[youtube ytid=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QToQSXd2V-A?autoplay=1&w=580&h=385″ ]
Through four studio albums, rap fans have witnessed the artistic growth of J.Cole. While he’s dropped “4 Your Eyez Only” today December 9th, 2016, we take a look back to the summer of 2010, when he discusses rapping about his college experience on message boards to getting the attention of Jay Z.
source
“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z
“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”
“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”
“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”
“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”
“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”
“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”
“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”
