It’s That Apocalypse Rap: J. Cole “2012” (Listen & Download) Posted by Nathan S. on 12/21/12 | Filed under Downloads, J. Cole

When I first heard J. Cole's newly unearthed "2012" at first all I could think of was Andre's 3000's line on "Sorry": "It's boring - boring? Really?."

I'm sure there are some people who will hear this and shrug, in all honesty if I was in a fucked up enough mood I could pick this song apart, but do you really want to be someone like that? Really? Fuck that. This shit is dope, and the story behind it is even better:

"If the world ends tomorrow, damn. I would be mad as shit for 2 reasons. First, I’m not with my family. That would suck. What would also be wack is if I never got to drop this song. Summer of 08′. Mark Pitts meeting had happened a month ago. He said he fucks with me, but he not talking about signing me. Ok. Fuck that. I’ma make my new shit so stupid that the next time he meet with me he gonna HAVE to sign me. Same summer I made Grown Simba and started The Warm Up with a “fuck it” mentality. A few special songs I made that summer haven’t dropped yet. This is one of them.

2012 Some of the most fun I ever had making a record. Alone in my room, making the beat, writing the raps, Jammin to this.Here we are, Years Later, and right on time. Enjoy

- oh yea. Shout to the spanish nigga that came through and played the percussions. To the cool ass horn player that laced me, I forgot his name. This was my first Quincy Jones moment. Shout to Lil Cole. Shout to Aristotle. Shout to YOU." - J. Cole

It sounds like a cliche, but if this is what the '08 Cole sounds like, I really hope we get to hear more '08 Cole in 2013. In the meantime, the world ain't spinnin for too much longer. In the meantime, enjoy...

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