Man this song is something else. I was I. Fucking elementary school when I first heard this. I’m 22. About to get my first car to my name in 1 day. And 9 years later, this is the first I’ve always wanted to play in my first car, well I can tell u it’s never gonna change. Weather it works out or not. This is gonna be the first song I play in my first car to my name.
I'm from the ville and we listened to this shit everyday I'm 23 walking home from school this shit was magic and now jid killing that shit love dream ville
This is why Cole is my favorite. Any time I feel like Im falling out of love with hip hop, he brings me back in. Honorable mentions to Big Krit and Kendrick. Love them folk.
Still my anthem. S/o all you folks. Let’s get this bag. Let’s pledge to always improve ourselves and our lives, and bless the ones we love. Most things in life are simple, not easy. And it doesn’t need to be easy, it just needs to be worth it… and it is.
I've been saying the same damnn thing bro.But with his new album lurking we don't know what to expect. This new Cole is matured he be calm and kill a feature. Feel like he needs that Simba hunger again mahn💯🔥🚀🌍
The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights are my favorite works of art from Cole to this date.(Love his other stuff too these just hit home to me in 2011, my freshmen year of college and my roommate put me on) Most people I talk to about him know nothing about these mixtapes and it saddens me.
you might like BTS, as their 3 rappers are big fans of J. Cole and are very knowledgeable about hiphop in general. One of their rappers RM samples this song for his song Monster on his first mixtape, he references "grown simba" in his lyrics. He also samples God's Gift by J. Cole for his mixtape song God Rap. The BTS song Born Singer is their own rendition of Born Sinner by J. Cole, they also sample the beat. And their song Hip Hop Lover is their homage to hiphop - in the lyrics, they reference a lot of their hiphop inspirations including a lot of old-school ones. So it's a song for more hardcore fans of hiphop, as you'd have to be knowledgeable about it to catch all their references. Friday Night Lights is also referenced in it. RM and Suga were well-known underground rappers prior to joining BTS, they are experienced battle rappers. Their 3rd rapper J-Hope was a trained and competitive hiphop dancer prior to BTS, so his hiphop knowledgeable came from dancing first.
I came here being a Kim Namjoon fan. He has a song ‘Monster’ on a mixtape that uses this beat. This beat goes amazingly hard and I can throw down to it all day. And the lyrics hit just as hard, brilliant. I can see how my guy found inspiration to share himself using this song. 💜
Most of RM's first mixtape uses beats by other artists actually, do check out the original songs if you're interested: Do You - > Major Lazer - Aerosol Can Awakening (각성) - > Big Krit - The Alarm Monster - > J Cole - Grown Simba Throw Away (버려) - > Chase & Status - Hypest Hype Joke (농담) - > Run The Jewels - Oh My Darling Don't Cry God Rap - > J Cole - God's Gift Life - > J Dilla - Life Adrift (표류) - > Drake - Lust For Life Bonus: Born Singer - > J Cole - Born Sinner :)
A Pakistani kid blasting a Cole mixtape went over most kids heads back in HS until Cole blew up, thats when everyone acted like they were fans of his LOL
[Intro] Yeah, yeah Yeah, uh [Verse 1] Now, I was dreaming 'bout a deal at the age of thirteen I was fiending for the mills, I ain't talking Burger King Some of my niggas in the 'Ville, all they did was serve fiends Fuck scales, I had skills, all day rehearsing Them pretty boys had them gals, spent they time flirting All they wanted was some waves like they fucking surfing Hold up, now, don’t get it twisted, I ain't hating, do your thing I was like a young Simba; couldn’t wait to be the king Now, a nigga is the prince Hopped over the fence where the grass way greener Look at shawty ass, way meaner Something like Serena mixed with Trina-have you seen her? She fine enough to be Ms. Howard, word to Adina My money like a senior, watch it graduate Now, it's time to eat, I’m letting all my niggas grab a plate Gravitate to real shit, stay away from phonies These niggas heard about me, now they acting like they know me [Chorus] Keep on saying, “Where you going, nigga?” Shit, it ain't no telling, huh, yeah “Ayy, where you going, nigga?” Hey, it ain't no telling, yeah They keep on saying “Where you going, nigga?” Going, nigga Ayy, it ain't no telling (Yeah) Can’t tell you where I’m going, just know I won't stop Goodbye to the bottom, hello to the top, ugh You might also like Can I Live J. Cole All My Life Lil Durk Lights Please J. Cole [Verse 2] Pardon the interruption, a proper introduction is necessary When your shit is legendary, man Greedy niggas wouldn’t let me in the cafeteria'n 'Cause they ain't believe, suddenly they Presbyterian The hoes is librarians; they looking me up She got to Jones like Marion, she licking me up Then we cut, look how she say my name I got her moaning, "J. Cole", they used to say "Jermaine" I never change, I'm like a corpse in a coffin; six feet, shit's deep I was low, just a dollar and some hope fixed me 'Cause I was broke, plus the weed that I would smoke would make it worser Lord, please let my problems disappear like Ron Mercer I’m a star; Converses Conversing with them girls with them curves like cursive They open like curtains 'Cause my shit is unheard of like curses on the radio Same bitches used to play me though [Chorus] Now, they yelling, “Where you going, nigga?” Shit, it ain't no telling, huh, yeah “Ay, where you going, nigga?” Shit, it ain't no telling, yeah They keep on saying “Where you going, nigga?” Going, nigga It ain't no telling, yeah I can’t tell you where I’m going, just know I won't stop Goodbye to the bottom (Yeah), hello to the top, yeah [Verse 3] I left the city for a minute, but it's still on my back Told my niggas "Ay, I'm finna put the Ville on the map I'll be back, and I'm coming with a deal and a plaque." 'Cause I'm ill, bitch, they couldn’t make a pill for the rap Pouring liquor for my niggas that was killed, send 'em back Came home, shit is real, niggas still in the trap Hold up, now, don’t get it twisted, if you slang, do your thing Me, I'm like a young Simba; I can't wait to be the king Witness the dream Straight out that Carolina water, I was brought up In the city where the skinny niggas tryna be the ballers Ain't no fathers, but the skinny niggas tryna hit they daughters Sneaking in her crib, but her momma never caught us What they taught us? Man, them bad bitches only want the ballers, the starters We hooping, now the hoes wanna guard us Ugh, okay, so play D-know what I mean? And I, I, I'll put you on the team Man, this life is but a dream, and I need a fast car Bad broads, fast forward; passport, I'm a fucking rap star [Outro] “Ayy, where you going, nigga?” Shit, it ain't no telling, yeah They say this life is but a dream, well, I need a fast car Bad broads, fast forward; passport, I'm a fucking rap star “Ayy, where you going, nigga?" Yeah, it ain't no telling
“I’m a star, converse! Conversing with them girls with them curves like cursive, they open like curtains because my shit is unheard of like curses on the radio, same B*+€£ used to play me though” oh my god! Beautiful!
"i put on jcoles the warm up and let it play"-MacMiller RIP
Darren Mc feely in what context did he say that in?
ryan griffiths it was in a song of him
DANIEL NAVA GUZMAN dont know
Just another night
DANIEL NAVA GUZMAN the song is called ‘Just Another Night’
Man this song is something else. I was I. Fucking elementary school when I first heard this. I’m 22. About to get my first car to my name in 1 day. And 9 years later, this is the first I’ve always wanted to play in my first car, well I can tell u it’s never gonna change. Weather it works out or not. This is gonna be the first song I play in my first car to my name.
Great to hear bro looks like blessings do come true!
did you get the car and play the song??
@@tonystromboli3169 I did actually and it was the first song. But not the car I wanted 😪. It’s all good though aha.
@@wannabefaze9859 good looks bro
i was fucking elementary school too bro
EVERYTHING he rapped in this song came true.
Power of manifestation
WHO ARE HERE TO LISTEN IT AGAIN IN 2024 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Since WHO DAT in 2011! 💪💪💪
Almost 2024 and every time I hear this track it’s as if I’m hearing it for the first time again. Even over a decade later. Timeless
he burn the microphone in this song.
The last verse is crazy
2024 who here
I'm with you brotha
@@TheBlackKratos504song brings me back to my college baseball days in 2018
I'm from the ville and we listened to this shit everyday I'm 23 walking home from school this shit was magic and now jid killing that shit love dream ville
2021. Still hits just as hard over a decade later.
Still bumpin this
Simba, Grown Simba, Return of Simba.. he should come back to the series one day and call it “Mufasa” 🦁🦁🦁👑👑👑
YES!!! 😤✊🏾
Hell yeah right
On the fall off right.
Anyone listening in 2019? 🔥
ME!!
2020
We listening in 2020
@@jessecox523 same
2030😌
hardest song he ever made n it’s not even on apple music or spotify 😭
Grown Simba the anthem!
This is why Cole is my favorite. Any time I feel like Im falling out of love with hip hop, he brings me back in. Honorable mentions to Big Krit and Kendrick. Love them folk.
This should be in NBA 2K18 soundtrack
Bricks Say hello exactly
That’s okay 2k18 was ass
Our young Simba has grown into the king
Lion king on ice
He even looks like mufasa now 😂
top 10 greatest rap songs all time
Facts
Joshua Gurin Most def man. Agreed.
Joshua Gurin chill df out
You clearly don't listen to much rap lmfao.
Joshua Gurin this song hard af don’t get me wrong, but top ten all time ? This not even in Cole top ten 💀😂
Its 2020 & this bit still go! Beat go so crazy🔥🔥 and of course Cole ate this bit!
This beat goes stupid hard!! My favorite beat out of all of them he’s made
Return of simba , this shit go dumb tho .
2023 this song stay on top.
Who else sticking rocking with this in 2021 🔥
Still my anthem. S/o all you folks. Let’s get this bag. Let’s pledge to always improve ourselves and our lives, and bless the ones we love. Most things in life are simple, not easy. And it doesn’t need to be easy, it just needs to be worth it… and it is.
'Cause I was broke, plus the weed that I would smoke would make it worser
Lord, please let my problems disappear like Ron Mercer
One of the first songs that turned me on to Cole. Living legend
This isn't just a warm up. Leaves you with afterburns! Always felt his old content was the best. Hope for better and more to come!
I've been saying the same damnn thing bro.But with his new album lurking we don't know what to expect. This new Cole is matured he be calm and kill a feature. Feel like he needs that Simba hunger again mahn💯🔥🚀🌍
the burn up 🔥🔥🔥🔥
For the day 1 Cole fans, we need a Goated Simba now 🙏🏽
J.Cole, one of the few that would hang with 90's rappers.
straight out that Carolina water I was brought up...
No matter how old still come back to this
The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights are my favorite works of art from Cole to this date.(Love his other stuff too these just hit home to me in 2011, my freshmen year of college and my roommate put me on) Most people I talk to about him know nothing about these mixtapes and it saddens me.
you might like BTS, as their 3 rappers are big fans of J. Cole and are very knowledgeable about hiphop in general. One of their rappers RM samples this song for his song Monster on his first mixtape, he references "grown simba" in his lyrics. He also samples God's Gift by J. Cole for his mixtape song God Rap.
The BTS song Born Singer is their own rendition of Born Sinner by J. Cole, they also sample the beat. And their song Hip Hop Lover is their homage to hiphop - in the lyrics, they reference a lot of their hiphop inspirations including a lot of old-school ones. So it's a song for more hardcore fans of hiphop, as you'd have to be knowledgeable about it to catch all their references. Friday Night Lights is also referenced in it.
RM and Suga were well-known underground rappers prior to joining BTS, they are experienced battle rappers. Their 3rd rapper J-Hope was a trained and competitive hiphop dancer prior to BTS, so his hiphop knowledgeable came from dancing first.
I came here being a Kim Namjoon fan. He has a song ‘Monster’ on a mixtape that uses this beat. This beat goes amazingly hard and I can throw down to it all day. And the lyrics hit just as hard, brilliant. I can see how my guy found inspiration to share himself using this song. 💜
Most of RM's first mixtape uses beats by other artists actually, do check out the original songs if you're interested:
Do You - > Major Lazer - Aerosol Can Awakening (각성) - > Big Krit - The Alarm
Monster - > J Cole - Grown Simba
Throw Away (버려) - > Chase & Status - Hypest Hype
Joke (농담) - > Run The Jewels - Oh My Darling Don't Cry
God Rap - > J Cole - God's Gift
Life - > J Dilla - Life
Adrift (표류) - > Drake - Lust For Life
Bonus: Born Singer - > J Cole - Born Sinner :)
just came to find any RM' fans in the comments, Monster is one of my fav from his mixtape!
me too
They don't make music like this anymore sadly
Shits tooo hard, had to come back before The Off-Season droppin'
Funny how he got MUCH MUCH better now yet he WAS 'Grown Simba' flow back then!!
Mixtape bangin from start to finish
A Pakistani kid blasting a Cole mixtape went over most kids heads back in HS until Cole blew up, thats when everyone acted like they were fans of his LOL
2024, still slappin
Nc & Sc stand tf up for the Carolina product 🔥💪🏾💯
It’s 2019 yup
I came back here 12 years later and i can’t stop crying from all this nostalgia
2022 Still aint heard much harder than this
2023 an still hits 🔥🔥🔥
This is in his top 5 songs imo
2020 I miss this type of rap 🥺
[Intro]
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, uh
[Verse 1]
Now, I was dreaming 'bout a deal at the age of thirteen
I was fiending for the mills, I ain't talking Burger King
Some of my niggas in the 'Ville, all they did was serve fiends
Fuck scales, I had skills, all day rehearsing
Them pretty boys had them gals, spent they time flirting
All they wanted was some waves like they fucking surfing
Hold up, now, don’t get it twisted, I ain't hating, do your thing
I was like a young Simba; couldn’t wait to be the king
Now, a nigga is the prince
Hopped over the fence where the grass way greener
Look at shawty ass, way meaner
Something like Serena mixed with Trina-have you seen her?
She fine enough to be Ms. Howard, word to Adina
My money like a senior, watch it graduate
Now, it's time to eat, I’m letting all my niggas grab a plate
Gravitate to real shit, stay away from phonies
These niggas heard about me, now they acting like they know me
[Chorus]
Keep on saying, “Where you going, nigga?”
Shit, it ain't no telling, huh, yeah
“Ayy, where you going, nigga?”
Hey, it ain't no telling, yeah
They keep on saying “Where you going, nigga?” Going, nigga
Ayy, it ain't no telling (Yeah)
Can’t tell you where I’m going, just know I won't stop
Goodbye to the bottom, hello to the top, ugh
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All My Life
Lil Durk
Lights Please
J. Cole
[Verse 2]
Pardon the interruption, a proper introduction is necessary
When your shit is legendary, man
Greedy niggas wouldn’t let me in the cafeteria'n
'Cause they ain't believe, suddenly they Presbyterian
The hoes is librarians; they looking me up
She got to Jones like Marion, she licking me up
Then we cut, look how she say my name
I got her moaning, "J. Cole", they used to say "Jermaine"
I never change, I'm like a corpse in a coffin; six feet, shit's deep
I was low, just a dollar and some hope fixed me
'Cause I was broke, plus the weed that I would smoke would make it worser
Lord, please let my problems disappear like Ron Mercer
I’m a star; Converses
Conversing with them girls with them curves like cursive
They open like curtains
'Cause my shit is unheard of like curses on the radio
Same bitches used to play me though
[Chorus]
Now, they yelling, “Where you going, nigga?”
Shit, it ain't no telling, huh, yeah
“Ay, where you going, nigga?”
Shit, it ain't no telling, yeah
They keep on saying “Where you going, nigga?” Going, nigga
It ain't no telling, yeah
I can’t tell you where I’m going, just know I won't stop
Goodbye to the bottom (Yeah), hello to the top, yeah
[Verse 3]
I left the city for a minute, but it's still on my back
Told my niggas "Ay, I'm finna put the Ville on the map
I'll be back, and I'm coming with a deal and a plaque."
'Cause I'm ill, bitch, they couldn’t make a pill for the rap
Pouring liquor for my niggas that was killed, send 'em back
Came home, shit is real, niggas still in the trap
Hold up, now, don’t get it twisted, if you slang, do your thing
Me, I'm like a young Simba; I can't wait to be the king
Witness the dream
Straight out that Carolina water, I was brought up
In the city where the skinny niggas tryna be the ballers
Ain't no fathers, but the skinny niggas tryna hit they daughters
Sneaking in her crib, but her momma never caught us
What they taught us?
Man, them bad bitches only want the ballers, the starters
We hooping, now the hoes wanna guard us
Ugh, okay, so play D-know what I mean?
And I, I, I'll put you on the team
Man, this life is but a dream, and I need a fast car
Bad broads, fast forward; passport, I'm a fucking rap star
[Outro]
“Ayy, where you going, nigga?”
Shit, it ain't no telling, yeah
They say this life is but a dream, well, I need a fast car
Bad broads, fast forward; passport, I'm a fucking rap star
“Ayy, where you going, nigga?"
Yeah, it ain't no telling
Song motivates me till this day from the first time I heard it
This how you know niggas wasn’t rocking wit Cole in the beginning, this only has 700k views in 2022
This song is motivation!! I tell ya.
how does this have less than 1 million plays 10 years later... this is one of the hardest songs of all-time lol
I'm here for RM.
Yookhyo Same!
Me too!
@@typo-kun1819 same
R TO THE M IM A MOTHER FUCKING MONSTER!
Here from RM
Same
same
RM went hard on this beat.
2022 still bumping this like if it was new
Who Listening 2019 ?
Truth will always be lit ! Still in 2023❤️🔥🖤❤️🔥
Word to EDINA, yeah im gassed, Thank you J. Cole.
The Warmup is the best album in hiphop history.
The warm up may be my favorite rap project of all time. No cap
Man if I played baseball, this would 100% be my walk up song 🔥
Name a better rapper than J Cole when he was broke 🔥
setaBC bruh you talking like he fell off. Cole world ♾
Drake
@@mekomical2492 KOD was mediocre compared to Warm Up and FNL
@@setaBC I personally don't think KOD his worse
you right i stop listening to cole ever since he went commercial just not the same
how does this have no comments? i was expecting a bunch of stuff along the lines of "this is awesome!" (i realize iam talking to myself)
Hello, im 5 years late but this is so fucking dope
@@georgefaux2154 hell yeah
What do you mean? Theres a couple comments on here???
Brandon this was 8 years ago bruh
Cole will always be my Favorite rapper
Forever will be a classic, hands down 😤🔥
Cole production and Cole lyrics!!!
Listening in 2021 . My motivation.
Alright now Jermaine. 2020 should deliver the album we’re waiting for🙏🏾🔥
I was like a young Simba, I couldn’t wait to be the king !!
Warm up 2024
Cole's one of my idols in life fo real
2023 A Classic Live Forever
Welcome, REAL J. Cole fans!
“ if they don’t know your dreams then they can’t shoot em down”
I'm not a fan of hip hop, but this grown simba roar in my heart❤
When you realize this song didn’t even hit 500k😞😕 hidden gem frfr💯
finally did
Because only real fans know these gems
937k today…..Nov 27th 2023
A real king makes wherever he’s going a better place than when he got there. To be a real king, you first must learn how to be a jester. Jester King 👑
I wish we could get these mix tapes on Apple Music
A legend was born
That's so wild to me...I only knew RM's version of this track and now to hear the original version I'm blown away!
why isn’t this on spotify?
I think because its a mixtape.
2020 it's still fire.
2:34
2020? Song will always be 🔥
“I’m a star, converse! Conversing with them girls with them curves like cursive, they open like curtains because my shit is unheard of like curses on the radio, same B*+€£ used to play me though” oh my god! Beautiful!
If you been here since the beginning and was listening to this since 2009 like I was.. like this comment
Cole uploading Simba video brought me here to listen down memory lane 🎧
Here in 2020 STILL HEAT
💘. This project helps me grow. Timeless!!
2021 n it's still a knocker 💯
if you think this goes hard just wait on ' 4 your eyes only' he is gonna SNAP
capipe1 so did he snap
capipe1 I really like j cole and his album but it's not hype like this song
yeah this is timeless
capipe1 KOD 🔥🔥
T- Eazy UKNO KOD WAS HYPE
Imagine being alive and not knowing this song exist 🤣🤣🤦🏽♂️
😂
Miss basketball cole 😥
Still here in 2024💯💯Real ones only
2019 and still bumping this 🔥!!! #ColeWorld
I play this in the winter when the lighter goes off.
Still relevant in 2021 🔥
I'm here thanks to RM ♥
Same
Who's rm
I love this mixtape!
Since 2009 still bumping
You legend 💖👑 , you knew pressing play wasn't an accident just now 😂
DAMN IT this guy is the King of rap