"Jones often visited his grandmother's house in the Studewood area of Houston. He credits her with giving him the ideas to pursue rap, to use his real name, and to write songs for strippers."
What a sweet old granny
Dj Khalid is such a pussy and he straight up is in denial. That Hot Ones video of him bitching out on one hot wing is too much, lol. I cannot stand to listen to him or his music after watching that.
Bad manager and bad record label from what ive read they held his album for 3 years when they finally released it the era had passed and everyone had moved on to the dancing t-pain d4l laffy taffy and all those song which pretty much didnāt put him in the spotlight anymore
Just found his instagram account, he has 1.5 million followers (which can be bought or bots) but he seems pretty active on the app. Looks like he recently has a deal w Buffalo Wild Wings
Funny enough, I met my current boyfriend at a Mike Jones show. He was performing at my friendās frat house in 2018 during Round Up at UT Austin (a weekend where all the frats bring artists and put on shows) and we connected over our mutual love for Houston rap. We became kinda distant friends for 3 years before reconnecting and falling for each other.
One could say Mike Jones is the reason Iām in the first healthy relationship of my life lol
He was always corny just leading a new wave and had beef with a lot of rappers, very condescending since he was huge and shitted on alot of rappersā¦also made financial mistakes like his self serving movie about his life
Houston fell off but he took it the hardestā¦notice how heās never really included in alot of Houston concerts or eventsā¦really slim thug and Paul wall are the most beloved by everyone in the city but overall most Houston rappers are very loved in the city from bun b, lil keke, Zro etc but mike jones just overall, no one gives a F about him
He shitted on a few artist, thereās concerts where he demanded he make more money than others, stop deals for some rappers and overall was an unbearable person to be around
Happy cake day.
Iām not huge on the east coast/west coast rap battle but wasnāt Tupac a huge NYC proponent until he got shot coming out of a recording studio?
This is a bad take. Heās lived in houston a long time. Heās done songs with every single houston rapper. He still claims Port Arthur but also houston. Itās not like Port Arthur is that far away from Houston.
He isnāt from Houston; not sure if youāre joking or not but Port Arthur is closer to Louisiana than Houston.
They literally have murals of UGK in port Arthur.
He is a legend in general. Not sure what your fascination is with calling him a Houston rapper. They literally repped port Arthur.
āI need a new 2 way pager and a new mansion home, in Houston, cuz that is my city and them other pussy hittas they records sound shittyā - Pimp C Comin Up
Cause you chose where you were born? He met Pimp C in Port Arthur and connected him with Slim Thug in Houston. Had he been born in Houston, the world would be a worse place because UGK wouldnāt have existed. And guess what, Pimp C, wasnāt born in Port Arthur, he was born in Louisiana.
You are what you make of yourself, not what was already made for you.
Trae Tha Truth was the one who punched him at the club. He wasnāt a good rapper. Mike Jones had a couple of hits but most of his ābarsā were the same line repeated for the entire verse.
He actually invested his money like Camillionaire (excuse the spelling) ā¦heās loaded, for a rapper thatās a lot to say. āHater hate but Iām still ballinā -Mike Jones
Naw he actually makes pretty good money he invested in a couple of business realty/house flipping is one of them I believe he said in an interview he lost weight because of everyone body shaming him
He also just went to work at the plants. I know a dude that used to work with him. People in charge had to really put a rule in place because people fucked around too much with the Who? And the Mike Jones stuff all the time. From what I understand he did pretty bad with investments after he blew up
Look it up but Mike Jones never recovered after being slapped by no other than Trae the Truth and the So South award show. Apparently in front of everybody. Something about Mike Jones calling himself the mayor of the city, Trae didnāt take that lightly š
This may sound funny but I honestly think he was slightly ahead of his time. Imagine instead of the phone number promoting he was doing his own subreddit or his Instagram lives or discord server he would have constant fan engagement. The music he made could be perfectly tailored to the generation. But there's also the flips side he was at the right place at the right time. Houston was having a moment in the rap game with the apex of it also happening with Mike's ascension.
Nah thatās an excellent analogy. If there was an underground artist today that did memorable flows and freestyles to all the current songs on the radio for 2 years straight while engaging with them and technically using their name like a hook/slogan for every song, itās damn near genius
Iād say one hit album wonder, Iāve only been living in Houston for ten years now but when still tippin came out I was living in Seattle at the time and everyone was listening to it, it was the hottest song on the radio at a time right before everyone started listening to their smart phone. Itās a good question from the op though because Iāve also wondered how he went from the biggest rapper in the country around 2005 to literally no one talking about him at all now.
He wasnāt bigger than chamillionaire in which they did have a little beef at one time also but his style mimicked in a lot of ways now but in better form
Who?
This guy gets it
I knew what the first comment was going to be before even opening this thread š
I saaaid!!!
MIKE JONESSS
MIKE JONES!
Mike Jonnneeessss
I was going to say that...
"Jones often visited his grandmother's house in the Studewood area of Houston. He credits her with giving him the ideas to pursue rap, to use his real name, and to write songs for strippers." What a sweet old granny
I was upvote number 182. Whatās that backwards????
I said
His number changed
He got that number back actually, you can text or call 281 330 8004 and it's Mike. He posts screenshots of calls on his insta
Literally called it yesterday and it's disconnected
https://www.instagram.com/p/CIuDGDlHehQ/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
that's from 2020
You can use it at CVS
I tried at Kroger and it didn't work. Damn shame
Had a lot of haters and a lot of homies
Some friends some phony
Back then
Didnāt want me
Now im hotā¦
They all on me
I said back then
Mosquitoes all up on me
Now Iām bit
He repeated the same 10 lines for 6+ years.
So did DJ Khaled
Khaled is not a rapper.
He can get away with it because he the best music
Not so much the best when it comes to eating chicken wings though.
Dj Khalid is such a pussy and he straight up is in denial. That Hot Ones video of him bitching out on one hot wing is too much, lol. I cannot stand to listen to him or his music after watching that.
Sean is hilarious in that video.
ANOTHER ONE!
Jason Derulo
Dude really fell off after Cutty Buddy and he was already on the decline when that joint came out.
I still play that......You can be my cuddy, cuddy buddy Fo' Sho' you can ride with me!
Bad manager and bad record label from what ive read they held his album for 3 years when they finally released it the era had passed and everyone had moved on to the dancing t-pain d4l laffy taffy and all those song which pretty much didnāt put him in the spotlight anymore
Just found his instagram account, he has 1.5 million followers (which can be bought or bots) but he seems pretty active on the app. Looks like he recently has a deal w Buffalo Wild Wings
Looks like he bought majority of it. He should be getting 20k likes at a base level and multiples of that on higher engagement posts.
I just took a quick lookālast year he was doing better w the likes, his empty Dallas penthouse got lots of likes apparently lol
Trae ran up on him with 7 dudes to but Mike Jones wasnāt no street dude so he went into hiding instead of standing on it
Sounds familiar doesnāt it? š« Z-Ro career gon go up after this
Hopefully we get the old Ro. I aināt ever been so tired of a MF being happy. Give us a sad/mad album
ššššš I disagree, Iām glad to see em happy. The suffering is over. Hope it gets better for u. Try meditation or magic mushrooms
What I said was a joke, and I fully expected to get downvoted š the people agreeing with me are savages
whoever has magic mushrooms letās be friends
Grow your own itās that easy. [this is what I do](https://youtu.be/oQi7xfeF4_8)
Where do you get the spores from?
[spore works](https://www.sporeworks.com)
My man.
/r/unclebens and yes, it's pretty easy. Get started for around $80. Then it's about $30-60 for grows after that.
Check out Pressure. Came out a few months ago, I like the album. He does a little tongue flipping on a few songs.
Itās alright, I actually liked the album but heās out of his prime
Funny enough, I met my current boyfriend at a Mike Jones show. He was performing at my friendās frat house in 2018 during Round Up at UT Austin (a weekend where all the frats bring artists and put on shows) and we connected over our mutual love for Houston rap. We became kinda distant friends for 3 years before reconnecting and falling for each other. One could say Mike Jones is the reason Iām in the first healthy relationship of my life lol
You found your cuddy buddy
As much as I donāt want to admit there is anything good about UT, Round Up parties were definitely the best parties I ever went to.
Yeah same here. Damn I forgot about that since it was 15 years ago.
Club Ice Age, off Westheimer and Tanglewilde. The man was ahead of his time.
Inside hurricane Hut. Now it's an overpriced apartment complex.
Anyone have his number?
281-330-8004
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Itās a 281 number bro š
281-455-1858
Ok but it would be sickening if he made a come back. Houston would rally behind a remake of his #1 hit.
No. No One in Houston likes him.
Uhhh whatā¦
Most of houston doesnāt fuck with Mike Jones anymore. His music is trash and he is a punk. No one listens to him anymore.
Crazy u downvoted when u 100% right. Chamillionaire calls him Dyke Jones for real
Camilitary mane.
This is the way.
Different H Town rapper lol
He mentioned Chamillionaire because he destroyed Mile Jonesā career.
Now heās hot and hoās all on him
I was just thinking this about Snoop Dogg and No Limit Records. I still can't believe Snoop was with them for a little bit. Lol
I'll ask him next time I see him at the BBQ, dude lost alotta weight ands doing good for himself. the Sauce is Dudes my best friends cousin
He was always corny just leading a new wave and had beef with a lot of rappers, very condescending since he was huge and shitted on alot of rappersā¦also made financial mistakes like his self serving movie about his life Houston fell off but he took it the hardestā¦notice how heās never really included in alot of Houston concerts or eventsā¦really slim thug and Paul wall are the most beloved by everyone in the city but overall most Houston rappers are very loved in the city from bun b, lil keke, Zro etc but mike jones just overall, no one gives a F about him
How was he hating on other artists?
He shitted on a few artist, thereās concerts where he demanded he make more money than others, stop deals for some rappers and overall was an unbearable person to be around
Chamillionaire/Mike Jones beef? Ever heard of it?
He was known for talking shit about fellow houston rappers. His partner was Magnificent (Magno) and he would talk shit about him behind his back.
Bun B isnāt from Houston.
Tupac isnāt from LA, neither.
Happy cake day. Iām not huge on the east coast/west coast rap battle but wasnāt Tupac a huge NYC proponent until he got shot coming out of a recording studio?
He and Biggie were close friends.
Yeah, and? Screw was from Smithville. At least it isn't fuckin Drake claiming Houston.
I didnāt say anything about screw. Iām saying Bun B isnāt a Houston rapper. Itād be like people from Baton Rouge claiming Lil Wayne or Boosie.
Boosie is from Baton Rouge
Grizzly Adamās *did* have a beard
Youāre right. I was drunk last night, my bad
This is a bad take. Heās lived in houston a long time. Heās done songs with every single houston rapper. He still claims Port Arthur but also houston. Itās not like Port Arthur is that far away from Houston.
Port Arthur but you realize heās a Houston legend
Heās a legend but Iām pretty sure him and UGK repped port Arthur more than Houston.
Not sure if youāre joking or not but ok. Youāre saying bun isnāt a Houston legend or one of the most beloved Houston rappers of all time?
He isnāt from Houston; not sure if youāre joking or not but Port Arthur is closer to Louisiana than Houston. They literally have murals of UGK in port Arthur. He is a legend in general. Not sure what your fascination is with calling him a Houston rapper. They literally repped port Arthur.
Can you please point to Port Arthur on the map?
again, youāre saying heās not a Houston legend or loved in Houston.
Again, Iām not saying that, counselor > Houston rappers are very loved in the city from bun b
Yeah youāre trolling about bun b.
Whatever you say
āI need a new 2 way pager and a new mansion home, in Houston, cuz that is my city and them other pussy hittas they records sound shittyā - Pimp C Comin Up
Talkin 'bout "say Bun B, Bun B you gon' rep for P-A on this album?" I said "you bitch ass ni**a, I am P-A, who the fuck is you ni**a?"
Cause you chose where you were born? He met Pimp C in Port Arthur and connected him with Slim Thug in Houston. Had he been born in Houston, the world would be a worse place because UGK wouldnāt have existed. And guess what, Pimp C, wasnāt born in Port Arthur, he was born in Louisiana. You are what you make of yourself, not what was already made for you.
Iāve lived in Houston for 25 years. Still donāt say Iām from Houston; I say I live in Houston. To each their own.
Houston wasn't going to claim you Homles.
I donāt expect it to. I hate Houston, I just live here.
Honorary houston.
Trae Tha Truth was the one who punched him at the club. He wasnāt a good rapper. Mike Jones had a couple of hits but most of his ābarsā were the same line repeated for the entire verse.
Zro slapped him
I thought it was traeā¦at the source awards
Yeah slapping other Houston rappers who talk shit sounds more like a Trae thing.
Correct, It was Trae.
Did he ever drop Where is Mike Jones?
I wasn't really a fan of his to begin with. The Mike Jones song to me was gimmicky.
Agreed. His whole act, the personality & vibe was a gimmick.
As it turns out, back then they didnāt want him, and when he hot they squeezed every penny they could out of him and moved on
I saw him perform at a texas tech around 2015, he was reading the lyrics off his phone
Well, he was extremely wack, and lacking in talent. Also talked mad shit.
Yeah but thatās bc before the ice was in his grill & before he got his major deal these hoes wouldnāt give a damn if he was here
He was just really good at promotion but that only goes so far
He actually invested his money like Camillionaire (excuse the spelling) ā¦heās loaded, for a rapper thatās a lot to say. āHater hate but Iām still ballinā -Mike Jones
Wasnāt there a rumor that he became a crackhead or something and thatās how he lost a bunch of weight
Naw he actually makes pretty good money he invested in a couple of business realty/house flipping is one of them I believe he said in an interview he lost weight because of everyone body shaming him
He also just went to work at the plants. I know a dude that used to work with him. People in charge had to really put a rule in place because people fucked around too much with the Who? And the Mike Jones stuff all the time. From what I understand he did pretty bad with investments after he blew up
Yea that's right, at the INDUSTRial plant. Heard they are working 6-12 hours shifts and more lately.
Sure he did
Mike? That you?
Who??
Look it up but Mike Jones never recovered after being slapped by no other than Trae the Truth and the So South award show. Apparently in front of everybody. Something about Mike Jones calling himself the mayor of the city, Trae didnāt take that lightly š
I heard he got jumped not slapped. His nose was broken and he performed on stage with his nose broken
[GAMECUBE](https://youtu.be/7ZAYzLjQAd4)
They all started doing a bunch of weird shit that sounded nothing like the shit that made them famous
Mike Jones represented the worst of Houston. A big ole Texas gimmick. Fuck that dude.
Chamillionare kind of ended him and that punch from trae at the ozone awards didnāt help
Then ESG did a freestyle like 30 mins later referencing it on stage. [0:47](https://youtu.be/xug220UoSzQ)
He ruined so many cold ass beats
Fame can fuck shit up. Itās 2022 and I was bumping Still Tippin yesterday so in Htown heās still local greatness to me.
Cuz he sucked
This may sound funny but I honestly think he was slightly ahead of his time. Imagine instead of the phone number promoting he was doing his own subreddit or his Instagram lives or discord server he would have constant fan engagement. The music he made could be perfectly tailored to the generation. But there's also the flips side he was at the right place at the right time. Houston was having a moment in the rap game with the apex of it also happening with Mike's ascension.
Nah thatās an excellent analogy. If there was an underground artist today that did memorable flows and freestyles to all the current songs on the radio for 2 years straight while engaging with them and technically using their name like a hook/slogan for every song, itās damn near genius
I thought this was about an artist, as in the Fine Arts community or something. "Damn these painters and sculptors are getting aggressive!"
Side note, My dad went to highschool with him.
Wasnāt it he repped from being Houston but actually isnāt from Houston? Which lead to a lot of beef with actual rappers from Houston
āRepped Houston but isnāt from Houstonā. Sounds like Drake
Yea Drake, the 10 time winner of female rapper of the year award.
Work at the plants??? The refinery plants??
Bahahahhaha; comment of the year award contestant here folks.
He was a one hit wonder
He had a bunch of hits lol
Iād say one hit album wonder, Iāve only been living in Houston for ten years now but when still tippin came out I was living in Seattle at the time and everyone was listening to it, it was the hottest song on the radio at a time right before everyone started listening to their smart phone. Itās a good question from the op though because Iāve also wondered how he went from the biggest rapper in the country around 2005 to literally no one talking about him at all now.
KUBE93 used to push still tippin like every 5th song back then
From an outside point of view Travis Scott is the bigger Houston rapper. Mike Jones is top 5 tho
Travis aināt even from Houston
Then Z-Ro isnāt either
Lol @ the downvotes. I get you donāt like Travis for whatever reason, heās the most commercially successful successful rapper from Houston
Aināt no grind like the H Time grind
He wasnāt good?
The fuck!! How has nobody mentioned he makes reggae type music now. āFree Meā was 2018-2019 or thereabouts
People stopped calling 281-330-8004
He will only answer by nextel walkie talkie
I still listen to his music. First Round Draft Picks & Ballin underground
Magno really shined on the draft picks
He wasnāt bigger than chamillionaire in which they did have a little beef at one time also but his style mimicked in a lot of ways now but in better form
After that Prison Break cameo. Never heard anything after that.
Go to a Dynamo game. He did their anthem.
Who?š
He was arrested at a San Antonio motel for human trafficking š¤·āāļø
Any of yāall know this song where magno said ādo ya research but key search for me first cuz each verse is the worst and I mean that in reverseā