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J. Cole – The Warm-Up

J. Cole

1 song on the album The Warm Up [Mixtape] (2009)

  • Grown Simba (Excerpt)

Merv's Role: Merv's Work Sampled

Genres: ChoralClassicalHip-HopR&B

J. Cole’s track “Grown Simba” is built upon a sample of Merv’s “Overture: A Partial History Of Black Music” from the album Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration. The sample contains a portion of a wordless, vocal solo, performed by renowned soprano Janice Eteme.

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