All J. Cole Quotes
- History repeats itself and that’s just how it goes, Goes
- Far from the richest rapper, but my biggest personal achievement thus far in my life has been retiring my mom early from her job at… Achievement
- Usually I start with a beat, I start making a beat, and my producer side is making the beat. And on a good day, my… Beat
- I was just a goofy little funny kid, who was always getting sent to the principal. It wasn't serious because I was smart. I wasn't… Always Getting
- As much as it might look like, to someone else, that I'm successful, I never feel like I'm anywhere. The further I go, I still… Anywhere
- 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 all that matters.'… All
- I'm a super-duper over-analyzer. You mix that with self-doubt and pressure, and that's never healthy. Analyzer
- My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together. Conscious
- I'm half-black, half-white, so I basically put it like this: I can fit in anywhere. That's why I write so many stories from so many… Anywhere
- One day, I'll be listening to a bunch of Ray Charles, the next day it's nothing but Red Hot Chili Peppers. The next day it… All
- Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That's just the truth. I might not be as… Barack
- My real dream is to have a whole, like, buy a whole piece of land. Imagine, like, a long driveway. Like, a cul de sac-type… Able
- I was a super-duper Tupac fan, and I realized later, when I became a huge Nas fan and a huge Eminem fan, I was drawn… All
- I've got two Rolexes that I'm very proud of - a gold Presidential that was a gift and a white gold one I gifted myself.… Few
- My fans love me for me, my beats, my rhymes. Beats
- I now possess the tools as a producer and a songwriter to really just go out and make smashes all day long. I could make… Album
- 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 to… Come See
- I worked in ad sales. I would call up local businesses and try to get them to buy ads in the paper. The whole time,… Ad
- You can't reverse fame. You can lose all the money, but you'll never lose people knowing you. All
- I want people to follow their dreams, yes but I'm not interested in telling young black kids how to be rappers I want to show… Basketball
- There was the time I bought three cars in the span of three or four weeks. It was crazy; it wasn't greedy. It was mine,… Benzes
- I want to be like Bruce Springsteen or something, making songs that are relevant. Bruce
- While silly ni**as argue over who gon' snatch the crown / Look around my ni**a, white people have snatched the sound / This year I'll… Argue
- I still wanna rap better than everybody else, and I wanna say important things. Better
- In hip-hop, there's not a lot of love. There's not a lot of love being spread. It's always like 'I'm stuntin' on you raps, or… Always Like