Cole told the story at a pre-release listening Session for his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, of how this joint scored him his Roc Nation deal and garnered interest from manager Mark Pitts, CEO of Bystorm Entertainment. The Fayetteville, North Carolina, rapper originally recorded the tune for his second mixtape, 2009's The Warm Up and it caught the attention of Pitts, when he was on his way out of the office. "It's like I smelled some food," he recalled Pitts saying when his assistant, Kirk Lightburn, played the song.

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