How J. Cole Learned To Rap & Produce At The Same Time

"My cousin rapped like a No Limit rapper so I was kinda like imitating him...
It was terrible stuff that I wasn’t even doing, then I started like how much better I was than people, and that’s my first raps for real. Like, 'I’m better than you because'...
Over time, I started telling stories more and i started leaning more towards a Nas or a Tupac who I’d already loved. But I fell more in love with how they told stories and that’s when I stopped rapping about just being better than everyone" - J Cole Interview
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Before he learned about the instrumentation that makes up one of the crucial components of the art that we know as hip-hop, it was lyricism that initially ignited a young Jermaine Cole’s mind.
Once he first picked up the pen at age 12, Cole started out like most of us in that he looked to emulate that which he idolized.
Molded by the contemporary musical environment that he was in during those formative years, Cole’s early days as an MC were defined by following familiar patterns and flows.
But, courtesy of the fact that he was by no means an overnight sensation, Cole had the time to step mentally let go of his his heroes’ coattails and that meant that when he had a platform to unveil his craft to the masses, he an acute sense of who he was as an artist that’s often missing from today’s rappers that have to accelerate their careers due to the internet blowing them up.
As he outlined during this conversation with the late great Combat Jack, Cole’s time spent under the learning tree of the artists in his CD player or Ipod didn’t necessarily make him who he was, but that studious approach allowed him to identify a pocket of his own that he’s been forging ahead with ever since.
As opposed to being limited to his bars, he similarly heeded the work of the greats in order to mold his production style.
For starters, he took cues from his time in battle rap in order to inform his sensibilities as a producer.
“Not in terms of levels”, he said of the competitive environment’s impact on his style to MusicRadar, “but in terms of the dirtiness… When I was doing battle stuff, I wanted the drums disgusting sounding. I’d loop these super old breakbeats that were as dirty as I could find and then I’d put hard drums on top. Even now, to this day, if I’m doing a beat with a dirty drum loop, it will have a really hard, loud kick on top that really snaps.”
First given the opportunity to produce when his mother spent $1,300 on an ASR-X for her aspiring musician son, this extravagant purchase would prove to be an investment in his future which permitted his steadily advancing pen game to be accompanied by a steady stream of beats.
Later, this would be made all too evident when he produced nearly 70% out of a total of 42 tracks across The Come Up and Friday Night Lights.
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[@HowToRapOfficial]

COMMENT: Which is YOUR favorite song by Cole that he both rapped on a produced?

[@lamonragland6433]

All of em

[@bboynitro]

Idk much about J. cole

[@suryanshgotnochill5658]

whole bornsinner is my fav!

[@chefnil]

Dollar and a Dream

[@lturner7159]

Cole just blessed a KZbin producer who makes j Cole style beats and he goes by the name Bvtman. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Jazzmasterer]

Yea, that video came up on my reccomendations. I see no other rapper doing that.

[@vizualwarrior129]

I think if anyone is watching this video, you’re most likely commonly looking up Type Beats and writing to them. So when I saw that i thought it was some fan edit until i fully read the text message and saw what it was. Shit was so fire. Turns out, Cole just like me, he just like any of us fr.

[@scubed4328]

This man is inspirational in all aspects music. Man literally found a youtube beat, made a song, and passed it to the producer just to send love to the community. Crazy. Producer's name is Bvtman if you wanna listen to that song it just came out and it's fire 🔥 from top to bottom.

[@HowToRapOfficial]

👊

[@mjthedreamersa3876]

I'm an artist that produces as well,so I make it important to cultivate both.I don't wanna fall of and lose my chances to be great.I put in the work everyday.I just need to write more.Friends was my favorite on KOD.A lot of my sample selection comes from gospel/soul type songs or vocal chops which I pair with different instruments.I also scat before I freestyle and write after that.I do 7 min writing drills and see what comes out.If I don't like it I put it one side and start from scratch.

[@mjthedreamersa3876]

I also wanted to ask of I could email a son to how to rap that I need critical feedback on.Especially if I wanna grow as an artist.I feel like if I don't get the constructive critisism I might get complacent or I might stick with a couple flows

[@The-Legend-of-P]

Yo! Do you still need a writer?

[@mjthedreamersa3876]

@@The-Legend-of-P No but would love tips on how to write better

[@naodakagiannis6876]

J Cole is the Goat🐐🔥

[@HowToRapOfficial]

👊

[@TheArtOfJerry]

Drums my favourite starter. Without drum, I couldn't start .

[@gtzentertainmentz9715]

Hunger on hillside 🖤

[@blessingthegoat]

I have just started learning how to produce music 🎶

[@AllBetzOff]

I do better when I rap over others’ beats but I prefer making my own because it’s all my creativity and less headaches if I ever post on streaming services

[@raasshaaadd697]

Powertrip was cool that’s the first one that came to mind

[@supergxtor]

Could you make a video on how to rap to drill beats and one on bar sheets?

[@mrdmcarter]

I became more of a Cole fan when he started collaborating with others

[@DJ_MALAGUETA]

I just released my first song and maybe I should watch your videos to start developing my style

[@bazookabrando]

All I know is how hard that bangarang hit cha when J. Cole throw it out.

[@KPpivot]

Good job Mom Investing in your son's passions

[@gtzentertainmentz9715]

Or power trip

[@Benjamin-fn3fl]

7:53 the size difference of j.cole and dababy XD

[@chas3ton]

J. Coke is producing Cordae’s single!!!!

[@skylerdarkavelifinesseflow7115]

I rap and produce everything myself

[@user-id6xt4jm8j]

Middle child

[@bakes7423]

Did he call him lil plum

[@showbread9366]

Looks like Nick Diaz

[@YeahYeahMusic444]

Rappers gon be like…fuck cole I been on Batman lol😅

[@broederharry2534]

He white

[@JEFFMAN90]

Gods Gift and Neighbors.

[@JEFFMAN90]

And also Sideline Story