Cole King And Jay IDK Link Up On “Shoulda Known”

New York rapper Cole King is here today with "Should've Known," featuring confident MC Jay IDK. King does double duty on the song — creating the melody with playful mumbles, and coming through with clear verses. His approach is a perfect match with the instrumental he co-produced with JO. IDK contributes with high energy and a comprehensive verse before the song song ends on a sad refrain Shoulda never showed love/ Shoulda known.

Cole told The FADER over email, "'Shoulda Known' came about during one of our cabin sessions. I was taking a nap when I heard Jordan (JO) working on the guitar chop in the other room and I ran in excited as hell to work on it. I sent it to Jay IDK and he loved it, so the next time he was in NYC we recorded his part in Soho."

Listen to the song below.