Genius Lyrics
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J. Cole (Ft. kiLL edward) – FRIENDS
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Although there is a feature on “FRIENDS,” it is speculated to be Cole himself in the form of an alter-ego. This is integral in understanding the yin-yang theme in play.
Edward is
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J. Cole – KOD
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Although no cell phones were allowed in J. Cole’s April 16th, 2018 listening party, one fan managed to sneak one in and posted the audio to the title track for Cole’s 2018 project
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J. Cole – ATM
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“ATM” is an introspective yet energetic track that highlights Cole’s relationship with money. He confirmed in a tweet that the song title is an abbreviation for “Addicted To Money
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J. Cole – Ville Mentality
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“Ville Mentality” focuses on the perils of fame that Cole has experienced. He reiterates his feelings about choosing an early retirement from the rap game.
Cole originally used
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J. Cole (Ft. kiLL edward) – The Cut Off
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“The Cut Off” appropriately named, talks about Cole having to cut people off who were close to him due to lack of trust and being taken advantage of. He realized that he was giving
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J. Cole – Window Pain (Outro)
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This song starts with a narrative of a little girl who discusses the story of her cousin getting shot.
For the duration of this song, Cole is self-reflective and contemplative as
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J. Cole – Motiv8
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“Motiv8” — read “Motivate” — is about the motivation to get money. “Get money” happens to be the catchphrase of the song, repeated in the chorus as well as sampled from the Junior
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J. Cole – BRACKETS
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On “BRACKETS” Cole details his journey climbing up the ‘tax brackets,’ describing how taxpayers should have more agency in how their money is being spent in the 21st Century. Cole
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J. Cole & Bas – Passport Bros
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This song officially announced by “Bas” via a posting the cover art in Instagram on July 15, 2023.
Also he said:
album coming soon
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J. Cole – No Role Modelz
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J. Cole believes that shallow, materialistic “L.A. hoes” got that way because their only role models were talentless reality TV stars. But Cole also had no role models growing up
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J. Cole – Change
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On “Change,” Cole reflects on the maturation of his understanding of the cycle of violence and crime in struggling black communities and details the murder of his friend James
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J. Cole – Once an Addict (Interlude)
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J. Cole uses “Once an Addict” to detail the development of his feelings concerning his mother’s relationship with alcoholism. Cole uses this interlude to show that he also deals
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J. Cole – a m a r i
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On “a m a r i,” Cole details his ascent to greatness in the hip-hop industry beginning in his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The lyrics capture a confident and
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J. Cole – Royal Flush
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J. Cole uses Big Boi’s “Royal Flush.”
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J. Cole – Intro (2014 Forest Hills Drive)
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Immediately Cole delves into the elements of the album: freedom, happiness and love.
https://twitter.com/JColeNC/status/539848835485696000
When moving back to his hometown of
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J. Cole – St. Tropez
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Drastically changing from the mood of “Fire Squad,” we see the arch of the album changing as Cole’s career starts to take off.
The song is named after St. Tropez, France. While
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J. Cole – Immortal
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On “Immortal,” Cole examines the gravity of death, both from his friend’s perspective as a drug dealer and from his own as an artist.
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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 – a p p l y i n g . p r e s s u r e
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On “a p p l y i n g . p r e s s u r e,” Cole “applies pressure” in two ways; First, by exposing broke rappers for flaunting wealth they don’t have and second, by demonstrating his
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J. Cole – Lights Please
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J. Cole’s ode to ignorant women and the ills of the world from his second mixtape, The Warm Up, lays some pretty heavy sentiment over a sparse but engaging beat.
Some have
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J. Cole – Be Free
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As many other people did, including Killer Mike, J. Cole took to the internet to express his pain for the loss of Michael Brown. Cole also visited Ferguson in the aftermath of the
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Token – Hi J. Cole...
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On “Hi J. Cole…” freestyle, Token uses five J. Cole beats to say the things he wants to say before his upcoming project drops.
On May 14, 2021, the same day J. Cole dropped his
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J. Cole – Hello
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With Cole’s lack of a love life mentioned in the previous song, he decides to call up an old flame to see if they can re-kindle what they had, only to find out she started a new
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J. Cole – Black Friday
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The track is a counterpart to K Dot’s rhyme over Cole’s “A Tale of Two Citiez”—both freestyles were released simultaneously on November 27, 2015.
After nearly a full year since
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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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J. Cole – Intro (KOD)
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J. Cole sets the stage for his 5th studio album in this opening track.
He briefly explained on Twitter that there isn’t an obvious or completely logical explanation or meaning of
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J. Cole – Foldin Clothes
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Following the emotionally vulnerable “She’s Mine, Pt. 1,” Cole once again makes reference to his wife, childhood sweetheart Melissa Heholt.
With Melissa nine-months pregnant
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J. Cole – Homecoming
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On the fifteenth track off his debut mixtape, The Come Up, J. Cole raps over Kanye’s My Way Home about missing family and his city.
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J. Cole – Runaway
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On the lush “Runaway,” Cole talks about his relationship troubles, which, underneath the moral struggles and spiritual dichotomies hinted at by the album title, is another topic he
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J. Cole – Neverland
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On “Neverland,” North Carolina rapper J. Cole reflects on his burgeoning rap career and the enemies he gained along the way. On the track, Cole warns his opposition not to take him
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J. Cole – For Whom the Bell Tolls
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As Cole did with his previous album, 2014 Forest Hill Drive, he begins 4 Your Eyez Only with a melodic, slow-jammed introduction. Unlike “Intro,” though, “For Whom The Bell Tolls
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Dreamville & J. Cole (Ft. Young Nudy) – Sunset
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On “Sunset”, J. Cole and Young Nudy trade verses about the violence they’ve seen on a daily basis, even through the fame they’ve both attained.
This song, originally titled “God
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J. Cole – World is Empty
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Off of J. Cole’s The Warmup mixtape, this song laments three things that bother Cole: his frustration with his rap career, the plight of strippers, and the prevalence of drugs and
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J. Cole – Cole World
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[Intro] / I think it's gonna be a hell of a night, a hell of a night / So we could do whatever you like (Like, like, like...) / Hey, hey! / [Verse 1] / It took me all day to find
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J. Cole (Ft. 50 Cent & Bas) – New York Times
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This track is not only the 2nd deluxe track and 18th on Cole’s album Born Sinner, but it is the 2nd track on his 3rd EP of his Truly Yours series. It samples “Bells” by Eero
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J. Cole – God's Gift
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This percussion-filled tune takes on Cole’s career arc, his hatred of domestic violence, and his penchant for terrible animal-themed puns
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J. Cole – everybody dies
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“Everybody Dies” had been released on the Behind-the-Scenes documentary, “Eyez” that was exclusively released on Tidal. The interlude targets other members of the rap community
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J. Cole – Folgers Crystals
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In “Folgers Crystals,” Cole raps about beating the odds and outgrowing haters. In this song, Cole compares himself to these crystals by saying that even though they might not seem
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J. Cole (Ft. Bas) – Cousins
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Cousins is the fifth track off of J Cole’s Truly Yours 2 EP, which was released in April 2013.
J Cole’s Dreamville Records label-mate Bas teams up with Cole to tell a story of two
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Drake (Ft. J. Cole) – First Person Shooter
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[Part I] / [Intro: J. Cole & Adonis] / (Pew, pew-pew) / First-person shooter mode, we turnin' your song to a funeral / To them niggas that say they wan' off us, you better be
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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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