Dec 10, 2016

Ab Soul also mentioned Cardo, Dahi, and Soundwave as some producers Cole and Kendrick worked with

 

Dec 10, 2016

or maybe there is something to it ?

in everybody dies he's dissing lil yaghty and then he says real n----s don't die

so he's saying these n----s aint real

but he's saying he's real and he will be immortal so when he dies he won't actually die cause he will live on through his music like pac

so everybody dies but not really everybody dies cause real n----s don't die

#JB'sBack

#ReturnoftheTheories

 

Dec 10, 2016

What's y'all feelings on the album? Don't want to go through 150 pages lmao, but here's my two cents...

This album is definitely a grower, first time I heard it I was completely thrown off by the sound and didn't really understand it at all, took me a few listens to really start getting into it. In my opinion this doesn't top FHD but then again it isn't really directly comparable, as this album is totally different to anything Cole has done before, but even with that said this album is still fantastic in its own right.

The intro is up there with one of Cole's best intro tracks and Immortal, Change, Neighbors and 4 Your Eyez Only are my personal highlights. The only songs I wasn't f---ing with were the singing tracks, for example Ville Mentality should have been left off the album, that off key singing wasn't appealing at all. The She Mine tracks were cool but I don't see myself playing them often cos of the singing, even though I liked the rapping parts on the tracks. De Ja Vu I hated at first listen but grew on me a lot, can see this being the main single from the album.

The story and message of the album is f---ing crazy, the title track really might be the best song Cole has ever made, no exaggeration that song was jaw dropping. That last verse made me shed a tear. Special shout out to the first verse on Neighbors too, that rhyme scheme was too f---ing ill. I appreciate and respect Cole for making an album like this, even though I don't f--- with every song. If he really did make it for his dead friends daughter than that's f---ing dope. He been rapping about her for years and we never knew this whole backstory, "I'm playing daddy to another n-----'s daughter" on 2face.

A part of me feel's there is more music to come though, like another album/mixtape/is on the way, it just feels kind of incomplete to leave it like this and for Cole to go on another hiatus. I feel like he made this album for himself and his friends daughter, and he got another project on the way for his fans. He didn't take a two year break just to come back with 10 songs and leave again. And even though this is doing monster numbers first week I don't see this album having the overall commercial success and longevity as FHD, which was still selling 10k a week after almost two years. When I sit with the album some more I could end up liking it even more or maybe less but those are just my initial thoughts so far after a couple days.

 

Dec 10, 2016

Cole LOST

 

Dec 10, 2016

feels good knowing more life will never compare to this masterpiece

 

Dec 10, 2016

Cole delivered heat on this album. Period.

 

Dec 10, 2016

embrace the almond milk bro. My mom tries to get me to drink it sometimes cause its good for you. Melissa out here caring for cole bro. Classic track.

 

Dec 10, 2016

Could easily do the carlton dance to Foldin clothes too.

 

Dec 10, 2016

Cole a phony, Ari got enough vocals on Change to be listed as a feature. He just wants to remain a meme

 

Dec 10, 2016

Projected to sell 550k

 

Dec 10, 2016

You can't compare this album to views. This is a pure concept album. There is an entire story. It is like a book and each song is a chapter. It's not the same type of album as views. That is like comparing apples to oranges.

 

Dec 10, 2016

Every song is dope. 9/10 for me. Best album 'I've' heard all year. Will stay on repeat for me. I'm a sucker for that mature music.

 

Dec 10, 2016

Folding Clothes the best feel good song in the world right now

 

Dec 9, 2016

My final thoughts for now ...

i really do like that cole finally did a true concept album

but n----- you gota release them s----s more, u in the prime of ur career ...

now is the time where he should be releasing like a bunch of different concept albums

we've always said storytelling is his best strength which he wasn't using to its full potential .. start exploring more stories and concepts ... why the h--- not ??

album every 6 months for the next couple years

 

Dec 9, 2016

Folding Clothes kind of has that Andre 3000 feel to it

i think this s--- kinda starting to grow on me y'all

i could kind of see it becoming a hit with a video of cole just running around his house sliding on the wood floor in his white socks and folding clothes

lmaoooooooooo

srs tho

 

Dec 9, 2016

Given up tryna catch up on the thread but some thoughts...

Folding clothes is actually a dope song if you ignore the lyrics. Like I can imagine it being a maroon 5 track on the radio and I think that's the vibe that Cole was going for. But I can't believe he devoted more than 5 mins of a 40 min album to it. That's inexplicable.

Another typical Cole move is not displaying Ari as a feature on Change. I think she did enough to warrant a feature but it seems to be Cole's stubborness for that not to happen. Would have been great exposure for her if she was the only other name on the tracklist. Classic Cole shooting down his own artists again.

 

Dec 9, 2016

Fam showed my mom she's mine pt. 2 and she cried and hugged me and my sister, that's real

 

Dec 9, 2016

IB stepped his pen game up for this album

 

Dec 9, 2016

Album is classic

 

Dec 9, 2016

I remember it took me forever to get through Cilvia Demo on the first listen since no lie I must have had Heavenly Father on repeat for half an hour. One of my 5 favorite songs this decade.