Just days before the release of his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, North Carolina rapper J. Cole spoke with Idolator.com about possibly working with Kendrick Lamar, what makes a classic album, and more.
For quite some time J. Cole has been compared with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, but despite the constant comparisons J. Cole says he would eventually like to work with Lamar.
“We’ve got a lot of time to work. You know, we both be on and he’s working steady,” J. Cole explained. “He’s getting himself to an incredible place and I’m going to try and get myself to an incredible place. So we got time for that, you know? That’s my man though.”
In his interview with Idolator.com J. Cole also spoke on what he thinks makes a classic album and at the top of that list was longevity.
“The test of time. So like, the first listen you can get, you be like, ‘This album is a classic.’ But you won’t know until three-to-six months later. If you still playin’ it, it’s a classic. A year later and you still playin’ it, it’s a classic,” said J. Cole. “Five years later? Hands down, classic. So, really, little things, like if you’re taking a 10-hour road trip — if I’m gonna drive 10 hours from Fayetteville to New York, I’ve got about six albums I know I’m gonna play. Those are the classics. Hopefully mine is one of those that you gotta pop in on your road trips.”
Cole World: The Sideline Story will be released on Tuesday, September 27th.
RELATED: J. Cole Reveals Album Cover For “Cole World: The Sideline Story,” Due September 27th
“Classic” = everything J. Cole is not.
Q: How much are ya’ll getting paid to run all this bullshit on a crapper with approximately ZERO real fans?
HipHopDx are cheap fucking whores.
Man fuck Dx. They are marketing this guy WAY too hard right now.
I Bet this album will get a 4-4.5 out of 5 from dx.when it’s really only worth about 3-3.5 out of 5. Sorry cole, Decent album. Poor for a debut, and For SURE not a classic.
Its his first fucking album. If his first album was a classic that would be unreal. Give it time you hating fucks. Who the hell do you listen to, because it seems everyone hates on everyone and noone likes anyone anymore. Everyone talks about how hip hop is dying, half of the reason is because when people are actually good, everyone hates. Hate on them fucks that make only radio songs and suck at lyrics, J. Cole n Kendrick Lamar are a good future for rap, they actually are intelligent and not self-accaimled gang bangers and drug dealers like officer ricky.
If you were in J. Cole’s shoes do you want to see your album being promoted? The album is still better than most of what has been released in the past couple years.
Aaa are u retarded? Ur first album should be a classic..nas illmatic,jay zs reasonable doubt, wu tangs 36 chambers,slick ricks 1st one, eminems sslp, the beastie boys liscense to ill..all debuts all classics. It would be crazier if it was his third and saying its gonna be a classic.
@AAA
Look up a rap “classic” it’s usual their first album. Second album in rare cases like outkast, the roots, tribe called quest.
If you have so much insight into what it takes to make a classic, how is it you made an album so boring & Cliche??
lmao u niggas under me are funny!!! this nigga has the best debut since lupe…his album cliche??? wtf u talkin bout nigga…u even kno what that word means??
YEah, It means dropping shit that I’ve heard 1,000’s time before and sticking to the trends of the moment instead of carving out your own identity
And thats exactly what he did on his album
I’ll pass
Dude why is everbody so fucking obsessed with lupe? The dudes mediocre at best and i have f&l and the cool..in both those albums combined theres like 6 great songs..if that. Get.off.dudes.dick. And j cole u aint even dropped an album yet why are u actin like u know how to make a classic one? I like cole but i hate when mcs get way ahead of themselves.
j cole has NO fans and deserves NONE.
Cam’ron’s worst day greater than this douchebags LIFE.
WHAT THE FUCK? This dude didnt say how to make a classic, he just said you know its a classic if people are still bumping your shit!!
This nigg@ is wack thou. RICH KIDDS LIKE HIM SHOULDN’T BE IN THE RAP!!
Lmfao u realize both nas and lupe fiasco were pretty damn fine money wise? Or that biggie went to private school til HE told his mom he didnt want to anymore?
Cole is far from a rich kid. He made it big, unlike you while still getting scholarships to college. Stop hating.
Biggie went to public school and dropped out at eleventh grade. What are you talking about?
Nas lived in THE QUEENS PROJECT TO NUT!!
AND THAT NIGGA DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL @ GRADE 9 SWAG
just because tha kid got an education dont mean he cant be rapping
i swear some dumb mother fuckers on this website rich?? some smack this dumb mother fucker who called Cole rich his far from that but on the other hand his fucking music is great..
Im getting sick of the pointless hate…The album is a solid debut but not a classic. As J. Cole says in this interview a classic must have great replay value and stands over time. If anything im impressed the way he stayed true to himself and as it shows he is trying to grow as an artist despite being on a major label which demanded him to make songs like the ones ya hate on ( College Dropout and Food & Liquor didn’t seem to have alot of label influence). He does however need to work on his song-writing skills to make hits since he does not sound like the J. Cole we all know and although his production has disturbingly improved in a short time which shows on several songs on the album, he has to get better at it but he on the right track. What I felt this album was for is to get newer fans and keep building his brand. In the future if he improves on what I just mentioned he is gonna be a great all-around rapper like Kanye and Jay-Z and we will be in for some good music. Anyways the album is best debut of the new school mainstream (Drake, Nicki, Wiz, Wale, B.o.B, etc.) and it gets 4/5.
album is dogshit– in the wide history of music, THIS is what the fuck satisfies you? grow the fuck up, coddling this asswipe benefits nobody.
dude does NOT have it. Lionel Richie’s worst day greater than this lame’s life and that’s not even crap!
Shut the fuck up…Cole World Nigga!!
What the hell does J Cole have to do wit Lionel Ritchie?
you sound like a bitch im pretty sure u dont understand lyrical shit…so thats why u go listen to wack ass bitch like nicki, wiz, and all those other dumb mother fuckers….you stupid mother fucker go to school maybe u will understand lyrical shit.
Are you people serious??
Dollar & a Dream III *****
Sideline Story *****
Nobody’s Perfect ****
Never Told *****
Rise & shine *****
God’s Gift ****
Breakdown *****
Nothing Last Forever ***
I swear yall niggas are never satisfied.
i dont give a fuk what people say me, it dosent matter to me, j. cole has a sik album, not a classic but still a sik album. album of the year for me, he will get better. legendary weapons gets second best album of the year
100% buyin the album even though iv downloaded it, hes given me 3 mixtapes and an album for £10….cheap as fuk
Rise and shine, sounds soo much like his mixtape shit, BIG TRACK
The people hating on Cole were probably his biggest fans until he got more attention.
AGREED!!! its the same for any rapper once people start lovin them ppl start hatin eventhough in reality their listenin to his shit 24/7
Overrated as hell. Niggas need to support that Wu-Block album…smh…..not this nigga
u a nigga
I mess with Wu and D-Block. But I fucks with Cole too. Stop hating nigga.
** EVERY ** one of these retarded articles is bought and paid for–
HipHopDx takes the money and runs but Cole is straight DOGSHIT–
zero personality, zero real fans, another Shawn Carter executive fail.
gave it a listen…
everything i thought about j cole…
was REAFFIRMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one of the dullest major label rap acts of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
one of the FEW emcees…. to ever GET ON…
without doing ANYTHING well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
his clarity is poor…
his voice is flat….
his flow is pedestrian…
his content isnt witty nor cerebral….
he has NO IDENTITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
are you a regular nigga with a deal and no story!?!?!?!?!?!
or are you big money flossing nigga?!?!?!!?!?!?
his origins seem to change beat to beat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he has ZERO star POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOBODY would be following j cole… if it wasnt for JAY-Z….
jay-z is the ONLY reason this nigga has fans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the regular, im just a nigga living life angle… has been played better by countless…
the big money, nice watch, expensive taste, big hit shit has been played better by countless….
what are you left with!?!?!?!?!?!
a smoke trail leading to an ICE BLOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this nigga is a NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you know youre in trouble…
when i dont know who the fuck you are…
after i just heard your debut album….
dude is a BORE on the mic!!!!!!!!!!!!!
production is weak…
a lotta cheesy progressions… corny synth… cheap guitar breaks….
weak hooks…
this nigga tries to harmonize on the hooks… his melodies are weak, his hooks arent repeatable… and he consistently fills 16’s with boring, when is this track gonna be over bars….
if this is the guy you see carrying mainstream hip hop into the future…
i feel sorry for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i see jay-z distancing himself, after this project is out of the way…
jay knows better than anyone, this kid isnt ready…
he wasnt ready after he had a verse on the blueprint 3….
and now hes out of time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
theres nothing venomous lyrically, nothing that made me say, hey, thats unique, or thats different…
SAFE… BORING…. COASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont mean to hate on the kid, but hes really mediocre, he hasnt improved AT ALL since his verse on bp3…
that verse on bp3 was sposed to get niggas fiending to hear this…
is ANYONE gonna be fiending to hear more j cole after this album!?!?!?!?!?!
DOUBT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hes done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This nigga just wrote two paragraphs on Cole smh. You’re obviously a Cole stan, so stfu
Dude you are the biggest loser I know. Go eat a cock ya moron.
Dumb fuck.
Angry ghost is opposed to realness. he needs a gimmick to get him hooked in.
@AngryGhost u r absolutely right bro this guy Cole fail flat on this album the gay is as blan as thanksgiving food over white folks house
Hes not hating its true.Cole is boring as a rapper.he had his buzz on Star is Born and missed his chance
you mad doggy?? aint no one wanna know your life story why dont you study for your exam with writing an essay here stupid nigga….i swear u dumb mother fuckers wanna make me slap the shit out of u stupid…anyways Cole mother fucking world.
Damn son. I had to take a break halfway to read this novel of a post. You do know this isn’t the album review section right? I haven’t heard the whole album just the snippets, so I’m not gonna judge it just yet. I thought Cole had some good shit on the Come Up, Warm Up, and FNL. He spits some ill shit and makes some dope beats. Better than all of these modern mainstream cats. The HiiPower beat is probably my favorite up to this point. Personally I like Kendrick better than Cole but I can fuck with Cole. Based on the way you’re criticizing, I would think that maybe Cole banged your moms or something.
So lemme get this right u took all that time to get on here n not only rip J.Cole who is a great artist but also find time to double space each line…If Hate was a disease that kills you would probably be dead…
Lil Wayne get off the keyboard!!!!!!!!!… LMAO!!!!!!
Probably should ask someone that has made a classic
Cole just delivered the best mainstream album in about 5 years and yall still find a way to hate. DX fail.
He.has a point about classic. Albums so that being said he knows hes album is far from classic I wouldent pop that trash in my cd player on a trip to the liquore store
On some real shit…Skyzoo will destroy this dude!!
so will Elzhi and black thought
this past decade’s hiphop classics ->Marshall Mathers LP, GRODT, College Dropout!
I Can agree.i higly doubt ders anything dats gunna come out dats gunna be considered a “Classic” and record sales dont make an album a “Classic” dats wat deez wayne fans think smfh
wow thats just about right! those 3 album…
1. impacted the people deeply – (MML gave birth to the “stan” lol, GRODT was 100% authentic movie
2.changed the game – (MML made people pay attention to lyrics, GRODT 50 showed the rap industry the mixtape formula to gettin a buzz, n College Dropout reindtroduced us that melodic cool suave feeling that Ma$e gave us back in the 90’s
I dont like his shit.
his album wack point blank
Hes not worth da hype ya making him seem.Hes flat out boring
If he wasnt doin sumthin right u hatin ass niggas wouldnt be here tht being said
Not a classic extremely SOLID album tho better then thank me later,adventure of b.o.b,and pink friday….will have a lot of replay value from me 4.7/5
EVERYONE HATING ON A J. COLE IS A WACK RAPPER WHO AINT MAKE IT….COLE WORLD
Really thank me later is a classic compared too this album
his mixtapes were dope but almost everything i’ve heard from his album has been wack. Dude is disappointing me with the shit he’s putting out. I was gonna buy his album, but i’m gonna download that shit for free now.
His 5 best songs he’s ever made (Rise and Shine, Lost Ones, Breakdown, Sideline Story, and DDIII) are on this album. Buy the album.
I like J.Cole The release of this album leaves room for Kendrick and Jay Electronica to pass him though. I was expecting to get hit like a ton of bricks by this album but I’m such a fan that I literally had more than 50% of the album before it even leaked.
i admire Cole for producing his own shit, but if he wanted to make a classic probly should got Kanye or Jigga to produce it
i hear you on that would of been nice to get a little more help but still nice only in time will we really know if its a classic after all jigga RD wasnt a classic right off the bat took a couple years
i respect j.cole as alyricistandi hadhighhopes for this alum andi was disappointed when i heard it its definently not better than thank me later and im not sayin thank me later is a classic or nothin just it was just a solid first album ut this j.cole alum is about a 3.5 out of 5
dam dude something wrong with you space bar?? fuck
naw i think he 8 years old
not complicated, j.cole + premier or alchemist or pete rock = classic
only one or two tracks need to be poppish
The Warm Up is probably more of a classic than his album. Havent been feelin any of his new singles. Section.80 is a classic btw
Why did the hipster get burnt?
He ate the pizza before it was cool…..
LMAO @ that joke.
I am not sure how anybody with ears can hate on Cole… Dude makes that music u can feel in your soul.
I knew I was gonna buy dude’s album for a minute now…. I heard it leaked I thought about it for a little, downloaded it, listened to Dollar and a Dream III stopped it and pre-ordered the album immediately and then continued listening.
I got mad respect for Cole and before I sit here and tell u that its a classic, all I am gonna say is that its the best album I have heard all year. Yes I am saying its better than WTT, C4 & RED. I dont feel anyway saying that at all.
PPL on here saying Cole has no story and bla bla bla… obviously u dont listen to a word coming out of his mouth if u dont know his story. Dude went to College in NY with hopes of being signed before he finished college and it didnt happen like that, he graduated and then got signed. J. Cole is among FEW educated rappers in the game and his story should be an inspiration to some of u dumb fucks, he has a degree and still said “fuck a 9-5” and did it his own way, now dude rapping, producing and touring, album about to drop. Fuck a hater, dude nice with the lyrics, the production and overall he is better than 90% of the niggaz in the game RIGHT NOW. Support good music!
umm best album of the yr was tech nines
Totally agree with your opinion. It is crazy how people can hate on someone who has mad talent. This cat is a musical genius. Hip-Hop is dying and there is only a few cats that are holding down the craft properly. I put him on the list of the few. The people that are hating on him really don’t know anything about music or talent. I wish these haters would put out a damn album themselves, and see what type of BS they come up with.
all these haters just want thug shit which as cole pointed out its died out been dead im going to buy his album right after my philosophy class
Bro I agree 100%….People who say J.Cole does not have any memorable lines better re-listen to the album…. Because they are missing quality lines in his songs… J.Cole arguably has the best album out right now… I been a wayne fan before he became famous… I can honestly say J.Cole album is crushing C4…
This dude is like “Lebron James” hes good in the regular season :Mixtape: but when it comes too the PlayOffs or the Fourth Quarter:Album: he chokes like how u do YOur chicken when you listen to hes music I classify this as fag music.
naw thats drake, cole is more like Derrick Rose
Nah. right now J.Cole looking more like a greg oden.
oden haha that ugly motha fucka
ONLY FAG IS YOU WHEN YOU POSTIN AND HATING ON EVERYBODY AND YOU HAVE NO LIFE BUT SLEEPING ON DX AND PROLLY EVERY OTHER HIP HOP SITE JUST KILL YOURSELF CUZ THAT WOULD BE JUSTTTTTTTTTTTTT GRRRRRRRREATTTTTTTTTTT
Cole’s debut is DAMN GOOD. Best mainstream rap album in awhile along with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
He’s getting big so a lot of people are hating. It’s quite amusing.
Dude is only going to keep progressing now that he’s got his feet wet with one album.
Cole World.
Da fuck? are u some fuckin 12 year old girl? fuckin dip shit doesnt know anything about music
Also, Kendrick’s Section .80 isn’t better than Cole’s debut. Some songs on Section .80 are chores to listen to. Dude isn’t as well-rounded as Cole. What other rapper is putting out deep tracks like Lost Ones, Breakdown, Never Told…and then making catchy but still lyrical hits like Can’t Get Enough and In The Morning? Ya’ll can think he’s better because he’s not as mainstream, and it’s cool to hate on those who are bigger and getting more attention.
Cole World
Section 80 is a boring album and Kendrick Lamar is a boring rapper.
That album isn’t HALF as good as Cole World
Im not sure wats worth at dis point Lil Wayne Stans or J Coles Stans.lets be realistic dis album is not dat good,hes getting all dis undeserved hype over nutthin special.Hes a bland boring artist.dont say im hating for stating a negative opinion bitch
Bitch, are you retarded?
Dollar and a Dream 3, Lights Please, Sideline Story, Lost Ones, Never Told, Rise and Shine, God’s Gift, Breakdown, Cheer Up, Nothing Lasts Forever
^^^All AMAZING songs
Did you even listen to the album?
It’s gonna be funny when even “Camp” outsells J.Cole in Novemeber. Then everyone will jump to Gambino as the new Freshman to dickride…
man thats childish
What does boring ass j Cole know about making a classic album?! He’s never made one, he don’t know shit
Cole has 1 classic album and 2 classic mixtapes
Dude is the best rapper in the world
been a Cole fan since 09. loved the warm up. it took me by storm. never heard the come up at that point. when he said that line in welcome about the girls with small titties that don’t wanna take they shirt off, i was hooked that shit made me laugh.
now.. one thing about all his mixtapes has been the fact that he shouted out where he was from (NC) almost every song, even multiple times. but I’ve listened to sideline story now like 5 times, and i think he only says Fayetteville on WHO DAT? which was recorded way the fuck back…
i could be wrong but I’m pretty sure, i finished the CD like, most CD’s take you into the world of the artist. That’s what i felt with the warm up…
I LIKED sideline story, but i didn’t get that feeling, where I’m stopping whatever im doing just to hear what’s he’s saying.
Honestly, after the Warm Up, I’m like, who the fuck is this kid from Fayetteville?
After Sideline Story I’m like, where the fuck is J Cole from again?
Too bad his debut sounds like a damn Fabolous record.
j.Cole Cole world album of da day
How does it sound like a Fabolous record?
Dollar and a Dream 3, Lights Please, Sideline Story, Lost Ones, Never Told, Rise and Shine, God’s Gift, Breakdown, Cheer Up, Nothing Lasts Forever aren’t Fabolous type songs. Idiot
J Cole has Wale disease. #can’t deliever an album
j. Cole Cole world album of da day!
Fucking faggot, you didn’t even listen to the entire album
Dollar and a Dream 3, Lights Please, Sideline Story, Lost Ones, Never Told, Rise and Shine, God’s Gift, Breakdown, Cheer Up, Nothing Lasts Forever
Album = Classic
This Jason guy is really pissing me off. Stop being a blind fan boy and think critically man. If J. Cole was to fart on a track you would be jumping all over the place saying it’s the best shit ever (no pun intended) He does have good songs on there but if you look at the whole album, not as good as we all expected. Real J. Cole fans can be honest about it, not just defend whatever he puts out.
“Let’s get on more thing understood, I can fart on a track, and trust me niga the shit gon sound good!”
Joe Budden – “Mood Muzik 4” is a classic album, IMO
THATS A JOKE RIGHT
I agree. But niggas dont wanna fuck with Joey cuz he too real. They instead wanna listen to fake rappers like rick ross, and wanna hear about money whips and hoes, basically shit they cant relate to. Cuz they been conditioned to accept that type of content as rap music. They listen to rappers, not MCs like budden. They dont wanna hear about real struggle and problems cuz they cant bump it around they boys. All I give a fuck about is what I listen to, this rap industry is dead, these fans can keep it.
RED was the best shit put out this year….Cole World was really just an average album i expected a lot better….shit even C4 was better…smh
You’re a retard with NO ear for music
at least j.cole aint fake like the game and serious say j.cole an average album when you saying the game is better and lil wayne. really get the fuck outta here
Totally agree, R.E.D was the best and I’m a big J. Cole fan. Cole World: The Sideline Story made me feel like I was robbed of the true J. Cole experience. Anyone thinking that this album was J. Cole’s true potential needs to listen to Friday Night Lights and then understand that this album was just to try to make money.
RED didn’t even last a week in da whip. Lame as butterfly tat fake blood. smfh. Get Real #ColeWorld catch up
Dollar and a Dream 3 – 10/10
Can’t Get Enough – 6/10
Lights Please – 10/10
Sideline Story – 10/10
Mr. Nice Watch – 8/10
Cole World – 7/10
In the Morning – 7/10
Lost Ones – 11/10 (one of the greatest songs of all time, simply mindblowing)
Nobody’s Perfect – 7/10
Never Told – 8/10
Rise and Shine – 10/10
God’s Gift – 10/10
Breakdown – 10/10
Cheer Up – 10/10
Nothing Lasts Forever – 9/10
Work Out – 6/10
Daddy’s Little Girl – 8/10
CLASSIC
Please don’t shame my name, I’m a big J.Cole fan too, but this album is no classic. Friday Night Lights was way better. J. Cole’s content as well as style has changed a lot to be more commercial meaning in even some of the better songs on the album I know he could’ve done better. Hardly any memorable lines, and all those commercial and old songs make it hard to listen to at times.
Good track by track, I’d even rate work out higher because that sample flip is fukin crazy. Cole makes the best overall productions in the game right now aside from kanye. #Classic Open the blinds folks
When I heard some of the singles I was real worried he wasn’t going to come through, but it turned out to be a good album. NOT a classic it will be in the car for a month maybe 2(because nothing(from the top of the head)too remarkable is coming out for a while). Lots of lazy hooks, no memorable lyrics, and no personality. He did a good job production wise no real heaters though. Its an album to buy. The dude makes good music so support him.
3.75/5
“no memorable lyrics”
——————-
“Now I know I ain’t the richest but I still wanna ball;
Put money over bitches but we still under dogs (underdogs)”
Thats memorable? You sir are in the wrong class you need to go down the hall to dr seuss 101.
Yes it’s very memorable, it’s a slick double entendre you retard.
That’s just one example. There are tons of memorable lyrics on this album.
What’s your definition of a memorable lyric then? From 2011 that is.
More memorable lines:
The way he ends the 2nd verse for “Cheer Up”
“And as I’m headin out the front door
She said she proud of me and I wonder What for?”
Just a fantastic way to end an amazing verse
Also, J. Cole is not a punchline rapper. He doesn’t rely on one-liners and metaphors. (although he has some)
He puts together classic verses and songs. Not lines.
Tears on the mauseoleum floor
Blood stains the coliseum doors
Lies of the lips of a priest
Thanksgiving disguised as a feast
Rollin’ in the Rolls-Royce Corniche
Only the doctors got this, I’m hidin’ from police
Cocaine seats
All white like I got the whole thing bleached
Drug dealer chic
I’m wonderin’ if a dove’s prayers reach
It’s pious Pius, the god loves Pius
Socrates asks, “Whose bias do y’all seek?”
Or for Plato, the screech
I’m out chere ballin’, I know you hear my sneaks
Jesus was a carpenter, Yeezy, he lay beats
Hova flow the Holy Ghost, get the hell up out your seats
Preach
guess who?
upon reading and overstanding you can graduate
LOL, you call that memorable?
That’s all just a bunch of abstract jibberish with random lines that don’t connect to make a point. That verse is all over the place
J. Cole’s verses all have a clear theme and each line connects to the previous line.
The last bar alone is more memorable that anything you put up. You’re right it doesn’t stay topical but don’t just lie and say some fuckery like: “J. Cole’s verses all have a clear theme and each line connects to the previous line.”
Cole is not a great lyricist he’s good but not great(judging his entire body of work thus far)
LOL, try the 2nd and 3rd verses of “Lost Ones”
2 of the best verses of 2011
She said nigga you got some nerve to come up to me talkin’ bout abortion
This my body nigga so don’t think you finna force shit
See I knew that this is how you act, so typical
Said you love me, oh, but now you flipping like reciprocals
It figures though, I should’ve known that you was just another nigga
No different from them other niggas who be claiming that they love you just to get up in them drawers
Knowing all the right things to say, I let you hit it raw mothaf-cker
Now I’m pregnant you don’t wanna get involved muthaf-cker
Tryna take away a life, is you God mothaf-cker?
I don’t think so
This a new life up in my stomach
Regardless if I’m your wife, this new life here I’mma love it
I’m aint budging, I’ll do this by my muthaf-cking self
See my momma raised me without no muthaf-cking help, from a man
But I still don’t understand how you could say that
Did you forget all those conversations that we had way back?
Bout your father and you told me that you hate that nigga
Talkin’ bout he a coward and you so glad that you aint that nigga
Cause he left your mamma when she had you and he aint shit
Here you go doin’ the same shit
You aint shit nigga!
They say everything happens for a reason
And people change like the seasons
They grow apart she wanted him to show his heart and say he loved her
He spoke the magic words and on the same day he f-cked her
Now she wide open
She put a ring up on his finger if she could
But he loved her cause the p-ssy good
But she aint no wife though
Uh oh, she tellin’ him she missed her period like typo’s
He panicking, froze up like a mannikin
A life grows inside her now he asking “is it even mineâ€
What if this bitch aint even pregnant dawg
Could she be lying?
She be crying crying cause he acting distant
Like ever since I told you this nigga you acting different
And all his niggas saying man these hoes be trapping niggas
Playing with niggas emotions like they some action figures
Swear they get pregnant for collateral
it’s like extortion, man if that bitch really pregnant
Tell her get an abortion
Uh, but what about your seed nigga?
Thats the best song on the album too me its a memorable SONG. the lyrics COLLECTIVELY make the SONG memorable. He’s telling a story here and I don’t really expect too many lyrical devices and shit but no verse stuck out or took me by suprise. Yea its a good topic and one thats not really rapped about alot but its not the first time someone rapped about abortion(even wayne on the C4 did) so if want to say the SONG was memorable overall, ill agree.
But imma leave it at that I don’t really want to debate too much on Cole, hes a good artist to me. When you said:
“Also, J. Cole is not a punchline rapper. He doesn’t rely on one-liners and metaphors. (although he has some)
He puts together classic verses and songs. Not lines.”
Thats true and thats partially why alot of his stuff is not that poppin to me, cus’ i don’t rate him as a great storytellin rapper like NAS. His subject matter is good at best. So skill wise where does he stick out from the best? So classic album NO. Will I bumping it for a while YES. And fuck its 1 Oclock
^^^That’s the point, J. Cole is a jack of all trades. He has no weaknesses.
Lyricism, punchlines, storytelling, multi’s, flow, delivery, voice inflection, emotion. It’s all there.
He’s not lacking anything really and he’s very good in everything.
@jason I read “J.Cole is a wack of all trades.” there you go, a freudian slip and a double entendre all in one. Sorry, but Anonymous wins again.
who thinks jason needs to stfu and take the d!ck out his @ss
FUCK ALL YALL ALL DAY NO LIFE BLOGGIN ASS NIGGAS FUCK YALL HAHA
This albums a pure classic cant wait to get my my official copy!!
I’d be happy with a J.Cole / Kendrick Lamar collab, if the whole album was like Hii Power. Meaning J. Cole on production and Lamar as MC. Kendrick has something that J. cole seems to lack. Flavour.
THEY’VE ALREADY COLLABBED. They have like 6 songs recorded so far. Check out Temptations by J.cole and kendrick on youtube
With the exception of some late heroics from Common, Yelawolf or Wale I think album of the year has to go to Section.80. Cole World is nice but forgettable, he’s grown to be very bland when he’s not rapping conceptually. I think the best move for Cole now is to work on his production, start selling beats and making a name as a top producer which he could be.
stop sleeping on Saigons – the greatest story never told. Thats the album of the year so far!
I’m not sleeping on it, it was great yeah but Section.80 was better. GSNT could have been a classic if it had been released 3/4 years ago like it was supposed to.
fuck rythmatic eternal king supreme is album of the year!
Common still waiting to hear from his WHITE GHOSTWRITER who says he’s been taking a big hit in the stock market and not feeling too heroic.
J cole plz take my manhood, my face is waiting for a cole world soaking, but me on the sideline and take me from the backside, this is me you biggest fan, and i biggest for only you =D- – O:
No relation. hahahahahaha
THIS NIGGA JASON IS PROBABLY J.COLE HIMSELF OR ONE OF HIS ASSOCIATES TRYING TO PROMOTE ALL THIS GAY ASS J.COLE SHIT.. THE SHIT WOULDN’T SURPRISE ME ONE BIT NIGGA! FUNNY HOW ALL THE GAY ASS BASIC RAP NIGGAS ALWAYS GET THE GAY ASS FANS!!
this jason bitch needs to stop trolling
Yo Cole is dope but not feeling the CD…I brought it though out of the support from the downloads. He gotta step it up though and what is crazy is Jay did not keep Young Chris…who imo is better.. Kendrick Lamar section 80 is the truth …fresh air ….both artist…J Cole takes on some deep subjects…but needs better beats
the album is all about sex and love, it will be considered a classic to people who are not real ip-hop heads.
Yeah you are totally right Shane. Cause no good artist ever talks about love or sex.
Disappointed with the new album. The production is excellent, but lyrically, it’s not even close to being on par with Warm Up and Friday Night Lights. Sorry Cole, just the truth.
Cole World: The Sideline Story = Classic…best album I’ve heard in a while…
Huge fan of J. Cole. This album has some quality songs such as “Lost Ones, God’s Gift, Breakdown, Rise and Shine, and Lights Please”. The other songs such as “Mr. Nice Watch, Can’t Get Enough, and Work Out” are “Radio Friendly” tracks for women/children and so that it will sell a decent amount of copies thats all. Overall its a solid album.
AYO FUCK THIS BITCH ASS NIGGA COLE THIS NIGGA MAD LAME NIGGA FOR REAL NIGGA!! EVEN EMINEM WOULD SON THIS DUDE EVEN WITHOUT BATTLE STYLE LYRICS!! C’MON SON!! YOU GOTTA BE ON CRACK MY NIGGA YOU DO NOT HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE A CLASSIC NIGGA YOU EXTRA GARBAGE NIGGA!! NOT TO MENTION EVERYONE FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSE AND ODD FUTURE WOULD DEMOLISH THIS NIGGA!! WHERE THE FUCK IS EARL SWEATSHIRT AT NIGGA I WISH HE WOULD HURRY UP AND BUST OUT WIT A NEW ALBUM OR MIXTAPE THIS YEAR!! SOME FUCK SHIT GOIN ON IN RAP I’M TELLIN YOU NIGGA!! AND OH YEA THIS NIGGA SOUND NOTHING LIKE KENDRICK WTF THESE NIGGAS COOCHIE BE SNORTIN HAH?? FUCK THAT SHIT NIGGA AND FUCK J.COLE I HOPE HE GETS RAPED AND CRIPPLED BY 10 MILLION STEERS!!
I COULD MAKE A BETTER ALBUM ABOUT SEX AND LOVE TYPE SHIT BUT LOVE IS FOR PUSSIES AND INSTEAD OF MAKING ALBUMS I MAKE SEX HAPPEN INSTEAD BECAUSE I HAVE A LIFE UNLIKE THIS STUPID ASS TRASH ASS NIGGA!! NIGGA NEED TO GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE WIT THAT BULLSHIT, LUPE FIASCO OWNS THIS NIGGA AND “THAT” NIGGA IS A FUCKIN NERD ASS NIGGA NIGGA!! FUCK OUTTA HERE J.COLEGATE!! LMAO!!
only classic albums in 2010 and 2011 so far are HFM 2 and Cole World
Cole is fucking worthless, tax write-off rap for nobody.
all you Cole fans need to shut ur mouth accept it…the album was good but mediocre…u can say Game is a fake blood…but that bipolar fake ass blood makes great music…accept it RED was the best album put out this year n don gimme that shit “you don’t have ear for good music” plz go fuck urself!!!
the RED album was good but it wasnt the best album put out this year. its definately second behind Big Sean’s “Finally Famous”. and I think when the Drake album drops then RED will be the third best album put out this year.
LOL at both of you.
Oneirology
REKS
Section.80
Top 3 AOTY
Whether ya’ll like him or not, respect him for reaching to acheive his dream. Not many get a chance like he does. If u feel u can do better, do it and stop bloggin! Peace!
when asked about the album leak, J Cole simply replied “I Ain’t too proud to tell you that I cry sometimes, I cry sometimes about it!”
lol
Worst album ever 0/10.Can’t wait for Lil B to bring Hip Hop back again. Section 80 was better than Illmatic, album of the millennium.
Troll. Section.80 is album of the year and a classic but J. Cole’s is a 8.5/10
man where this pig get these african refugee nappy head azz niggas he call his goons i dont think they roll wit him more than they go in him
you dirty ass honkey….go watch nascar or make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with milk snowflake…
Yall funny as hell!! Ironic yall been sleepin on the one you been dreamin bout.. My album just hit half a mill love my haters n love my fans.. cant go wrong wid out yall one love-