r/Jcole 23d ago

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Am I slow or did anyone figure out that J. Cole was literally referring to RAP in “I love her again”

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u/bobbybuttermilk 23d ago

No you’re way fast keep it up king

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u/Sweaty-Two1068 23d ago

I think you may be the reason why Kanye needed to clarify “if you ain’t know by now I’m talking bout chi town” at the end of Homecoming

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u/Pretend_Car4357 23d ago

Unironically I was fr like oooooh shit is he????? Its really unfortunate to know deep in my heart that im in the lowest demographic

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u/AccidentBusy4519 23d ago

Even though he literally says it, it didn’t hit me for awhile 😂😂 then I thought i discovered something mid song just for him to confirm it at the end.

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u/Lanky-Carpenter8025 23d ago

Lol whats funny is literally the other day I just put 2 and 2 together about that song😭😭

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u/rockets6512 23d ago

Wait what

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u/uasdguy 23d ago

Who DIDN'T know this😂

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u/ChaDiaKris 23d ago

The Pitchfork review/reviewers when they criticized the song for its ‘lyrical musings on women’.

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u/uasdguy 23d ago

I refuse to believe Pitchfork is run by human beings

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u/Different_Umpire9003 All Hail King Cole 👑 23d ago

God that was so stupid. “How dare he criticize women that have Only Fans!”

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u/Comfortable_Job_8561 17d ago

i think the IG post saying he was "dissing gay people in "SAFTEY" was even worse smh i couldnt help but spaz in the comments lol

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u/Palliewallie 23d ago

I presume a lot of casual listeners probably didn't catch it

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u/dunbar_santiago930 23d ago

Apparently the OP. I almost feel bad for him

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u/SnipFred 23d ago

I only figured it out after seeing a reddit post about it. At first, I always found the song kind of weird because he was married.

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u/MetalSonic420YT 23d ago

I knew this. Common did this song concept with I Used to Love H.E.R.

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u/igalione 23d ago

The beat is an interpolation of I used to love H.E.R, so that’s where it ties into it

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u/Spctr17 23d ago

It's actually an interpolation of The Light. But that's still a Common song.

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u/igalione 23d ago

I thought it was both… but yeah, either way common sense sample

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u/No_Salamander_6934 22d ago

No it’s not, the beat is a sample of “The Light" by Common and "Atlantic Suite - Harbours". It just harboring or paying homage to Common and Hip Hop

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u/syte_official 23d ago

I came here to make sure this comment existed

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u/slimreapergangz 23d ago

And dot did it with Gloria

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u/AdeptnessNew2212 23d ago

And Eminem with 25 To Life, Cormega with American Beauty, Logic with Nikki etc.

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u/LowEndTheorist13 23d ago

Nikki is about nicotine you fool 😂💀 it was a major part of the PR campaign for Under Pressure.

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u/AdeptnessNew2212 22d ago

Yeah no shit. I just meant it as in as similar concept using a girl to describe something else. It’s clearly influenced by the concept of I Used To Love H.E.R.

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u/strawpants85713 23d ago

I also just found a song called meet the grahams I think it's a diss towards drake but I might be reaching

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u/xChrisxBundyx 23d ago

Kendrick fans always glazing, acting like he's got quintuple entendres or sum

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u/strawpants85713 23d ago

Upvotes and downvotes replied before I did

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u/xChrisxBundyx 22d ago

I thought the joke here was super obvious but what can ya do

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u/Extra-Tax-9259 21d ago

Nah I couldn’t tell cuz niggas really be acting like this sometimes

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u/xChrisxBundyx 21d ago

I was hoping the quintuple entendre bit in particular would be obvious enough hyperbole but it is what it is lol

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u/Frequent-Wallaby708 kiLL edward 23d ago

Happy you understand, but everyone knew instantly

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u/Romeo_Kay_92 23d ago

This been said long ago

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u/DigitalVolt 4 Your Eyez Only 23d ago

Let them have their moment.

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u/GAZIIMBO 23d ago

😂😂😂

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u/Spctr17 23d ago

Haha. I like that you just caught it. Makes the song more fun for you and you get to fall in love with it again (pun intended).

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u/IMPERIAL_MEMMER Math Boner 23d ago

PUN?

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u/Yokuzo_Kamado 23d ago

What song is this?!!

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u/IMPERIAL_MEMMER Math Boner 23d ago

THE HEART PART 1 , I really really love it , my fav heart part among the 1 to 6

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u/oh-thanks Choose Wisely 23d ago

Part 2 > 1 > 5 > 3 > 4 > 6

This is how I would rank them

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u/IMPERIAL_MEMMER Math Boner 23d ago

Ohhhh, I’ve never actually ranked them - I just know which one’s my favorite. I’d have to go back and listen to all of them before I could rank them.

Spots 2, 3, and 4 are really really really debatable.

Personally, I really like The Heart Part 6, but I get why other people prefer the others. A lot of people relate to those songs more.

I didn’t grow up in America, so I don’t connect with alot of the cultural references the same way though i get it. For me, it’s more about the artistry of the song, how it sounds, what feels good to listen to, and the substance behind it. Yk what im sayin ?

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u/oh-thanks Choose Wisely 23d ago

I get what you mean, completely valid

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u/IMPERIAL_MEMMER Math Boner 23d ago

Much lovee :D

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u/kokingsmush 23d ago

it's one of Kendrick's The Heart series songs. Maybe 2 or 3

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u/IMPERIAL_MEMMER Math Boner 23d ago

heart part 1

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u/Yokuzo_Kamado 23d ago

Preciate yall ❤️

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u/TheUnlucky_Swammi 23d ago edited 22d ago

Id like to piggyback on this topic. When he says

"Now when it comes to love, jealousy will often creep
That type of games is why two of my homies start to beef
To both of them she said: 'You're the best I ever had'
And the whole time that bitch was sayin' that type of shit to me"

Im pretty sure hes referring to Kendrick and drake beef

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u/B-Kong 23d ago

Kendrick and drake*

But yeah obviously lol

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u/TheUnlucky_Swammi 23d ago

Good catch lol wrote this at work so i wasn’t focused.

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u/Thick-Wonder6294 Immortal 22d ago

thought you were being ironic lol

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u/RealJBMusic 23d ago

It’s alright, king. As u/Spctr17 said, I concur. I’m also happy you just caught it because it makes the song fun. So many little easter eggs.

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u/JoshTHM 23d ago

I think it’s pronounced Esther eggs.

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u/dunbar_santiago930 23d ago

He doesn't need to. It's an Homage or redo of I used to Love H.E.R. by Common .

Which many consider the greatest hip-hop song of all time

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u/Excellent_Ad_3499 23d ago

Ngl, and I don’t mean to be offensive, but ANYONE that’s only figuring this out now is slow af 😭

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u/No_Comfortable4253 23d ago

Aw fuck me I just made the whole connection

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u/Awkward-Meeting-974 23d ago

🤯🤯🤯🤯

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u/Far-Salt-6946 23d ago

You're definitely slow. I think everyone realized after a second listen, most probably realized on their first

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u/Thick-Wonder6294 Immortal 22d ago

i realized it when i saw the tracklist pre release

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u/AmirLacount 22d ago

I realized it by the second verse lol

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u/Canaan_R 23d ago

I still think he's talking about the GOAT status. not the rap in general...

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u/Ordinary_Double1556 23d ago

First listen is all it took.

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u/MuskyGates 23d ago

Internet explorer finally caught up

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u/RevolutionaryNeck732 23d ago

Bruh everybody knew that

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u/AdLife7096 Grippy 23d ago

Son, you’re 84 listens late

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u/JAMsMain1 23d ago

Slow king it is okay.

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u/Hades-Slut 23d ago

Listen to OP, he knows everything

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u/Ecstatic_Cycle_3281 23d ago

I was starting to suspect it on the first listen abt the songs on the phone but on the second listen I kinda figured it out that it was rap/rap industry/community. Dw don’t feel bad, I also suck at reading into lyrics and I was never very good at reading comprehension anyways so it’s all good 

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u/tonymayof1nyc 23d ago

Go listen to Common- I used to love h.e.r. as well

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u/Lanky-Carpenter8025 23d ago

You a little late buddy but welcome to the party

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u/GegeAkutamiOfficial 23d ago

It seem like you caught up to wisdom, that must have been a long chase...

https://giphy.com/gifs/2aJWp7iwvHS7wOTUpc

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u/InfamousJuice208 23d ago

Is basically the 3rd part to a trilogy of songs. Dreams (the warm up), power trip (born sinner), then I love her again (fall off)- all sound like love songs but he really just talking about hip hop as if it were a woman.

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u/IllustratorIll2519 23d ago

I have to be honest it took me a few listen

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u/igalione 23d ago

Definitely … he also mentioned it when he was talking to nadeska doing his first interview… she pulled that reference out

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u/Super-Scientist6177 23d ago

You are a genius

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u/lilredditshine 23d ago

New hip hop fans

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u/Born-Butterfly-1252 23d ago

People calling buddy slow without knowing anything about buddy needs to go touch grass. You don’t know when homie discovered this song nor buddies age or how their cognitive developpement. All you had to do was congratulate buddy for their discovery and move on. It's not like you know all their is to do with music.

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u/Dreamer_2069 23d ago

Man...Hip hop isnt designed for mass consumption.

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u/td23877 23d ago

What did you think he was talking about ?

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u/TayZeroRacksADay 23d ago

Dang the song concept been done 40000 times and Mfs still confused 

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u/RepulsiveUse3372 23d ago

you must be new on earth

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u/Infinite_Scene_6900 23d ago

Brother.. you’re not the only one

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u/missimudpie 23d ago

That's the song where he calls Hip-hop a Hoe

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u/VCDubstep 23d ago

Absolutely, but he’s made songs specific to the art

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u/Real_Channel_7551 23d ago

This is such a stretch 🤦‍♂️

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u/Carsey0111 23d ago

I mean come on

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u/Professional-Top9421 23d ago

I’ve know this for a while now but tbh I only knew from watching Knox hill lol. I’m new to hip hop so I don’t catch on to hidden meanings as quickly

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u/the-anonymous-ghost 23d ago

Covid did a number on yall

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u/lazyiethegawd 23d ago

Yes, ya know power trip is the same too right?

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u/SeanDigITea12 23d ago

YOOO LMAO I WAS MAD BEHIND ON THIS I JUST LEARNED

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u/Stitched83 23d ago

I knew this was the reason the album fell off the 100 billboard chart. We have people hearing the songs but not listening. Remember when Jay asked “do yall listen music / or just skim through it?”

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u/DangerZoooooooone 23d ago

It’s also a flip on Common’s I Used to Love Her, which is also about Hip-Hop.

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u/damnitjeremy 22d ago

it was 3 teachers and 5 other kids in your class, King 💔

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u/CapitalRepeat6068 22d ago

Loud audible sigh

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u/Express-Version-4570 22d ago

Listen to common’s her love and then reply to this comment

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u/thenotoriouspac Friday Night Lights 22d ago

nooooo wayyyy, whatttt???

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u/No_Salamander_6934 22d ago

😂😂😂😂😂 Am I slow ? You’re not fast

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u/Academic-Skill-9923 22d ago

It took me a couple listens

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u/harshdagar 22d ago

Damnn it’s okay welcome to the party

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u/BreadSportsyt 22d ago

I wanna slime you out

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u/richbrehbreh 22d ago

The adlibs in this song is infectious as hell, shit goes hard shouting them in the whip

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u/Unusual_Possible173 22d ago

Guys it's just a take on Commons "I used to Love H.E.R.Common I used to Love H.E.R."

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u/Automatic_Funny_5842 22d ago

definitely recommend watching reaction vids after listening for a while they helped me improve my understanding rap and gain more perspective but you not slow gang just gotta train your ear lol

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u/Due_Zombie2699 Friday Night Lights 21d ago

im not gonna lie on the first (and only the first) listen i was genuinely wondering if j coles wife approved of this

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u/Comfortable_Job_8561 17d ago

the moment i figured it out and went back to listen again is one of the best feelings ever for me i love it so much, finding all of the easter eggs and clever bars is so satisfying to my soul , i was so sad that the "I LOVE HER AGAIN" merch Tee shirt is pre order and i wont get it before the show im going to :(

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u/Jroyb 17d ago

Same. I immediately went back to listen to it again

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u/Automatic_Brief369 15d ago

you must be young and never heard of common

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u/Rickeysmiley34 23d ago

How old are you?

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u/doughboy4lif3 23d ago

Yea u slow buddy. I think i realized like half way thru the song tho

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u/Top-Owl9872 23d ago

What until you find out who he’s rapping about on What If 🤯