Jim Jones news and information

March 24 – CD In-Stores – Pray IV Reign

Pray IV Reign features the GOLD #1 Urban single, “POP CHAMPAGNE” as well as “Na Na Nana Na Na,” “Precious,” and “Frienemies”.

March 24-28 – Play dates begin – Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life & Mind of Jim Jones

Starting at $40, tickets to Hip Hop Monologues are available beginning March 10, 2009 via ticketmaster.com. Performances run from Tuesday March 24th to Friday March 27th at 8 PM with two final performances on Saturday March 28th at 7 PM and 10 PM. The 37 Arts Theater is located at 450 West 37th Street in NYC.

Accompanied by a live band conducted by Om’Mas Kieth of SA-RA and an ensemble of professional actors, Jim performs songs from his new album in the context of a scripted story. The plot is straight-forward and peripherally autobiographical: rapper Jim Jones, having garnered worldwide fame, returns to Harlem to interact with characters from his past: a preacher, his son’s mother, a police detective, jealous enemies, even Jim himself as a younger man. After almost getting killed in an impromptu dice game, Jim is counseled by an old school elder on how to endure the stresses of being famous and the great responsibility of teaching the next generation. Later Jim finds himself having to make the decision of his life by either taking his elder’s wise advice or returning to his street ways and risk losing it all. Several roles will be portrayed by contributors to Pray IV Reign.

May 12 – DVD In-Store – This is Jim Jones

A documentary film chronicling his rise from the Bronx and the streets of Harlem as a founding member of the pioneering hip-hop collective the Diplomats to become one of the genre’s most profoundly influential executives and important artists.

Here is the trailer:

For additional information on Jim Jones, Hip Hop Monologues or Pray IV Reign, please visit www.jimjonesofficial.com.