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I pay attention to lyrics and I know what rap fans care about. I try to write for the average listener and I'm conscious of the mainstream without selling out.

J. Cole

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J. Cole
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: January 28
Film Director
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Frankfurt/Main
Kill Edward
Jermaine Lamarr Cole
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Either you play the game or let the game play you and be that broke sucka talkin bout I stayed true
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Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That's just the truth. I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin.
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I met Will Smith twice. I didn't talk to him for too long but I was trying to let him know that my age group grew up watching him - he was the coolest guy on television and the coolest guy in movies.
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I yearn for that livin' large, but mama I ain't done yet/Sit back and watch your son rise, kick back and know your son set
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There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy it wasn't greedy. It was mine, my girl's, my mom's. I got Benzes for my ladies. But I felt crazy. You have to understand I come from a world where we're very modest. But that's not greedy. That's nice, right?
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College isn't in everyone's hearts. I am living proof, though, that school doesn't mess up your plans. It gives you more experiences to write about.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
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Tupac was just so passionate about what he believes in and not afraid to say anything.
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I gotta make a move, I gotta do this now, If they don't know your dreams, they can't shoot 'em down.
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Get on yo job little man this ain't Saturday
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I never really told anybody that I'm a rapper. I wasn't walking around being like, Yo, check out my mixtape! It was more of a secret grind.
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While silly ni**as argue over who gon' snatch the crown / Look around my ni**a, white people have snatched the sound / This year I'll probably go to the awards dappered down / Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile.
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No rapper in the world from Jay-Z to Tupac to Biggie has 100 percent love on everything they do.
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In hip-hop, there's not a lot of love. There's not a lot of love being spread. It's always like 'I'm stuntin' on you raps, or I'm better than you raps.' It's not a lot of 'Yo man, I idolize you raps.'
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If I lost your respect...I'm just hope you don't look at me as something you regret.
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One thing you should know about me is I never play to lose, Always aim high and rarely obey the rules.
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Promise to my momma I'ma make it to the Top.. So I'ma keep climbing til my heartbeat drop
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A lot of my music is just self-observation. Like telling you, Oh man. What did I just do? How much did I just pay for this chain? Why did I do that? Wait a minute. Let me talk about that. Or like, the temptation. Let me talk about that. Let me observe myself.
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I'ma be here for a while. None of these clowns can hurt me.
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I don't live for the accolades. I'm more so about the music. Making it, and putting it out. Those are the two best feelings.
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