Rapper Jim Jones, best known for his hits with The Diplomats and songs like We Fly High (Ballin’), just admitted to something that raised a lot of eyebrows — and maybe even a few parenting debates.
During a recent podcast interview, Jim opened up about a night that most dads probably wouldn’t brag about. He said he once snuck his teenage son into a strip club when the boy was just 16 years old.
Yep, you read that right.
According to Jim, he did it because he wanted to “teach him early about women.” He laughed about it during the chat, saying it was more of a “father-son experience” than anything bad. But the internet? Oh, the internet didn’t take it so lightly.
The conversation came up while Jim was talking about parenting, music, and what it means to raise a young man today. Somewhere in there, he dropped the story like it was no big deal.
“I brought my son to the strip club when he was 16,” Jim said, chuckling. “I wanted him to learn what the world really looks like — no filters.”
He didn’t share which club it was or exactly when it happened, but he made it clear he thought of it as a bonding moment.
“He’s grown now, he’s doing fine,” Jim added. “That night was about him learning something early instead of learning it the hard way later.”
Soon as that clip hit social media, folks came out swinging.
Some people said they got where Jim was coming from — trying to teach his son about life in a world that doesn’t always play fair. But others said it crossed a serious line.
One user wrote, “That’s not parenting, that’s just bad judgment. He’s a kid!”
Another said, “You can’t be out here normalizing stuff like that — that’s not okay.”
A few fans, though, defended him. “He’s just being real about how some dads raise their boys,” one person commented. “You might not agree, but it happens.”
It’s clear people are split right down the middle — some calling it “cool dad energy,” others calling it “completely inappropriate.”
Jim Jones has always talked openly about being a family man. He’s proud of his kids and often posts about them on Instagram. His son, Pudy, has even appeared in videos with him before, and you can tell the two have a tight bond.
Jim once said being a dad changed him for the better. “Everything I do now, I do thinking about him,” he told a radio host years back.
That’s why this story surprised so many fans — because Jim’s usually known for being protective of his family. Hearing that he brought his son into a strip club just didn’t line up with the dad image most people had in mind.
Now, legally speaking, most states — including New York, where Jim’s from — don’t allow anyone under 18 years old inside an adult club, no matter who they’re with.
That’s why some folks are calling the story “reckless,” even if it happened years ago.
Of course, no one’s talking about pressing charges or anything like that. But it does raise a big question: where’s the line between parenting and poor choices?
This whole situation has started a bigger talk — not just about Jim Jones, but about how celebrity parents raise their kids in the spotlight.
Rappers and entertainers often say they want their children to “learn the game early,” meaning they want them to understand fame, money, and temptation before the world teaches them in a harder way.
But others say kids deserve to be kids — not exposed to adult stuff before they’re ready.
As one fan put it online: “You can’t say you’re protecting your son by putting him in a grown folks’ situation.”
It’s one of those topics that hits home for a lot of people, especially parents raising teens. Everybody’s got their own opinion — but one thing’s for sure, Jim Jones sure got the internet talking.
Even with all the noise, Jim doesn’t seem too worried. When asked if he regretted it, he shook his head and said, “Nah, man. That’s my son. I raised him my way. He’s good.”
He also said that while the story sounds wild to some people, for him it was just part of his reality growing up in Harlem — where life lessons come fast and hard.
“Out here, you gotta grow up early,” he said. “I just made sure I was the one showing him, not the streets.”
Whether you think he’s right or wrong, it’s clear Jim Jones loves his son. But his idea of “father-son bonding” definitely got people fired up.
It’s a reminder that parenting looks different for everyone — especially when you’re raising kids under the spotlight. Some call it real. Some call it reckless. Either way, folks are still debating it across Twitter, TikTok, and beyond.
One thing’s for sure: Jim Jones never shies away from keeping it real — even when it makes people uncomfortable.
