This album and many others saved me from suicide as a teen. I’m now 21 a Home Care Aid/ I have my own small lawn care business that’s growing “Nic’s lawn care” and I’m going to nursing school this fall 2021! Thank you Cole.
@@Ciaociao444 Happy to see that you’re still here. Never lose hope. I know it gets tough at times but those moments are temporary. You’re strong enough to get through it. God bless you bro.
@@gersonargueta3470 that's because Logic worked to get those samples cleared after a long time, idk if Cole would go through the effort to try to clear this one
I remember saying Cole was boring back in middle school. Then one day freshman year of high school I had a mean ass headache and layed down in the dark and just listened to Friday night lights from start to finish. Now i’m graduating college screaming HE THE GREATEST 💯
I Remember Listening To This When I Was 15 (2020) I Repeatedly Kept Saying "Damn This Mixtape On The Same Level As A Kid Named Cudi" I Listen To This More Than His New Album
This was a J Dilla beat produced for Erykah Badu (Didn't cha Know),which is originally a sample from a jazz funk group called Tarika Blue (Dream Flower). If you listen to each song, you can feel the difference. Shout out to J Cole for doing it justice though and keeping music alive.
bro as a cole fan this song aint too deep for a whole generation maybe his discography and that's why he ain't getting al the numbers he deserve but still chill 😂😂😂
this is the track that really turned me into a die hard cole fan what a music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took J. Cole oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grateful
I never took this album for granted. When it first came out I never took it out my ears. This shit got me through so much as a young man. I appreciate this album.
2013-2024 anyone ??? All the quotes.. everything. I got outta prison in 2013 and I’d just jam the fuck out of this every day and lift heavy ass weights til I couldn’t see straight. I was too scared to go outside and face the world. Y’all can do it I promise. Felt that in my SOUL.
That “we ate school made food, just eyeing they shit, wish I was trying they shit” line really touched me on a spiritual level. My mom did her best but I remember going to school for lunch with just a PB&J and sometime water/hi c and just be jealous of the other kids who had hot food/lunchables/etc for lunch smh.
i remember when i was in kindergarten our school got a half day spring travel, my mom had to work so hard for the family back then so she just bought me two candy bars and one bottle of juice for the trip. during the lunch when other kids put out their hot lunch i was just so awkward and i decide to hide my food to pretend that i forgot bring it.
@@manruixun5779 broooo the power Of great music when you can vividly relate to the lyrics. Same here, I would hide my lunch somedays too just so one of My friends who had hot food would share theirs with me
@@TheGmsmith928 which more crazier is that this is the first time i speak it out. I never tell anybody about IT!! God i gotta thank Cole give us the chance!
Y'all call it rhymes I call it clearing out my mind, was just a young boy staring out my blinds, till I got free from my momma's leash, running loose through the streets like stray dog in heat.... 🔥🔥
"Was just a young boy starin' out my blinds Till I got free from my momma leash Running loose through the streets Like a stray dog in heat." Most relate-able verse.
Throughout the years. No matter how many Cole albums have come out i still come back to Friday Night Lights. This mixtape is a vibe and got me through alot. I wish this was spotify.
This is and will always be my favorite song. It showed me that there was music out there that truly related to me and my life experiences. 4 years and I still get goosebumps when I hear it
Just got out the joint on a 12 year stretch and played this in my head SO MANY TIMES but never quite had it right... never forgot how hard this track bumps! COLE WORLD BABY!!!!
Mannnn FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS has the most impact on me out of everything I’ve ever heard. I lived and breathe cole around the 2010-2011 got me through a tough time in life.
Verse 1] Partially functional, half of me is comfortable The other half is close to the cliff like Mrs. Huxtable These boys got them hoslters and clips they pack like Lunchables Like white boys in grade school, while we ate school made food Just eyeing they shit, wish I was trying they shit Knowing when mama hit the store she wasn’t buying that shit No I ain't crying a bit man, that's just life that's how that shit work You reach your hand in fire, you pull it back when you get burnt Gotta learn when you get hurt, even if it's with cupid He beat you and you went back, who's officially stupid? Oh yeah I understand that's your man, you had a plan You been together for some years, you sticking with him for the kids So you overlook the tears, but we both know that's a bad look 'Cause 20 years from now your daughter probably get her ass whooped Look, if this too deep for the intro I’ll find another use But just in case its perfect let me introduce Cole [Hook: Erykah Badu] Time to save the world, bearing the world is all the time So many things I still don't know, so many times I've changed my mind Guess I was born to make mistakes, but I ain't scared to take the weight So when I stumble off the path, I know my heart will guide me back [Verse 2] Yea, man, is this too deep for the intro? If so I’ll find another use But just in case its perfect, let me introduce It’s Cole, I had a dream and so I made a move A ill ass nigga who just so happened to stay in school Still rap for hustlers and mothafuckers that hated school Said "that's for busters," then heard my shit and I made it cool It's safe to say that I’m gifted as if I’m Christmas shopping I got gangsta niggas lining up in admissions office Ayy, possibly cause all the hoes a nigga scraped A lot of shit up on my plate so you know a nigga late to my first class I’d much rather sit up in first class Should I admit that a slutty bitch was my first smash? Wasn't experienced, so nah I didn't wear it out Always thought my first time would be someone I cared about But being a virgin was something to be embarrassed 'bout I used that ass for practice, so I wasn't scared out my mind You call it rhymes I call it clearing out my mind Was just a young boy starin' out my blinds Till I got free from my mama leash Running loose through the streets Like a stray dog in heat And we looking for some freaks can you play, pardon me Whats your name, don’t mistake me for no lame, no not me She knew I was on the team cause she seen how tall I be In the club dappin’ niggas, even-tu-ally R-I-P Damn, you win some, you lose some, that just how its happens And if a nigga step up to ya, then you gotta scrap em Your name is all you got, throwing hands by the bathroom Its funny I barely told nobody I started rapping 'Cause see some niggas was haters that I just viewed as clowns At 14 I knew I was the nicest dude around I gotta make a move, I gotta do this now If they don’t know your dreams, then they can't shoot em down [Interlude] Ha, yeah nigga Hell yeah, I felt that one in my fuckin' soul [Outro: Erykah Badu] Ooh, hey, I'm trying to decide Which way to go, think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere Ooh, hey, I'm trying to decide Which way to go, think I made a wrong turn back there somewhere
I love his mixtapes because you can hear the progression in his style. I can hear him growing as a musician and as a person. Fuck, I love all of his albums because you can hear exactly at what stage of life he is in. The mixtapes are his first steps as a musician. Sideline Story I think he struggled because he was focused on making a great debut album while also trying to surpass the success he's already achieved with his mixtapes. He even makes a song called, "I Let Nas Down," because he realized when he made, "Workout," that the song was him trying to make a single for the wrong reasons. His later albums deals with the aftermath of achieving fame and fortune, and him coping with his new found reality. Fucking legend. Vietnam, Cole World.
2021 still hit home 🔥🔥🔥 J cole a different kinda of artist. His music got me past by so many obstacles. If it wasn't for him i wouldn't be a successful single father of 2 boys full custody that i am right now! Shout out to Cole #ColeWorld
If I ever met jcole I would just start rapping this song. It would make him smile. Love that dude. “ you win some you lose some that’s just how it happens, and if a brotha step up to you then you gotta scrap him. Your name is all you got, throwin hand by the bathroom, it’s funny, I barely told nobody I started rapping, see some brothas was haters that I just viewed as clowns, at 14 I knew I was the nicest dude around, I gotta make a move, I gotta do this now, if they don’t know your dreams, then they can’t shoot them down. “
This mixtape will always hold a special place in my heart. Seeing all the success that came after this, was lovely to see. Big up Cole for putting his soul in his raps from early
I come back to this every now and then, puts me right back in 2010 when my only worry was what girl i was crushin on at the time, and pass whatever class i was taking…
Remember high school before the basketball games I used to listen to this and my hands would be just sweating knowing my shot was coming . CrZy thing ended up going off the wholeeeee year sophomore year . Shout out cole
