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Offset (Ft. J. Cole) – How Did I Get Here
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On “How Did I Get Here,” Offset questions how he has been able to achieve his stature and success given the life of crime that he pursued as an adolescent. He’s grateful to have
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J. Cole’s Appearance On Offset’s “How Did I Get Here” Is The North Carolina MC’s Latest Trap Collaboration
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Both rappers contemplate their rise to fame from difficult circumstances.
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Offset – How Did I Get Here Samples
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See all of “How Did I Get Here” by Offset’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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J. Cole – 1985
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“1985” is representative of the year J. Cole was born. When combined with 2014 Forest Hills Drive’s “January 28th,” Cole’s entire birthday is in his discography.
The song is a
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Big Yae – Amen
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[Chorus] / Knew who we are / I'm thankin' the Lord, I'm here with my squad / Amen / I leave 'em in awe / Takin' the praise, I give it to God / Amen / Gimme the bag / Gimme the bag
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Spotify – This Is Offset
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1. Offset- Father Of 4 (feat. Big Rube) / 2. Offset- How Did I Get Here (feat. J. Cole) / 3. Offset- Lick / 4. Offset- Tats On My Face / 5. Offset- Made Men / 6. Offset- Wild Wild
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Dreamville, J. Cole & Lute (Ft. DaBaby) – Under the Sun
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“Under the Sun” serves as the opening track to Revenge of the Dreamers III and first official collaboration between North Carolina artists J. Cole, Lute, and DaBaby. The rappers
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J. Cole – The Cure
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[Intro] / Cole World, the new Nat King / If I ain't the illest nigga, I'm his new vaccine / Really more like poison when his New Jack Swing / And my bed is like a deck of cards
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Miguel (Ft. J. Cole & Salaam Remi) – Come Through and Chill
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Released via SoundCloud on June 24, 2016, “Come Through and Chill” is a song about staying indoors, ordering up some weed, and knocking boots all night long. It’s not a bad way to
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Alessia Cara – Here
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“Here” is Alessia Cara’s first single, released prior to her 2015 EP, Four Pink Walls. The Ontario-born Def Jam signee told The FADER the story behind the track:
“Here” is a song
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Highest To Lowest – Highest To Lowest: J. Cole
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J. Cole's Songs: Highest To Lowest / - No Role Modelz (958,577,740) / - MIDDLE CHILD (746,833,601) / - Work Out (385,743,103) / - G.O.M.D. (381,150,449) / - Neighbors (312,574,460
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J. Cole – High for Hours
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This song was released on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2017. J. Cole touches on his experience meeting President Barack Obama in the second verse and has thoughts of revolution in
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J. Cole – Work Out
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After “Who Dat” failed to become a chart topper, J. Cole released “Work Out” as the second single off his debut album three months prior to its release, on June 5th, 2011, the
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Read All The Lyrics To Offset’s Solo Debut Album ‘Father of 4’
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After months of delay, the Migos rapper’s project has finally arrived.
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J. Cole – Is She Gon Pop Samples
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See all of “Is She Gon Pop” by J. Cole’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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J. Cole – Kevin's Heart
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In “Kevin’s Heart,” Cole is singing from the stance of a person in love with drugs. Throughout the track, he references taking Xannies and smoking blunts, and relates the use of
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J. Cole – G.O.M.D.
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Cole is starting to lose himself in Hollywood; becoming arrogant and making typical commercial music.
His first doubts about his new lifestyle come in the second verse—he starts
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J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray – m y . l i f e
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On “m y . l i f e,” Cole recruits 21 Savage and Morray for a track on which they discuss the struggles of their respective come-ups and the benefits of their perseverance. They
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J. Cole – Photograph
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“Photograph” describes Cole finding a girl’s picture on social media and trying to finesse and get her.
Thematically the track sees Cole examining the state of romance and
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J. Cole – Fire Squad
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J. Cole attempts to restore the balance in hip hop as he criticizes white privilege and white appropriation of the culture—namely, Macklemore’s The Heist winning the 2013 Grammy
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Eve (Ft. Gwen Stefani) – Let Me Blow Ya Mind
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Samples/sounds eerily similar to Dr. Dre’s last track “The Message” from the 2001 album featuring Mary J Blige. Interestingly enough, “The Message” was the only track NOT produced
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J. Cole (Ft. Miguel) – Power Trip
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In 2013, Cole dropped Born Sinner’s lead single just in time for Valentine’s Day. His Facebook page stated this was a continuation of “Dreams,” a track off of his second mixtape
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NF & Cordae – CAREFUL
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[Chorus: NF & Cordae] / Stuntin' on me, you get exposed (Woo) / I don't wanna pick, then I buy both (Buy both) / Doesn't go plat', it'll go gold (Go gold) / Keep it upfront, I don'
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Felukah - فلوكا – Whereto From Here
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When were you planning to tell me to go / Why you still fanning the fire I hold / Know you inspired the greatest of flows / I followed your sequence / Rejected the mold / The older
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J. Cole – Wet Dreamz
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On the third single from Forest Hills Drive, Cole reminisces about his first time with a girl. He puts on the typical play-it-cool attitude when in reality all he knows about are
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Nitin Randhawa – Perfect (Nitin Randhawa Remix)
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[Intro] / Nitin Randhawa / You are watching a master at work / Nitin Randhawa / [Verse 1 : Logic & Juicy J] / Bitch, I did it, I made it, I'm loved and I'm hated / I started from
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J. Cole – Note to Self
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The final song on 2014 Forest Hills Drive completes Cole’s main outlook on life: Love one another and life will fall into place.
In true ROC fashion (“Blueprint,” “My 1st Song
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flora cash – Missing Home
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[Chorus] / Got a lot of hunger and / Got a lot of big dreams and / Even though I'm mining gold / I'm missing home somehow / Been a lot of hard days and / Been a lot of long nights
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Bogota scRAPz (Ft. CFtheK.I.D.) – OUT HERE
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“OUT HERE” is the first single off of Bogota scRAPz debut project entitled ‘scRAPyard’.
Download ‘scRAPyard’:
http://www.datpiff.com/Bogota-scRAPz-scRAPyard-mixtape.489522.html
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J. Cole – p u n c h i n ’ . t h e . c l o c k
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On the album’s briefest track, J. Cole raps about the hours he’s spent working—or “punching the clock.”
The intro samples NBA star Damian Lillard’s August 11, 2020, post-game
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Miguel (Ft. J. Cole) – All I Want Is You
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“All I Want Is You” is the single for Miguel’s debut album. The song is produced by Salaam Remi. Miguel and J. Cole tell separate tales about girls they just can’t seem to move on
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Bright Campa – Churchill Downs
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I Got A Story To Tell. Talking about the downfall of being an independent underdog in the life of competition and currency.
Bright Campa releases his most anticipated lyrical rap
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J. Cole – Is She Gon Pop
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A track from the well-worth-the-wait Born Sinner deluxe edition. This is also the third song from the Truly Yours 3. Cole has amazed numerous fans and critics with the Truly Yours
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J. Cole (Ft. Omen) – Enchanted
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In “Enchanted,” Cole links up with Omen to touch on various topics including growing up fatherless with a single mother, the loss of young people to violence, and much more.
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Nitin Randhawa – Look Alive (Nitin Randhawa Remix)
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[Intro: Drake, BlocBoy JB & Lil Juice] / Tay Keith, fuck these niggas up! / Yeah, yeah (Ooh) / Yeah (Ooh) / 6 God, BlocBoy, 6 God, BlocBoy (Ooh) (Word) / 6 God, BlocBoy, 6 God
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J. Cole – 2Face
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This song delves into a recurring theme in Cole’s early work, his conflicting emotions and the two polarizing sides to his personality. As a young up-and-comer in the game, he
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J. Cole – Sideline Story
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“Sideline Story” is the 6th track on CW: TSS. In this song, Jermaine lays three verses about how he managed to “get up off the sideline.” From pouring his heart out to signing to
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J. Cole – Lost Ones
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“Lost Ones” is a dialogue between a young couple who’ve just discovered the girl is pregnant. Exploring the whirlwind of thoughts and emotion that follow this revelation, Cole adds
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J. Cole – I Get Up
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Inspirational song by J. Cole talking about the struggles in life and how everyone is doing something to get by.
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2Pac (Ft. Outlawz & Prince Ital Joe) – Hail Mary
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“Hail Mary” is in keeping with the Baroque themes of the Makaveli album, and also features some impressive verses by Pac’s little homies, the Outlawz (which is rare)
This song is
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J. Cole – Snow On Tha Bluff
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“Snow On Tha Bluff” is J. Cole’s first release of 2020. On the song, which is titled after a January 2011 film about a robbery in Atlanta, Cole delivers a single continuous verse
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J. Cole – Last Call
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[Intro] / Yeah, Warm Up / La-la-la-laaaa, la lala la lalaaaa / [Chorus] / Now I am (Here's to the Roc') / Hey and they ask and they ask and they ask and I tell them / (Here's to
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Dreamville, JID & J. Cole (Ft. Kenny Mason & Sheck Wes) – Stick
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On “Stick,” all four performing rappers discuss their habit of keeping a gun on them at all times, with either, or sometimes both, protective or aggressive motivations.
JID
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