Lagu “She Knows” milik rapper asal Amerika J Cole kembali ramai diperbincangkan publik usai dirilis satu dekade lalu. Pasalnya, lagu ini dianggap berkaitan dengan kasus P Diddy, khususnya dengan peristiwa kematian sejumlah penyanyi kondang.
Dalam lagu “She Knows”. J Cole menyisipkan nama mendiang Aaliyah, Left Eyes (Lisa Lopes) dan Michael Jackson sebagai bentuk penghormatan.
Rumor terbaru yang tengah populer di kalangan publik, kematian ketiga penyanyi itu berhubungan satu sama lain dan ada kaitannya dengan P Diddy, rapper yang baru-baru ini ditangkap atas dugaan perdagangan seks.
Selain P Diddy, meninggalnya ketiga artis yang disebut J Cole dalam lagu “She Knows” juga berhubungan dengan selebritas papan atas lainnya yakni pasutri Beyonce dan Jay-Z.
Bahkan, ada yang melemparkan teori bahwa judul lagu “She Knows” merujuk pada nama Jay-Z dan Beyonce. Kata ‘She’ diambil dari nama asli Jay-Z yakni Shawn Corey Carter, sedangkan ‘Knows’ dari nama belakang Beyonce yakni Knowles.
Di luar kontroversinya, seperti apa sebenarnya makna dari lagu “She Knows”?
Makna lagu “She Knows” - J Cole
“She Knows” merupakan lagu yang diproduseri sendiri oleh J Cole. Lagu ini menceritakan soal Cole yang berselingkuh dari pacarnya.
Cole merasa sang pacar sebenarnya tahu bahwa dirinya diselingkuhi. Namun, pacarnya itu diam saja dan tak mengatakan apa pun.
Di sisi lain, Cole sebenarnya ingin mengakhiri hubungan dengan selingkuhannya.
Topik soal perselingkuhan juga muncul dalam video klip lagu “She Knows” yang dibintangi oleh J Cole sendiri. Video itu menampilkan tokoh Kyle yang memergoki ibunya berselingkuh. Namun, Kyle tidak mengatakan apa-apa kepada ayahnya.
Lirik lagu “She Knows” - J Cole
Bad things happen to the people you love
And you find yourself praying up to heaven above
But honestly I've never had much sympathy
Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me
I'm gonna run run away, run run away, run away
Run away and never come back
Run run away, run run away, run away show ‘em that your color is black
She knows, she knows
Oh I, oh I-I-I
Alright
Oh I, oh I-I-I
Alright
Damned if I do
Damned if I don't
You know I got a girl back home
You got a man what you want, what you want
What these bitches want from a nigga
On some DMX shit
I know them other niggas love tricking
On some BMX shit
But not me
Now I'm sure you done heard about me
A black star, Mos Def, Kweli
Good so them bad hoes try me, they try me
This is Martin Luther King in the club
Getting dubs, with a bad bitch
In his ear sayin' that she down for whatever
In the back of his mind is Coretta
She knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
And deep down she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
Well alright
Oh I, oh I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
Oh I, oh I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
Damned if I do, damned if I don't
I'm passing up on bad hoes
Trying to be the man that she want, what she want
What she want from a nigga
To put a ring on it
Got a bitch on my dick right now
And she just want to sing on it
Got me up so high
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
I be up so high
Trying to get a piece of that apple pie
Dancehall vibes with my pants on fire
Cause I told her I was sleeping
Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose
That she could be doing the same thing I suppose
She knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
And deep down she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
Well alright
Oh I, oh I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
Oh I, oh I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
Niggas say turn up, hoes say turn up
Only bad thing about a star is they burn up
Rest in peace to Aaliyah
Rest in peace to Left Eye
Michael Jackson, I'll see ya
Just as soon as I die
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
Got me up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
I be up so high, trying to get a piece of that apple pie
Well alright
Oh I, oh I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright
Oh I, oh I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me
Well alright