Crooked Smile

"Crooked Smile"
Single by J. Cole featuring TLC
from the album Born Sinner
Released	June 4, 2013 (2013-06-04)
Format	Digital download, radio airplay
Recorded	2012
Genre	Hip hop R&B
Length	4:39
Label	Roc Nation, Columbia Records
Writer(s)	Jermaine Cole, Meleni Smith
Producer(s)	J. Cole, Elite
J. Cole singles chronology
"Power Trip" (2013) "Crooked Smile" (2013) "Forbidden Fruit" (2013)
TLC singles chronology "Let's Just Do It" (2009) "Crooked Smile" (2013) "Gift Wrapped Kiss" (2014) Born Sinner track listing 21 tracks "Villuminati" "Kerney Sermon (Skit)" "LAnd of the Snakes" "Power Trip" "Mo Money (Interlude)" "Trouble" "Runaway" "She Knows" "Rich Niggaz" "Where’s Jermaine (Skit)" "Forbidden Fruit" "Chaining Day" "Ain't That Some Shit (Interlude)" "Crooked Smile" "Let Nas Down" "Born Sinner" Deluxe edition "Miss America" "New York Times" "Is She Gon Pop" "Niggaz Know" "Sparks Will Fly"

21 tracks
"Villuminati" "Kerney Sermon (Skit)" "LAnd of the Snakes" "Power Trip" "Mo Money (Interlude)" "Trouble" "Runaway" "She Knows" "Rich Niggaz" "Where’s Jermaine (Skit)" "Forbidden Fruit" "Chaining Day" "Ain't That Some Shit (Interlude)" "Crooked Smile" "Let Nas Down" "Born Sinner" Deluxe edition "Miss America" "New York Times" "Is She Gon Pop" "Niggaz Know" "Sparks Will Fly"

"Crooked Smile" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and record producer J. Cole, released June 4, 2013, as the second official single from his second studio album, Born Sinner (2013). The song was produced by Cole himself, and Elite. The song samples Jennifer Hudson's "No One Gonna Love You" and features guest vocals from R&B group TLC. The song has since peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The single features the R&B group TLC who have not released any new material in over nine years since the release of their single "I Bet (feat. O'so Krispie)", which was released in 2005 as part of the digital version of their compilation Now and Forever: The Hits, and as a promotional cut from their reality series R U the Girl. An editor from Billboard commented on the song saying: "The Born Sinner track is an uplifting ode to all those who continue to hold their heads up, especially women, and the importance of inner beauty." The original version of Crooked Smile was released January 28, 2014 on Dreamville's compilation mixtape titled Revenge of the Dreamers, the song samples "Str8 Ballin'" by 2Pac.

After Cole and TLC had teased the music video for over a month, on September 18, 2013 the video was released. TLC do not appear in the video with J. Cole but their verses are featured. It is dedicated to Aiyana Stanley-Jones.

J. Cole performed the song, along with his other single "Power Trip" from his second album, at the 2013 BET Awards on June 30, 2013. On August 13, 2013, he performed the song on Conan.

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