J. Cole - New York Times Lyrics
[Verse 1: J. Cole]
New York Times
Come listen to these New York rhymes
A southern nigga with a New York mind
In the concrete jungle of Queens trying to be kings
As I watch it all, pain out, trying not to stand out
Fish out of water, unofficial reporter
Appear, life is a bitch I blow a kiss at her daughter
In a city with niggas will leave you shit outta order
So yeah, you heard the news, disturbing news
Shot a brother in the head, thank the lord he ain't dead
Was in a coma for months, eyes ain't opened not once
My nigga visibally stressed in a mess he's smoking a blunt
What could I say, I can't relate to that
All I do is pray for that
I got a date with destiny, I'm running late for that
Grab a paper, hey kid, you gotta pay for that
[Hook: 50 Cent & J. Cole]
The New York Times
The New York Times
(Extra, extra, read all about it)
They say you can win anywhere
If you can win there
And you ain't been nowhere if you ain't been there
Hustle hard yeah this really ain't a game man
Same places, different faces on the train, man
New York, New York
[Verse 2: J. Cole]
Hop on the F train, took the express train
Skip that local shit, my vocal sick
That's how success came
Once kings, now we pawns in this chess game
Wall Street got black slave blood stains
Which means, we built this city
And never got scraps while the devil got fat
In fact, reparation for niggas in desperation
Fuck money, get my kid a real education
Blood money spills, had a real revelation
Southside make you realize there's still segregation
Don't wanna preach, I'm just thinking out loud
Sometimes I wanna save the world and I be thinking 'bout how
My motive: to lead my niggas to paradise
Imagine the world, free from pain
And we no longer scared of night
Far from the crime, the blind leading the blind
We gon' make it primetime till we dyin'
[Hook: 50 Cent & J. Cole]
The New York Times
The New York Times
(Extra, extra, read all about it)
They say you can win anywhere if you can win there
And you ain't been nowhere if you ain't been there
Hustle hard yeah this really ain't a game man
Same places, different faces on the train, man
New York, New York
[Verse 3: Bas]
How I go from selling reefa and plates
To eating steaks with Cole and playing FIFA with Drake
Should've been in the States, property of the Jakes
Now I'm plotting on profits and properties on the lake
Let me properly immigrate you to it
Show you how the heads of states and gangsters do it
Them niggas talk a lot of shit but they ain't been through it
I done been up in everything, cars you never seen
Cities you never heard of, from the streets where they murder
Police observe us till they reach the verdict
Kill 'em all, fucking kill 'em all
If you can't send 'em to the pen, send 'em to the morgue
Send 'em to the Lord, fuck it, send his broad
Hundred shots through the dark but they never hit my heart, nigga
Bitch nigga, take a pause
Hundred shots through the dark you can never hit my heart
[Hook: 50 Cent & J. Cole]
The New York Times
The New York Times
(Extra, extra, read all about it)
They say you can win anywhere if you can win there
And you ain't been nowhere if you ain't been there
Hustle hard yeah this really ain't a game man
Same places, different faces on the train, man
New York, New York
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J. Cole New York Times Comments
2020!!!!
2020?? Anybody 🤣
Still here 2020
What can I say I can't relate to that all I do is pray for that this the city God told me go and make it at
Fuck money get my kid a real education
50 needa collab more with cole for reall
Damn cole been talking about Reparations in the form of education went over my head back then shits crazy
THUMBS UP FOR THE YEAR 2020 AND WE STILL HERE
Thankyou
“Hopped on the F train, took the express train”
You know J. Cole really not from NYC cuz the F train is local not express 🤣. Old boy shoulda taken the D train
He never said he was from ny
And drunk
I searched for “New York City Sour Diesel” and this came up lol
It's 2019 and still this song keeps being underated, plus 50 killed it and nobody said anything what a shame
classic shit.
https://youtu.be/ziC-vt2xZLs oh a mystery box . hmm
How does this song not even have a million views, thats dumb
TFN117 2 Because rap is dead. all you will listen today is mainstream stuff
Underrated song.
2019 and beyond
Anyone else just find this master piece? Thank god for pandora
Spotify
Anyone here after rotd3
This song is so good that i doesnt deserves to blow up because if you a og listener you can come back and listen to a master piece that not much people know about and if someone tells you "hey who's that?" Just say a lyrical genius
I feel the same way bro
50 CENT is really the king of hooks 🔥
lit tune.
back on this 2019 💙
Bas went in
Who still here in 2019
Southern nigga wid a New York mind dawwwg 💯
This song too underrated just listen to the man
#ColeWorld
2019 still 🔥
I blast this every day
ksean st.peter bro same🔥
ksean st.peter same here
Gets me motivated
👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
2019???? Anybody?!?
Kevin Godinez me
Already sknowwww
Nah 2020 fam
I love Cole verses
Underrated af
Used to listen to this shit when I'd kick ass in MW3...good ass days and good ass music. Damn shame it's turned to shit nowadays.
2019 anyone?
still slaps in 2018
a classic.
My shit 🔈🔉🔊
Still on repeat
Disgustinggggggg! #bars
Does anyone know where to find the instrumental?
I am blasting this while I work out
Still listening in 2017
extra extra read all about it
Bas killed it!
Dope song still listening in 2016.
that beat goes hard, man.
ITS NEWYORK A STATE OF MIND I AS A KID LOOKED UP TO.UNTIL THE EAST ADOPTED UNCONSCIOUS TIES BY (BANGEN) WITH COLORS.(NOW ITS LOOKED AT LIKE ANOTHER PLACE IT CAN BE PENETRATED AND PARALYZED LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY.(YEA)
"Grab a paper Hey kid you gotta pay for that"
YOOOOOOOOOOOO
gissell gomez I don't get it
J Cole is talking from the perspective of the person on the corner in NY selling newspapers. A kid (J cole) grabs a paper on the corner thinking it's free and the guy says "Hey kid, you gotta pay for that." Cole is realizing that nothing is free out here...especially in NY haha
@pkolls10 paper is also money, so when he grabbing paper he still gotta "pay for it" the consequences of getting money that is
It's not a crazy line though 😂. It's solid nothing to trip on
queens flow👍
If u never been there u wouldn't understand.
@***** lol true
I don't get it tho???
Indigo Anon
LA is way better than ny
Thats the ironic part. Everyone knows ny thrash
@Jon Lemierte u aint lying
This song tho..