Come Up Mixtape Vol. 1 (2007)

1. Dolla and a Dream

J. Cole's first mixtape includes killer songs many J. Cole fans have never even heard of. This album includes is the original "Dolla and a Dream!" If you love Dolla and a Dream II, and Dolla and Dream III, you have to hear where it all started. Trust me, so if it's bout that cream then you're all up in the spot. #CashRulesEverythingAroundMe

2. Can't Cry

"Take a ride through the city man and tell me what you witness. Poverty, richness, crooked cops and misfits, violence, hatred, real devastation, neighborhoods looking like there's still segregation, etc.." Either J. Cole was ahead of his time, or this is vivid proof that things really are not changing. This song was out nearly a decade ago and you will find it extremely relatable to current issues. #StayWoke

The Warm Up (2009)/ Cole World- Side Line Story (2011)

3. Lights Please

J. Cole describes a sexual encounter with a girl that makes him realize how easy it is to ignore real life issues when distracted by lust and temporary happiness. He explains that many people are don't see what is really going on in the world, so he begs for "lights please."

Plus, this song was good enough to make it on two albums, so it definitely needs to be heard. #OnceWasntEnought

Friday Night Lights (2010)

4. Home For The Holidays

If you need some emotional upliftings or inspiration this will be your go to song, "keep your head up, come lets get this bread up." Or if you're considering being a little bold when returning home for the holidays, this song can give you the motivation you need. #Scandalous

Cole World- Sideline Story (2011)

5. Lost Ones

Cole shares two very emotional sides to a story in which a couple has problems due to an unexpected pregnancy, and it shows how a person can grow to become who they hated most. #GrabSomeTissues

6. Cole World

This is where Cole goes hard, "Cole world, Cole life, Cole blooded!" Now that he has become who he wanted to be, all filters come off. #WhereIsTheChill

Born Sinner(2013)

7. Land of the Snakes

Not that his stories haven't been scandalous enough, J. Cole talks about how he felt guilt after running into a woman in LA that happens to be and old friend. They have a conversation andwe learn that he is referring to himself and other males, as snakes for never calling women back after having sex with them, as he did in this occasion. #Awkward

8. Forbidden Fruit (Ft. Kendrick Lamar)

If you got hyped about the Black Friday collab, you need to hear Forbidden Fruit. But, before you listen you need to pull out a Bible because there is a lot of word play describing how there are many things we know are wrong, yet we do them anyway. Cole makes references to Eve provoking Adam to eat from the forbidden garden, in comparison to the sinful temptations provoked by women. #DontTrustApples

Forest Hills Drive goes hard, but this is nothing new for J. Cole.