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June 17, 2020

J. Cole’s “Snow on tha Bluff” Lyrics Meaning

J. Cole is considered one of the utmost woke rappers in the music industry. So when social unrest gripped the streets of America in the wake of the seemingly racist-police murder of George Floyd, many...

Gang Starr / J. Cole

September 22, 2019

“Family and Loyalty” by Gang Starr ft. J. Cole

Those familiar with Gang Starr already know that the vocal half of the duo, Guru, left us prematurely in 2010. Thus his contributions to “Family and Loyalty” posthumous. Another fact that fans of Gang...

Dreamville / EARTHGANG / J. Cole / Saba / Smino

July 7, 2019

“Sacrifices” by Dreamville (ft. EARTHGANG, J. Cole, Smino & Saba)

The title of this song, as well as its chorus, is based on the idea of the track being about the “sacrifices” the artists had to make in order to achieve the level of success they...

Dababy / Dreamville / J. Cole / Lute

July 6, 2019

“Under the Sun” by Dreamville (ft. J. Cole, DaBaby & Lute)

“Under the Sun” is a track which garnered headlines more due to it being the first collaboration between DaBaby and Dreamville than for its innovation. In other words, we are already aware that the...

Bas / Dreamville / J. Cole / JID / Young Nudy

June 15, 2019

Dreamville’s “Down Bad” (ft. EARTHGANG, J. Cole, Bas, JID & Young Nudy)

The titular phrase “down bad” refers to the artists being in a depressed state, not so much mentally but in terms of experiencing lack of upward mobility in life. But this is, of course, before...

J. Cole / Travis Scott / Young Thug

May 24, 2019

“The London” by Young Thug (Ft. Travis Scott & J. Cole)

First off, “The London” is the name of a swanky hotel located in New York City. It comes into play during the chorus of this song as the place Travis Scott is requesting an associate...

Ari Lennox / J. Cole

February 24, 2019

Meaning of “Shea Butter Baby” by Ari Lennox & J. Cole

This track is an intimate love song in which American artists Ari Lennox and J. Cole play the roles of two lovers expressing a strong intimate attraction to each other. Apparently the track is...

J. Cole / Offset

February 22, 2019

Meaning of “How Did I Get Here” by Offset (ft. J Cole)

“How Did I Get Here” features Offset expressing amazement over the fact that he rose from such humble beginnings to become the highly-successful entertainer he is today. Or at least that’s the topic of...

J. Cole

February 18, 2019

“No Role Modelz” by J. Cole

As this title implies, this song is about J’s lack of role models growing up. However, he applies this in a broader sense than just himself being devoid of a father figure. Indeed he attacks Hollywood itself for its focus...

J. Cole

January 29, 2019

January 28th by J. Cole

The title of this track, “January 28th”, is actually J. Cole’s birthday. But the song itself is not necessarily about his life in that it is basically the same, content-wise, as most of his other...

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