J. Cole teased another unreleased track via the second installment in his “Might Delete Later” vlog series.
The new song features a menacing sonic background and what possibly looks like its accompanying music video. In the teaser, Cole touches on being thankful for his blessings while riding around the city on his bike. Elsewhere in the Smack DVD-inspired video, several guests such as Drake, Central Cee, Sexyy Red, Benny The Butcher and Lil Yachty make special appearances, while snippets of his sets on tour, his work in the studio and playing ball are scattered throughout.
Cole also looks back at when he was first signed to JAY-Z’s Roc Nation, “When I first signed to JAY, all I wanted to do was drop a classic. That sht could’ve sold 3,000. I’m like, ‘Man, your first album’s supposed to be slept on,’ but it’s gotta be an Illmatic. Once I signed to JAY and this n*gga was like, ‘Nah, you not putting the album out until you got some f*cking hits.’”
“I’m like, ‘Oh, sh*t.’ I had to trial-and-error for a year and a half, two years. ‘Workout’ was like — I squeezed that sh*t out last-minute. But that was an unnatural space for me. Even if you listen to it, I can’t even hear that sh*t back because I’m trying,” Cole continued. “But through all my trying, over the years, that sh*t turned into like, I grew superpowers.”
Listen to J. Cole’s preview above around the four-minute mark.
