J. Cole - Friday Night Lights

Man its tough to make money.  Last summer i worked extremely hard and made a good amount of cash, later realizing that spending it is a lot easier then making it.  I have this crazy ambition that one day i'll move to Vancouver, go to school, get a tattoo, and eventually learn how to ride a motorcycle...but what do they all have in common...they all cost a Frick loud of money!  Talk is cheap, time is money, and admitting the road ahead is tough but pursuing it anyway is a good start.  When we were young...(ok younger)...my sister and I were extremely fortunate to have parents who love us, and supported us on what ever we did regardless of the cost.  They put us in dance classes, music classes, math classes, anything that would better our future...but money isn't what paid for our classes, it was hard work.  My parents...and your parents as well...work their asses off just to put food on the table.  Money is hard to come by, and after working countless hours just to afford subway tokens so i can do the whole routine again...i realize that money doesn't buy you happiness, but you can't deny it brings you some form of freedom...

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So instead of choosing any of the albums from my previous blog, i decided to write about an artist who solely works hard for what he earns.  Jermaine Lamarr Cole (stage name J. Cole) is the epitome of what you should do if you want to make it big....work your ass off.  With his most recent mix-tape entitled "Friday Night Lights", J.Cole produces his own music, and writes his own lyrics which landed him a spot on Roc-a-Fella Records (Roc-a-Fella Records is founded by Jay-z).  His lyrical range alludes from a variety of topics, from his college days, to his sleepless nights scrapping for change.  The song "Home for the Holidays" gave out such an original modern rhythm with an old school flow. It spoke about a kid wanting to find himself away from home, but he gets a little home sick, later realizing that home is not the same. 

"one year cost about the same as a Mercedes 

four years cost wife crib and a baby
ay maybe this aint for me
only if i could be Lebron and go straight to league
the worst part 'bout growing up man shit just aint for free
but maybe i can be somebody people pay to see
and maybe i should move up outta here to the place to be
to get from a to z ay what you think im crazy
if i told you one day that Imma sign with jay-z
and will i make it i guess we gotta wait and see"

The rest of the album speaks much of J.Cole's character, an aspiring artist aware of his surrounding, yet not afraid to exploit its faults...its just refreshing not to hear another artist rapping about the glitz and glamor that comes with stardom.  The road is tough, but eventually hard work does pay off. 

There are so many things in life that distract you, and discourage you from what and who you want to become...you have to realize that, how ever loved or spoiled you were before, no one is gonna hold your hand when shit gets rough....be tough...be you...and don't look back until you're sure you have a trail that you're proud of. 

J. Cole - Friday Night Lights

3.5/5

recommended songs:

Home for the Holiday

Blow Up

The Autograph

Higher

In the Morning (feat. drake)