J. Cole Says Jay-Z’s Cold Shoulder Taught Him A Lesson

    J. Cole raps about how he “Let Nas Down” on his forthcoming Born Sinner album, which is due in stores June 18. During an interview with Los Angeles radio station Power 106 yesterday (June 13), J. Cole says that Jay-Z let him down when he was an aspiring artist trying to give him a beat CD.

    It was 2007. J. Cole was fresh out of St. John’s University and saw that Jay-Z was working on American Gangster. “I read the press release online and it was like, “Jay-Z, finishing American Gangster,” J. Cole says to Power 106’s Big Boy. “I was like, ‘Yo, he’s not done yet. I can go make beats right now and get on this album ‘cause I know where the studio is at. So I went home, made two beats, one was called ‘Top of the World,’ put a hook on it and everything. Burned my CD. Put the CD in the Jay-Z Vol. 3 […Life And Times Of S. Carter] case, maybe Vol. 2 […Hard Knock Life] case, closed it up, took the train to the city, stood outside the studio, me and partner E, for like three hours, with a bottle of E&J [Brandy], just like passing time waiting on Jay-Z to pull up. The Phantom finally comes around the corner. It’s raining by the way. We’ve been in the rain. The Phantom finally pulls around the corner. Someone get out the car in front of him just to open his door. That was their job, to get out their car, come to his car and open his door. He hops out. I’m froze. I don’t really know what to say. I’m like, ‘Yo, Jay I got this for you.’ He’s like, ‘What is that? What are you doing?’ I’m like, American Gangster, beat CD.’ I can’t really speak and he’s like, ‘Man I don’t want that shit, man. Give that to one of those guys.’ He said it. ‘I’m like, “Oh you mother… Don’t you know I’ve been out here for three hours?”

    J. Cole says that that experience changed his perspective. “It took me 15 minutes to get over it, but I realized, ‘You’re not gonna get on like that. That’s not how its gonna happen,'” he says. “But when people come up to me, they give me their CDs, chances are I’m never going to listen just ’cause I’m busy. But I do take it, just to give em that extra boost. They go home like, ‘Yo, he took my CD.’ That might give ’em three more months of like inspiration.”

    J. Cole later signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation company and began taking advice from Jigga when he was working on his debut album, 2011’s Cole World: The Sideline Story.

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    107 thoughts on “J. Cole Says Jay-Z’s Cold Shoulder Taught Him A Lesson

      1. I touched her breasts and I saw her vagina. No dick and I’ve been fucking her for 10 years.

      2. Get it?? A Man.. Da!! haha, dental dam holding back all the cyber juices of Birdman, since he never sees any of Cash Money camp in real life

    1. Oh you waited 3 hours… whoopie f*king doo. Don’t people wait 24 hours for a new pair of sneakers or a new video game. Go make a song about it while you cry over the track.

    2. from an irish guy drunk as hell, cole do yo thing son, (i respect the fsct you know u half cracker like me) pick up the phone call pops U ONLY GOT GOT 1 LIFE COOL ALBUM

    3. J Cole getting it in with Hov now, that’s all that matters. Checkout thegrandreport, they got some good entertainment news on there too

    4. I like Yeezus, i got my copy from www. hiphopgood. com. They have all the shit on it, i got that born sinner and Mac miller from HipHopGood Too. I think Ye got the best Cd out of the June 18th lineup

    5. J Cole name drops more than Game. [2] I seriously doubt that the beats he made were good enough to make American Gangster, that was a solid ass album production-wise (as well as lyrically).

      1. You can check that “Top of the World” joint on Youtube. It’s a decent beat/song, but it wouldn’t be fit for American Gangster. Not just quality wise, but because its tone/style.

    6. check out rob and bigs new album titled “dirty girl. with songs called “clean my closet ft eminem and dr dre. and songs called “spanish people and asains only clean” and only certian whites can do what we do. now on e bay.

    7. noww on i tunes paul walls new album called ” i wanna look mixed” and new hit songs called i hate whites only at the wizzzz

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    9. I think the real lesson was to adopt Jay-Z’s sharklike personality.Get to where you want and don’t worry about temporary people in your path cause everyone is busy on their own mission. Make good music and stay relevant. Maybe cut down on the number of self pity littered kitty litter songs? Be happy he stopped long enough to look at you at all.

    10. but i heard the kkk is pissed so uh loll lets see we hate the kkk where gonna pretend lmfaooo wel welc wel welcome too the the jungle dont trip now lmfaoooooo……..kkk is coming to the play offs

    11. so what your saying is micheal jordan and others call mixed people and other types of people monsters and gets paid for his racist trade mark ?

    12. hey um whre a new group called 333 he he. come and record with us leave your phones at home ok studio is in the woods “hey check us out.C YA

    13. now at the wiz jay zs new album titled ‘i set light skin girls up so other people can come on stage. ft little mama.kanye west geroge bush and austin powers.with songs called hey pizza boy its all rte to act like your fighting in public its all rite.

    14. wait a min jay z is coming with 2 albums second album is called ‘im ony 5 god dam it. wait a min tricked ya look at my car coming this summer.

    15. also this summer jadakiss new album called my dino laugh means i call mixed ppl monsters coming this summer ft p diddy.with songs called yea i hate diddy no i dont yes i do no i dont.

    16. coming this summer breakfast club 2 the movie. check out the sound track with songs called “i bite that redbone pussy even tho shes not.this summer by kings of monster neon sex on fire remix

    17. also check out 1 republics new album called stop and stare the remix and songs titled “we stare in kids eyes to get them.

    18. also another 1 republics new song called ‘we act like red necks but at nite we hang with the brothers.

    19. next sat in movies every where this summer “cell phone” the movie check out the sound track with songs called ‘ i walk away turn around while on the phone towards people coming this summerr

      1. You really need to get out of this site along with your ‘fredyyy’, ‘jasonnn’ and ‘micheal myers’ aliases. And learn to spell their names if you’re gonna use them for Christ’s sake.

    20. he has the right temper and attitude about it. but he is dealing with cocky brother when dealing with jigga.

    21. THIS STORY PROVES TWO THINGS:

      A) HOW MUCH OF A DICKRIDER J. COLE IS

      B) HOW MUCH OF AN ARROGANT SELF CENTERED FAGGOT JAY Z IS.

      Ya’ll dickriding fans could buy into this BS, but at the end of the day, ya’ll just as lame as the music you listen to.

      PRODIGY/ALCHEMIST “ALBERT EINSTEIN” ALBUM IS RIDICULOUS.

      1. Prodigy’s ryhmes are trash, c’mon son. I’ll admit, he did step it a little bit lyrically, but his rhymes still ain’t that great. AND Alchemist has been making horrible beats lately, so I definitely am surprised, because the beats on this album are much better than I thought they would be. But still, I believe Alchemist is far more capable of making better beats than this. He was better back in the day…But this album still is worthy of buying.

    22. You idiots, saying Jay Z is a faggot and cocky muthafucka for not taking his CD…PLEASE!!! I’m a NOBODY, and when I’m walking in the city and muthafuckas try to give me their CD I don’t even take it!! So what the hell you think Jay Z’s gonna do?? I mean come on, be realistic. You know how many dudes have probably tried to give him their music?? Automatically in your head, you’re already thinking that their music is garbage! But I want to know if Cole has now told this story to Jay to see if he remembers it!

    23. come to find out bill or riley was the second vergina tec shooter.with rappers nas and peter rosesburg as their get aways

    24. check out dr phills new album called ” i train whites to look more white to tick people. ft opera will smith and barbra wallers.with songs called “we hate mixed ppl’ and we set up whites

    25. also this summer , summer slam 13 ‘the “lets look like monsters cause we hate mixed people version”

    26. also this summmer white chicks 2 with sound tracks and songs called ‘if your mixed well get ya’ and we pay some naberhoods to write chain letters about ppl for movies this summerrr

    27. also this summer george lopez new album called ‘my name is zack now ft snoop dog and paul wall,with songs called “im snoop lion and where gonna get whites and mixed people.

    28. also this fall ‘the jersey shore cast rap album” with songs called ‘ we act like where fixing stuff to look at little kids dream lovers’

    29. [Jay-Z]
      I taught ’em about fish scale they want me to fish for them
      They want me to catch clean, then cook up a dish for them
      All of this just for them, or they got a diss for him
      They want me to disappear, like it’s gonna SHIFT for them
      They say that I’m in the way, they want me to sit with them
      But what they admitting is, they ain’t got shit for him
      But really the fact is, we not in the same bracket
      Not in the same league, don’t shoot at the same baskets
      Don’t pay the same taxes, hang with the same bitches
      So how am I in the way, what is it I’m missing?
      Nigga I been missing, nigga I been gone
      The shit that you just witnessed is the shit that I been on
      And as for the critics, tell me I don’t get it
      Everybody can tell you how to do it, they never did it
      Now these nigga’s is mad, oh they call me a Camel
      But I mastered the drought, what the fuck I’m an animal
      Half-man half-mammal
      My sign is a Sag, this is just what I plan to do
      Oh don’t be mad

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    31. check out eminems new album called ‘im a asain girl now so back off.coming soon at the wiz with hit song called god damit.

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