Aaron Cole Explains Line From ‘Weapon’ that Details Problems with Da’ T.R.U.T.H. Over Label & Money

Aaron Cole was recently on an episode of Pen Game 101 to talk about his album 2 Up 2 Down. One of the album’s tracks “Weapon,” raised eyebrows at a particular directed at CHH veteran da’ T.R.U.T.H.

“My fifteenth birthday, signed to T.R.U.T.H. / They still owe me money, and that’s the truth”

We asked him about it on the show and here’s what he said (condensed):

“I sent it to T.R.U.T.H. before. We talked about it. He wasn’t really with it. I just think for me, for the story’s sake, I had to. I knew the line was whatever. People were going to go crazy…

If it should have happened like it should have happened, maybe I could have bought my mom a house. Maybe I could have paid my aunt back.

…God had grace on me, me getting me out of that situation.

Really what it was about was we make certain decisions because we don’t have patience. 

I signed because of T.R.U.T.H. but there’s a whole corporation involved in that.”

Cole said it didn’t affect his signing with Gotee Records. He wanted to sign their first, but TobyMac wanted to hold him until he was 18. The young and hungry artist didn’t want to wait and then went to T.R.U.T.H.

He knows at the end of the day, he wasn’t supposed to be in that situation, but because he wasn’t patient, he set himself up for failure.

“God was teaching me a bunch of things and then Toby called me back” after it went south and took him back.

Watch Aaron Cole Below (2:25 mark):

The whole first verse is about that experience:

My fifteenth birthday, signed to T.R.U.T.H.
They still owe me money, and that’s the truth
God was just teachin’ me how to wait on His time
‘Cause I was rushin’ trigger-happy, thinkin’ I’m losin’ my prime
I still remember the time I signed on the dotted line
My mom’s just looked, and she cried, even my aunt
We was in the kitchen, I’m thinkin’ I’ll pay her back
Fast forward, I ain’t gave her a dime
It really mess with my mind, ’cause I be thinkin’ like
If I deal with my doubt and I was thinkin’ right
Or if I knew I was enough would save me sleepless nights
I’m really leanin’ on Jesus, I’m on my Lincoln Heights
It felt like Bristol Nights
Just dreamin’ ’bout how we gon’ fill out the plan
I’m only halfway there, feel like I just began
But I keep my head up ’cause the kids watchin’
That’s how it’s been since me and Pops was out here drivin’ the van
It’s like that

Justin Sarachik
Justin Sarachik
Justin is the Editor-in-Chief of Rapzilla.com. He has been a journalist for over a decade and has written or edited for Relevant, Christian Post, BREATHEcast, CCM, Broken Records Magazine, & more. He's written over 10,000 articles, done over 1,000 interviews, and is in post-production for documentaries on Danny "D-Boy" Rodriguez & Mario "Machete" Perez. He's the project manager of the upcoming video game Run the Court and of the media brand Crimefaces. Justin likes to work with indie artists to develop their brands & marketing strategies. Catch him interviewing artists on Survival of the Artist Podcast & creating videos on his social media channels.
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