[Music Video] J. Cole - Crooked Smile (feat. TLC)

[-Quikness-]

Been waiting on that new Cole video. Album is my surprise hit of the year.

damn man,up your gif game. the fukk is that?

 

[Snitchin Splatter]

Some of y'all are very dense. Listen to the last verse of the song. This video definitely correlates with the overall meaning to crooked smile, which the song itself is more than someone's physical features.

We don't look nothing like the people on the screen
You know them movie stars, picture perfect beauty queens
But we got dreams and we got the right to chase ‘em
Look at the nation, that’s a crooked smile braces couldn’t even straighten
Seem like half the race is either on probation, or in jail
Wonder why we inhale, cause we in hell already
I asked if my skin pale, would I then sell like Eminem or Adele?
But one more time for the 'Ville
And fukk all of that beef shyt, nikka let’s make a mil
Hey officer man, we don’t want nobody getting killed
Just open up that cell, let my brother out of jail
I got money for the bail now, well now
If you asking will I tell now? Hell naw
I ain’t snitching cause
Man, they get them nikkas stitches now
If you was around, then you wouldn’t need a witness now
How you like this crooked smile?

you're really under the assumption people actually listened to the music they come in here to critique/criticize?

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

How many times have videos followed the songs, huh?

Dope video, the cop who killed the girl retrial started at the end of July. Just some lil info for those who wanted to know.

 

[True Blue Moon]

 

[Ghost Like Swayze]

damn man,up your gif game. the fukk is that?

if you don't know about that gif, you ain't about that coli life

 

[gluvnast]

you're really under the assumption people actually listened to the music they come in here to critique/criticize?

touche

 

[CrimsonTider]

lol j. cole dun give a fukk about charts no mo

its a shame cuz the original video seemed to be perfect for that type of song

lil cole

lil t-boz and chilli

he shoulda dropped both maybe, original one as the main for tv and shyt and this one as an alternate version

What year are y'all stuck in?

They don't play videos on TV and videos damn sure don't sell albums

 

[Rohiggidy]

these fools talk about the radio like its 1994....dope song dope video

 

[-Quikness-]

if you don't know about that gif, you ain't about that coli life

That dont bother me. That gif is ass dude

 

[Enchanted]

bump

 

[WeInHere]

It's a song with purpose connected with a video with purpose. shyts dope!

 

[CrimsonTider]

I'm a fan of Cole, but this video completely hinders the amount of success I envisioned the song generating for him.

It's all over the place, and unless you heard Dreams, you won't know what he's talking about with the 1 line he drops mentioning it. I understand him branching off from that track... but really? Not really sure what will come of this shyt.

He def had a smash hit with this cut... I'm thinking he should have used Power Trip as a prelude to what he did in this video here. I mean... I don't even think the lyrics really apply to the video at all which isn't a good look IMO. Now when he gets questioned about the video he's going to have to reference a song that many casual people have never heard which doesn't have a video for.

Dope song, but not feeling the video for it much at all.

Yeah, we would love to hear your analysis on the video

 

[Piff Perkins]

Cole stay making unforced errors lmao.

 

[NormanConnors]

salute to J. Cole, we need more like him

 

[MINT]

mehh song
the visuals are dope though