Genius Meanings
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J. Cole (Ft. Trey Songz) – Can't Get Enough
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The second radio single from Cole World: The Sideline Story demonstrates why J Cole is widely considered to be the Simba of Hip-hop... He mixes his lyrical skill over this summer
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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 – Trouble
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The song was one of the more darker cuts on the album. Featuring the powerful vocals of a choir throughout the song, this continuation of the album’s religious theme gave the track
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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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Xtreme McPhilly – Can't Get Enough Cover
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[Intro - Xtreme McPhilly]: / [?] / [Verse 1 - Xtreme McPhilly]: / Now, don't you get this twisted / Girl, I'm just tryna be honest / I think that you're beautiful / Look better
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Spotify – This Is J. Cole
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1. J. Cole- i n t e r l u d e / 2. J. Cole- Lion King On Ice / 3. J. Cole- t h e . c l i m b . b a c k / 4. J. Cole- Snow On Tha Bluff / 5. J. Cole- MIDDLE CHILD / 6. J. Cole- KOD
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J. Cole (Ft. TLC) – Crooked Smile
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Using his own imperfect set of teeth as an example, Cole reaffirms his belief that nobody’s perfect, as everyone has their own “crooked smile”, and that nobody has to be perfect
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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 – 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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J. Cole – January 28th
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January 28 happens to be J. Cole’s birthday. With an album named after his childhood home, he begins taking us on a tour through his life starting with his earliest years.
Since
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J. Cole – Rise and Shine
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[Intro: Jay-Z] / There's a nigga right now somewhere / He at the table with a bowl of Apple Jacks / And he's reading the back of the cereal / And in between eating the Apple Jacks
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Wale (Ft. J. Cole) – My Boy (Freestyle)
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Wale collaborates with J. Cole once again on a fun braggadocious track.
Wale’s last collaboration with Jermaine was in 2015 on the track “The Pessimist” from his fourth studio
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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 – 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 – 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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Lil Durk Teams With J. Cole For New Song “All My Life”
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It’s the lead single off his forthcoming album, ‘Almost Healed.’
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Wale (Ft. J. Cole) – Poke It Out
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[Intro: Wale] / (Cool N Dre) / Go, go, go, go, go / Listen (Go, go, let's go) / [Chorus: Wale] / I just wanna see if you gon' lie or you gon' love me / I was gettin' broads way
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Bas (Ft. J. Cole & KQuick) – Lit
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It’s officially Dreamville season. “Lit” first appeared as the sixth song on Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. II, but was renewed on Dreamville’s group project titled Revenge of the
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j-hope & J. Cole – on the street
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In his solo single “on the street" j-hope shares his candid feelings toward fans. The song was released as a gift and a kind of ‘goodbye’ to them, as j-hope has initiated the
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J. Cole (Ft. Amber Coffman & Cults) – She Knows
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Born Sinner’s third single features Dirty Projectors’ Amber Coffman (Cole had previously sampled her on his remix of Major Lazer’s “Get Free”), also heavily sampling the Cult’s
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J. Cole – She's Mine, Pt. 2
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J. Cole’s two-part suite “She’s Mine,” featured on his fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only, are two of the most personal songs he has written thus far.
The first part is
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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 – Nothing Lasts Forever
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Left over track from J. Cole’s debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. This song finds Cole reminiscing over a relationship gone bad. This track samples They Don’t Care About
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J. Cole – She's Mine, Pt. 2
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J. Cole’s two-part suite “She’s Mine,” featured on his fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only, are two of the most personal songs he has written thus far.
The first part is
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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 – 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 – t h e . c l i m b . b a c k
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On “t h e . c l i m b . b a c k,” J. Cole talks about rediscovering his love for rap and some of his traumatic life experiences.
Two days before releasing the song, Cole
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LUCKI – COINCIDENCE
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[Intro] / (GOONTEX) Ayy, okay / Okay, ayy / [Chorus] / I'm in the hood, what's good? / I miss you, what's up? I'm happy you follow me / I mix the love with drugs, I can't get
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J. Cole – J. Cole Freestyle
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On May 12, 2021, J. Cole appeared on L.A. Leakers for their 108th freestyle, two days before releasing his sixth album, The Off-Season. He flowed over “‘93 'Til Infinity” by Souls
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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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Genius Users – J. Cole [Discography List]
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Projects: / 2007: / • J. Cole - The Come Up Vol. 1: May 4th / 2009: / • J. Cole - The Warm Up: June 15th / 2010: / • J. Cole - Friday Night Lights: November 12th / 2011: / • J
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J. Cole – A Tale of 2 Citiez
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A Tale of Two Cities is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Some of its major themes–rebellion, conflict between rich and
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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 – 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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Keyshia Cole – Love
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“Love” is a platinum-certified single from Keyshia Cole’s debut album The Way It Is. The song gained its own notoriety for Keyshia’s unique vocal cry on the phrase “I found you” in
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Dreamville, EARTHGANG & J. Cole (Ft. Saba & Smino) – Sacrifices
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“Sacrifices” features Midwest rappers Smino and Saba in their first collaboration with Dreamville’s J. Cole and EARTHGANG. On the track, which closes out ROTD3, each artist
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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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J. Cole – Rags to Riches (At The Beep)
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“Rags to Riches (At the Beep)” is the nineteenth track off of the rookie mixtape from Roc Nation’s first artist.
Sampling Everybody Loves the Sunshine by Roy Ayers, the track is
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J. Cole – Can't Cry
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[Intro] / Yeah / Need y’all niggas to feel me, yo / Feel my pain / Said soft niggas can’t last hard times, yo / Believe that shit / Yeah (yeah), aye (aye) / Real niggas don’t cry
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J. Cole – Who Dat
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“Who Dat” is the first single released from rapper/producer J. Cole’s debut album, and appears on the project as an iTunes bonus track.
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Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment (Ft. J. Cole & Noname) – Warm Enough
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Warm enough is the explaining of how their love is rough and they might act cold but their heart is warm enough for love
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Taylor Dayne – Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
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I've heard people say that / Too much of anything is not good for you, baby / But I don't know about that, as many times as we've loved / Shared love and made love, it doesn't seem
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J. Cole – Grown Simba
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The fourth track of 2009’s The Warm Up serves as a now-prophetic story detailing the ambition and hunger Cole possessed coming into the rap game. Sprinkled with handfuls of clever
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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 – 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 – Dollar and a Dream III
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In “Dollar and A Dream III,” Cole reaches new heights.
The first segment of the “Dollar and a Dream” series appeared on 2007’s The Come Up. The second installment appeared on 2009
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