Visuals for the ‘Born Sinner’ track. Don’t really see what the video has to do with the song though.
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J. Cole’s Dreamville Records Signs Deal with Interscope
This is good news. The label members can get some more exposure from this. Omen is dope and Bas is cool, so let’s see what they’ll do next. J. Cole tweeted about the deal, saying,
“A gift for you from Dreamville. Celebration. Thank you for the Birthday love. Much Love to Interscope.”
J. Cole Breaks Down His “Rich Niggaz” Track on HardKnockTV
Cole breaks down the meaning of “Rich Niggaz” from his “Born Sinner” album.
J. Cole ft. Bas – Hell’s Kitchen
DJ Khaled annoys the shit out of me, but Cole and Bas put together a really dope song with this one.
J. Cole’s Top 5 Songs
J.Cole’s one of the best rappers out of the new school. He’s got some great songs in his resume, and here are my top 5:
Before I’m Gone The song that made me a J.Cole fan. The singing and the bells in the intro of the song sets the vibe, then Cole delivers with the lyrics. He really pours his heart out to the mic on this one. The struggles going on in inner-city life, such as people being murdered and selling crack to keep a roof over your head. Reminds me of Tupac.
Return of Simba This dropped a few months before Cole really blew up, but when I heard it, I knew it was guaranteed to happen. This is the hungriest I’ve ever heard him rap. The intensity he brought to this was him saying it’s his time to become a star. With the Lion King sample in the track, this beat was crazy too. “Ay Cole keep a thick bitch I like to call Big Shirley.”
Lights Please The song that got Jay Z to sign him to Roc Nation. He talks about a girl he messes with. He wants it to be about more than just sex, but that’s all she wants. How pussy can be blinding, and cloud your thoughts.
Lost Ones What I love about this song is that there are tons of people in my generation that can relate to it. It’s a conversation between two young, soon-to-be parents, and Cole provides narration in the last verse. The guy wants his girl to get an abortion, while the girl says “Fuck that! I’m raising this kid with or without you!” Very powerful song.
2Face My all-time favorite J.Cole track. The Friday Night Lights mixtape as a whole had alot of emotion in the verses, and on here, J.Cole sounded legitly pained. Like he was really dealing with the stress that he was talking about in the song. He talks about his past regrets, questions God about all the pain brought into the world, and his need to make it in the music industry.
J. Cole – Crooked Smile (Music Video)
J. Cole drops the visuals from his popular song from Born Sinner.
BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominees
My favorite award show of the year is just a short 2 months away, and here are the nominees. I’m happy to see Chance got a nomination, didn’t see that coming. But it’s weird Kanye didn’t get any.
Lyricist of the Year
J. Cole
Drake
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Wale
MVP of the Year
2 Chainz
J. Cole
Drake
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Album of the Year
J. Cole – Born Sinner
Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Nas – Life Is Good
Wale – The Gifted
Best Mixtape
Big Sean – Detroit
Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap
Travi$ Scott – Owl Pharaoh
Stalley – Honest Cowboy
Trinidad Jame$ – Don’t Be S.A.F.E.
J Cole’s “Born Sinner” Album Goes Gold
Roc Nation’s J.Cole has just reached 500,000 sales for his Billboard Chart-Topping Born Sinner album that dropped last month. This makes his 2nd Gold-certified album. This was one of my favorite albums of the year, he really deserves it.
J. Cole – Let Nas Down (Remix) – ft. Nas
The original version was dope, but this remix is even better. Nas demonstrating why he’s one the greatest MC’s to ever pick up a pen.
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