Lights Please

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"Lights Please" is a reflective hip-hop track by J. Cole that helped establish his storytelling reputation and later appeared on his debut studio album, Cole World: The Sideline Story.

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Lights Please canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
appearsOn J. Cole – Cole World: The Sideline Story ⓘ
J. Cole – The Warm Up ⓘ
linked to: J. Cole discography
artist J. Cole ⓘ
associatedWithCareerPhase J. Cole's debut studio album era ⓘ
centralCharacter J. Cole's lyrical persona ⓘ
chronologicallyAssociatedWith J. Cole's early mixtape era ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception praised for storytelling ⓘ
recognized as an important early J. Cole track ⓘ
features storytelling verses ⓘ
genre conscious hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle sample-based production ⓘ
soul-influenced beat ⓘ
hasNarrativeTheme distraction from societal issues ⓘ
inner conflict ⓘ
political awareness ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ
sexual encounter ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
hasTitle Lights Please ⓘ
helpedEstablish J. Cole's storytelling reputation ⓘ
includedInAlbum Cole World: The Sideline Story ⓘ
The Warm Up ⓘ
influenced perception of J. Cole as a conscious rapper ⓘ
label Columbia Records ⓘ
Roc Nation ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist J. Cole ⓘ
medium compact disc ⓘ
digital audio ⓘ
streaming ⓘ
notableFor contrast between intimacy and social issues ⓘ
introspective lyrics ⓘ
narrative storytelling ⓘ
partOf Cole World: The Sideline Story ⓘ
The Warm Up ⓘ
performer J. Cole ⓘ
performerNationality American ⓘ
producer J. Cole ⓘ
recordedBy J. Cole ⓘ
releasedAsSingleFrom Cole World: The Sideline Story ⓘ
vocalStyle rap ⓘ
writer J. Cole ⓘ

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The Warm Up → hasTrack → Lights Please ⓘ
Lights Please → hasTitle → Lights Please ⓘ
Cole World Tour → performedSong → Lights Please ⓘ