Jermaine Lamarr Cole who is famously known as J Cole has kicked off his 2019 in style and with a bit of controversy, as he drops his new single titled “Middle Child” wherein some of the lines, he called himself the “greatest right now” having studied some of the greats in the past.
J Cole ‘middle child’ since its release has received some positive reactions and debate as to who really is the greatest right now, and one name that has popped up from fans has been that of Kendrick Lamar…while some are throwing up Drake as the greatest.
…Middle Child like J Cole said himself, is his first this year and has since 2013 dropped Forest Hills Drive, 4 Your Eyez Only, and KOD, and has also been on tour of Europe and Africa before dropping this new joint which has over 100-thousand-plus tweets already.
J Cole talks about the game not being balanced and gave a shout to Drake and Lebron James, but somehow threw shade at Kanye West too! see some of the lyrics:
The real ones have been dying the fake ones is lit
The game is off balance, I’m back on my shit
Just like LeBron, get my niggas more chips
Just put the Rollie right back on my wrist
This watch came from Drizzy, he gave me a gift
Back when the rap game was prayin’ I’d diss
They act like two legends cannot coexist
But I’d never beef with a nigga for nothin’
If I smoke a rapper, it’s gon’ be legit
It won’t be for clout, it won’t be for fame
It won’t be ’cause my shit ain’t sellin’ the same
It won’t be to sell you my latest lil’ sneakers
It won’t be ’cause some nigga slid in my lane
On being the greatest rapper right now, he said:
To the OGs, I’m thankin’ you now
Was watchin’ you when you was pavin’ the ground
I copied your cadence, I mirrored your style
I studied the greats, I’m the greatest right now
Fuck if you feel me, you ain’t got a choice
Now I ain’t do no promo, still made all that noise
This shit gon’ be different, I set my intentions
I promise to slap all that hate out your voice
In his other verse J Cole spoke about crime in the United States, and being raised by his mother so are others like him in the black communities. But said he is dead in the middle of two great generations, speaking about 21 Savage, Jay Z and Kodak and what they reminded him of, saying:
I’m dead in the middle of two generations
I’m little bro and big bro all at once
Just left the lab with young 21 Savage
I’m ’bout to go and meet Jigga for lunch
Had a long talk with the young nigga Kodak
Reminded me of young niggas from ‘Ville
Straight out the projects, no fakin’, just honest
I wish that he had more guidance, for real
Too many niggas in cycle of jail
Spending they birthdays inside of a cell
We coming from a long bloodline of trauma
We raised by our mamas, Lord we gotta heal
We hurting our sisters, the babies as well
We killing our brothers, they poisoned the well
Distorted self image, we set up to fail