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J. Cole Reveals He Does Not Charge for Features
“yo, bro, it’s just a bar, bro.”.
In a recent podcast of Lil Yachty ‘s A Safe Place podcast, J. Cole stopped by to discuss his collaborative process. At one point in the interview Yachty asked J. Cole how much he charges for a features.
To much of his fans’ surprise, Cole confirmed that he does features for free, “Yo, bro, it’s just a bar, bro. Like, a lot of my bars be really on point but that’s just a flex. I’m not gonna charge a ni**a $2,000 a word. I don’t even charge ni**a for the verse, I’m doing this shit because I’m inspired to do it.” Cole’s comments come shortly before Soulja Boy revealed that he charges $1 million USD for a feature. In a livestream Soulja Boy said, “If you want a verse, it’s gon’ cost you a M. You want a show, it’s gon’ cost you $100k.”
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J. cole admits first no. 1 coming via drake’s “first person shooter” is bittersweet.
The track was part of The 6 God's October album, 'For All The Dogs.'
By Armon Sadler
Armon Sadler
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J. Cole achieved a major career feat last month when he reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time thanks to being featured on “ First Person Shooter ” with Drake . The 38-year-old revealed why it is a bittersweet experience during a recent interview.
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“First Person Shooter” competed with another track on Drake’s For All The Dogs , “IDGAF” featuring Yeat, for the number one spot. J. Cole clarified that he didn’t care to beat the Yeat record, nor was he telling fans to run up the streams, though the fans ended up being the reason that his track claimed the throne on the Billboard Hot 100.
“If that other song would’ve went No. 1, ni**a, I’m still grateful I’m a part of it,” he said. “I wasn’t at home like, ‘Come on y’all! Pick up the streams, man! We gotta beat this motherf**kin’ Yeat! Come on!’ […] What got ‘First Person Shooter’ to No. 1 was me and [Drake’s] fans still buy iTunes singles […] the digital actual sales of the song. I don’t know who’s still buying them bi**hes but, you know, appreciate y’all.”
Luminate , a website that documents trends, behaviors, and insights into entertainment mediums, reported that “First Person Shooter” sold 4,000 digital copies in its first week plus 42.2 million streams and 4.3 million radio airplay audience impressions.
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