Jim Jones On 'We Fly High': 'I Actually Hate The Song'

In an interview with Complex, Jim Jones spoke about his smash hit "We Fly High" 10 years after its debut shook the hip hop world. 

When speaking about the creation of the single, Jones said: "That record was made in Miami and New York, in both places. I actually did the beginning of 'Ballin' down in Miami, and I came to New York and finished it. I recorded my whole first album myself in Miami, I set up the inbox and the mic and all that by the pool."

Jones also admitted that he didn't think "We Fly High" would be as big as it was. "It got way bigger than I ever thought it would be," he said. "It was just me trying to fulfill my quota and hand my album in on time so I could get the million dollar check that I was owed. I was worried about the million more than I was worried about what the record was going to do. It was just another record."

That's when Jones revealed something extremely surprising about his feelings toward the song. "I actually hate the song. The record makes me cringe. But it’s actually a love hate relationship I have with it," the rapper declared. "I know that record has set me apart from where I was when it came to me being in this game and me being on a different level of success, and putting me in a different room with people to do business with. But on the flip side, 10 years later, that song has burned a hole in my brain that’s so disgusting it makes me cringe every time I hear it."

Read the full interview here. 

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