MIKE JONES Interview: "The American Dream"

PRIMO: Hey Mike, How are you?
MIKE JONES: I’m alright.

PRIMO: We actually have something in common. I’m Primo by the way, I write for ILLEST Magazine. Our Birthday’s on Jan. 5th.
MIKE JONES: Uh, Oh… Going Down.

PRIMO: Alright now. How is ur sophomore album experience feelin now?
MIKE JONES: Uh, The sophomore experience is great. I mean alotta people showin me alotta love. I mean for me to take the time away to make a movie, you know you expect for alotta people to just forget about you. But my fans, they held it down for me.

PRIMO: Now with the game that’s far too strong, who’s signed to ICE AGE?
MIKE JONES: Right now we got King Melo. That’s the 1st artist comin from ICE AGE. And we got Lil Soldier comin after that. We talking wit Lil Moe right now so I mean we finna put together a roster right now.

PRIMO: I read you got your brother on the roster.
MIKE JONES: Yeah Lil Soldier.

PRIMO: Ok.
MIKE JONES: Yeah, Yeah…

PRIMO: When are you putting them out?
MIKE JONES: After “American Dream” drop we workin on King Melo’s and after King Melo we workin on Lil Soldier.

PRIMO: Where did the Mike Jones “American Dream” concept come from?
MIKE JONES: I mean I always wanted to live “the American Dream” even when I was struggling and you know… And since I went from “Nothin to Somthin”, I try to show my fans that I’m livin it & I use my DREAM to help other people be able to live they dream. That’s why I put together and that’s why I’m givin it out for free. Cause if people watch it they can get motivated & inspired by it. To want to get up, grind and live their own dream.

PRIMO: I went on your site today. And your fan site is immaculate.
MIKE JONES: I appreciate it.

PRIMO: Your crowd definitely loves you. With the Motion Picture… Who is on set, “Mike Jones” or “Mr. Jones”?
MIKE JONES: Wow, Uh actually on the movie it’s “Mike Jones” cause it shows before I came up. It’s showin me comin from Mike Jones to Mr. Jones. So in the movie you don’t really see “Mr. Jones” towards the end of the movie. So I’m playin “Mike Jones” throughout the whole movie until the end.

PRIMO: Was it hard for you to adapt to being an actor verses what you do best in da booth?
MIKE JONES: Uh, Naw… I mean I wanna show people that especially a person that’s comin from “Nothin to Somethin” that you can put your mind to anythang. You can be whateva you wanna be. Actin, Rappin whateva, you know what I’m sayin.

PRIMO: What is something that the fans & everybody else doesn’t know about Mr. Jones?
MIKE JONES: That I really look out for the people. You know what I’m sayin, I’m an under dog no matter what I sell. People think just because I sold 2 times Platinum that I’m “bousy-hollywood” just like everybody else. I’m the same guy. You know what I’m sayin. I’m just a dude that’s tryin to help everybody else come up. U know what I’m sayin…

PRIMO: Is it any truth to the collabo with you & Chamillionare on the album?
MIKE JONES: Not on this album. Cause even though me & him we been squashed da beef since I came out with my 1st album & he came out wit his, the beef been squashed since 05’. But my album was already done & his was already finished so u know maybe on future projects. But this one was already put together.
PRIMO: Yeah cause its alotta hype behind that.

PRIMO: If we interviewed any of your ex-girlfriends, why would they tell other women NOT to date Mr. Jones?
MIKE JONES: Cause they afraid Imma shower whoever else I date with the finer thangs and they gone be stuck broke. (Everybody laughs)

PRIMO: Do you have any children?
MIKE JONES: Uh I got a lil boy right now, Yeah.

PRIMO: No baby moma drama we should hear about in the tabloids?
MIKE JONES: Oh naw… She outta here.
PRIMO: What’s the ILLEST shit you’ve ever done to a chick?
MIKE JONES: See that’s what’s crazy… See I’m really a cool guy you know what I’m sayin, alotta people just think I’m… Like me doin the rap stuff, this is like a job to me and I don’t get all into the rap stereotype, you know what I’m sayin…
PRIMO: That’s very hard to find in an artist.
MIKE JONES: It’s hard… Yeah so alotta people be thinkin like cause I’m a rapper if I meet a girl like “what’s up”. The girl already intimidated like “uh huh, I ain’t no hoochie, I ain’t no this”… “I ain’t say u was”. So I have to work extra hard to prove to whoever I talk to that I’m not like the average rapper, you know what I’m sayin.
PRIMO: You don’t go by the stereotype?
MIKE JONES: Yeah, Yeah…

PRIMO: That’s cool. Again, I’m Primo. I’m definitely happy to interview you.
MIKE JONES: Yeah, I appreciate dat.

PRIMO: Especially with us being born on the same day and yes I bought the album.
MIKE JONES: I appreciate that. Oh and I got songs on the album for the ladies too on the last album, you know what I’m sayin. My boy Cut Master (he points to his barber) Yeah…
MIKE JONES: I appreciate everybody that’s been holdin me down & showin me alotta love. You know what I’m sayin… I mean I’m still here. Who you know that give out their phone number and they really talk to the fans…

PRIMO: I know that your Grandmother is definitely lookin down on you Darling.
MIKE JOINES: Oh Yeah… Thank you so much, I appreciate ya’ll. 313 BABY!!!