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title: "5 Rappers Quotes By J. Cole"
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> [I don't wanna forget the fact that I wanna be one of the best rappers. I feel like some of the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/i-don-t-wanna-forget-the-fact-that-i-wanna-be-one-of-the-best-rappers/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/j-cole-2-3527_average_i-don-t-wanna-forget-the-fact-that-i-wan_586503.jpg)

> [I just feel like, with rappers, there's so much complacency. It's like, 'Oh, I'm a rapper. I'm successful. I make money. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/i-just-feel-like-with-rappers-there-s-so-much-complacency-it-s-like/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/j-cole-2-3527_complacency_i-just-feel-like-with-rappers-there-s-so_947551.jpg)

> [It's no coincidence that all the greatest rappers - whoever you put in your top five - I guarantee you they a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/it-s-no-coincidence-that-all-the-greatest-rappers-whoever-you-put-in/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/j-cole-2-3527_coincidence_it-s-no-coincidence-that-all-the-greates_1302146.jpg)

> [Rhyme patterns are nothing without meanings to the words. A lot of rappers can do those flows, but the raps aren't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/rhyme-patterns-are-nothing-without-meanings-to-the-words-a-lot-of/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/j-cole-2-3527_cool_rhyme-patterns-are-nothing-without-meani_1906070.jpg)

> [I wanna show you I can out-rap your favorite rappers. I wanna show you I can out-produce your favorite producers. So I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/i-wanna-show-you-i-can-out-rap-your-favorite-rappers-i-wanna-show-you/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

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## Other authors on Rappers

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-drake-30664.jpg) Drake 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/drake/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rakim-77017.jpg) Rakim 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/rakim/)
- [Nicki Minaj 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/nicki-minaj/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nas-70236.jpg) Nas 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/nas/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-big-daddy-kane-17774.jpg) Big Daddy Kane 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/big-daddy-kane/)
- [Wale 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/wale/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ice-t-43042.jpg) Ice T 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/ice-t/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-freddie-gibbs-36110.jpg) Freddie Gibbs 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/freddie-gibbs/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chamillionaire-21995.jpg) Chamillionaire 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rappers/chamillionaire/)

## More by J. Cole

> [The same ones you love will bring you pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/the-same-ones-you-love-will-bring-you-pain/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [It's the way I enjoy making art - I like sitting down and making five beats; I enjoy that process. I can go two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/it-s-the-way-i-enjoy-making-art-i-like-sitting-down-and-making-five/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [Producing all my own songs and refusing to go to the hot producer. That's the biggest risk I've taken so far.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/producing-all-my-own-songs-and-refusing-to-go-to-the-hot-producer/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [Sold my soul to Satan. I've been dancing with the devil. So when you get to hell you can say you know me. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/sold-my-soul-to-satan-i-ve-been-dancing-with-the-devil-so-when-you/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [I truly believe that I make my path and I set my course, and where I land, at the end of the day, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/i-truly-believe-that-i-make-my-path-and-i-set-my-course-and-where-i/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/my-parents-were-divorced-by-the-time-i-was-even-conscious-like-i-don/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [You hate it before you played it. I already forgave ya.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/you-hate-it-before-you-played-it-i-already-forgave-ya/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [Yeah school girl, cool girl. Your dress is sexy and your momma is a cougar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/yeah-school-girl-cool-girl-your-dress-is-sexy-and-your-momma-is-a/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [When I first started rapping, when I switched my style to more like a punch line style - this is when I'm like 13…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/when-i-first-started-rapping-when-i-switched-my-style-to-more-like-a/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [I'm not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm playing basketball,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/i-m-not-gonna-be-bad-at-anything-and-i-want-to-actually-be-the-best/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [We got dreams and we got the right to chase 'em, Look at the nation, that's a crooked smile braces couldn't even straighten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/we-got-dreams-and-we-got-the-right-to-chase-em-look-at-the-nation/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [I seen a baby cry seconds later he laughs... the beauty of life, the pain never lasts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/i-seen-a-baby-cry-seconds-later-he-laughs-the-beauty-of-life-the-pain/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [If I'm a character, it's a biographical movie. My character is as close to me as possible. As close to being myself as possible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/if-i-m-a-character-it-s-a-biographical-movie-my-character-is-as-close/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [You can't take yourself too seriously. Like, yeah, I'm doin' all that, but still I don't feel like I've done anything, really. I feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/you-can-t-take-yourself-too-seriously-like-yeah-i-m-doin-all-that-but/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

> [When you're headlining, people are paying to come see you specifically. It's a different kind of pressure, because you've got to deliver. You've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/when-you-re-headlining-people-are-paying-to-come-see-you-specifically/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

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