J. Cole Raps About Buying His Masters Back From Jay-Z: 'Sh*t, Business Is Business'

J. Cole says he’s "grateful" for the experience of paying Jay-Z to get his masters, rapping in a new snippet that "business is business."The snippet in question is tucked in around the six-minute mark in the latest volume of the two-time Grammy winner’s Might Delete Later video series. In the clip, Cole points to his success as a Roc Nation artist and reflects on having "paid dues" earlier in his career, like so:Y'all ask Jigga, how much did the kid gross for that label?Paid dues, had to pay dude for my masters, but I'm gratefulShit, business is businessAlso in the latest video update from Cole, who recently told fans he's "at the tail end" of working on a new album, he briefly discusses initially signing with Jay. Per Cole, Jay told him they would not be releasing a project under that deal until he "got some fucking hits." As Cole recalled, this challenge later led to him becoming "super-powerful" as an artist. See more above.Cole signed with Roc Nation in 2009. In an interview with D...