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Almost eight months after dropping his sophomore album Born Sinner, J. Cole continues to roll out captivating music videos for the project, and the latest is for "She Knows."

The Roc Nation rapper premiered the clip on his Dreamvillainblog Friday (February 14), just in time for Valentine's Day. The song itself features vocals from the Dirty Projectors' Amber Coffman and finds Cole rapping about struggles with infidelity. It's a pretty straight forward issue, but Cole puts a little twist on that, delivering another great plot-driven visual like his "Power Trip" video.

The new video follows a teenager who steals money from his parents to spend during a day playing hooky from school -- smoking, drinking beer and skating. A police officer interrupts the carefree fun and a brief chase on foot leads him back to his house.

In the middle of the day the teen is surprised to walk in on his mother and another man at home. That man, of course, happens to be J. Cole. No words are exchanged in the moment and needless to say, dinner was pretty awkward that night. On the track "Trouble" Cole spits the line, "Mama, did you f--- J. Cole?" Guess it all comes full circle.

She knows, she knows Oh I, oh I-I-I Well alright Oh I, oh I-I-I Well alright Damned if I do Damned if I don't You know I got a girl back home You got a man what you want, what you want What these bitches want from a nigga On some DMX shit I know them other niggas love tricking On some BMX shit But not me Now I'm sure you done heard about me A black star, Mos Def, Kweli Good southern bad hoes try me, they try me This is Martin Luther King in the club Getting dubs, with a bad bitch In his ear sayin' she down for whatever In the back of his mind is Coretta She knows, she knows And I know she knows, and I know she knows And deep down she knows, she knows And I know she knows, and I know she knows Well alright Oh I, oh I-I-I I can't be what you want from me Well alright Oh I, oh I-I-I I can't be what you want from me Well alright Damned if I do Damned if I don't I'm passing up on bad hoes Trying to be the man that she want, what she want What she want from a nigga To put a ring on it Got a bitch on my dick right now And she just want to sing on it Got me up so high Trying to get a piece of that apple pie I be up so high Trying to get a piece of that apple pie Dancehall vibes with my pants on fire 'Cause I told her I was sleeping 'Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose That she could be doing the same thing I suppose She knows, she knows And I know she knows, and I know she knows And deep down she knows, she knows And I know she knows, and I know she knows Well alright Oh I, oh I-I-I I can't be what you want from me Well alright Oh I, oh I-I-I I can't be what you want from me Well alright My niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up Only bad thing about a star is they burn up Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up Only bad thing about a star is they burn up Rest in peace to Aaliyah Rest in peace to Left Eye Michael Jackson, I'll see ya Just as soon as I die Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie Well alright Oh I, oh I-I-I I can't be what you want from me Well alright Oh I, oh I-I-I I can't be what you want from me Well alright

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The song “She Knows” by J. Cole is one about temptation. The artist is communicating his constant struggle when it comes to avoiding committing acts that will otherwise jeopardize good things that he has such as: his relationship, mental state, and money. The artist also reflects on the extent by which he can live up to expectations set by others in his life. Through this, the contrast between pain and pleasure becomes less salient.

The North Carolina rapper goes between prioritizing the pleasures of the present moment and long term commitment. J. Cole constantly makes reference to a female in his life that sees the good in him, despite the fact that he continuously lets her down. This woman may be exaggerated to appear as an ultimate good in order to better highlight the destructive nature of his impulsive temptations. These same temptations lead to conflict in his life, causing the reflection on the current state of his affairs. This is prominent in the lyrics as he raps that “she knows, I can’t be what you want from me”.

This theme is expanded upon visually in the music video. The music video features a young man that ditches school to hang out with his friend. It is clear that he knows that he is not supposed to be doing what he is doing, but he does anyways. While hanging out with his friend, they are chased by a police officer for entering private property. This can be depicted as the negative implications of following impulsive temptations. As a side plot, the kid returns back to his home later that day to find that his mother is cheating on his father with another man- J. Cole. This scene multiplies the intensity of the message as the audience becomes aware of the various implications that temptation can have on ones life and most importantly, on the lives of others. Despite the fact that J. Cole is giving into his own selfish desires and jeopardizing his own relationship, he is also jeopardizing the state of another family and the actions of the young man. This shows the cyclical and destructive nature of acting upon surface level temptation in society, ultimately suggesting that his audience ought to be more careful about what they choose to and not to do.

An old J. Cole song is the score to a new TikTok meme about intuition. The trend uses an 8-year-old track from the rapper’s album Born Sinner called “She Knows.” TikTokers are using the song to share the times that they could feel something in their gut was true. And people are getting pretty vulnerable.

The musical origins of the “She Knows” TikTok trend

In 2013 the rapper J. Cole released his critically acclaimed album Born Sinner. The track “She Knows” was the second single off the album. The lyrics discuss J. Cole’s experiences with infidelity. The premise is that his girlfriend knows he is cheating and he feels guilty about it.

“This is Martin Luther King in the club, getting dubs / With a bad b**** in his ear, sayin’ that she down for whatever / In the back of his mind is Coretta,” J. Cole rapped in the part used on TikTok.

“And she knows, she knows / And I know she knows, and I know she knows / And deep down, she knows, she knows / And I know she knows, and I know she knows.”

What is the “She Knows” TikTok trend?

The “She Knows” TikTok sound currently has 232,000 videos associated with it. People use the song to soundtrack moments where they felt caught in the act or have caught someone in the act.

When you know someone is guilty

https://www.tiktok.com/@hannah_scheiderer/video/6997235974946213126?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

TikToker Hannah Scheiderer believed her boyfriend was having an affair when she found a silver ring in the glove compartment of his car. Scheiderer only wears gold jewelry. However, when the video blew up she later revealed the video was a joke and her boyfriend is not a cheater.

When someone figures your secret out