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Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:23:05 +1900

DAMON Dash (above) is in a heap of financial trouble, but he can bank some coin with "Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life & Mind of Jim Jones." Dash, once Jay-Z's partner in Roc-A-Fella Records, is producing the show, which combines a listening...

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Jim Jones Sets His Sights On Broadway With 'Hip-Hop Monologues'

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:45:00 +1900

Diplomats leader tells his story, set to music from his upcoming LP Pray for Reign. By Shaheem Reid Jim Jones performs during the "Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life & Mind of Jim Jones" Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Jim Jones and the Diplomats recorded their take on Sir Mix-a-Lot's "My Posse's on Broadway" more than four years ago. Now, the Dips' capo is thinking about moving the show a little further downtown from Harlem to somewhere around, say, the Times Square area. Jim Jones and Damon Dash have a goal to put a musical on the Great White Way. On Wednesday and Thursday, Jimmy headlined an off-Broadway musical called "Hip-Hop Monologues: Inside the Life & Mind of Jim Jones." It was based on music from his upcoming LP Pray for Reign . "The thought process was me coming out with a big bang," Jim told MTV News Thursday night about conceiving the idea for the project about eight months ago. "I just did a big deal with Columbia, so [I was ...

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Jim Jones Sets His Sights On Broadway With 'Hip-Hop Monologues'