Jul 19, 2017

https://genius.com/a/the-beats-for-...nch-noname-s-shadow-man-were-meant-for-j-cole


As O'bi explained to DJBooth, Isaiah Rashad’s “Free Lunch” was one of the beats that Cole didn’t end up using:

I made that in 2015 at J. Cole’s house—for his album that he was working on at the time, 4 Your Eyez Only. Cole recorded a song to it with Bas. It was d--- near done, but he just didn’t like it. He didn’t like what he wrote. I loved the song, personally, but Cole didn’t. So I asked him one day, ‘Are you sure you’re not going to use this for your album?’ He’s like, ‘Nah, I’m not going to use it.’ So I was like, ‘Bet.’ Isaiah, I met him when I met SZA, and he’d been wanting to work for a minute. I was trying to get in with him, I just didn’t have the time. I still need to get in with Isaiah properly. So I was like, ‘Let me just send him a bunch of s---.’ And he picked that.

Another beat that Cole originally recorded to but never used was Noname’s “Shadow Man” featuring Phoelix, Smino, and Saba:

The beat to [Noname’s] ‘Shadow Man,’ I made a version of that without my sped-up vocals at J. Cole’s crib. I wrote a hook and everything to it with Cole but he didn’t end up using it… So I go back to Cole’s crib with the ‘Shadow Man’ beat before Noname ever heard it, played it for Cole and he remembered the chords. He wilded out and wrote a whole a--- song to it featuring EarthGang. But you know, it didn’t end up making the album, so I played it for Noname. I was in the studio with her, Saba, TheMIND, Smino, and Phoelix. I was going to use [‘Shadow Man’] for my album at that point, but Noname wanted that beat bad. We ended up making that song together on the spot.

 

Jul 19, 2017

SMDH that beat is so fire

remember that beat he was making in one of the tour videos that was supposed to be like a dreamville posse cut or sumin

Cole stay wack

you can tell Cam is already catching on to coles s--- and pissed off ... "are you going to use this for your album" "no" ... "Bet" (translation: thats what i thought, as usual, let me give this to a n----- who actually releases music) ...

n----- gona f--- around and lose/waste another dope producer

 

Jul 19, 2017

I love how i made that anderson paak post right before finding out about these two more songs that we will never hear

self fulfilling prophecy

SMH at cole tho when will the madness stop

 

Jul 19, 2017

wow, i had never heard shadow man

almost even more disappointing than free lunch, that s--- is soulful

Cole is really a fkt

 

Jul 19, 2017

Cam did produce high for hours tho, he released that.

 

Jul 19, 2017

ye a one day classic throwaway

meanwhile the album nothing but cole feat cole prod cole exec prod dj khaled

while cam obi giving cole classics only to get thrown to the dust

 

Jul 19, 2017

This tour thing is interesting. I wonder what the travel hiccups were.

 

Jul 20, 2017

In terms of a well put together song Cole will never top Power Trip

 

Jul 20, 2017

No Role Modelz > Power Trip

 

Jul 20, 2017

 

Jul 20, 2017

Not as impressive in terms of chorus / Bridges beat etc.

I like NRM more but I'm talking like song structure / crossover appeal

 

Jul 20, 2017

Work Out > both

 

Jul 21, 2017

A Lil n----- 19 got killed over some jordans last night. Shot the n----- at the light, he managed to drive to the nearest KFC, died there.

These Lil n----s out here wilding bruh. City turnt

IMA start dressing like Cole out here.. Just to be cautious.

 

Jul 21, 2017

Lmao cole always wears Jordan's

 

Jul 21, 2017

d--- my mans was on his last breath and managed to drive to KFC for a quick 2 piece. Respect.

 

Jul 21, 2017

Kyrie wants outta Cleveland. RIP

 

Jul 21, 2017

Don't talk to me right now all.

 

Jul 21, 2017

LeBron still making the Finals with or without Kyrie. In Kyrie's case, numbers do lie cause we saw what happens every time LeBron goes to the bench. He isn't a leader or a superstar. Trade him for Melo and you don't lose anything. Melo given the opportunity is a better team player than Kyrie.

 

Jul 21, 2017

Is it too late to be a cole fan?
I've enjoyed some of his music but have never dived into it. Only album i've listened to in full was FNL and that was years ago. Should i start with born sinner or?

 

Jul 21, 2017

Dan Gilbert