''The Come Up'' is the debut mixtape by rapper

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released on May 4, 2007, hosted by DJ OnPoint. The mixtape has been downloaded and streamed over 500,000 times, while being viewed over 1,800,000 times on mixtape site DatPiff.

Background

J. Cole self-produced 12 out of the 21 tracks on the mixtape, including his debut single, called "Simba", which Cole shot his first music video for it. The mixtape also features the samples from American rappers such as Kanye West,

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Track listing

;Sample credits *"I'm the Man" samples "You're da Man" by

. *"School Dayz" samples "Ghetto" by Smitty featuring Scarface, Kanye West, and John Legend. *"Dollar and a Dream" samples "Mom Praying" by

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featuring Scarface. *"Quote Me" samples "Where Y'all At" by

. *"College Boy" samples "Came Back for You" by

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. *"The Come Up" samples "Grammy Family" by Consequence featuring DJ Khaled, Kanye West, and John Legend. *"Mighty Crazy" samples "Mighty Healthy" by

. *"Dead Presidents" samples " Dead Presidents" by

. *"Homecoming" samples "My Way Home" by Kanye West featuring

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. *"Carolina On My Mind" samples "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" by Curtis Mayfield. *"Can't Cry" samples "

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" by Millie Jackson. *"Goin' Off" samples "If Tomorrow Never Comes" by

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. *"Rags to Riches" samples "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers.

References

External links

J. ColeThe Come Up
{{DEFAULTSORT:Come Up Debut mixtape albums J. Cole albums Albums produced by J. Cole 2007 mixtape albums Dreamville Records albums