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Riff: J. Cole – “Motiv8”

Apr 25, 2018

I can’t have no sympathy for fuck niggas/All this shit I’ve seen done made my blood thicker/Spill promethazine inside a double cup/Double up my cream, now that’s a Double Stuff, yeah

from Motiv8 lyrics by J. Cole

The broken beat has Cole careening in and out of verbal traffic. He’s searching for motivation in a world where authenticity is scarce, as rare as gold. He wants those to know that nothing will get in his way, and that rap is his saving grace. It’s a constant struggle and his pursuit of greatness is an insatiable thirst. The hunt is on and he’s as focused and determined as ever.

 

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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