J Cole Miss America Lyrics

J Cole Miss America Lyrics
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About Miss America 'Miss America' is a song by American hip hop recording artist and record producer J. Cole, released November 13, 2012 as the first promotional single from his second studio album Born Sinner (2013). The song, which was produced by Cole himself, samples Rue Royale's 'Flightline'. The song debuted at #34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop.

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J Cole is considered by many to be one of the best rappers of his generation. When he drops anything — be it a song, or an album, or even something as simple as a tweet — people listen, read and watch.

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That happened again on Tuesday night when Cole dropped a new song for the first time in about a year called “Snow on tha Bluff.” It felt like everyone took a four minute pause to go listen to the song.

The results probably weren’t what Cole expected, though.

Instead of folks coming back with the usual “wow, this is fire” reaction they’d had to to his other songs, this time fans chastised him for the song’s content.

What is the song even about?

The song’s news peg is the current discussion about racial injustice and police brutality across the country.

Listen to it here.

What made this song different?

He expresses some deep insecurities in this one that we don’t normally hear. It feels like a diary entry. One that serves as both a confession and then a critique — of someone else and, eventually, himself at the end.

He starts off by saying people think he’s “deep, intelligent” and are “fooled by my college degree.”

Where does the critique come in?

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Immediately after that line, he transitions into his critique of an unnamed Black woman who he says is “way smarter” than he is and is angry at all the systems the country is built on and constantly rants on Twitter about it.

He says she’s done all the reading and done all the work to validate her arguments and critiques, but also lashes out at people occasionally. And he felt that one of her Tweets was an affront on him.

And this is where the controversy starts.

Who is he talking about here?

Most people on the internet seem to think he’s talking about Chicago rapper, poet and freedom fighter Noname.

She first jumped on the scene for most people when she appeared on Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap mixtape. Her music is mostly centered around the Black experience in America — particularly that of Black women — and how she grew up in Chicago.

She doesn’t make music as much anymore, though. Instead, she’s built a whole community through her book club that constantly reads about Black life, struggles and Black advancement.

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But wait, Cole didn’t even mention her in the song

Cole didn’t mention her, but she fits the description pretty well.

On top of that, she had a tweet critiquing an also unnamed rapper for not contributing when the George Floyd protests first broke out.

So why are people mad at Cole?

We live in a country where women — particularly Black women — do not feel safe. They are assaulted regularly and their voices are suppressed. Whether Cole intended for it to be or not, this song turned into another form of suppression.

And, considering that this was just days after activist Oluwatoyin Salau was found murdered after she had been sexually assaulted, the timing could not have been worse.

Cole’s critique basically amounted to him telling this educated woman who he says is smarter than him on the issues to educate him instead of talking down on him, which is neither that woman’s job nor her responsibility. Whether it’s Noname or not. Especially after Cole admits openly in the song that he hasn’t done the work to educate himself.

Did Cole apologize?

Well, not really. He said in a Twitter thread this morning that he stands by every word in the song. He also wouldn’t confirm who he was talking about.

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However, he did say that he follows Noname and “I love and honor her as a leader in these times” in that same thread. And lauded her for doing the work while critiquing himself for just being a rapper.

That’s not really an apology, though.

Is this a beef?

Nah, it’s definitely not a beef. Maybe a misunderstanding, but not a beef. At some point, hopefully, Cole actually speaks to whoever he’s talking about and clears things up.

But that’s probably what he should’ve done in the first place.

This is a public service announcement!
Brought to you by the good people at Dreamville Records
And so my fellow americans
Ask not what your country can do for you
Ask what you can do for your country
Excuse me...
Load the clip in the chopper, flip the script and get oscars
All my niggas is mobsters, all my bitches is doctors
Cole World, this just the tip of the iceberg
So talk shit and taste the tip of the Mossberg
Don't trip nigga, they just words
Though my words tend to sound like Proverbs
Niggas don't see the preachers 'til we dead in the hearse
Granny broke cause she always givin' bread to the Church
Now pastor Mason Betha in a Lambo
And little niggas holdin' desert eagles like they Rambo
Bumpin' my shit, always wondered why they fuck with my shit
I hope it's 'bout the knowledge, not about who's suckin' my dick
But oh well, I'm gon' sell like I had no bail
For my chain and my piece I should've won Nobel
I'll, boy you cold nigga, yeah I know nigga
Only young nigga do it better than the old niggas
Took chances, slow dance with the devil bitch
Overcomin' the circumstances we hella rich
Since you all in my business, this what I tell 'em, bitch
If you ain't fuck with me, don't fuck with me, this life on the edge
Green dollars splurged all on embellishments
My fellowship paid, don't need to cop my fellas shit
Scoopin' hoes in the party, some Cinderella shit
Smash for the hell of it, livin' life on the edge
Miss America, petty thoughts
Miss America, petty thoughts
Miss America, petty thoughts
Just to floss pay any and every cost
Heavy heart as I sit in this Range countin' thousands out
Am I about dollars or about change?
Am I about knowledge or about brains?
Freedom or big chains, they don't feel my pain
Blood on my sneakers, no remorse for the grievers
He played the corner like Revis he should've had better defense
That's how I'm feelin', blood spillin' I love killin'
Niggas'll swear that they it, this is as rare as it gets
Rap game changed, this is embarrassing shit
Bunch of bitches posin' on some old Miss America shit
I was a wilder nigga back on my therapist shit, moving careless as shit
In a city where niggas really don't care who they hit
Who the fuck was I?
Just a young little nigga tryin' to see the other side
Of the railroad tracks, where them scarecrows at
No brains on a nigga but they'll air your back
Fuck the man, Uncle Sam I won't sell your crack
I won't fight your wars, I won't wear your hat
I'm a pass your classes, I'm a learn your craft
I'm a fuck your daughters, I'm a burn your flag
Took chances, slow dance with the devil bitch
Overcomin' the circumstances we hella rich
Since you all in my business, this what I tell 'em, bitch
If you ain't fuck with me, don't fuck with me, this life on the edge
Green dollars splurged all on embellishments
My fellowship paid, don't need to cop my fellas shit
Scoopin' hoes in the party, some Cinderella shit
Smash for the hell of it, livin' life on the edge
Miss America, petty thoughts
Miss America, petty thoughts
Miss America, petty thoughts
Just to floss pay any and every cost
Heavy heart as I sit in this Range countin' thousands out
Am I about dollars or about change?
Am I about knowledge or about brains?
Freedom or big chains, they don't feel my pain
They don't feel my pain
They'll never feel my pain
And they'll never play this shit on the radio
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J Cole Miss America Lyrics

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track 17
Born Sinner
J. Cole

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