J Cole(Work out) samples Paula Abdul's song "straight up"

[tanthony2007]

thats not sample u dnt know shit

[Mr3treking]

What lack of creativity would. Be if he didn't admit to it it shows he listens to a variety of music and now's a like music history

[monkey02012]

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[LilRanDy920]

name one guy to do sample Paula? it just proves creativity, nigga made money off of a great song. cant hate that

[lavaSTAXSZ19]

Lmao there's nothing wrong with using/sampling beats and lyrics smh either way it go they have to ask permission before they use anything... I love this song and JCole using it had nothing to do with lack of creativity...

[SHORTYDHT]

No shit!!

[HPGLUCKY1]

both sound great in there own way

[munkcol]

He gave her credit in the album cover and in many interviews this shit was pointless

[andrielianeify]

i say when u appreciate a good song u always wanna put ur own on it. . . after all it not like hes deleting abduls song forever! :) but nice pointing it out thanks. . .

[Sokolikjr]

J Cole suxs & Paula is way better then he is. The first time I heard the J Cole one I knew right away that it came from the best one which is Paula of course. J Cole cant even hold a candle to her. Famous ppl of today cant even make anything new 4 them selfs no matter if it is music, movies, tv shows or cartoons they have to keep ripping off my past which I hate & I grew up in all of the 80's & the early part of the 90's

[Daniel788207]

You're just gay. no one really cares

[Lipscombe23]

Paula has said publicly and through twitter that she likes J Cole's song and is grateful for him sampling ;)

[elpedo69]

J.Cole did not steel this he did ask Paula to use it, and she was happy about that but sampling beats, lyrics go way back, 90's rap sampled a lot of funk, nowadays its mainly 80's and 90's stuff, but this goes to those people who say j.Cole was the original, please do your homework.. and for those people who say j.coles version is better my ASS!!!! people listen to the song cuz of the hook, don't say no, cuz its true and if I'm hating, well then that makes YALL haters to for hating on Paula.. :)

[TheLocolola]

i like j. cole versions better

[mike713rd]

whoever posted this is str8 up hatin! i have seen many artist incorporate lyrics from another artist in their music its not a lack of creativity it just fit the topic of the song. when you learn how to compose or even write music maybe you can speak your opinion but right now you look dumb!

[Nana3056]

J. Cole's is alot Better 

[shadow69ist]

at least someone is still sampling like true hip hop artists do instead of this auto tune bullshit

[MRKGOMZ]

@aplainwhitewrapper ur right

[ilySPAZZIE]

I LIKED HOW HE INCORPERATED THE IN TO HIP HOP IN HIS OWN WAY, PAULA PROBABLY LIKES IT TOO

[aplainwhitewrapper]

It's not a sample, it's an "interpolation"

In popular music

Interpolation has been used by one artist to refer to the addition of new material in a performance or recording of a previously existing piece of music.[5][6][7]

[edit] In rap music

In rap music, interpolation refers to using a melody – or portions of a melody (often with modified lyrics) – from a previously recorded song, but re-recording the melody instead of sampling it.

[XSKATERX36]

We get it. No need to replay it twice, we aint stupid

[ilovjoe587]

why was this video made lol...

[toochbag148]

j cole is the man he copied one song and made it better but mac miller copied like 5 beets come on now i love high school.... he stole i love college that's what u call a lack of creativity

[flippinthescript]

The people who think he's ripping off Paula Abdul are people born after 1995 when they didn't hear that song on the radio 50 times a day. Plleeease. It's like covering the Beatles or Elvis. Everybody is well aware he didn't "steal" this.

[112whatitdo]

it's called a "shout out" for those if you who don't know the style like this guy. maybe he likes Paula abdul or the song but it isn't lack of creativity. look into things before u embarrass yourself tryin to hate on people.

[Italy619]

Lack Of Creativity!! I really do like his music. Im a big Kanye fan but he does sample alot of music but his creativity is mos def not lacking of!

[TuxxCp]

Do you know how many artists sample? The only song I know sampled like this was Drake sampled from Ace Spectrum's "I Don't Wanna play around" in Fancy so it isn't lack of creativity, it's you trying to jump to quick conclusions.

[ellarose92]

U have no life to be worried about this

[wendisue100]

Heard this on the radio and thought, my god he gets paid for this? (at least during the "straight up" portion) it was HORRIBLE.

[LilMrsBizzyBone]

he didnt SAMPLE her he INTERLOPED.

[acatl33]

Paula Abdul was fuckable damn

[juniorkj7]

Dang this person is a j cole haterr

[fosterthepeople1000]

i love paula's song a lot but i also think he has creativity in this by changing it up a bit i mean not a lot but a little still really good!

[sosasays]

What u are referring to in this video is called an Interpolation in music when u use similiar melodies and lyrics from another song. the actaul song sampled is Kanye's Workout Plan by Kanye West. did a good job of it too if u actually listen to the end of workout plan

[konami223]

@MuhLatOh I think its kanye song work out

[lilPIMP5724]

every singer is always putting a different artist lyrics in there song or there beat jus a little different rythm

[MuhLatOh]

man but didnt he sample that chorus from somewhere to? i feel like i heard that shit 5 years ago?wheres that chorus from?

[dippin61]

we dont really need you to tell us.. we're not idiots.. idiot

[alopez892]

not to sure what was the point here hes not the only one doing this plus on his album he does say sample the new workout plan and contains interpolation of straight up by paula the credit is given #COLEWORLD NO BLANKET

[nickr5611]

Sampeling is anything but lack of creativity its how yeezy got his job

[101lisalove]

I want to listen to this version but when I search workout j cole some other song appears

[101lisalove]

Wtf his workout song is not this

[molla52]

WTF?? Paula is WAYYY BETTER!! but anyways havent you noticed that my generation doesnt come up with new ORIGINAL things anymore?? They just change the damn beat and say the same words from the 80s 70s and sometimes even 60s etc... Nothings ORIGINAL anymore.. and its really too bad i HAVE to grow up with this now a days CRAP!!

[ABBYMCCLURE91]

LMFAO. HE KNOWS HATERS! IT WAS HIS INTENTION. YOU'RE SO SMART HAHA

[bakuanluver]

j.coles version is way better

[omarano8]

Press 1 for J. Coles version and Press 3 for paula's version

[Megan2g]

Wow! What a remarkable discovery! I'm pretty sure he knew he was sampling Paula when he did it.

[wolverine1724]

Omg y does everybody trip over stuff like this, I mean come on

[livetoplaypiano]

paula is 10x better!! love her!

[analia93]

@officialkidekko ya that is true but it is an obvious sample unlike Abdul's sample

[NERDYKIDZ1]

You're just pointing out the fact that he referenced Paula. You're not hating, or saying he's stealing at all. That was the first thing my pop said when he heard Work Out lol

[andrewhall]

nothing was "sampled" he used the same lyrics...

[BballRocks2]

what a lyric stealer paula abdul is so much better then him anyway it doesn really mattter

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[monizzle415]

Obviously there's no hiding his sample it just made this song work

[deejayziggy]

they should do it as a duet! or make a mashup

[analia93]

@deejayziggy Definitely

[luvergurl751]

ew this sucks tell me WATS better this or Paula Abdul straight up the original

[xxxTRICzEYxxx]

Also no one can out do originals! nuff said hahaha

[xxxTRICzEYxxx]

i think maybe that song by paula abdul might of been an inspiration to him that he wanted to make his own spin on it... lots of artist do that

[bjohns26]

Very creative...some people probably didn't know paula originally did this song til cole incorporated it in his song. Guarantee her song is getting some visitors right about now

[pst8995]

COle World!!!!

its not like hes the only one that dose dat

[bighec15]

Who ever post this is really a hater. Lets be honest puala is old and j.cole just refreshing it.#enuff said

[analia93]

@bighec15 not a hater in fact i really like listening to his music. Your just interpreting the video wrong

[KlYmAxXbEaTz]

@analia93 yeahh, but but at the same time youre putting out a message yourself. if your opinion was that you like it you wouldnt be putting it up for someone else to decide if they think hes lacking creativity or not. instead if you enjoy his music you show be embracing and supporting j. cole and his music and not giving out the option for people to hate. might not have been your intention but you your self said we should interpret it how we choose

[luvergurl751]

@bighec15 it dosent matter he stole lyrics

[YeahOkayNo]

@bighec15 have some respect for icons of the past. if it weren't for them you wouldn't be able to have this shitty ass remake. were you born in the 90s? i'm sure.

[miamivicepastels83]

@bighec15 that shit aint refreshing. this song sound like every other rapper out there to me. same little flat brim cap swag. nothing original there. same hand motions. same stance when he stands. that is not original

[DWLSProductions1]

@bighec15 yeah hes just showing that it was sampled from it nothing wrong

[Zepoch1]

@bighec15 You are extraordinarily stupid.

[hiphopsavior101]

creativity.

[TheDinog6]

being creative.