Chances are, if you’re over 21, you have had at least one pregnancy scare. The feeling of waking up the next morning wondering if there was a hole in the rubber or a missed period are enough to drive a person insane. Food tastes different, comedies are no longer funny and it is the first thing on your mind in the morning and last at night. J. Cole’s “Lost Ones” documents when a “scare” transforms into “reality” and how both young partners react to the situation.

The record hit home for me and I, by the grace of God, have never had to deal with a situation like this. Those who have had kids maybe before they were mentally and financially ready will instantly gravitate toward the record. It’s extremely personal and one that finds Cole rapping from the potential father and mother’s perspective with a conversation that exposes the fears and frustrations of both.

“I ain’t budging, I’ll just do this by my mothaf*ckin’ self
See my mama raised me without no mothaf*ckin help from a man
But I still don’t understand how you can say that
Did you forget all those conversations that we had way back
Bout your father, and you told me you hate that nigga
Talkin’ bout he a coward and you so glad that you ain’t that nigga
Cause he left your mama when she had you and he ain’t shit
And here you go doin’ the same shit
You ain’t shit nigga…”

Update: At the request of Cole’s team, we’re pulling the download link as the leak was completely unauthorized. To be fair, they’ve shared a lot of music via his Dream Villain site so honoring their request shouldn’t be an issue or be met with groveling.