{"id":207695,"date":"2025-02-22T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=207695"},"modified":"2025-02-23T20:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T19:38:10","slug":"j-cole-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/j-cole-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"J. Cole &#8211; cLOUDs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eUsQzDa7qyU?si=3jRN1SfxhuYZAOQt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>J. Cole soars to new heights with &#8220;cLOUDS,&#8221; a reflective track that blends smooth production with his signature introspection. Floating between success and self-doubt, he delivers thought-provoking bars that remind us why he\u2019s one of the best in the game. J. Cole shared his thoughts on the track, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Just wanted to share. Made this a few days ago, then I added a second verse and was like &#8216;man I got a blog now, I can put whatever I want up there.&#8217; I didn&#8217;t have a title 20 minutes ago when I decided to really put this up. But now I got one&#8230; &#8216;cLOUDs.&#8217; &#8211; produced by DZL, Omen, and small contributions from me.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"207696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/j-cole-clouds\/jcole-clouds\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JCole-CLouds.webp?fit=686%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"686,386\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JCole CLouds\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JCole-CLouds.webp?fit=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JCole-CLouds.webp?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-207696\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JCole-CLouds.webp?resize=540%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JCole-CLouds.webp?resize=540%2C304&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/JCole-CLouds.webp?w=686&amp;ssl=1 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J. 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