Rap-Up.com || New Music: J. Cole

On the second anniversary of his mixtape The Warm Up, J. Cole unleashes “Work Out,” the long-awaited first single from his debut, due later this summer. The Roc Nation rapper, who is currently opening for Rihanna on her “LOUD” tour, wonders if a fleeting relationship will last as he raps over a sample of Kanye West’s “New Workout Plan” and sings lyrics from Paula Abdul’s 1988 hit “Straight Up.” After generating heat with his mixtapes, will the summertime record help Cole cross over? Work up a sweat below.

J. Cole – “Work Out”

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59 Comments

No Siir
June 15th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
that long wait for this?

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Yaser Lad Reply:
June 15th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
@No Siir, I Know I feel like punching myself after listening to it! He gave us hope after that ustream, I feel like scum for believing in him

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StillAColeWorld Reply:
June 16th, 2011 at 7:32 am
@Yaser Lad, Haters needa stop hatin, he sed the album is a mix of deep songs like song for the ville etc, agressive songs like we on, and up beat party songs like this one.. the majority of the album will be deep and agressive songs but for mainstream pple who hear cole on the radio for the first time, work out is gna grab their attention alot more.. pple need to chill and enjoy work out for wat it is, gaurantee after 4 listens it will be stuck in ur hed all day.. so enjoy it and wait for the album.. Still a Cole World!!

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YESSSS
June 15th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
i’m feeling it.

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Drake&CiaraFan
June 15th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
No, not the song of the summer, “Who Dat” was better, next single please…

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Drake&CiaraFan
June 15th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Next single please!!, why didnt my commeny post,
anyway “Who Dat” is better

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j1onder Reply:
June 15th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
@Drake&CiaraFan, exactly what I was going to say

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COOOOLLLLEEEEEEE
June 15th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
I LIKE IT…. BUT “LOST ONES” BETTER….

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mr_rosewood
June 15th, 2011 at 8:32 pm
I LOVE THIS ISH FOR REAL

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lyfechanges
June 15th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
*sigh* oh J cole….

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Dante
June 15th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
SMDH…. Cole… what were you thinking releasing this 1st? And what was Jay thinking for approving this?

“Higher” shouldve been released to radio… There had to be at least 30 or 40 songs better than this…. ughh, and I’m a HUGE J. Cole fan, but this is not the one.

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WatchTheThrone Reply:
June 16th, 2011 at 5:41 am
@Dante, i completely agree… cole represents new real hip hop i dunno why he’d do this song
it feels like game’s r.e.d, they both have so much more potential than their singles

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Ice
June 15th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
Love it, COLE WORLD, NO BLANKET!

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jr.
June 15th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
this is some straight up bullshit j.cole you know damn well you could have done better than this garbage.

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goldilocks Reply:
June 16th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
@jr.,

I agree wholeheartedly. I am a fan, not a stan and i refuse to accept any ol bullshit. folks was crowning him the next NAS and he comes with this lukewarm one night stand bull? I KNOW he can come harder than this-this is some local rapper buzz single shit. Chris Brown should be dropping ‘rap’ like this, not J. Cole. If he thinks this shit will fly for real, then he will see its a ‘col(d)e world indeed. NEXTTTTTTTT!!!!

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Donpablo
June 15th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
Am feeling this……to the max
Cole..! World….!

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tachuu
June 15th, 2011 at 9:03 pm
COLE WORLD REAL COLE WORLD….. YESSSS

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mr golden
June 15th, 2011 at 9:18 pm
wasn’t he supposed to release a mixtape recently?

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T-Rance LaTray
June 15th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
T-Rance LaTray APPROVED !!!!!!! Cole World !!!!!!!!

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BLAZE
June 15th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
Its ok just a fun song maybe a buzz single I hope but he is dope so COLE WORLD LETS GO!

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Yaser Lad
June 15th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
You shouldn’t have sampled Kanye, Cole! You were warned – this is waaaack… I feel like punching myself!

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Supak
June 15th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Nice! Something for the radio!
If people don’t understand he has to play his cards right. This song is suppose to be summer radio friendly but he still kept it hiphop so stop bitching

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Donpablo Reply:
June 15th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
@Supak, atleast someone understands the dynamics
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while the others bitch around……….

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jasz
June 15th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
love it.yall act like he can put out something like return of simba.that is not radio friendly&if its not radio friendly you don’t sell.

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aton88
June 15th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
I feel like a proud father listening to J. Cole and Big Sean’s new material…Its exactly the kind of stuff I want to hear!

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No...just NO Reply:
June 16th, 2011 at 6:41 am
@aton88,

:)

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tbib
June 15th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
The New Work Out Plan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this

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Gunzino
June 15th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
I Love it keep killing J. Cole you are the future son!!!!

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Duh
June 15th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
hopefully this grows on me because it isn’t all that great at all…

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YnBeats
June 16th, 2011 at 12:04 am
I’m messin with this hard bro, lovin the sample he did with Ye’s “new workout plan”, im stickin with 1 of my fav upcomin lyricists!!!!

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flawda
June 16th, 2011 at 12:06 am
“you can play the game or watch the game play you, or be the broke mf talking about i stayed true”

Jay-z, Pac, Nas, Outkast,Kanye,etc (all the great artist) play the game. Make those radio friendly songs and fill up the albums with the good quality stuff. J Cole is a new artist, he isn’t at the point like a Kanye where he can makes what he wants to make and it will sell. This song is to build up his buzz

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STFU Reply:
June 16th, 2011 at 1:18 am
@flawda, exactly. this isn’t too bad considering. a commercial track is always needed for an album

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trina
June 16th, 2011 at 12:40 am
Dis song is so radio friendly and is great for a first single

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Aquierra
June 16th, 2011 at 1:25 am
Eeeh I hope he’s playing the right cards :O

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Gaz2010
June 16th, 2011 at 3:37 am
Wow!! Cole Killed It!! I can’t stop listening to this track. Finally Hip Hop is looking up again

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Pierre
June 16th, 2011 at 4:17 am
Love it :)

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maya
June 16th, 2011 at 4:52 am
I CAN’T! He got mainstream -_- more songs like “Enchanted” please & thank you!

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Colest Summer Ever!
June 16th, 2011 at 6:46 am
I listened to this a second time w/ headphones & a 3rd time in my ride… The bass was perfect. I think it grew on me. I like it. Perfect for my new summer time mix. I can’t live with not jammin a Cole joint.

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StillAColeWorld
June 16th, 2011 at 7:30 am
Haters needa stop hatin, he sed the album is a mix of deep songs like song for the ville etc, agressive songs like we on, and up beat party songs like this one.. the majority of the album will be deep and agressive songs but for mainstream pple who hear cole on the radio for the first time, work out is gna grab their attention alot more.. pple need to chill and enjoy work out for wat it is, gaurantee after 4 listens it will be stuck in ur hed all day.. so enjoy is and wait for the album.. Still a Cole World!!

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LOL Reply:
June 16th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
@StillAColeWorld, will u clam up with all that “hating” BS!!!!! I was expecting more…ALOT MORE and we get this??? Please….take ur meds, sit down and shut da hell up!

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cynthia
June 16th, 2011 at 8:05 am
I LOVE THISSSS!

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Drew
June 16th, 2011 at 9:28 am
like it for the radio…lost ones is better though

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thecool
June 16th, 2011 at 10:04 am
Not Hating but this is not all that good but its not horrible, it’ll have to grow on me

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jb
June 16th, 2011 at 11:21 am
Is Jay Z and Kayne coming in July so maybe the push back J .Cole show respect for the boss…….

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Mr C To Tha B
June 16th, 2011 at 11:41 am
THIS ONE IS CRAZY!
Been listening to it all day!

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tehe!
June 16th, 2011 at 1:40 pm
i don’t think it’s his single.. why would he put it out for free if it’s his single?

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Um.Well.Sure.
June 16th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
I’m not a huge fan of his, although I do check up on him from time to time. For some reason he gives me great lyrics but the beats that are given to him are just blah. He needs to capitalize on the hype QUICK or it could become too late.

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Mark London
June 16th, 2011 at 3:25 pm
This song is so BORING. He is usually better than this.

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BoyWonder
June 16th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
DISAPOINTED!

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LOL
June 16th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Im really disappointed with this. I like his lyricism but the beat and the sample is WACK!!! What made his think that sampling kanye’s workout plan would be hot???

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D
June 16th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
he is SO much better than this but i so hope it does well so we can get a album release date #coleworld

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Real Issh
June 16th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
#Cole Worldddd

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Whoa Now...
June 17th, 2011 at 12:03 am
Wack.

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fan of a fan
June 17th, 2011 at 6:52 am
S’rong with it ? im not a fan of him but this songs cool

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ed
June 17th, 2011 at 2:57 pm
i really like it. it’s dope.

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Aventus
June 17th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
You guys are idiots. This is a single for his album, it NEEDS to be light-hearted and radio friendly so it can get radio play. Why do you think Who Dat didn’t get much play? It went 100x more hard then Work out but that was the problem it was too hard for the radio. Have you heard Lost Ones that got leaked a week ago? Awesome track that will be on his album, and a lot of his songs are going to be that deep which isn’t what the mainstream wants right now.

At first I wasn’t feeling Workout either, but after a couple more listens I am starting to love it and already see myself dancing to it. When this song gets blown up on the radio it will be a huge hit.

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albania
June 19th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
cheer up should defently be on the radio is firree fcknn amazingg best song of j cole no doubt about it

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mike in coleworld
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:51 am
@LOL, hey man he’s kinda right bra i didnt expect it as the single either but the shit is hot and radio material.

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mike in a coleworld
June 22nd, 2011 at 11:55 am
shit nice#DoPeASfuCk Work out

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