Jim Jones is once again at the center of social media, this time as the face of a viral hashtag poking fun at his recent claims about Kid Cudi's rise to fame.
Following Jones' comments suggesting he was responsible for launching Kid Cudi's career by remixing the rapper's breakout hit "Day 'n' Nite," social media users quickly turned the moment into comedy gold.
The hashtag #ThingsJimJonesDid began trending, as fans sarcastically credited the Dipset rapper for a wide range of iconic hip-hop and pop culture moments. One viral tweet joked about Jim Jones inspiring Queen Latifah's classic anthem.
"One night in Newark Jim Jones saw dudes rushing to get in a club. Jim stopped and yelled 'Aye ladies first!' He held the door open for a woman and said, 'Go in, queen.'Dana Owens left the club changed her name to 'Queen Latifah'and wrote 'Ladies First'. #ThingsJimJonesDid."
Another user poked fun at modern drug lore in rap culture, tweeting: "Jim Jones taught Westside Gunn how to cook half a brick in an air fryer #ThingsJimJonesDid'"
And a third referenced Ice Cube's legendary hit: "Jimmy told Cube to write about his good day and the rest is history #ThingsJimJonesDid."
The jokes stem from Jones' recent appearance on the NoRapCapPodcast, where he claimed that few people knew who Kid Cudi was before he jumped on the "Day n Nite" remix.
"That's how y'all know Kid Cudi," Jones said. "You wouldn't have never known Kid Cudi if I didn't remix the record in New York City."
Jones went on to describe seeing Cudi's music video for the first time and deciding to hop on the track, suggesting the remix helped turn the song into the biggest record in New York at the time, and led to Cudi securing major industry opportunities.
However, Kid Cudi didn't stay quiet. In a series of Instagram videos, the Cleveland rapper addressed Jones directly, calling his version of events false and disappointing.
"I see something online that I have to address," Cudi said. "You talking about how you were responsible for my success, is a lie. You need to stop lying to people."
Cudi explained that "Day n Nite" had already gone viral on MySpace and was drawing attention from major labels and artists long before the remix.
"'Day n Nite' was already a hit record before you touched it," he said. "I put it on my MySpace, it blew up. I had an entire mixtape. I was on my way."
Capo later responded to Cudi's post with one of his own, where he explained the influence the remix had on New York.
"If u not from ny u wouldn't understand lol," he wrote."Just a fact check I love cuddy also but when this dropped this no one ever heard of you. it wasn't played on th radio or any bet mtv it wasn't on mixtapes. u wasn't hot in ny streets as th new rapper."
Hot97, for its part, noted that the Jim Jones remix did help push the song in New York. Despite that, fans online clearly leaned into humor, exaggerating Jones' claims to absurd levels through the trending hashtag.
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