Dec 13, 2016

shes mine part 1 was aight. i couldve did without it,

part 2, i like that. s--- beautiful

 

Dec 13, 2016

sorry bro but

folding clothes a timeless classic

 

Dec 13, 2016

Album needed this beat tbh

 

Dec 13, 2016

yea, think ima just put false prophets as the last track. having it between shes mine part 2 and 4yeo will f--- up the transition

 

Dec 13, 2016

Bars hard but it's the same old Cole

 

Dec 13, 2016

lest we forget

 

Dec 14, 2016

 

Dec 14, 2016

see, DJs already getting folding clothes ready for their club mixes

folding clothes finna be popping off in clubs worldwide every weekend

 

Dec 14, 2016

never knew a n----- that was better
revenue I'm good at getting cheddar
reminisce on days i didn't eat
if its meant to be then it'll be

man i can't wait to hear all the flows that will be on the kendrick cole collab

i think many heads will explode the day that s--- drops

 

Dec 14, 2016

http://www1.hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

FHD still on the charts

 

Dec 14, 2016

man the production on that thing... Im sure every producer will try and get their best beats on that thing.

 

Dec 14, 2016

remember when they said cole would never go platinum

 

Dec 14, 2016

 

Dec 14, 2016

bro i don't know if i would accept 10 songs on that thing, unless like each one is absolutely flawless

they been working on that s--- like 5+ years there better be like 20 songs

actually that makes me wonder how many finished songs u guys think they got together?

 

Dec 14, 2016

Wales false prophets response "groundhog day" is actually fire

jake one stays killing the beats, I'm sure he cuda given cole a couple that woulda fit on 4YEO sonically ... 3 wishes which is produced by him actually a similar sound to some of the songs

 

Dec 14, 2016

they had like 11-12 done in 2011. Im pretty sure they scrapped most of those which means we might not hear temptations But, I know for a fact they worked on that s--- after TPAB dropped. We'll see. Ab soul clearly was talking bout that s--- like a project exists, not just a few songs. Im gonna guess that we will get 14-16 tracks on the project. Solo Cole production will be minimal since kendrick such a perfectionist, but i think Cole will co-produce a bunch. Should be dope. With kendricks vision I cant see this project being anything less than great.

 

Dec 14, 2016

not sure if this has already been posted but its an interesting description of the songs as a first listen

http://djbooth.net/news/entry/2016-12-09-j-cole-4-your-eyez-only-album-review

 

Dec 14, 2016

i think the Kendrick ColeAb should be called "Locks"



#Checkmate

 

Dec 14, 2016

https://www.inverse.com/article/25014-j-col-4-your-eyez-only-review

the legendary, polarizing rapper J. Cole, finally released his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only today. The entire album is somewhat subdued, lacking the heavy bass ridden tracks that ran throughout 2014 Forest Hills Drive. Cole’s voice is somber, reflecting a sort of worry. In fact, he sort of lives up to his moniker as the boring rapper on this album, which plenty of his haters will definitely use as an example to make the case that J. Cole is one of the most boring rappers of our current generation. If you are one of those people, this album is definitely not for you, but that’s not what the album is all about. J. Cole has always been about telling a story and getting an overall message across to his audience. The message for this album is simple — we have to change what it means to be a “real n-----” in the Black community.

The album is a story. It starts off about a young man who is on the streets, d--- dealing and hustling. On “Immortal”, the young man that he is rapping about is bragging about his status in the streets with lines like, “Real n----s don’t die” and “If they want a n----- / they gonna have to send the swat team / I’m going out like Scarface in his last scene.” However, the young man falls in love with a woman and it changes his entire life. He starts doing little things like moving to a better neighborhood in order to build a better life and “Foldin’ Clothes” — things that are not necessarily associated with being a “real n-----” in the Black community. He has a daughter and his whole stance on what it means to be a man changes. He now understands that he lives for her, but he cannot leave the drug life behind him. In an almost nine-minute ending track, the young man, now dead, is sending a message to his daughter so that she can understand his story and why he is now gone.

J. Cole’s music has always reached out to a specific audience, though. If you live outside of the world that he is speaking about, then you can definitely feel the music and vibe with it. But, if you exist in that world, then his music hits you like a ton of bricks, especially for young black men who are leaving their homes and venturing out into a space that is not necessarily accepting of them. Trying to balance that existence takes a toll on a young man, and J. Cole understands that. For example, the ending of “Foldin’ Clothes” where Cole raps, “n----s from the hood is the best actors / Gotta learn to speak in ways that’s unnatural / Just to make it through the job interviews / If my n----s heard me, they would say / d---, what’s got into you.” His music always felt like it was meant for people who live in the middle — focused on bettering their life to make it out of poverty, but understanding that they may be too hood for the corporate world.

This album is poetry. It comes across as depressing because it is only at the end of the subject’s life that he realizes what it truly means to be a “real n-----.” Kanye West has this famous line on the song, “Through the Wire”, in which he raps, “But he wasn’t talking about coke and birds / It was more like spoken word / Cept’ he’s really putting it down.” J. Cole took this old Kanye West model on music and ran with it. And it’s fair that people will assume that he is boring or that this is some type of “woke” music. But, J. Cole is far from boring and it’s not necessarily “woke.” This is a black man from a poor background talking to other poor black men about changing our lifestyles before it is too late.

 

Dec 14, 2016

post this in the reviews thread u made as well