High for Hours

"High for Hours"
"High for Hours"
Single by J. Cole
Released	January 18, 2017
Recorded	2015
Genre	Political hip hop; jazz rap;
Length	4:11
Label	Dreamville; Roc Nation; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Jermaine Cole
Producer(s)	Elite; Cam O'bi;
J. Cole singles chronology

"High for Hours" is a song by American rapper J. Cole. The song was released as a single on January 18, 2017. It was produced by Elite, with co-production from Cam O'bi.^[1] The song was considered for Cole's fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only, but was not included. It was uploaded to Cole's SoundCloud page on Martin Luther King Day, January 16, 2017, and has over 11 million plays on SoundCloud as of October 2018. It treats themes including oppression, revolution, and a meeting with Barack Obama.^[2]

^ "Beat Break: Dreamville's Elite Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs". DJBooth. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
^ Blistein, Jon (January 17, 2017). "Hear J. Cole Reflect on Oppression, Obama, Revolution on 'High for Hours'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

[1] "Beat Break: Dreamville's Elite Shares the Story Behind His 5 Biggest Songs". DJBooth. Retrieved 2018-10-22.

[RS-2] Blistein, Jon (January 17, 2017). "Hear J. Cole Reflect on Oppression, Obama, Revolution on 'High for Hours'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2018.

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