J. Cole Talks Producing, His Inspirations & Working With No I.D.

smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/... -- J.Cole speaks extensively on producing records, his beatmaking inspirations, cratedigging in the digital age, working alongside No I.D. for his debut and existing in an era not dominated by gangsta rap.
Interview by Devin Chanda & video by Matthew Mitchener for The Smoking Section.
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[@JaaliHeruRaHotep]

Cole is one of my mentors when it comes to producing. Just listen to his album Born Sinner all the way through..his production on HiiiPower.

[@texmontana420]

Jaali Heru Ra Hotep HE PRODUCED HIIIPOWER?!

[@z3ntii]

yeah

[@texmontana420]

that beat is sick

[@sosexii1925]

Yeah he’s my inspiration and mentor too. I listen to born sinner and Friday night lights.

[@theillustratxr]

@@sosexii1925 you met him???

[@IMKEVPACK]

Bruh i could listen to cole alllllll day long bruh

[@TheBlessedlyfe]

Great interview it was refreshing not to hear the same questions he usually gets asked! I cant wait for the album to drop!

[@Rannalli96]

Seen This Man Live in Birmingham SOOO inspirational

[@Spagettit]

he knows his stuff!

[@medoll22]

I love this man! I'm seeing him live next week

[@celfromcrowncity6144]

12 Years Ago #Nostalgia

[@abbyjane68]

I'm so happy he said the be intro!!! made me love J. Cole that much more!!!!!

[@gymbols4344]

2020 I’m here learning from you

[@DaHipHopAdvocate]

out of all of the j cole interviews this is the best one

[@JETSxASTRO]

I don't like fake rappers like lil' wayne, soulja boy, etc. I have full respect on theire achievements and thehustle but... J. Cole is REAL... J. Cole makes real music... music that speaks to your soul... music that teaches you and guides you... music you can live to... music you can die to. I'm not a die hard fan but I'd be dead wrong and stupid if I wouldn't have listen to J. Cole's music. It's like the modern Tupac Shakur, Real life stories and struggles. REAL HIP HOP.

[@87caine]

watching this 2015!!!

[@Crater56]

j cole is living such a great life, i'm not saying that it's good to be involved in crime, getting in trouble selling drugs or just being around gang members or whatever, but i think some rappers need it to be make them who they are and J.Cole has this mentality where he doesn't act hard or try to influence violence but if the time ever came where it was needed he still has that side to him!, but it is also great that he went to university/ college too!

[@Phototrappeur]

dope interview! funny moments also!

[@bbyrckstr]

Awesome Interview... Cole World... !!!

[@sithanel5857]

2019 still here

[@alecperez420]

Crazy

[@adbasketball23]

This is a great interview still

[@Chuckjay95]

9:01 Man He Scared The Interviewer 😂

[@simbalesliechoto8663]

+Tich Kangai Hilarious.

[@EmBMathers]

the motto? what kind of impact did this song have on anyone? He does say "we only live once", but each and everyone on this Earth knows that, so please, continue!

[@lukasgray2548]

You have to be blind and/or deaf to think Drake and J. Cole make the same type of music. Where's Drake songs like Lost Ones, Rise and Shine, Song For the Ville, Get Free, and so many other songs J. Cole. J. Cole makes his own beats. He has a old school style and I love it. How does him not listening to modern rap make him a hipster? I grew up in the same era and aside from J. Cole I don't listen to modern rap either because the genre has shifted. Some of you people are straight up haters.

[@Thingsdonechangd]

I liked it. thanks

[@Average_joe29]

The realist right now!

[@GanjaRastamanBoi]

me too

[@Measuredingrahams]

14 years later lol 🐐

[@StonedAgeLivin]

Track Was Called Too Late? wonder if that was the track No ID gave big sean for his album...................

[@abduliekoroma1613]

j.cool is off the hook ,i wish to have a song with him b4 i life this world.

[@dennisparker1561]

Abdulie Koroma Me Too..

[@phraynkh]

cole world

[@natetube7998]

7:14 For the record, 3/4 time signature is 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3 because it means three(3)/4 beats per bar, for four 3/(4) bars. Each 1-2-3 represents a bar. What Cole explained at 7:14 was 4/3 time signature.

[@guillermo3204]

9:01 this Niggaaa Cole man😂😂😂😂😂

[@anunaki97FTW]

but what do you think about j cole producing kendricks and his mixtape or whatever it is??

[@diddisdiddat]

@PdubzCrew Big K.R.I.T is also a rapper who makes his own beats....

[@itzLouieJ]

i luv my nigga j cole muzik.....or what ever the case was.... lml!

[@jamesbrooking2143]

J Cole is arguably a better producer than a rapper, he's actually a genius on the boards

[@Your-Fly-ness]

just because lil wayne raps about guns, money, and girls doesnt mean hes fake. Wayne has made some tracks regarding life struggles but hes a better artist talking about money and girls. Niggas gotta adapt to the new era it just happens that j cole can do that and still corporated life struggles in his raps.

[@Axel2992]

People like to shit on Drake but he's doing his own damn thing. He raps about things that other rappers don't and he doesn't give a fuck if people think it's feminine, he just does his thing. Cole and Drake are very alike. I got nothing but respect for that.

[@abduliekoroma1613]

king cool is dope

[@popcornfart17]

what artist made the "ice cream" couldn't hear him.

[@2011bibi]

yeeee dill beat

[@killabeatz3]

U could tell he was excited talking bout the prodution side of things...

[@Goldberg7626]

Jus like him I got more mp3s than records

[@badrulbdalam]

Hope he stays humble!

[@Goldberg7626]

I hope ur happy that he still is : )

[@badrulbdalam]

@@Goldberg7626 wow 10 years later and still. Thanks for the reply!

[@aljujuan123456]

wat song was it by big sean?

[@MrMannie1524]

since coming out in the game, what songs would you say drake put out that makes him number 1? i always hear he's number 1, but not one person said "listen to this play list and you'll see why"

[@spicychic94]

husband

[@Rasneek]

Common-Be = greatest beat ever

[@Reeny125]

*swoons* :o)

[@FrankFluxTV]

Soul Seek!!!!

[@undermisensiOPC]

its funny that all the beats he said are on the side..meaning everyone listened to them right after

[@deesoul93]

kiko d - as we breeze

[@BigChrisENT]

why the interviewer get scared when he asked about gangster rap!

[@MoeCodes]

thats ma nigga tho,10:49 funny

[@Phototrappeur]

"Who said, who said that man?" Please don't Shoot me!

[@randommegenter]

4/4*

[@SCGtv1991]

lmao @ 9:00

[@camxdidxthat]

considering this comment is two years old i wont hold you completely at fault. drakes one of if not the best rapper in the game and still j coles homie, i think its safe to say you and the other 22 haters were dead as wrong.

[@superugly1000]

he is really high right now :p

[@gregpdavenport]

this joint needs music and the camera man needs a tripod...

[@jackman1206]

... Did he say Rich Boy?

[@seantaywest]

produced by j villa

[@benja303]

@m0foseph I would say pac and canibus influenced him the most

[@nickbh15]

drake use to make all songs like that, nigga use to be my favorite wayyy back in the day before he got hot..he was definitely as good if not better than j cole...back then that is

[@mannygotdahits6534]

what ice cream beat?

[@altonclark1256]

only built 4 cuban linx by Raekwon

[@cam8577]

Alton Clark WATCH DESE RAP NIGGAZ GET ALL UP IN YO GUTS

[@seantaywest]

Dilla* my bad

[@djletitrock1324]

Better listen to some Black Hippy

[@camxdidxthat]

lol is this a serious question? the funny thing is i dont even have to name his songs that were hits but rather other artist songs that if it wasn't for drake they wouldn't have become what they were. Just for fun though, the motto (yolo). this one song made an impact on not just hip hop but America. The fact that so far gone, a MIXTAPE got nominated for a grammy. 2 chainz No lie, Stated from the bottom, lil wayne bitches love me (with one line though). Shall i continue?

[@MrMarvinstraight]

like what?

[@MelancholySummers]

j. cole just disappointed me a lil bit when he said it was 3/4 time signature but im glad he caught himself lol

[@lazyboyisaac]

Did he say rappist??? ah man.. -__-'

[@MrReman23]

nahhh... haven't heard shit from him lately

[@nune44]

Lol, it was in THREE/fourths time...1,2,3,4. I know what he means, but fail in explaining.

[@figmentofimaqination]

or whatever the case is ... lol

[@MrReman23]

I'm a die hard J. Cole fan but in interviews he seems like he doesn't even listen to modern rap, probably doesn't. He's like a hipster...kinda

[@charlesanthony9186]

your not a rapper who doesnt come from like that whole gangster lifestyle like you didnt sell drugs... "who said dat man" # hahahha

[@sofresh4life]

The fake rappers he talking about are people like RICK ROSS

[@MrReman23]

He seems outdated in the mind

[@DatBoyJames]

I do da same shit!!! Yaaaay!!! umma be famous!!!! But seriously check me out my beats go hard too.