J. Cole - Kenny Lofton Lyrics
[Intro:]
Hurt, to think that you lied to me
Hurt, way down deep inside of me
And it breaks my heart...
Get paid a pretty penny for my thoughts
I'm Hardaway with grammar, I'm hot
They only care 'bout a nigga when he handle the rock
Or when he dishing the pill, or when he grippin' the steel
Bailing out my brother, tell the lawyer "get the appeal"
With the flick of the pen write the check and he out
Two years later he be at my shows checking me out
Know he proud of lil bro and how my records be out
Flashbacks to childhood when he was deckin' me out
Now it's clear lil Maine is the best mc out
My flow father, go harder, Cole smarter
Shout out to fiends in Queens, I'm team no daughters
[Bridge:]
I seen it all at this young age
The only thing left to do is die and hit front page
Should I knock on wood and pray like God forbid
These hoes be poppin' pills, these niggas be poppin' shit, bitch
[Hook:]
Pac on the mic in his prime
They only care 'bout a nigga when he writing a rhyme, boy
Kenny Lofton you feelin' my pace?
They only care 'bout a nigga when he stealin' the base
It's like I'm Wilt the Stilt, I'm fucking them all
They only care 'bout a nigga when he dunkin' the ball
And it breaks my heart
The world's a stage, I'll just play my part
[Verse 2:]
Just caught fire like a young Richard Pryor with unforgettable quotes
They only care 'bout a nigga when tellin' a joke, or when he's sellin' his dope
They tell the reverend "Man, I rather get to heaven with coke
Then live in hell and be broke"
Shout out to black man who beat the odds by yellin' for hope
Today he asked if I could Twitter y'all and tell you to vote
My nigga, how could I, knowing what I know
It's a game of charades, masquerade for the dough
Read the teleprompter these niggas is actors on the low
Yeah I voted for the nigga cause he got the best show
Like I got the best flow
On your mark, set, go
Mama got us out the hood but we still ghetto
[Bridge]
[Hook]
[Verse 3: Young Jeezy]
I said, you wouldn't know the truth if it was right there in your face
See I can't explain the feeling when the feds surround your place
In that PJ Rose, I drink that shit by the case
Like somebody pray for me, Reverend Run, Pastor Mase
See I do this for my homie he got caught with a soft eight
When I say a soft eight, yeah that's two less than ten
If they let him out today he gon' do it all again
Say he lost the first time it won't stop until he win
Street life will have you drunk, I'm talkin serious Gin
Yeah we screamin' Scarface, but we all know how that ends
Every word is like dope, you can snort it like lines
If I said it, then I meant it, they reciting' every line
If I had to write a book, it would be the Life & Times
Every verse is that work, you can weigh it like a nine
You see I lost a lot of niggas and it broke my heart
Life is staged I'll just play my part
[Hook]
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J. Cole Kenny Lofton Comments
Slept on this one🔥🔥🔥
I never knew this was his beat. Quilly killed this and made it his own
Prob my all time fav cole song next to I get up this shit is legandary
Good music
This young dude here
Head bussa and Kenny lofton are 2 of j coles hidden gems
Anyone Know the Actual song that plays in the beginning & End of The Song? Cus that Sounds GOLD as Well 😭😭😭
"Mama got us out the hood but we still ghet-to...!" Realest shit.
I grew up in da hood my whole life-
I'm 26, my own crib n my family-
im in da burbs now, & mfs hate to see a Bro shininin da burbs!
Damn this song will forever make me think about Kobe Bryant now 💔💯
Long Live Kobe Bryant And GiGi♾🖤
Jcole music is soo good the soul
Why isn’t this album on Apple Music already 🤦🏾♂️
Yoshi 3 times His music is way too real.
Yoshi 3 times for that. Supremacists hate the truth and they hate it more when black people are educated and use their talent to expose the wrongs in the world. I love his music but we gotta protect Cole world 😭😭❣️❤️
Is this in gta
🔥🔥🔥
Classic
I want this instrumental
I’m so late and I love J.Cole
Still banging 2020
Nah 2020
Y’all just gon sleep that he said the presidents are actors and someone else is controlling everything
Blision i'm sayinnnn
@Emily Castro seen the game along time ago, follow the paper trail.
Blision aye bro it’s tru
And we still ain’t doin shit’
I bet 2pac is smiling down on all of us listening to this track.
Starting off 2020 right, who here wit me?🤞🏼
Every year
Diego Garcia wwa
Always start he year with cole
cole forever
Classic Cole
This still gonna be a vibe through 2020
WynnHD facts
Will always be the vibe
2020 anybody ?? 💯
2020 anyone?
Still bumping this in 2020!
2020 anyone?
This nigga beats be crazy
YO COLE IS UP THERE WITH THE GOATS PERIOD
bout to be 2020 in dis bihhh
Heard it when it came out crazy how theres alot amazing songs jus gotta have the vibe wit it #carolinashit
"They Only Care About A Nigga When He" is the most important part of this song
this song gets me in my feelings
They only care about a nigga when a dunking a ball...damn
“Pac On The Mic In His Prime”
yo this beat is fire
Perfect song to smoke a blunt with 👌😏🤝💯
OU DIS GOES HARD🔥
Andrew luck needs to listen to this song
Yeah he does he might not be black but they only care when he throwing a ball
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Greatest track ever
Rewinding to Coles classics🔥
My bop for summer 2019 !!
For some reason Listening to under the sun brought me back to this gem. Same type of feel to it
Man Kenny lofton big baseball fan brings back old memories
best cole song ever
This aint even a song this is art itself
True if you know what he is really talking about
0:23 - I felt that change & fell in love .💕
Kenny lofton
J. Cole
Truly yours, j. Cole
Classic
Why isn’t this on Apple Music ?!!!!!
This is too 🔥🔥🔥🔥 in 2019 still 🔥
this shit gives me goosebumps
🔥🔥🔥 dammmmm song was tight!
This song so slept on
It's a lot people in the comments who are late af. But welcome to the party!
Derek Vinson
Right lol
Crazy cause I been on cole since the warm up friday night lights but never ran into this album until this year damm I wish i was bumping this in 2013
This doesn't have enough views.... And it breaks my Heart 💔🤧
"only thing left to do is die and hit front page"
Nipsey:/
Both "Truly Yours" tapes went hard asf!! Still banging this infinite sound 2019 😎
When the best Cole song isn’t even on an album
You gotta dig if you want gold
Why was this and king me removed from Spotify
sample issues perhaps?
Who got brought here by Instagram
I NEED THIS ON ITUNES ASAP
I want to marry j. Cole dammit!
tranquilo
And it breaks my ❤️ 🤧2019
Lynette jones we still here after this shit dropped😂🤘🏽
2019 anyone
Fucking Goat
G.O.A.T
No but 2020
This song goes so hard!!🎶🎶🎶🔥🔥💣💣
In 2019 💙
We can all agree that jcole murders about every beat he hops on but let’s not dis credit jeezy he killed his verse too
And it breaks my heart......
Get jeezy off this, I have to skip his verse EVERY time I hear this song
Ant Hernandez I thought his verse was pretty good. To each their own I guess
Jeezy did his thang on this track, I don't know what you're smoking but that's your opinion.
Jeezy went hard
ColeWorld forever
Fayetteville to Hawkinsville (South GA)
Tupac would be proud of j cole he watching from heaven proud with tears in his eyes
Satan said that the farmer only praises you because you give him things back,let's take all that away and let's see if he still faithfully. So God did, and well.. the farmer was loyal [even this he was p issed off at first ] but he had faith so his crop harvested twice as more and bigger house, TUPAC IS IN THUGS MANSION AND HE KNOWS J.COLE IS INVITED.
@austinfuzz what made krabs ignorant ??? Dudes dissing his faith for no apparent reason ?.
@Mr. Krabs Too bad he doesn't respond to the people i see everyday in poverty and homeless... smh
FACTS!!
i like this song
High ass a mf this jamming 😴😢😁💀
No you're not, quit lying man. Stay clean and sober okay, Life!!
@Robbin Hatchett weed isn't a bad drug, it's the most safe, and has lots of health benefits. It can't kill you.
J.Cole forever❤‼
Who is kenny lofton
Nique Nique he’s a baseball player
One hell of a baseball player
baseball player he played for the Cleveland indians
The Manhattan's -hurt :-)
This song is so well written that it makes me cry even though I can barely relate to any of the lyrics
FUCKING CHILLS that beat with the vocals
Why is this album not on Apple Music? Explain please...!
Adonis Reyes it’s a mixtape
Adonis Reyes he didn't clear the sample
Because apple sucks it's on Google play music
True its on google play music
Cole if you listening what happened to this type of music
evolution
Fr this is the j cole I missed not this new school j cole now everybody hoppin on his old music
Breaks my heart
This song is just beautiful 🔥
Eleazar Desiga found you 😂 I saw ur story lol
This my favorite song of your J.cole brings back memories
This makes me sad but I can’t stop listening.
there's beauty behind the pain
Lea Valley123 facts
What can you do when you're stuck in the belly of the beast...
Jeezy ripped his verse!
Someone please explain why Cole wrote about Kenny Lofton? I know he's a baseball player but what's the story behind his name? 🤔💕
Kayla Juarez Nobody gives a damn about black people unless they play sports or rap.
Jason Jessurun Which was pretty self explanatory lol...
“They only care about a nigga when he stealin the base”
it’s obvious if you actually open your ears and listen. He keeps saying they only care about a nigga when rhyme on a mic or when he dribble a ball. Black man only gets respect and recognition when he’s entertaining the White man
Kenny Lofton was fast. Like this beat and his flow
This that good feel vibes, that hopeful shit that keeps you going. That’s why he my number one rapper cuz he gives that, something other niggas don’t do. They just be flexing and dissing
So Cole dropped a whole ep or mixtape and I didn't know. bro you don't how happy and mad at the same time I am.
drownbymari AYOOOOO WHY IS THIS ME RN😭😭
6 years late buddy
Same homie
its not an EP. EPs are 30 minutes or less. and mixtapes are self produced, self written projects.
This was a 3 part tape leading up to Born sinner, before he dropped sideline story he dropped a series of any given sunday mixtapes just to throw that out there if you haven’t came across those either
I rather get to heaven with coke then to live in hell and be broke ,.
I thought I was the only one im like smh deep.
Hits u in a good place
I love running to this shit mann when it drops and cole says ayyyeee yeaahhhh get paid a pretty penny for my thoughts 💭 me and my husky gone 💨
Illuminati
Makaveli Killuminati nah, villuminati
This is truly 1 of my top 5 songs of cole 💯
DuWane Johnson Facts this shit is so underrated
DuWane Johnson same
Name ya top 5 J. Cole songs of all time.
Takes me back to some hard days