The Come Up
2007 mixtape by J. Cole
The Come Up | ||||
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Mixtape by J. Cole | ||||
Released | May 4, 2007 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 65:25 | |||
Label | By Any Means Management | |||
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Singles from The Come Up | ||||
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The Come Up is the debut mixtape by rapper J. Cole released on May 4, 2007, hosted by DJ OnPoint. The mixtape has been downloaded and streamed over 500,000 times, while being viewed over 1,800,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff.[1][2]
Background
J. Cole self-produced 12 out of the 21 tracks on the mixtape, including his debut single, called "Simba", for which Cole shot his first music video. The mixtape also features the samples from American rappers such as Kanye West, Nas, Jay-Z and Ghostface Killah, among others, while the tape includes guest appearances from Deacon and Nervous Reck.[3][4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by J. Cole except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Jermaine Cole | J. Cole | 0:54 |
2. | "Simba" | Cole | Cole | 3:23 |
3. | "I'm the Man" | Cole | Large Professor | 2:56 |
4. | "School Daze" | Cole | Cole | 3:52 |
5. | "Dollar and a Dream" | Cole | Just Blaze | 4:36 |
6. | "Throw It Up" | Cole | Cole | 3:38 |
7. | "Quote Me" | Cole | Salaam Remi | 2:25 |
8. | "College Boy" | Cole | Kanye West | 5:04 |
9. | "Split You Up" | Cole | Cole | 3:12 |
10. | "Plain" (skit) | Cole | Cole | 1:30 |
11. | "The Come Up" | Cole | Kanye West | 2:11 |
12. | "Mighty Crazy" | Cole | Mathematics | 1:22 |
13. | "Dead Presidents" | Cole | Ski | 3:09 |
14. | "Lil' Ghetto Nigga" | Cole | Cole | 3:10 |
15. | "Homecoming" | Cole | Kanye West | 1:56 |
16. | "Carolina On My Mind" (featuring Deacon) | Cole | Cole | 3:41 |
17. | "Can't Cry" | Cole | Cole | 4:15 |
18. | "Goin' Off" | Cole | Cole | 2:49 |
19. | "Rags to Riches (At the Beep)" | Cole | Cole | 4:48 |
20. | "Get It" (Bonus Track) | Cole | Cole | 3:37 |
21. | "I Do My Thing" | Nervous Reck | Cole | 2:42 |
Total length: | 65:25 |
- Sample credits
- "I'm the Man" samples "You're da Man" by Nas.
- "School Dayz" samples "Ghetto" by Smitty featuring Scarface, Kanye West, and John Legend.
- "Dollar and a Dream" samples "Mom Praying" by Beanie Sigel featuring Scarface.
- "Quote Me" samples "Where Y'all At" by Nas.
- "College Boy" samples "Came Back for You" by Lil' Kim.
- "The Come Up" samples "Grammy Family" by Consequence featuring DJ Khaled, Kanye West, and John Legend.
- "Mighty Crazy" samples "Mighty Healthy" by Ghostface Killah.
- "Dead Presidents" samples "Dead Presidents" by Jay-Z.
- "Homecoming" samples "My Way Home" by Kanye West featuring Common.
- "Carolina On My Mind" samples "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" by Curtis Mayfield.
- "Can't Cry" samples "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" by Millie Jackson.
- "Goin' Off" samples "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by The Controllers.
- "Rags to Riches" samples "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers.
References
External links
- J. Cole
- The Come Up
- v
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- Cole World: The Sideline Story (2011)
- Born Sinner (2013)
- 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014)
- 4 Your Eyez Only (2016)
- KOD (2018)
- The Off-Season (2021)
- Forest Hills Drive: Live (2016)
- Revenge of the Dreamers (2014)
- Revenge of the Dreamers II (2015)
- Revenge of the Dreamers III (2019)
- D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape (2022)
- Creed III: The Soundtrack
- Truly Yours (2013)
- Truly Yours 2 (2013)
- Lewis Street (2020)
- The Come Up (2007)
- The Warm Up (2009)
- Friday Night Lights (2010)
- Might Delete Later (2024)
- "Lights Please"
- "Who Dat"
- "Work Out"
- "Can't Get Enough"
- "Nobody's Perfect"
- "Miss America"
- "Power Trip"
- "Crooked Smile"
- "Forbidden Fruit"
- "She Knows"
- "Apparently"
- "Wet Dreamz"
- "No Role Modelz"
- "Love Yourz"
- "Everybody Dies"
- "False Prophets"
- "Deja Vu"
- "High for Hours"
- "Neighbors"
- "KOD"
- "ATM"
- "Album of the Year (Freestyle)"
- "Tribe"
- "Off Deez"
- "Middle Child"
- "Shea Butter Baby"
- "Snow on tha Bluff"
- "The Climb Back"
- "Lion King on Ice"
- "Interlude"
- "My Life"
- "The Jackie"
- "Your Heart"
- "London"
- "On the Street"
- "The Secret Recipe"
- "H.Y.B."
- "Grippy"
- "Just Begun"
- "All I Want Is You"
- "A Star Is Born"
- "Feel Love"
- "Trouble"
- "Only Wanna Give It to You"
- "Party (Remix)"
- "I'm On 2.0"
- "This Time"
- "Planez"
- "No Sleeep (Remix)"
- "A Lot"
- "The London"
- "Down Bad"
- "Poke It Out"
- "Johnny P's Caddy"
- "Scared Money"
- "All My Life"
- "First Person Shooter"
- "In the Morning"
- "Let Nas Down"
- "A Tale of 2 Citiez"
- "Fire Squad"
- "G.O.M.D."
- "Immortal"
- "Change"
- "Photograph"
- "Motiv8"
- "Kevin's Heart"
- "1985"
- "Under the Sun"
- "Sacrifices"
- "95 South"
- "Amari"
- "Pride Is the Devil"
- "Stick"
- "Evil Ways"
- "Pricey"
- "Crocodile Tearz"
- "Ready '24"
- "Huntin' Wabbitz"
- "7 Minute Drill"
- "Red Leather"
- J. Cole: Road to Homecoming
- Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming
- Eyez
- J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only
- Dreamville Presents: Revenge
- Applying Pressure: The Off-Season Documentary
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