Album of the Year (Freestyle) - J. Cole

The first time that i met her I was throwing up in a ladies room stall. She asked me if i needed anything I said i think i spilled my drink. And that's how it started. (Or so i'd like to believe) She took me to her mother's house outside of town Where the stars hang down. She said she'd never seen someone so lost. I said i'd never felt so found. And then i kissed her on the cheek. And so she kissed me on the mouth. Oh oh oh oh. Spring was popping daises Around rusted trucks and busted lawn chairs. We moved into a studio in council bluffs To save a couple of bucks. Where the mice came out at night. Neighbors were screaming all the time. We'd make love in the afternoon To chelsea girls and bachelor number 2. I'd play for her some songs i wrote She'd joke and say i'm shooting through the roof. I'd say they're all for you dear. I'll write the album of the year. And i know she'd love me then. I swear to god she did. Because the way she'd bite my lower lip And push her hips against my hips. And dig her nails so deep into my skin. The first time that i met her I was convinced that i had finally found the one. She was convinced i was under the influence Of all those drunken romantics. I was reading Fante at the time. I had Bukowski on my mind. She got a job at jacob's Serving cocktails to all the local drunks. Against her will i fit the bill I perched down at the end of the bar. She says space is not just a place for stars. I give you an inch you want a house with a yard. And i know she loved me once. But now those days are gone. She used to call me every day From a payphone on her break for lunch Just to say she can't wait to come home. To come home. To come home. Yeah home. The last time that i saw her She was picking through which records were hers. Her clothes were packed in boxes With some pots and pans and books and a toaster. Just then a mouse scurried across the floor. So i laughed until it didn't hurt. I laughed until it didn't hurt. I laughed until it didn't hurt. Ah right.

Ooh, this is the joint I've been layin' for all night This is the one that really gets me gone The DJ's on point, I'm sayin' he's alright We gonna fun baby, baby, it's on Gotta new Puerto Rican score And she doin' it on the floor When the groove, rubber baby's hot I'm givin' it all I got Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Gimme a drummer and a funky bass line That's all I need and I'm ready to flow Been chillin' in the cut and now I'm comin' to get mine And if I hit you once, I got to hit you some more Gotta new Puerto Rican score And she doin' it on the floor (Doin' it on the floor) When the groove, rubber baby's hot I'm givin' it all I got Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year (Everybody's here) Yeah, ooh Ooh Let's make a toast to the host with the most, heh Raise your glass if you're on your own, yeah (Raise your glass if you're on your own) All the girls say, "Ho" (Ho) If your man's givin' up the gold All the fellas say, "Woof" If you're only givin' up the bone Tonight we're gonna hide it (Whatcha say, baby?) Yeah, baby (Whatcha say, baby?) This is the joint I've been layin' for all night This is the one that really gets me gone (This is the one, this is the one) The DJ's on point, I'm sayin', he's alright We gonna fun baby, baby, it's on Gotta new Puerto Rican score And she's doin' it on the floor When the groove, rubber baby's hot I'm givin' it all I got I'm givin' it, I'm givin' it, I'm givin' it all I got Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year (Everybody's here) (This is the jam of the year) Did you come to jam, baby? (Oh yeah) Then let me see ya, come on Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Yeah, baby (I wanna, I wanna jam) Come on (Everybody's here) (J-jam, j-jam, j-jam, j-jam of the year) Say, what? Ha, ha I like that beat, oh baby I wanna, I wanna I wanna, I wanna I wanna, I wanna Everybody Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here This is the jam of the year (Everybody's here) (This is the jam of the year) (Everybody's here) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh This is the jam of the year Ooh, everybody's here (Everybody) This is the jam of the year (This is the jam of the year)

I think it's gonna be a hell of a night, hmm A hell of a night So we could do whatever you like, hey Hey It took me all day to find some inspiration It just hit me like a ton of bricks, no renovation Problem with the game now, there ain't no innovation I see my shit all in your shit, we call that imitation And they say that's flattering, but I ain't flattered at all Matter fact y'all need to practice that more See my man Nate asked me if I gained weight I said, "Nah, my pockets got fatter, that's all" Money was an issue, but now that that's solved I ball, I ball, like Kobe in the fall Put trophies on wall, rather trophies on my mantle Dog my shows be off the handle, take the proceeds go to gamble Ha! Bet it on black and pray, I quadruple my salary If I win, maybe then I could pay Sallie Mae Told her I be dealin' with some real-life shit She be askin' when?, bitch! When I feel like it Cole World, Cole life, cold-blooded I be on my shit, and look at, all the hoes love it Got a hundred fifty bitches in the club starin' at me How that feel? Very happy! Hey, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here, hey Uh, turn up the 808's for me Back when I was starvin' no one made a plate for me Now I do it big and that's my day-to-day story I got the type of shit that make a hater say sorry Bitch, I made this in the crib, watchin' Belly Eatin' peanut butter jelly, what the fuck the niggas tell me They say I'm takin' long, I tell 'em patience is a virtue I'm goin' all out and bitch I never had a curfew See, when you're spittin' so real Suddenly these phony niggas lose they appeal Got 'em feelin' like my niggas when they lose, they appeal Then it's back to the cell, back to the hell At times, I watch the news and see they talkin' 'bout diplomacy And they ain't got a clue my niggas ain't got they diplomas, see Rappers show me love, I wonder what it could be I think they scared of me, and they should be Cole World, Cole life, cold-blooded I be on my shit, and look at, all the hoes love it Got a hundred fifty bitches in the club starin' at me How that feel? Very happy! Hey, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here I got, I got what you need right here, right here, hey Okay, we outta here I think it's safe to say we outta here We outta here I think it's safe to say we outta here I think it's gonna be a hell of a night, hmm A hell of a night So we could do whatever you like, hey

I won't let it out until you let me know if you love it Ayy, baby, I'ma take it low I'm on my night job, my niggas riding my city understand us See a hundred bandits, each put a hundred bands up They can't call us bandits no more Same hood, same corner store But them same old hoes ain't wearing panties no more I'm on my night job, slim waist with them fat thighs Never been baptized, but she soak me all in her holy water I'm one of five, she the only daughter She ain't used to sharing, I ain't used to caring Let's play truth or dare 'Cause lately my lifestyle's like dynamite I'ma go lights out, Black Dynamite Smoke one, that I might I'm on my night job, always knew how to play these cards of mine Fuck rap, we seen harder times Jump back like Vinny Carter prime I'm on mine I won't let it out until you let me know if you love it Aye, baby, I'ma take it low I'm on my night job, y'all niggas jivin', I'm back up in position Earnhardt, I'ma catch some nigga slippin' Burn hard on a track and get to whippin' I'm on my night job, why is it always blacks that get detention? For my nigga with the pass to get the flip in Boy that trap is a accurate description I'm on my night job, finally got Bassy off the corner '010 niggas thought he was a gonner He ducked shots, now it's "Bas, we gotta phone her" I'm on my night job, flew the posse out to Rome and Won't tell you 'bout no Basquiats don't want 'em Nigga word to Selassie, I'm zonin' I'm on my night job Got old niggas tryna bite 'cause they can't capture The feeling from days 'fore the game passed 'em Niggas out here lookin' like a bunch of Dame Dash's Nicorette, that's patchwork That ain't better than your last work Cigarette, let the ash burn Omen said don't worry 'bout the last word I'ma hit the gas swerve on 'em, skrrr Too high to riot, that's my best excuse for being lazy Being an artist, that's the best excuse for being crazy I've been so infatuated, went to Clark and graduated Now she on my FaceTime and, my nigga, she just masturbated Fuck a album release party, I'm out in the streets, shawty How many rappers I killed? Counted at least 40 Nah, I ain't God, but shawty down on her knees for me I'm horny like that Coltrane album A Love Supreme, that's Cole fav' album Lately, I've been dancing like a Soul Train album Lately, silly making songs talkin' 'bout how they hate me They've been loving me this whole time My only adversary was my own mind Killed my ego now I'm snappin' like it's '09 With a gold mine of inspiration for y'all Fuck your co-sign, that nigga can't fuck with Cole neither Don't ask for a feature, we bring a whole liter of ether to eat ya We gotta heat for niggas, keep reachin' If these bullets was heat-seeking they wouldn't even reach you niggas I'm on my

I see your smile Can't help but notice the way you see me And the way I look at you I try but I can't stop the way I feel, yeah I want you to come over here and grab my body So we can dance back and forth Baby you know I try But I can't control myself, I really can't, no Ooh, ooh, you drive me crazy Ooh, you make me want you so bad Baby I try, you complete me Ooh, you need me, I promise I walk away and you try to make me feel That I want hide something from you I'm so real, yeah Baby, I can't control myself, I really I can't, no I want you to come over here and grab my body So we can dance back and forth Baby, you know I try But I can't control myself, do it for you tonight Ooh, ooh, you drive me crazy Ooh, you make me want you so bad Baby I try, you complete me Ooh, you need me, I promise That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that Why don't you? Yeah, c'mon Ooh, ooh, you drive me crazy Ooh, you make me want you so bad And baby I try, you complete me Ooh, you need me, I promise Baby I want you so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad, so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad Baby I want you so bad Baby I want you so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad, so bad Baby I want you so bad, so bad I want you so bad That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby Like that baby, like that baby, that baby, like that baby That baby, like that baby, that baby, like that

Love can stay, stays the same How can we expect the best out of life if we don't ever change? It doesn't matter now What we had is all gone now Why would I still be right here? The only one standing right by your side I kept my promise even when you lied Took you in, I'd never leave you outside Now the tables have turned, and I'm hoping you learned What losing my love feels like I won't get emotional I used to lose control No more cussing and screaming Not scared of you leaving I'm good even if you don't give a damn anymore It's not about you and me anymore, baby I tried things your way, blew up in my face You want a reaction, but I won't get emotional It's funny how life works out One day you're on top, and the next day you're not Everybody thought they knew the facts Gave him love but he ain't give it back Now you're wondering how we got here, yeah See, I could be petty and react But that's just not how I get down (get down) And it's crazy how I'm still holding your hand When you ain't even my man I kept my promise even when you lied Took you in, I'd never leave you outside Now the tables have turned, and I'm hoping you learned What losing my love feels like I won't get emotional I used to lose control No more cussing and screaming Not scared of you leaving I'm good even if you don't give a damn anymore It's not about you and me anymore, baby I tried it your way, blew up in my face You want a reaction, but I won't get emotional I've been here before But this time I won't, won't, won't I won't get emotional, no I used to lose control No more cussing and screaming (Not scared) Not scared of you leaving (no more) I'm good even if you don't give a damn anymore It's not about you and me anymore, baby I tried it your way, blew up in my face You want a reaction, but I won't get emotional