The Warm Up

The Warm Up
Mixtape by
ReleasedJune 15, 2009 (June 15, 2009)
Recorded2007–2009
Genre
Length69:46
Label
Producer Butch
J. Cole chronology
The Come Up
(2007)
The Warm Up
(2009)
Friday Night Lights
(2010)
Singles from The Warm Up
  1. "Lights Please"
    Released: November 24, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[1]
Complex(favorable)[2]
Rap Reviews(8/10) [3]
XXL(favorable)[4]

The Warm Up is the second official mixtape from American rapper J. Cole. It was released on June 15, 2009. J. Cole produced the majority of the mixtape with help from Elite, and Syience. The mixtape has been viewed over 3,100,000 times, streamed over 451,000 times, and downloaded over 700,000 times on DatPiff. The mixtape went Double Platinum on DatPiff.

On November 22, 2024, the mixtape was re-released onto streaming platforms, accompanying the third episode release of Cole's audio podcast series Inevitable, which focused on this mixtape.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Christgau was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Album of the Week: J. Cole's The Warm Up". Complex. Complex Media. June 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  3. ^ Stern, Guido (August 11, 2009). "J. Cole's The Warm Up". Rap Reviews. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "REVIEW: J. Cole, The Warm Up". XXL. Harris Publications. June 23, 2009. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "J. Cole Releases 'The Warm Up' On Streaming Services". HipHop-N-More. Retrieved 23 November 2024. {{cite web}}: |first1= missing |last1= (help)