getting pissed that Jay wants you to come and rap? I WAS LIKE UM
[quote]Complex: How were you approached to be on גA Star Is Bornג?
J. Cole: I had a show in show in Virginia. This was back when I was just opening up for Wale on like a few dates. So, I was in Virginia, and I had two shows, one in Norfolk, and one in Richmond. I get a get a call from Mark Pitts and heגs like, גYo nigga, Jay just hit hit me. He said he got something big for you.ג I was like, גOh shit, what you mean?ג He said, גHe got this Kanye trackג¦ something about a star is bornג¦some shit about a star.ג I thought, from his explanation, because you can tell he wasnגt too clear on it, I thought Jay just had a joint for me. I thought it would be mine, and I was on some shit like, Ahhh, I donגt like being told גget on thisג or whatever. But Iגm like, Damn!
Complex: Even by Jay-Z?
J. Cole: Even by Jay-Z, yeah. Thatגs when the reality set in: Well, yeah it is Jay saying it, and itגs Kanye, so what the fuck you gonג do? You gotta do it.
Complex: Hell yeah, man. People would die for that opportunity.
J. Cole: Exactly! So Iגm like, Okay, this is big right here. Iגm just thinking Iגm going on a Kanye song, or something. A couple days later, it got a little more clear: it was his song. I was like, Oh shit, that changes everything! Thatגs even bigger than what I originally thought! I think about a week and a half, two weeks later, I got the call, גYo, can you come to the studio tomorrow?ג So I went there, waited like 40 minutes for Jay. I got there at three on the dot. I think i was 5 minutes early, yo! I was there at like 2:53! Got there, and he came inג¦
Complex: Who was in the studio when you got there?
J. Cole: When I got there, nobody was there but Young Guru. I think he had slept there because he was working on some shit all night. So Guru was the only one there. About 45 minutes later, I see Jayגs security guys come from the studio room. I was like, Damn, how the hell they get in there, גcause they wasnגt just sitting there. So, they were like, גYo, J. Cole?ג Iגm like, גYeah.ג Heגs like, גJayגs ready to see you.ג [laughs] I walk into the room, this shit is mad weird. Iגm walking on eggshells basically, nervous and excited at the same time. I walk in the studio and Guru is in there, then I look at Jay, I say whatגs up, pleasure, nice to see you again. Then I look up and Beyonc
