cole world, no snuggie

To put it bluntly, I'm obsessed with J. Cole. I think he's far more talented than many other hip-hop artists out there who are trying to do the "real" music thing- which is why I'm anxiously awaiting his Cole World: The Sideline Story release on Sept. 27th. To tie over crazed fans he's been slowly releasing singles such as Return of Simba, Disgusting, Lost Ones, Cheer Up, How High, Can't Get Enough and Work Out along with posting videos of himself on uStream and releasing 2 small mixtapes, one with 4 songs and the other with 3, of previously unreleased music (minus How High which is on one of them). Today, he just officially posted his video for Work Out- something I'm sure most guys, and girls (myself included) were excited to see after seeing his cover art for the single. The video was what I expected, Cole with a bunch of gorgeous chicks surrounding him, street ball, a party, some singular shots of him- kind of a typical video, but what I really liked was the fashion in it. One girl in the beginning is shown wearing a gold chain earring/necklace that is so funky and cool over a cropped and shredded black t-shirt and denim cut-offs...bad chick. I also love the denim-on-denim on the main girl in the video- don't get the wrong idea, it's not a Canadian tuxedo (sorry, eh) but instead rolled light wash denim shorts and a cropped, light wash denim vest over a brightly colored tank...again, bad chick. J. Cole has swag in this as well- military jacket, another denim button up, gold watch, simple white t's, not over the top. Much like his musical style, which isn't typically writing verses about blowing money on extravagant things or wearing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of diamonds, his music reflects his real life, not some persona made for the industry. He writes about making it as an artist, coming from nothing and striving for something (while meeting some women, some clubs, and some drinks along the way), never giving up because he knows that although he's headlined for talents such as Rihanna, has been applauded by Jay-Z, and played at the huge Bonnaroo festival, he still has a long way to go and is seems humbled knowing that.
Cole World, 9.27.11.
Work Out

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