June 15th, 2009.
We stayed up like 5 straight days mixing The Warm Up in SoHo, just to be able to put it out on time. I got years to give you all the details behind makin the records, but I can tell you when I finally finished it and listened back, I remember feeling so excited and proud. I was just shaking my head, my thoughts at the time were, “nobody is saying this..” “This is gonna fuck niggas up..”
I wanna use this day to say Thank You to everyone that Got it. Not in the sense of Having it, but Understanding it.
We are in a weird time in the music Business, where labels are confused on how to capitalize without big singles and therefore let their artists drop these classic projects for Free to build their core (Only in hip hop by the way, rock bands sell ep’s no matter how small they are). But… One day we gonna release this shit in stores, it’s a dream of mine!! Same goes for Friday Night Lights.
Much Love to every single fan I have, with a little extra love today to the one’s that’s been fuckin with me since The Warm Up. I’m so appreciative.
Peace,
-Cole
PS- I know what you’re askin… SOON! Very soon
I still bump the warm up!
Not if I had a ladder or not even if I had a rope, I’d climb that motherfucker to the top and never let it go!
#ColeWorld!!
The Warm Up was a classic. But, what I would love to see is a re-up of The Come Up but without DJ OnPoint, just the tracks and no commentary… the way it was supposed to be heard.
I get goose bumps when i listen to CW:The Sideline Story, from the Intro. It sound like it’s all connected and a new album, EVERY.SINGLE.TIME…
Happy anniversary to The Warm Up I was listening to it the whole day today #Classic , what a great way my weekend started, yesterday SAns were watching Split seconds #J.Cole (what Cole was up to when he was in SA) , today the warm up anniversary and tomorrow it’s youth day in SA
#ProudFan
I remember the weekend before ‘The Warm Up’ dropped we (Cole, Ib, Mike, and Trose) were in Santos. We partied celebrating TWU was about to drop. It was cool cause it felt like a secret that only crew knew how crazy it was about to be. One of the last moments cole could just be without being Cole World.
This was the best rap album of 2009. Look through this list, and please, point out one record that is better.
Shoutouts go to Kid Cudi, and Wale for ‘Man on the Moon’ and ‘Attention Deficit’, but this was not their Debut.
Cole wins 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_in_hip_hop_music
Yeah release this & Friday Night Lights instores 1 day
Love The Warm Up!
My World is Empty without you…
Cole World!!!
i bump it every single day ! & i’ve got soooo much love for jcole p.s i been fuckin witchu since then <3
The Warm Up is STILL in my daily rotation. Thanks J. Cole. Keep doing what you do. You’re NEEDED in hip hop!
The Warm Up is def. in my DAILY Cole rotation! #ColeWorld
…& after all of that, someone else might have refused to put the music out, so thank you for sharing your masterpieces, all of them.
Love always.
Warm Up is a classic same with The Come Up and Friday Night Lights still bump them!!!
You gave me my 1st reason to be proud of and love my hometown. I’m glad to know that your popularity has never had any effect on the unique,powerful messages you share with us all. Much love, respect and endless admiration…from, home.
I remember the first time I saw you perform in CT. Toads Place and SCSU (where that crazy chick started freestyling and you kicked her off stage). Then the many trips I took to NY alone to see you perform because my people didn’t quite get it. Seeing you live during the Rising Icons taping (S/O Felton). To the many, many other shows I saw you grow into an amazing performer. I’m a true fan. A proud fan, a believer! Congrats on all your successes and many more!!! – Jackie C.
The Warm Up is always a go-to.
Still bump the warm up to this day! Never gets old
One of the best mixtapes of all time. “The beauty of life, the pain never lasts.” Cole World
I Still bump the warmup like it came out yesturday. I love it. Every Song
I’m waiting for Cole to put The Warn Up out for sale…. I’ve been saying for the longest that I would purchase a re-release.