…for the intrigued… here is another take on the same sample from that J.Cole track. I absolutely love this one (probably as much as the Cole version). It’s by up-and-comer Angel Haze, and is called Sufferings First. I first heard it months ago on her Altered Ego mixtape, and it’s the lead track on her brand new KING mixtape — which is great.

Keep eyes on her. She’s gonna be huge (…if there’s any justice, that is. She’s got more depth and edge than any of the fame-comets like Nicki Minaj. Girls—and guys—who love rap but don’t buy into the plastic Minaj-doll types are gonna flip when they hear her).