Video: J.Cole – Lights Please (Live)
The homie KN2.0 dubbed some audio over J.Cole’s performance of “Lights Please” last night at his mixtape release party @ La Poisson Rouge.
Below is an excerpt from an interview Cole did with Complex where he talks about playing this song for Jay-Z and eventually getting signed to Roc Nation.
J. Cole: I was nervous as shit. My hands were sweaty, I’m drying my hands off on my pants. I had just enough time, sitting in the waiting room to get my nerves together. He walked in, cool as a fucking fan, said what’s up, sat down, got right to business. I went in there and played him a song I got called “Lights Please.” Jay-Z’s reactions are incredible when he’s feeling some shit, ‘cause a) He’s Jay-Z, so you’re already gassed, and b) He’s looking dead in your eyes, bobbing his head, intensely in the music. The best part about it is, when he’s feeling something, when there’s a line that he likes, he gives you that, “Wooooooo!” and he’ll let you know that he’s feeling it. It’s a three hour meeting and we only played 5 songs, so the rest of the time, we’re talking and building, you know, talking about Obama and shit. Then three weeks later I got the confirmation text that said he wanted to do the deal. And we just went from there.
Link: J. Cole Talks Roc Nation, Meeting Jay-Z & ‘The Warm Up’ Mixtape
June 16th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Did that Lupe get C&D’d, eskay?
June 16th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
ftr that new jeezy fuckin slaps, but the beat sound exactly some shit off the 1st thug motivation, but that shit knocked as well
June 16th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
# baby jesus Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
yo the way amp and casket was talkin last night, some shit aint right
# baby jesus Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
amp says:
remember what you told me in that email?
casket says:
yea i remember, dont sweat it
# Beezy Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
how did Amp get final confirmation that Casket is only one dude…what was his epiphone?
# baby jesus Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
son i wish i knew, it came out the blue the nigga was like yo it really wasint you under all those names, apologies are in order
shit was bugged the fuck out b
# June 16, 2009 = DOA (Death of Accusations) Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
baby jesus Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
amp says:
remember what you told me in that email?
casket says:
yea i remember, dont sweat it
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Real talk i think amp is mentally ill it was like he was talking to himself. Or his Gay lover
^ *dies to the third power*
June 16th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
sneakernews.com/2009/06/16/nike-auto-flight-high-football-club-pack-spring-2010/
^
fire
my new shit is gonna be red suede kicks
June 16th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
nah, 1st and 15th asked me to take it down.
June 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
exerpt from Casket’s email to Amp:
I was just suprised, because when I first came on to the site me and you were partners in Crime. Amp & Casket v. The Regulars. 09 Bonnie and Clyde doggie.
Then we had our one night of passion, and you stopped hitting me up. You started ethering me online. I was devestated.
June 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Lastly, the album is fucking ridiculous. I dont like to brag or shit like that but the album is sooooo fucking crazy at this point 95% done. and its all balls to the wall fire. I have the experience and the freedom now to make what i think will be the best received album of my career.
Lupe in the club??? Blasphemy!!!!
We’re Not Losers…
^
i’m gonna take a full day of work off and just listen to lasers like 18 times through
LASERS
June 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Eskay do you know how Amp found out he was wrong?
June 16th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
nah, 1st and 15th asked me to take it down.
^
Reading that post, yeah, makes sense. Lupe’s leak problem is almost as bad as Wayne’s, though.
June 16th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
. When we were talking about who should have first rights to new shit when we do officially “leak” something the only two sites that came up was LupEnd Blog and Nahright. Thats big whether you know that or not. You have a direct relationship with the artist you rock with who puts your name in the hat for everything that involves him online.
^^
what does this even mean, Es….like yall is tight but u didnt know it?
June 16th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Yo, Chea
Those are dope, but I’m really diggin these too. They kinda hipster like, but FIT (fuck it though)
hypebeast.com/2009/06/nike-auto-force-blackwhite-colorway/
June 16th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Beezy Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
exerpt from Casket’s email to Amp:
I was just suprised, because when I first came on to the site me and you were partners in Crime. Amp & Casket v. The Regulars. 09 Bonnie and Clyde doggie.
Then we had our one night of passion, and you stopped hitting me up. You started ethering me online. I was devestated
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RoffL
June 16th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Lupe’s leak problem is almost as bad as Wayne’s, though.
^^
except Wayne’s leak problem is not a problem at all cos the nigga lives in the booth
June 16th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Blastin Rich Boi – Chevy A Monsta on full volume so ppl turn their heads >>>
June 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
smfh @ being at work and not catching the link b4 it got taken down
also SMFH at andrew barber for putting 10 year old lupe tracks on mixtapes as if the shit is brand new – get a life, andy!
June 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
nah, 1st and 15th asked me to take it down.
^^
it wasnt that hot anyway.
June 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
On some serious shit to the guys that say that Slaughterhouse is mediocre, what the fuck do you guys listen to? And don’t come around on some 90′s shit that era is gone
June 16th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Link these Lu quotes.
where y’all reading this shit at?
June 16th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
@ seth yup those are dope
the fact that nike is throwing old basketball joints on vulcanized soles tells u how influential skating has become
matter of time before they do the same thing with the yeezys, i think
June 16th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Big_seth Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Link these Lu quotes.
where y’all reading this shit at?
^
lupend blog
June 16th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
smh
lupe is fuckin overated
June 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Eastern_Digital Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
nah, 1st and 15th asked me to take it down.
^^
it wasnt that hot anyway.
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word… and i think dude is a great MC… but his beat selection is worse than Nas’ lately … Son be rhyming over John Cougar Mellancamp type beats, now …
June 16th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Premier Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
On some serious shit to the guys that say that Slaughterhouse is mediocre, what the fuck do you guys listen to? And don’t come around on some 90’s shit that era is gone
^^^^^^^^^^
Homeboy sandman, striclty business just to name 2.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
smfh @ being at work and not catching the link b4 it got taken down
^you can find it hella easy by googling
June 16th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
On some serious shit to the guys that say that Slaughterhouse is mediocre, what the fuck do you guys listen to? And don’t come around on some 90’s shit that era is gone
–To Kinda like a big Deal 24/7
June 16th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Royce alone, makes slaughterhouse ill … and now that i think about it, he should ALWAYS rhyme first ….
June 16th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Slaughterhouse sucks, I only listen to J. Cole.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Son be rhyming over John Cougar Mellancamp type beats, now
^^
*lynched*
June 16th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
smh
lupe is fuckin overated
^ ^
How??!!
June 16th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Wow, they killed that DOA shit…
“Tell Fab i can’t put it in the bag, the body to big…”
June 16th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Crooked I is the dopest i think out of Slaughterhouse but hes the only one underachieving. Joell is at a Hunnid tho, they cant see him right now. (no hispanic bias)
June 16th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
yo max have you actually heard the nigga mixtape tho?
June 16th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
On some serious shit to the guys that say that Slaughterhouse is mediocre, what the fuck do you guys listen to? And don’t come around on some 90’s shit that era is gone
^^
fresh shit…Slaughterhouse is like the vegetables on your dinner plate…
June 16th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Wow Joey and Royce really pillaged B….
Damn…
June 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Crooked I is the dopest i think out of Slaughterhouse
^
co-sign, it’s either Crooked or Royce
June 16th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Beezy Says:
June 16th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Slaughterhouse sucks, I only listen to J. Cole.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Now that Max is gone I seen that you stepped your music game up……….
June 16th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Royce’s album with Premier will actually be dope tho
June 16th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Stick Fingaz To Promote Gun Safety In New PSA
^LMAO!
June 16th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
yo chea
heres that lupe joint
zshare.net/audio/614443523a70cc14/
June 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
1Royce
2Crooked I
3Budden
4Ortiz
June 16th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
I haven’t heard a radio freestyle like this in years…
Slaughterhouse >
June 16th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Yeah That vulcanized soles shit is dope, I didn’t even think of it as a skater thing. You are def right about that though.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Joell’s verse was recycled but fuck it..
June 16th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
I haven’t heard a radio freestyle like this in years…
^^
that wasnt no fuckin freestyle…
the last dude to actually freestyle and come correct was Mos on 106…dudes swords are mad sharp right now
June 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I’m in a new spot at work so i can’t be on the net like that but i’m trying to figure out who went in more (nh), Royce or Joe….because Joey really went in…nh
June 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
the last dude to actually freestyle and come correct was Mos on 106…dudes swords are mad sharp right now
^
I know captain obvious, but you know what i mean….
June 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
dailymotion.com/video/x9i63w_mos-def-on-106-65_webcam
^^
realness
June 16th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
dudes swords are mad sharp right now
^A? Yo?
June 16th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
SLAUGHTERHOUSE!!!!
liberate this please
June 16th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
fell asleep at my desk ..3/4 through joel ortiz part….but then again i fall assleep in front of coworkers in small meetings…bet u cant quote ur fav bar from the freestyle …right now…
cory gunz freestyles >>> slaughterhouse.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
dudes swords are mad sharp right now
^A? Yo?
^^
not really sweetheart, but u a cutie tho
June 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
fell asleep at my desk ..3/4 through joel ortiz part
^^
yeah i was cookin up some curry and kinda zoned out half way through, dude bogarted the mic
June 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
“aint nuttin’ wrong wit’ kissin’ a lil’ ass”
June 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
can someone link The DOA freestyle….i’d put in the work myself but i’m on the phone. hood look in advance.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
except Wayne’s leak problem is not a problem at all cos the nigga lives in the booth
^
Lupe does, too. I am convinced that all rappers do; if not, how do we get all this music all the time?
Lupe’s problem? He only has the important stuff leak.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Cory Gunz last song/vid was nice. He showed signs of greatness.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
This freestyle might be the first time where Joey gave Royce a run for his money besides Move On and arguably Slaughterhouse (song)….
June 16th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Dre, or somebody who has the know-how to do this: Cut that Slaughterhouse D.O.A. up into each dude’s verses, pretty please.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
@ collin
tinyurl.com/n4w8lq
June 16th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
So wait, if they dont come up with it on the spot than they dont deserve an honest listen? Oy Vay!
June 16th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
FTR J. Cole is trash and Slaughterhouse is close to Godly
June 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Slaughterhouse D.O.A.
zshare.net/audio/61431899d7be9c61/
Give es another hit, too:
nahright.com/news/2009/06/16/audio-slaughterhouse-on-invasion-radio-doa-freestyle/
June 16th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
So word, if they dont come up with it on the spot than they dont deserve an honest listen? Oy Vay!
June 16th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
So, if they dont come up with it on the spot than they dont deserve an honest listen? Oy Vay!
June 16th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
It’s safe to say that the Fantastic 4 would body anybody on anybody’s list.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Lupe’s problem? He only has the important stuff leak
^^
This. Wayne releases so much shit He got diarrhea. its hard to tell what was intentional, mixtape, throwaway or unintentional.
With Lu, most of the stuff that leaks is supposed to be on his album. He has a mindset that I think more rappers should have. Yo don’t just release a bunch of shit just to say you have a lot of music.
June 16th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
twitter.com/ElliottWilson/status/2194864829
^
Lost his damn mind. Though Budden did kill it.
June 17th, 2009 at 6:01 am
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