The Diplomats Present Jim Jones – On My Way To Church (2023 RSD) (Limited Edition Clear Red Colour Vinyl LP)

Fellow Diplomat and Cam'ron's partner in crime finally gets around to releasing his first solo album after nearly a handful of guest appearances, productions, videos, and whatever else there is in this rap Renaissance man's oeuvre. All of the lyrical topics du jour are covered in great detail here, with an emphasis on the concept of church and religion playing the dominant role throughout the record. Nearly a survey of rap styles is evident here: Dirty South, East Coast, West Coast, hip-hop - and yes, a predictable lift from Kanye by speeding up obscure soul records and using them as a basis for a whole track, but that's the one tired flat to be found in the entire album's production. However, that's not all in the knockoff department. There's also the obligatory Neptunes/Asian/Indian knockoff with "Spanish Fly," a track that not even Chico DeBarge can help resuscitate. Guest appearances by Cam'ron, everyone's favorite "no-homo," are abundant and help to strengthen the album at most points. But On My Way to Church stretches things so much musically and lyrically that at over an hour's length it can leave a feeling of exhaustion about midway through.


FORMAT: Vinyl LP

CONDITION: Brand New
RECORD SIZE: 12”

GENRE:  Rap / Hip Hop

LABEL:  MNRK Urban

NO. OF RECORDS:  2

Tracklist:

1. On My Way to Church (Dr. Ben Intro)

2. Capo Status 1st Take

3. Only One Way Up - (featuring Cam'ron/Juelz Santana)

4. This Is Jim Jones - (featuring Cam'ron)

5. Let's Ride - (featuring JR Writer)

6. Certified Gangsta - (featuring Cam'ron/Bezell)

7. Jamaican Joint - (featuring Cam'ron/Juelz Santana)

8. End of the Road - (featuring T.I./Bun B)

9. Shotgun Fire

10. Capo Status 2nd Take

11. Lovely Daze / Memory Lane

12. Spanish Fly

13. Livin Life as a Rider - (featuring Denise Weeks)

14. Twin Towers - (featuring Bizzy Bone)

15. When Thugs Die

16. This Is Gangsta - (featuring Juelz Santana/Bezell)

17. Crunk Muzik - (featuring Juelz Santana/Cam'ron)

18. Bend N Stretch

19. Talking to the World

20. Capo Status Final Take

21. On My Way to Church Outro - (featuring Benjamin Chavis Muhammad)