I kid you not when I say I bump this every single day. At least 4-5 times: When I get my early morning hoops, on my commute to work, while working, on my commute back home, and right before I go to sleep.
If you've been in the Locker for a minute and you've been peeping the music I've been fiendin' on, I guess you are no stranger to the fact that J.Cole is my favorite MC.
If you haven't heard of him, check out LOCKER MUSIC; some of his earlier mixtapes are archived there. But if you're like me and you've been on his joints since he was Therapist, or at least since The Warm Up, you'd be familiar with his honesty. How he relays truth thru his lyrics, emotions thru his beats, and passion thru his tenacity.
Whether he followed his mentor's blueprint (who happens to be Jay-Z, no pun intended) of painting life in its purest form and banking on being real, J.Cole has crafted himself a niche in the age of YouTube dancing new n****s, skinny jeans playas, Purp drinking rappers, and auto-tune driven musicians. His limitation as a person ultimately became his strength as an artist.
LOST ONES is a track that dropped (or leaked) way before The Sideline Story released. And even though it spoke real, it contains more honesty than the usual J.Cole track. It's about a young man's struggle after learning that he got his girl pregnant. That internal conflict between being responsible for the consequence, taking it on the chin and just man'ing up, and being a helpless kid just grasping the dire situation that he got himself, his girl, and his seed into.
Fellas, don't front, I'm sure in some way you've faced this dilemma. When you want to do the right thing, but the gravity of the moment is just too big for you that you'd rather look for a quick way out... And I'm not sure how often ladies read my blog, but if you're a girl and you stumble upon this... Take time to listen to the song. Might get something valuable.
Is LOST ONES this generation's SONG CRY? What do you think? Check it the video after the jump. Shot by dudes I look up to, BBGUN.
Imagine you're walking along Ayala Triangle, on your way to lunch, when there's a huge, growing buzz in the middle of the park... Almost a ruckus.
You're drawn into the commotion, into a sea of random bodies and excited souls. You make your way to the center, then you see it. And it hits you. You realize the dude standing in the eye of the storm: YOUR FAVORITE MC!
DAMN!
That ill dude of a rapper J.Cole treated his fans and random bystanders to an impromptu performance of "Can't Get Enough" (from his highly celebrated debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story) in the middle of Union Square Park in the heart of Manhattan. Peep the dopeness below!
As we draw closer to September 27, The Dreamvillain drops another joint from Cole World: The Sideline Story!
"MR. NICE WATCH" is a track featuring J.Cole's boss and mentor Jay-Z. Heavy on that "Watch The Throne" vibe, Mr. Nice Watch showcases another dimension to the already talented lyricist and beat-maker from the Tar Heel State.
Peep the track below, and click on the banner above to download the track.
"For the record, these are not mixtapes, not EP’s either. I wake up on Sunday’s and I decide what songs I want to let out or rerelease for yall. You’ve been so patient for 2 YEARS! I think you deserve some insight and unreleased music.
1. Bring Em’ In - Made this in ATL during the “single hunt” phase. Even though it wasn’t a single and won’t make the album, I love this shit!
2. Roll Call - Just some real shit. Venting.
3. Be Freestyle - “Put on for my city like my favorite jacket… “man, you gon’ where that every got damn night??”.. “know what I paid for this shit?? bitch, you got damn right!!!"
-- J. Cole
A little something to tide us OG Dreamvillains over till 09.27.11! Round 2 of J. Cole's ANY GIVEN SUNDAY series.
J. Cole unleashes 5 tracks compiled in this mini-mixtape dubbed ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, Vol.1... A little something for us Dreamvillain's to fiend on before the big drop #ColeWorldTheSidelineStory.
OG Dreamvillains gotta be reminded. New fans gotta get put on.
Did anyone else notice that J.Cole cameo at the 
How ill is this?
