J. Cole’s 2009 mixtape ‘The Warm Up’ released to streaming services for first time

nme.com:

J. Cole has offered his long-term fans a treat by making his second mixtape ‘The Warm Up’ available on streaming services for the first time.As of Friday (November 22), the 22-track project is available on all major streaming platforms, arriving just days after he also made his first major tape, ‘The Come Up, Vol.

1’, available in the same format.‘The Warm Up’ was pivotal in the rise of the North Carolina rapper, with its single ‘Lights Please’ catching the attention of Jay-Z, eventually leading to Cole being signed to a deal with Roc Nation.Cole’s manager and business partner Ibrahim ‘Ib’ Hamad shared some insights into getting the mixtape onto streaming, writing on X: “Took us 15 years but I’m so happy we’re able to get this up.

This project is very special to me, shit really put Cole in the game and we ain’t look back since. Forever grateful for this project, legit changed n***** lives forever.”The Warm Up out now everywhere.

Took us 15 years but I’m so happy we’re able to get this up. This project is very special to me, shit really put Cole in the game and we ain’t look back since.