This almost didn’t happen. J. Cole speaks to Vibe about the much awaited collaboration with Jay-Z called ‘Mr. Nice Watch’. He explains how Hov turned in his verse at the very last minute before the mastering of the album.
“Everything worked out, I’m a true believer that everything happens for a reason. Like, when he did that, it made way more sense than my song. It’s a bigger record, a more universal record. Being the hip-hop nerd that I am, I would have loved to hear Jay-Z on that [“God’s Gift”] beat. But really, I’m fine on that song alone.
“He was in L.A. and I got [there] that day around the VMAs or whatever. He actually pushed back the mastering, we went to mastering with no Jay-Z verse. I was like ‘oh okay cool, I guess he can’t do it.
They were mastering the last song, and this is such a Jay-Z move, he called in and stopped the mastering and pushed it back like a week. Only he can do that. “
Hopefully, we’ll get to hear the song today.
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