol

    jones your 13 minutes is up, and thats without tru life really going in the way he said he would

  20. thehoodnerd says:

    To say an album was a disappointment means you expected something out of initially……really?

  21. THUNDERKUSH says:

    When your lead off single is titled “Na Na Nana Na Na” you shouldn’t expect to sell many records, or have people taking you seriously. At least Jimmy did his thing on the BLAKROC record – that shit was dope.

    http://thunderkush.blogspot.com/

    – – – ADDRESSING THE CURRENT STATE OF HIP HOP

  22. PAUSE!!….LOL YALL PUTTING CAM IN THIS CATAGORY IS CRAZY…BUT JIM BELONGS IN THE WORST ALBUM OF THE DECADE! YALL TRYNA GIVE HIM THE BENIFIT OF DOUBT..FUCK THIS CRON BALL ASS NIGGA…MUSICALLY HE WAS RIDING THAT WAVE AND GOT CLIPPED..I WOULDNT DO A DIPSET ALBUM WITH THIS NIGGA..LOL FUCK OUTTA HERE JONES!..AND U CANT COME 40TH..SHOUT OUT TO JON ARTHUR!!..

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