Cyrus Langhorne
Roc Nation rapper J. Cole's "Fire Squad" producer Vinylz recently stepped up to talk about the making of the controversial 2014 Forest Hills song.
According to Vinylz, their work together stemmed from a Cole hearing his production during a Jeremih studio session.
“‘Fire Squad’ was the first record we worked on,” Vinylz explained. “He started the beat, so I went to his crib in L.A. where he had a studio built in, and he played me that record.” “It was a skeleton basically, and he said, ‘I’d love for you to work on this beat,’ so we got right to it, changed it up and then he just started rapping right there. I only heard the first verse and the lyrical content was already crazy.” (MTV)
Check out the new track right here…
On the unexpected track, Cole name-drops Eminem and late music icon Elvis Presley.
“History repeats itself and that’s just how it goes / Same way that these rappers always bite each other’s flows / Same thing that my ni**a Elvis did with rock ‘n’ roll / Justin Timberlake, Eminem, and then Macklemore,” raps Cole, who appeared on the remix to Timberlake’s “TKO.” (Rap-Up)
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Cole also singled out Hustle Gang‘s Iggy Azalea on the surprise record.
“While silly ni**as argue over who gon’ snatch the crown / Look around my ni**a, white people have snatched the sound / This year I’ll probably go to the awards dappered down / Watch Iggy win a Grammy as I try to crack a smile.” He’s quick to add, “I’m just playin’, but all good jokes contain true sh*t / Same rope you climb up on, they’ll hang you with.” (Rap-Up)
Last month, the Roc Nation star hopped onto his Instagram page and posted up titles to songs which could result in a new mixtape.
