J. Cole - Rise Above Lyrics






[Hook]
Rise above, rise above…
And you’ve got to…
Rise above, rise above…

[Verse 1]
She had her little daughter with her, it was cold out
Said “ah, I hate this motherfucker,” then she rolled out
He ain’t answering his phone, she yells “what the fuck?!”
Then told her daughter “buckle up, yeah, that’s for safety”
See she been stressin’ lately
‘Cause this nigga she done been with for the past two years
Is now the current reason for her last few tears
She text, he don’t text back
When she see him she be tryna sex, he don’t sex back
His heart be on jet black
She call, he don’t call back, all he say is “fall back”
Nigga just need his space, so she headed to his place
She just got a call from her homegirl Rhonda
Who said he been creepin’, he been fuckin’ with Yolanda
“Yolanda?"
"Yeah girl, Yolanda. Told you he ain’t shit but you ain’t listen, I was tryna” –
[Click] – hmmm, hung up that phone and hopped right up in that Honda
Headed his crib, she said she fed up with this shit
“Thought this time this was the one, thought I got better at this shit”
“Pickin’ out Mr. Right, stick it out through the fights”
“And long nights, for what? These niggas is all alike”
She gon’ set it off, her daughter gon’ witness it all tonight, damn…

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
She said she just finished school, could barely pay tuition
Now she teaches 7th grade, tryna make a difference
Aye, but the kids frustrate her, say that they don’t listen
A ass like that, how the fuck they supposed to pay attention?
I’m fuckin’ with you, but for real, she say they hopeless
A class full of jokesters, creating all the obstacles, impossible to focus
Lil’ niggas barely read, tryna give them what they need
And they don’t even try, one little boy, he caught her eye
‘Cause he look just like her brother, she be havin’ to call his mother
But she act like she don’t care – what father? He ain’t here
Now she frustrated, thinkin’ that she just made the mistake of her life
Underpaid, be havin’ to waitress at night
Six years of college down the drain, drinkin’, tryna drown her pain
Party with her girls, feeling sorry for the world
‘Cause ain’t no hope for the youth, well ain’t that the truth
When all your role models either rappin’ or they hoop, damn…

[Hook]





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    Chorus]
    Rise above, rise above
    And you’ve got to
    Rise above, rise above

    [Verse 1]
    She had a little daughter with her, it was cold out
    She said “ah, I hate this motherfucker,” then she rolled out
    He ain’t answering his phone, she yells “what the fuck?!”
    Then told her daughter “buckle up, yeah, that’s for safety”
    See she been stressin’ lately
    ‘Cause this nigga she done been with for the past two years
    Is now the current reason for her last few tears
    She text, he don’t text back
    When she see him she be tryna sex, he don’t sex back
    His heart be on jet black
    She call, he don’t call back, all he say is “fall back”
    A nigga just need his space, so she headed to his place
    Cause she just got a call from her homegirl Rhonda
    Who said he been creepin’, he been fuckin’ with Yolanda
    “Yolanda? Yeah girl, Yolanda”
    “Told you he ain’t shit but you ain’t listen, I was tryna” –
    “Click” – hmmm, hung up that phone and hopped right up in that Honda
    Headed to his crib, she said she fed up with this shit
    “Thought this time this was the one, thought I got better at this shit”
    “Pickin’ out Mr. Right, stick it out through the fights”
    “And long nights, for what? These niggas is all alike”
    She gon’ set it off, her daughter gon’ witness it all tonight, damn

    [Chorus]
    Rise above, rise above
    And you’ve got to
    Rise above, rise above

    [Verse 2]
    She said she just finished school, could barely pay tuition
    Now she teaches 7th grade, tryna make a difference
    Aye, but the kids frustrate her, say that they don’t listen
    A ass like that, how the fuck they supposed to pay attention?
    I’m fuckin’ with you, but for real, she say they hopeless
    A class full of jokesters, creating all the obstacles, impossible to focus
    Little niggas barely read, tryna give them what they need
    And they don’t even try, one little boy, he caught her eye
    ‘Cause he look just like her brother, she be havin’ to call his mother
    But she act like she don’t care – what father? He ain’t here
    Now she frustrated, thinkin’ that she just made the mistake of her life
    Underpaid, be havin’ to waitress at night
    Six years of college down the drain, drinkin’, tryna drown her pain
    Party with her girls, feeling sorry for the world
    ‘Cause ain’t no hope for the youth, well ain’t that the truth
    When all your role models either rappin’ or they hoop, damn

    [Chorus]
    Rise above, rise above
    And you’ve got to
    Rise above, rise above

  2. J.... K....

    J Cole makes some of the best story raps you will ever here. This is what they men when they talk about rapping about something real

  3. A.... Q....

    [Chorus]
    Rise above, rise above
    And you’ve got to
    Rise above, rise above

    [Verse 1]
    She had a little daughter with her, it was cold out
    She said “ah, I hate this motherfucker,” then she rolled out
    He ain’t answering his phone, she yells “what the fuck?!”
    Then told her daughter “buckle up, yeah, that’s for safety”
    See she been stressin’ lately
    ‘Cause this nigga she done been with for the past two years
    Is now the current reason for her last few tears
    She text, he don’t text back
    When she see him she be tryna sex, he don’t sex back
    His heart be on jet black
    She call, he don’t call back, all he say is “fall back”
    A nigga just need his space, so she headed to his place
    Cause she just got a call from her homegirl Rhonda
    Who said he been creepin’, he been fuckin’ with Yolanda
    “Yolanda? Yeah girl, Yolanda”
    “Told you he ain’t shit but you ain’t listen, I was tryna” –
    “Click” – hmmm, hung up that phone and hopped right up in that Honda
    Headed to his crib, she said she fed up with this shit
    “Thought this time this was the one, thought I got better at this shit”
    “Pickin’ out Mr. Right, stick it out through the fights”
    “And long nights, for what? These niggas is all alike”
    She gon’ set it off, her daughter gon’ witness it all tonight, damn

    [Chorus]
    Rise above, rise above
    And you’ve got to
    Rise above, rise above

    [Verse 2]
    She said she just finished school, could barely pay tuition
    Now she teaches 7th grade, tryna make a difference
    Aye, but the kids frustrate her, say that they don’t listen
    A ass like that, how the fuck they supposed to pay attention?
    I’m fuckin’ with you, but for real, she say they hopeless
    A class full of jokesters, creating all the obstacles, impossible to focus
    Little niggas barely read, tryna give them what they need
    And they don’t even try, one little boy, he caught her eye
    ‘Cause he look just like her brother, she be havin’ to call his mother
    But she act like she don’t care – what father? He ain’t here
    Now she frustrated, thinkin’ that she just made the mistake of her life
    Underpaid, be havin’ to waitress at night
    Six years of college down the drain, drinkin’, tryna drown her pain
    Party with her girls, feeling sorry for the world
    ‘Cause ain’t no hope for the youth, well ain’t that the truth
    When all your role models either rappin’ or they hoop, damn

    [Chorus]
    Rise above, rise above
    And you’ve got to
    Rise above, rise above

  4. A.... B....

    But yall don't know about that truly yours 2 tho

  5. M.... H....

    [Hook]
    Rise above, rise above…
    And you’ve got to…
    Rise above, rise above…

    [Verse 1]
    She had her little daughter with her, it was cold out
    Said “ah, I hate this motherfucker,” then she rolled out
    He ain’t answering his phone, she yells “what the fuck?!”
    Then told her daughter “buckle up, yeah, that’s for safety”
    See she been stressin’ lately
    ‘Cause this nigga she done been with for the past two years
    Is now the current reason for her last few tears
    She text, he don’t text back
    When she see him she be tryna sex, he don’t sex back
    His heart be on jet black
    She call, he don’t call back, all he say is “fall back”
    Nigga just need his space, so she headed to his place
    She just got a call from her homegirl Rhonda
    Who said he been creepin’, he been fuckin’ with Yolanda
    “Yolanda?"
    "Yeah girl, Yolanda. Told you he ain’t shit but you ain’t listen, I was tryna” –
    [Click] – hmmm, hung up that phone and hopped right up in that Honda
    Headed his crib, she said she fed up with this shit
    “Thought this time this was the one, thought I got better at this shit”
    “Pickin’ out Mr. Right, stick it out through the fights”
    “And long nights, for what? These niggas is all alike”
    She gon’ set it off, her daughter gon’ witness it all tonight, damn…

    [Hook]

    [Verse 2]
    She said she just finished school, could barely pay tuition
    Now she teaches 7th grade, tryna make a difference
    Aye, but the kids frustrate her, say that they don’t listen
    A ass like that, how the fuck they supposed to pay attention?
    I’m fuckin’ with you, but for real, she say they hopeless
    A class full of jokesters, creating all the obstacles, impossible to focus
    Lil’ niggas barely read, tryna give them what they need
    And they don’t even try, one little boy, he caught her eye
    ‘Cause he look just like her brother, she be havin’ to call his mother
    But she act like she don’t care – what father? He ain’t here
    Now she frustrated, thinkin’ that she just made the mistake of her life
    Underpaid, be havin’ to waitress at night
    Six years of college down the drain, drinkin’, tryna drown her pain
    Party with her girls, feeling sorry for the world
    ‘Cause ain’t no hope for the youth, well ain’t that the truth
    When all your role models either rappin’ or they hoop, damn…

    [Hook]

  6. P.... W....

    Who else here 2019?!

  7. D.... o....

    Cole the best rapper of this generation no doubt

  8. m.... ....

    2k19 the whole album sounds like it's from 2k19

  9. J.... M....

    “Ain’t no hope for the youth when all yo role models rap or hoop”

  10. G.... S....

    yolandaaaa ? yea girl yolanda

  11. k.... e....

    Classic

  12. W.... H....

    Rise above
    J. Cole
    Truly yours, j. Cole

  13. D.... G....

    Still listening to Rise Above in 2019

  14. G.... ....

    This is why I love j cole

    I find old songs I never heard and I’m Mesmerized

  15. E.... D....

    Dam only 45 (now 46 comments)

  16. D.... R....

    This need to be on Apple Music ASAP

  17. S.... L....

    J.cole u so DOPEEEEELUV!!!! A UNIQUE, SPECIAL, STAR

  18. D.... L....

    The food for thought here is amazing.

  19. H.... ....

    I know people who claim to be big jcole fans, yet they haven't listened to yours truly. There not true fans...

  20. R.... R....

    Greatest

  21. R.... R....

    @j.cole

  22. R.... R....

    Truly yours, jhady👳🏾‍♂️💪🏾🙏🏾

  23. T.... D....

    This song was deep

  24. F.... u....

    Damn I still wanna know what she did when she got to the crib

  25. A.... B....

    My ppl will rise again one day ✊🏾

  26. L.... P....

    This is beautiful

  27. D.... P....

    Who's here after "Middle Child"

    D.... P....

    Me lol dont get me wrong middle child is fire but this the j cole music i fell in love with

    D.... P....

    Eddy G For real

    D.... P....

    BOYYY that shit is overrated

  28. A.... P....

    Dame man I totally forgot about this track. . man shit time flys , I remember bumping this at 19 ( 2013)when I use to work at chipotle while slicing onions and peppers , 25 now and going , never happier with music and where cole has been, even tho shit's also been crazy . can't wait to be bumping this at 65:)

    A.... P....

    @100* you gonna live a long life!

  29. S.... S....

    This is mad slept on .😩

  30. S.... S....

    Beat sounds very Jimi Hendrix like great content.

  31. K.... D....

    in love w cole <3

  32. G.... T....

    w a ass like that , how the fuck they supposed to pay attention ?!

  33. I.... P....

    I really like this one

  34. d.... t....

    Lmao only 55k views? Yall people sleeping on this

    d.... t....

    david torres 😂👀 you got snap?

    d.... t....

    Esa xitlaly 💀willldd, but yeah : jr.david11

    d.... t....

    david torres maaaaaad facts

    d.... t....

    It's been 10 months. We need an update. Y'all married?

    d.... t....

    Fr why does nobody talk about this album

  35. C.... M....

    This music is really captivating to hear and I'm gonna listen to all his music

    C.... M....

    Christian Medina start w Friday night lights mixtape

  36. P.... 4....

    MAD UNDERRATED AND UNDERESTIMATED DAMN NEAR 🐐 TALK

  37. T.... G....

    J. Cole songs have always had fire hooks, choruses, or samples.

  38. T.... D....

    This isnt fire its☈☇☇☇

    T.... D....

    The Daydreamers ???

  39. M.... R....

    🔥🔥🔥😭💯

  40. E.... L....

    🔥🔥🔥

  41. J.... R....

    We need more rappers like you

  42. J.... R....

    Fire 🔥