SAFETY

About SAFETY

“SAFETY” sits at the emotional core of Disc 29, which chronicles Cole’s return to Fayetteville at age 29, ten years after leaving for New York, having achieved success that once felt unimaginable, and finding himself torn between his woman, his craft, and his city. Rather than narrating that conflict directly, Cole frames the song through the voices of friends back home. The track unfolds like a series of phone calls and voicemails, with Cole rapping from his homies’ perspectives as they update him on life in the ’Ville: jail stints .

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About this song

Credited to

J. Cole

Album

The Fall-Off · Track 3 of 24

Released

February 6, 2026

Duration

5:18

Top countries on Foxsoundi

United States (88 %), South Africa (8 %), United Kingdom (4 %)

On Last.fm

150,411 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: The Fall-Off