Wasted Talent (album)

Wasted Talent
Studio album by Jim Jones
Released	April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:38
Label	Vamplife EMPIRE
Producer	The Heatmakerz Dougie on the Beat 808-Ray DJ Rellyrell Foreign Teck Jahlil Beats Killa Watts Kyle Smith Non Stop Rain910 Ron Oilers SmittyBeatz
Jim Jones chronology
The Kitchen (2016) Wasted Talent (2018) El Capo (2019)

Wasted Talent is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jim Jones. It was released on April 13, 2018 via Vamplife and EMPIRE Distribution.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3.8/5[3]

Trent Clark of HipHopDX rated the album a 3.8 out of 5 stars, calling the album a "CPR for traditional NYC rap", also praising the body of work for its nolstagia-filled content by saying "...They don't make New York rappers like they used to and hearing Jones dominate a full-length project with accelerated lyricism is a throwback to the days of the American Diplomatic flag".

On May 14, 2018, while being interviewed on The Howard Stern Show, former Wack Pack member King Of All Blacks called the album the greatest hip-hop record of the past 15 years.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro Bronx Tales"		0:41
2.	"Never Did 3Quarters"	The Heatmakerz	3:31
3.	"Dust & Powder" (featuring Jadakiss)	The Heatmakerz	3:22
4.	"Catch on Yet" (featuring Trav)	Rain910	1:56
5.	"Banging" (featuring Mozzy)	Non Stop	2:57
6.	"Gotta Play the Game" (featuring YFN Lucci)	Dougie on the Beat	3:39
7.	"Got to B Real" (featuring Alexza)	DJ Rellyrell	4:35
8.	"Epitome"	808-Ray SmittyBeatz	3:03
9.	"Living My Best Life" (featuring Eric Bellinger)	The Heatmakerz	2:59
10.	"Adidas" (featuring Ball Greezy)	Killa Watts	3:47
11.	"Chicken Fried Rice" (featuring Yo Gotti, 5AM, and Trav)	Ron Oilers	2:57
12.	"The Old Way" (featuring Axel Leon)		2:00
13.	"Diplomatic Immunity" (featuring Cam'ron)	The Heatmakerz	2:55
14.	"Head Off" (featuring Lil Durk)	Dougie on the Beat	2:58
15.	"Pray" (featuring Trav)	Kyle Smith	4:22
16.	"Bag Talk" (featuring Ball Greezy)	Foreign Teck	3:09
17.	"Still Dipset" (featuring Juelz Santana and Avon Carter)	Jahlil Beats	3:21
18.	"Once Upon a Time" (featuring Cam'ron)	The Heatmakerz	3:26

Sample credits[5]

• Track 3 contains elements from "Hurry Up This Way Again" performed by The Stylistics
• Track 9 contains elements from "All the Way Around" performed by Marvin Gaye

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	131
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[7]	23
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8]	11

References

1. Berry, Peter A. (April 13, 2018). "Stream Jim Jones' 'Wasted Talent' Album - XXL". XXL. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
2. Mansell, Henry (April 13, 2018). "Jim Jones Drops "Wasted Talent" Album". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
3. Clark, Trent (April 25, 2018). "Review: Jim Jones' "Wasted Talent" Is CPR For Traditional NYC Rap". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
4. "MarksFriggin.com - Stern Show News - Archive". www.marksfriggin.com. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
5. "Jim Jones". WhoSampled. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
6. "Jim Jones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
7. "Jim Jones Chart History (Digital Albums)".^[dead link‍] Billboard.
8. "Jim Jones Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

External links

• Wasted Talent by Jim Jones on iTunes
• Jim Jones - Wasted Talent at Discogs