For example, when you have fame, people are not as honest with you about how you would be treated if you didn't have so much wealth. Growing up without a father and/or mother can shape you into something that could be terrible and/or something great - it all depends on who you let influence you, J Cole clearly aspired to be great and successful where he could have become a delinquent if had idealized someone like that. He was born in Germany and moved to the United States when he was a child and his father immediately dropped him off at his home. (J) This may have been one of his aspirations in writing this song. In the song No Role Models he addresses the issue of not having a role model and where he could have benefited from not having one. For example: "No pattern and I'm here now. No pattern to speak of. Searching my memory, my memory, I couldn't find one." (Cole). An example where the song gets in the way of my statement is, "First rest in peace, Uncle Phil. Really, you're the only father I've ever known, if I get my bitch pregnant, I'll be better than you." (Cole). This part of the song represents how he only knew one father figure and how he will be a better father than her