J. Cole - MIDDLE CHILD

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{intro}
You good, t-minus?

{refrain}
Niggas been countin' me out
I’m countin' my bullets, i'm loadin’ my clips
I'm writin' down names, i'm makin' a list
I'm checkin' it twice and i'm gettin’ ’em hit
The real ones been dyin', the fake ones is lit
The game is off balance, i’m back on my shit
The bentley is dirty, my sneakers is dirty
But that's how i like it, you all on my dick

{verse 1}
I'm all in my bag, this hard as it get
I do not snort powder, i might take a sip
I might hit the blunt, but i'm liable to trip
I ain’t poppin' no pill, but you do as you wish
I roll with some fiends, i love 'em to death
I got a few mil' but not all of them rich
What good is the bread if my niggas is broke?
What good is first class if my niggas can't sit?
That's my next mission, that's why i can't quit
Just like lebron, get my niggas more chips
Just put the rollie right back on my wrist
This watch came from drizzy, he gave me a gift
Back when the rap game was prayin' i'd diss
They act like two legends cannot coexist
But i'd never beef with a nigga for nothin'
If i smoke a rapper, it's gon' be legit
It won't be for clout, it won't be for fame
It won't be 'cause my shit ain't sellin' the same
It won't be to sell you my latest lil' sneakers
It won't be 'cause some nigga slid in my lane
Everything grows, it's destined to change
I love you lil' niggas, i'm glad that you came
I hope that you scrape every dollar you can
I hope you know money won't erase the pain
To the ogs, i'm thankin' you now
Was watchin' you when you was pavin' the ground
I copied your cadence, i mirrored your style
I studied the greats, i'm the greatest right now
Fuck if you feel me, you ain't got a choice
Now i ain't do no promo, still made all that noise
This year gon' be different, i set my intentions
I promise to slap all that hate out your voice

{refrain}
Niggas been countin' me out
I'm countin' my bullets, i'm loadin' my clips
I'm writin' down names, i'm makin' a list
I'm checkin' it twice and i'm gettin' 'em hit
The real ones been dyin', the fake ones is lit
The game is off balance, i'm back on my shit
The bentley is dirty, my sneakers is dirty
But that's how i like it, you all on my dick

{chorus}
I just poured somethin' in my cup
I've been wantin' somethin' i can feel
Promise i am never lettin' up
Money in your palm don't make you real
Foot is on they neck, i got 'em stuck
I'ma give 'em somethin' they can feel
If it ain't 'bout the squad, don't give a fuck
Pistol in your hand don't make you real

{verse 2}
I'm dead in the middle of two generations
I'm little bro and big bro all at once
Just left the lab with young 21 savage
I'm 'bout to go and meet jigga for lunch
Had a long talk with the young nigga kodak
Reminded me of young niggas from 'ville
Straight out the projects, no fakin', just honest
I wish that he had more guidance, for real
Too many niggas in cycle of jail
Spending they birthdays inside of a cell
We coming from a long bloodline of trauma
We raised by our mamas, lord, we gotta heal
We hurting our sisters, the babies as well
We killing our brothers, they poisoned the well
Distorted self-image, we set up to fail
I'ma make sure that the real gon' prevail, nigga

{chorus}
I just poured somethin' in my cup
I've been wantin' somethin' i can feel
Promise i am never lettin' up
Money in your palm don't make you real
Foot is on they neck, i got 'em stuck
I'ma give 'em somethin' they can feel
If it ain't 'bout the squad, don't give a fuck
Pistol in your hand don't make you real

{outro}
Money in your palm don't make you real
Pistol in your hand don't make you real
Money in your palm don't make you real

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Jermaine Lamarr Cole (b. January 28th, 1985), better known as J. Cole, is a rapper and producer who was born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He gained a passion for rap at a young age and first went by the names Blaza and Therapist (the latter was given to him by Bomb Sheltah, a respected rap group from Fayetteville) before settling on his own name.

He first started getting recognition in 2007 with the release of his debut mixtape The Come Up. First, after a failed attempt to share a CD of his with Jay-Z, it would later be Hov, that would come to his attention after he heard Cole’s song “Lights Please”, Jay-Z would go on to make J. Cole his first signing to his then newly formed record label, Roc Nation, in 2009.

Since then he has become one of the biggest names of the “new school” era, with the release of five platinum certified albums. His debut release Cole World: The Sideline Story defied industry expectations by selling over 200,000 copies in its first week without a top 40 hit single at the time and his sophomore Born Sinner, saw him go head-to-head with Kanye West in a now iconic sales battle in Hip-Hop. Before this, Cole released two projects that would eventually become his Truly Yourz series, the third project debuted on the deluxe edition of Born Sinner.

Cole’s third LP, 2014 Forest Hills Drive was released without any radio single promoting it and would subsequently go on to become the first featureless rap album to go platinum in 25 years. It later became double platinum in June of 2016.

Cole dropped his fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only on December 9, 2016, the 2nd anniversary of 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Once again, the album went platinum with no credited features.

On April 20, 2018, Cole released his fifth studio album, KOD, a 12-track project that went featureless for a third consecutive time. However, the project debuted a new alter-ego of his, kiLL edward. The album made J. Cole the first artist to debut three songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 simultaneously, with “KOD” at #10, “Kevin’s Heart” at #8, and “ATM” at #6, then a career-best chart placement.

Following the release of KOD, Cole appeared on numerous tracks as features, perhaps most notably on Jay Rock’s June 2018 track “OSOM”, 21 Savage’s December 2018 track “a lot”, and 6LACK’s September 2018 track “Pretty Little Fears.”

On January 23rd, 2019, Cole released the T-Minus produced hit “MIDDLE CHILD”, which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard charts. The accompanying visuals were released on February 25th, 2019.

May 14th, 2021, Cole releases his sixth studio album, The Off-Season. Which debuted in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums, as the set launched 282,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. first week. This also marked the end of his “Platinum with no features” run, the album with other artist such as; Lil Baby, 21 Savage, label-mate Bas and etc.