New Music: J.Cole “It Won’t Be Long”

Tuesday, August 17 2010 6:42 PM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Music

It won’t be long until LeBron James‘ favorite new artist releases his debut. But until that happens, here’s a self-produced record, which appears on Lime Lights Exclusives’ new mixtape.


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Comments (70)

  1. fact says:

    dope shit!!!!!!!!!!!!! best song of 2010!! COLE WORLD!!

  2. ITHINKYOURLAME says:

    THAT BEAT AINT RIGHT SHUN.

  3. 106th says:

    dope as usual… love that he’s “singing” his own hooks

  4. HAHA says:

    LOL @ this being the best song this year. J cole and everyone in hip hop is an R&B singer. J Cole has good lyrics thaty is all…nothing special!

  5. mack says:

    Shit is dope.

  6. krissy says:

    j.cole can do no wrong.

  7. the grime says:

    the beats havent been all that lately but the rhymes sure make them that

  8. R-1 says:

    THAT OLD SHIT FAKE SHIT, BUT NEW SHIT IS REAL…..THIS IS GOOD MUSIC, YOUNG CHILDREN OUT THERE KNOW HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE GOOD FROM BAD MUSIC. MUSIC WITH SOUL, DEEP THOUGHTS, MEANINGFUL, MUSIC WE CAN RELATE, HARDSHIP = GREAT MUSIC…

  9. Thank Me Hater says:

    This shit should be getting A LOT of comments!

  10. FOOTS says:

    @HAHA GOOD LYRICS AINT NUFFIN SPECIAL? SO I GUESS YOU LIKE FLOCKA THEN IF GOOD LYRICS DONT CARRY MUCH IN YOUR OPINION. GTFOH

    MORE DOPE SHIT FROM COLE, EVERYTHING THIS DUDE TOUCHES IS HOT. AND NICE PRODUCTION TOO. A NIGGA CANT DO HIS OWN HOOKS WITHOUT BEING CALLED A RNB ARTIST? DAMN YALL NIGGAS SO NIT PICKY

  11. R-1 says:

    I say a prayer and I look up in the sky,
    I thank god even though a nigga headed to this tired day job,
    Will my eyes stay wide still I know im gonna blow,
    This is music for my niggaz cause I know you want mo,
    Cause that old shits fake but this new shits real,
    J. cole not jay-z witness that blueprint feel,
    Hey cole is you crazy that’s some big boots to fill,
    Yea, straight out the ville and that shoe fits well
    Seen heaven seen hell, seen niggaz get killed,
    Knew every detail still never would tell,
    Scared of the repercussion, scared of them people bustin,
    Bullets be hitting niggaz you would swear they could be percussion,
    Niggaz be holdin triggaz before they could read the instructions,
    Oh god, never did our fathers teach us nothing,
    No lord, I became a man on my own showed my mama I could stand on my own

  12. Post no billz says:

    J.cole is dope.. Yeah and sometimes the beats aint too great but to me it seems like hes one of those artists that makes the beat better and not vice versa..

  13. UltraKid says:

    “dope as usual… love that he’s “singing” his own hooks”

    WTF??? Don’t you guys hate on Drake for singing his own hooks?…oh well….haters are the biggest hyprocrites…{{I’M OUT}}

  14. Brahsef says:

    Beat could be better, but Cole is better than all the rest.

  15. R-1 says:

    verse2
    Dear mama your son hurting,
    Livin in this cold world where niggaz shun virgins,
    And praise hoes, as days goes by ,
    Shorty 19 years old,
    no clothes for her baby yet she stays so fly,
    tell me why mama do you cry,
    Is it because you know my teacher be feeding me lies,
    Is it cause you know that preacher is greedy inside,
    Or cause racism is alive I see it disguised
    Mama I know it hurts, It hurts me to watch you go to work,
    Barely hanging on some rich man getting richer while you slaving for em,
    So whats the options for em ,
    A young nigga from the hood with out a pops at home,
    Surrounded by no good assume no good becomes so good quick,
    A little Drug money get em feelin so hood rich,
    Killin yo hood wit the same shit Ronald Reagan filled up your hood wit,
    And its still in yo hood shit,
    Im feeling no good mama Im sick to my soul,
    Is there a better life for us, I sit and I hope,
    I just hope and pray It will change one day,
    Ill will make it change one way, then mama Ill fly you out this cold world,
    In this cold world this cold life, its all wrong there’s no right,
    Its hard to see the good when there’s no light,
    Just grab onto me, trust me, hold tight

    **reincarnated tupac…

  16. fact says:

    the singing with autotune gets annoying brah ^.

    and this beat is dope, dunno wat yall talkin bout..

  17. @ULTRA..... says:

    drake sings on his verses and hooks. singing on hooks have been done by the greatest pac jay z etc

  18. flawda says:

    I’m a Cole fan from a mc perspective, i’m definetly not sold on his production, he is hit or miss.

  19. UltraKid says:

    @fact,
    Drake doesn’t use Auto-Tune all the time…and when he does use it it’s most due to the fact he can’t take his that far…kinda of like The-Dream or Ciara…not the best singers in the world but pretty good.

  20. A Chick says:

    That hook and production was on point!!!! He shoulda sold that joint to somebody.

  21. wizzyk49 says:

    Fucking awesome. Hook, verses and production. Handling his business.

    http://clintbeefman.wordpress.com

  22. pifflighty da don says:

    J.COLE IS THE NEXT BEST THING I PROMISED U!>>>READ MY CAPTION AND REMEMBER I SAID IT!…>COLE WORLD

  23. UltraKid says:

    @flawda,
    Damn, I love his production…I think he could use a co-producer and by himself he’s not on the level of other big name producers but he’s production is pretty good.

  24. JDot says:

    Man, this guy does not miss.

    Cole World!!!

  25. supppppp says:

    I’m liking his flow on the first verse. dope shit

  26. SERIOUSLY... says:

    All these people praising j Cole has said the same thing about every hot for the moment artist that comes out…Drake, Nicki, Wayne, 50, Ja rule, T.I., Jeezy & J Electronica and then after they album hits the shelf ya’ll shit on them. J Cole is good but watch when his album comes out…he won’t even hold the interest that he does to you right now. It will be on to the next one!

  27. Jackson says:

    Everything this man makes is hotter than everything else out right now.

  28. flawda says:

    @ Ultrakid

    When i listen to his beats, some of them sound like they are missing some soul and a smoothness (he reminds me of Eminem production wise). He has potential, but he is definetly rough around the edges. i’m glad he is working with NO ID. Hopefully these leaked tracks are the older tracks that he said he saved for his album, i would hate for production to ruin his album. I do like some tracks though like Premeditated Murder, Simba, On top of the world,etc.

  29. iam2smoothdI..Ma says:

    J.Cole u boutta “blow up”“it won’t be long”====>Cole World!!!

  30. mr.good says:

    damn, this kid deserves way more than he is getting now… all in due time Mr. Cole

  31. jordanyroc says:

    He did an interview a while back n revealed 3 songs that made the album… “Won’t Be Long” produced by himself, “Never Told” produced by No ID n “Wet Dreams”… So, I’m guessing this joint it’s supposed to be on the album unless he takes it off because it leaked… Great track by the way, love the subject matter

  32. mr.good says:

    @R-1 Damn right, everytime I listen to Cole, Tupac pops up

  33. MiloD says:

    b.dot i got that mixtape and that track aint on it “problems” is on that tape

  34. Stop says:

    I dont think he is lyrically where he is on his production

  35. goodgoddamn says:

    Ya’ll crazy what’s wrong with the production? Are you insane why cause it got a gazillion hi hats and isht ? Fuck outta here this is crack! Do you hear what he sayin? This on some Pac theme isht nobody and I mean NOBODY adresses isht like this no more (meaning new artists correction Wale jumps on some of these themes like Diary etc…) That’s what I hate with Hip-Hop music a cat is not allowed to be multifaceted if he rap first and peeps find out he produces then they got somethin to say about the beats and vice versa (IE Kanye) Can’t peeps just enjoy a song without fuckin dissecting every detail yet Gucci can exist SMDH. Keep doin it Cole i’ma be bumpin this hard thank God for artists like him.

  36. D says:

    this dude about to be a problem…

  37. R y a n says:

    J. Cole is dope.

  38. goodgoddamn says:

    oh yeah and just to kick up dust :

    J.cole >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Drake

    Say whateva the fuck you want it’s the truth and i’m not talkin about who makes more “money” cause at the end of the day you gotta take it to the music. I ride with the underdog cause this kid GRINDS without any big names yellin his name 24/7

  39. Iceyjesse says:

    @ MiloD
    thats the wrong tape genius…

  40. B. says:

    @goodgoddamn complete cosign

  41. TrapRadar says:

    Future mason = GARBAGE

  42. DB says:

    [Chorus]
    uh, yeah
    I said it won’t be long (no)
    ‘fore we out here baby
    gotta get you up out here baby
    Said it won’t be long
    ‘fore we out here baby
    we up out here baby

    [J. Cole Verse 1]
    I say a prayer and look up in the sky
    thank God even though a n-gga headed to this tired day job
    will my eyes stay wide
    still I know I’m gonna blow
    this is music for my n-ggas cause I know you want more
    cause that old sh-t fake and this new sh-t real
    J Cole not Jay witness that Blueprint feel
    hey Cole is you crazy thats some big boots to fill
    yeah straight out the Ville and the shoes fit well
    same heaven same hell
    same n-ggas get killed
    knew every detail still never would tell
    scared of the repercussion
    scared of them people bussin
    bullets be hittin’ n-gga’s you swear they could be percussion
    n-ggas be holding triggers before they could read instructions
    lyrics courtesy of http://www.killerhiphop.com
    oh God, never did our fathers teach us nothing
    no law, but became a man on my own
    showed my momma I could stand on my own

    [Chorus]

    [J. Cole Verse 2]
    Dear mama, your son hurting
    living in this cold World where n-ggas shun virgins
    and praise hoes
    as days go by shawty 19 years old
    no clothes for her baby yet she stay so fly
    tell me why mamma do you cry
    is it cause you know my teacher be feeding me lies
    is it cause you know that Preacher is greedy inside
    cause racism is alive I see the disguise
    mamma I know it hurts
    it hurts me to watch you go to work barely hanging on
    some rich man getting richer while you slaving for him
    so whats the options for him
    a young n-gga from the hood without a pops at home
    surrounded by no good
    and soon no good becomes so good quick
    a little drug money got him feeling so hood rich
    killing your hood with the same sh-t Ronald Reagon filled up your hood with
    and it’s still in your hood sh-t
    I’m feeling no good mamma
    I’m sick of my soul
    is there a better life for us I just sit and I hope
    I just hope and I pray
    it’ll change one day I’ll make a change one way
    and mamma I can fly you out this cold World
    this cold life, it’s all wrong
    there’s no right
    its hard to see the good when there’s no light
    just grrab onto me, trust me hold tight!

    [Chorus]
    [End]

  43. GTFO says:

    Good Track. Leave Drake out of it. Let the man shine.

  44. M.T says:

    nice track. Beats alittle off but the lyrics make up for it. The album is gunna be fire

  45. MYLIE says:

    ON SUM 2PAC SHYT i love this dude great lyrics and beat

  46. Che-el-pibe says:

    daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam this nigga stays making ill shit his lyrics r some of the dopest iv heard from new niggas…..shit is tight i fux with this nigga

  47. yerrr says:

    another great track from j. cole … Cole World should be crazy, it wont disappoint

  48. The only thing Cole needs to work on is his hooks, but i aint complaining cuz he is the ONLY person i listen to at this point, and u gotta give him credit he makes whole songs by his damn self. When u can write lyrics/hook, make a beat, AND mix & master the track…..u deserve major props. Only his fans understand how hard he grinds n hard work pays off.

  49. mac DIESEL says:

    LYRICS WAS ON POINT BUT THE PRODUCTION WAS KINDA WEAK FOR ME!!!!! AND HE NEED TO TWEAK THE HOOKS A LITTLE MORE!!!! A HOOK CAN GO A LONG WAY!!!! KEEP DOIN’ YA THING J. COLE!!!!

    DON’T HATE ON MY OPINION!!!!

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