Jim Jones is turning out to be more than a creative powerhouse in the hip-hop industry; he’s evolving to be a frontiersman.
In the industry, only a few have the cojones to go where few have gone before. It takes a lot to step out and shape the trends. Jones does it effortlessly. He is again busting down doors, as one of the first to take his music full meta.
Hip Hop Cultural Trendsetters
Hip hop itself is known for the trends it sets. We see this reflected in a continuous loop in society. And one of the hallmarks of a hip-hop icon is the ability to harness creative power and influence the masses in new ways. Jones is making iconic moves. He’s moving with a means to shape the world and culture in which he takes residence. As Jones mentions in Level
“I’m probably one of the first few people to ever mention NFTs on a commercial platform.”
And we believe him.
Jim Jones Frontiersman First
To be the first in anything takes enormous gravitas, and Jones has it in spades. But this is no new thing for the artist. Being a frontrunner is in his blood. And he is not afraid to tell the world so. In his words, he was a hustler before he was an artist. As he revealed to Level,
“I don’t see many hustles I’m scared of doing, Hustling came from Harlem, and the rap game just enhanced my hustle.”
Hustlers are always going to do what hustlers do. So, he continues to make moves.
Jones’s Video “We Set the Trends”
The video in question is a collaborative work between Jones and Migos. Not only was the cutting-edge video fully Meta, but it also made its debut in the Metaverse. Level describes the video as deep-diving into the luminous and immersive (metaverse) web 3.0. The originality alone is indeed something to get hype over.
Keeping It Humble
While Jones is, without a doubt, a phenom, he is equally humble. For those who want to know his secret, as Jones told Level,
“Prayer and a Lot of Luck.”
That’s something we can dig.
So we are sending big ups to Jim Jones for continuing to do his thing in moving Hip Hop into a new frontier.
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Written by Renae Richardson
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