This is for my niggas in the fourth quarter
Just watching that clock tick. Yeah

from J. Cole – Crunch Time Lyrics on Rap Genius

This song is truly yours, to you, from Cole.

The fourth quarter in the NBA is the last quarter of a total of 4 quarters, also known as crunch time. This could therefore imply people being on their last dollar, students in the fourth year of college, trying to beat the clock whether it be the shot clock or the work clock, he’s been there, he feels your pain. Bob your head to this beat and put up our feet. Pay no attention to the tick and step back from the heat.

he may be talking about students in the fourth year of college, as he almost didn’t make it through the crunch time and had trouble finding a job

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