i n t e r l u d e
J. Cole * Track #9 On The Off-Season
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Album The Off-Season
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- #2a m a r i
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- #3m y . l i f e
J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray
- #4a p p l y i n g . p r e s s u r e
J. Cole
- #5
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- #61 0 0 . m i l ’
J. Cole & Bas
- #7p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l
J. Cole & Lil Baby
- #8l e t . g o . m y . h a n d
J. Cole, Bas & 6LACK
- #9i n t e r l u d e
J. Cole
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- #11c l o s e
J. Cole
- #12h u n g e r . o n . h i l l s i d e
J. Cole & Bas
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“i n t e r l u d e” is the second single from J. Cole’s sixth studio album, The Off-Season. On the brief track, Cole raps about his come-up and presence at the throne of the rap game. It includes a single verse that covers topics ranging from personal trauma and the pain of loss to death and religi...
i n t e r l u d e Lyrics
[Intro]
I'm a livin' little good thing
It's like you never lived for me, yeah
Mama said you was a good thing, uh
Good, good, good, yeah
Yeah
We came a long way, man, we done came a long way
And we sittin' on top of this shit
This shit can go one of two ways
This shit can go up, it can go down
Either way, nigga, I'm prepared
Feel me? Yeah
[Verse]
I be comin' in peace, but fuck me
Best beware of the others
This shit deep, undercovers creep
This Southern heat make unbearable summers
Just last week, seen yo' mama weep
Crying 'cause she don't wan' bury your brother
The blood lеaks while the EMTs
Gotta carry her baby likе surrogate mothers
Woah, thank God we survived around where the terrorists hovered
Though traumatized, wouldn't trade it for nothin'
Through hard times, it was there I discovered
A hustle and makin' the best out the struggle
I kept grindin' 'til this day, up a level
Respect mine, gotta stay out of trouble
'Cause TEC-9s like to air out rebuttals
Cole World, niggas knowin' what it is
Just in case they don't, I show 'em what it is
This summer, I do real numbers
Couldn't dare touch it if they sold a double disc
Block hot, niggas burnin' up the street
Shots poppin' and we heard it up the street
It's a war, niggas runnin' up the score
Jesus said that you should turn the other cheek
Was his niggas gettin' murdered every week?
Dead bodies, smell the odor in the street
My homie' homie got out on parole
He sold more Coca-Cola than the soda industry
Summertime bring the coldest winter breeze
Hella blues like the Rollin' 60s
Christ went to Heaven age thirty-three
And so did Pimp C and so did Nipsey
[Outro]
I told you, I told you
This shit can go up, it can go down, I don't give a fuck
Nigga, I done seen the highest heights
I done seen it twice
And I've seen the lowest of the lows
And still I rose
Now I'm at your neck, nigga, yeah
i n t e r l u d e Q&A
Who wrote i n t e r l u d e's ?
i n t e r l u d e was written by J. Cole.
Who produced i n t e r l u d e's ?
i n t e r l u d e was produced by J. Cole & Tommy Parker & T-Minus.
When did J. Cole release i n t e r l u d e?
J. Cole released i n t e r l u d e on Fri May 07 2021.
What does this song sample?
The additional vocal in the song is provided by co-producer Tommy Parker.
Have J. Cole and T-Minus collaborated before?
Yes, this marks their sixth collaboration, following these tracks:
Cole, “Kevin’s Heart” (Apr. 2018)
6LACK, “Pretty Little Fears” (Sep. 2018)
Cole, “MIDDLE CHILD” (Jan. 2019)
Young Thug, “The London” (May 2019)
Cole, “Lion King on Ice” (Jul. 2020)
Have J. Cole and Tommy Parker collaborated before?
No, this marks the first collaboration between the two.
What have the artists said about the song?
I got a pack of tracks, which are essentially samples. They’re just ideas of music and stuff like that. So I got a pack from [Tommy Parker’s] management team and I went through it one day. It was like 10 tracks, and I was like, ‘Holy shit dude, these samples are amazing.’ I reached out to Cole and I...
How did Tommy Parker create the sample for the track?
When I did the sample, I was listening to a lot of James Brown, and a lot of Sam Cooke, and different artists. I just liked to time travel in the samples and give it to great producers like T-Minus to see what they can do to it. And what they did to it is incredible. To be honest, it just came from...
How did this track perform on the Billboard charts?
“i n t e r l u d e” debuted at #8 during the week of May 22, 2021 on the Billboard Hot 100. It is J. Cole’s sixth top 10 song on the chart.
Has this track received any certifications?
“i n t e r l u d e” was certified gold by the RIAA on March 8, 2022.