Jim Jones

**Jim Jones** is a supporting cast member on seasons one, two and ten of *Love & Hip Hop: New York*. The boyfriend, and later fiancé to Chrissy Lampkin. Jones was a major cast member for the first two seasons chronicling his relationship with Chrissy, and her frustrations with Jim's hesitance to commit. He has to deal with the feuding between his mother, Mama Jones and Chrissy. Season two highlights the demise of his working relationship with Yandy, after she had a falling out with Chrissy. The couple, and Mama Jones depart the show after season two.

Jones returns for the tenth season in a smaller role, highlighting his rekindling with Chrissy, and his ventures into the marijuana industry.

He starred in the spin-off show *Chrissy & Mr. Jones* for two seasons.

## Before *Love & Hip Hop*

Jim Jones is a rapper. He is a member of the East Coast rap group The Diplomats, alongside Juelz Santana, Cam'ron and Freekey Zekey. He was born in The Bronx, New York, to an Aruban mother and Puerto Rican father, and raised in Harlem. He has a son, Joseph Guillermo "Pudie" Jones III, from a previous relationship, born May 20, 2003. Jim has been in a relationship with Chrissy Lampkin since 2004, after meeting her in Miami.

## *Love & Hip Hop* franchise (2011–present)

In 2006, Jim appeared in a presentation tape for *Keeping Up with the Joneses*, a proposed doco-series that would chronicle Jim's life, as well as the behind-the-scenes dramas in making the documentary. The pilot, which was the basis for what would eventually become *Love & Hip Hop*, was pitched to VH1 and then passed to producer Mona Scott-Young. While in development under the title *Diary of a Hip Hop Girlfriend*, the shows' focus shifted to Jim's girlfriend Chrissy and her circle of friends. On January 4, 2011, VH1 announced Jim as part of the supporting cast of *Love & Hip Hop*, which would debut that year on March 6, 2011.

He appears as a supporting cast member in the first two seasons of *Love & Hip Hop: New York*, which chronicle Jim's commitment issues and struggles with Chrissy, as well as his dramatic falling out with long-term manager Yandy.

On September 7, 2012, VH1 announced that Jim and Chrissy would leave the show to star in their own spin-off show *Chrissy & Mr. Jones*. The series chronicles their relationship struggles, as well as Jim's business ventures, specifically his *Vamp Life* brand. Its second season finale aired on December 16, 2013 and it did not return for a third season.

He and Chrissy returned to reality television briefly in 2016, starring in We TV's *Jim & Chrissy: Vow or Never*, which chronicled their continued struggles to make it down the aisle, and appearing with his mother Nancy on *Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 10 - Family Edition 2*.

In 2019, Jim and Chrissy rejoined the cast of *Love & Hip Hop: New York* for its tenth anniversary season.

## Gallery

**Green screen looks**

One of Jim's green screen looks in *LHHNY* season 1.One of Jim's green screen looks in *Chrissy & Mr. Jones* season 1.
## Appearances

Jim has 42 appearances.

 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.07, 10.08, 10.10, 10.12, 10.13

 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08

## Trivia

* Jim is featured in unseen archival footage from the *Keeping Up with the Joneses* pilot in the special *Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Dirty Little Secrets*. Despite being a huge influence in the development of the franchise, Jim is not shown or even mentioned by name in the special *Love & Hip Hop New York: Dirty Little Secrets*.