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The song is rapped from the perspective of a younger J. Cole, who uses his alter ego "Young Simba", over a stripped back trap beat with high pitched vocal sampling. [3] Cole discusses his come-up and the uncertainty he felt while trying to be successful, as well as the struggles and sacrifices he made along the way. [1]
On May 22, 2011, Cole released a song entitled "Return of Simba", the third in the "Simba" series of songs, following "Simba" and "Grown Simba." [ 52 ] Cole purposely avoided releasing his debut album's title for fear of inconsistency, only announcing that Jay-Z would be featured on his debut album. [ 53 ]
J. Cole first took up rapping in his teens, collaborating with the local Fayetteville hip hop duo Bomm Sheltuh. [1] The Come Up , his debut mixtape, was released on May 4, 2007. [ 2 ] Following the release of The Come Up , J. Cole was contacted by American rapper Jay-Z and subsequently signed to his record label Roc Nation .
J. Cole self-produced 12 out of the 21 tracks on the mixtape, including his debut single, called "Simba", for which Cole shot his first music video.The mixtape also features the samples from American rappers such as Kanye West, Nas, Jay-Z and Ghostface Killah, among others, while the tape includes guest appearances from Deacon and Nervous Reck.
In December 2008, J. Cole dropped the mixtape The Warm Up to The Warm Up, [6] which included many songs that would make the final cut of The Warm Up such as “Grown Simba”, “Dollar and a Dream II”, "'Til Infinity" and the original version of “In The Morning” - a song that would later be remixed and included on Friday Night Lights. In ...
J. Cole dropped one record titled “7 Minute Drill” from his April 2024 “Might Delete Later” mixtape (which he didn’t delete, but “7 Minute Drill” is no longer available on streaming ...
(J. Cole featuring Trey Songz) 52: 7: 5: 79 — 169 RIAA: Gold [9] "Bad Girls Club" [11] (Wale featuring J. Cole) — — — — — — — "Nobody's Perfect" (J. Cole featuring Missy Elliott) 2012 61: 3: 4 — — — Cole World: The Sideline Story "Miss America" [12] (J. Cole) 120: 34 — — — — Born Sinner "Power Trip" (J. Cole ...
RJ Davis scored seven points in overtime and Seth Trimble hit the go-ahead jumper, lifting North Carolina to a 102-96 victory over Boston College on Saturday. Davis hit a 3-pointer for a 94-91 ...