J. Cole released his Born Sinner album today (June 18), the same day Kanye West dropped his Yeezus LP. Both artists are affiliated with Jay-Z, but J. Cole says that Jay-Z wasn’t behind the two rappers releasing material on the same day.
“He just respected it,” J. Cole says during an interview with DJ Drama. “He thought it was like courageous. He thought it was a brave move. That was it. He wasn’t pitting me against him like, ‘Yeah, let me get my two artists [to release albums on the same day].’ Nah. He was just like, ‘Yo. That’s brave. You can’t lose,’ is what he was saying. Nobody even expects me to really win that day, in terms of sales, and that’s not really what it was about to begin with. It was about putting my name in the hat in terms of the music. You might have to make a decision. You might love both. You might love his. You might hate my album, but you’re not going to. But it’s forcing you to make a decision on which album [you’re going to prefer]. I’m just putting my name in the hat. That’s it.”
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Last month, J. Cole said that he wanted to wanted to compete with West, which is why he moved the release date of Born Sinner to June 18. It was originally slated for a June 25 release.
During his DJ Drama interview, J. Cole also discussed the motivation behind his “Dollar & A Dream Tour,” a 10-city outing that features him charging $1 for concert tickets. The jaunt’s next stop is scheduled for June 20 in Washington, D.C. “I want to go perform just the classic joints,” J. Cole says. “I didn’t want to have to worry about doing the singles. [But] I do ‘Power Trip,’ definitely.”
Despite the buzz surrounding Born Sinner, J. Cole says that getting a sponsor for the tour wasn’t easy. “We actually did reach out to mad brands at first,” he says. “People don’t want to spend that money, so D’USSE did.” D’USSE is a cognac.
Ummmm “Pit”
umm yeah …”pit” is also a verb
for real bro… read a book. u might learn something.
Looks like a win win for Jay z
DUDE… YOU’RE NOT GONNA SELL MORE THAN KANYE.
do you know how to read?
“Nobody even expects me to really win that day, in terms of sales, and that’s not really what it was about to begin with. It was about putting my name in the hat in terms of the music.”
To conclude, you’re very stupid.
I JUST HEARD BOTH ALBUMS AND I THINK J.COLE HAS AN ALL AROUND BETTER ALBUM. KANYE IS IN THAT POINT IN AN ARTIST TIME WHEN THEY THINK THEIR ALL ARTISTIC AND SHIT. HIS BEATS ARE WACK IN MY OPINION. ITS NOTHING NEW THEY SOUND LIKE A MIX BETWEEN DUBSTEP AND 80’S ELECTO. NOT TO MENTION KANYES ALBUM IS ONLY 10 TRACKS. THATS WACK!
that’s what I’m thinking too.. i liked yeezus but j cole had the better product.. born sinner sounded like there was more effort and thought put into the album, while yeezus sounded like 10 random tracks pulled out of a hat and called it a day.. yeezus will sound great live in concert though..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCGNTO0qaVc
I heard both album more than a week ago and I think J. Cole’s album is pretty good. Kanye is all about sales and his beats took me off guard. I can’t buy his album, so I will go with J. Cole. Lets allow the young to grow. He is talented and took so much in developing this album. He deserve some credit 4 putting out a good album.
why would you buy an album you already have??
to support the rapper
i check out that wale, www. HipHopGood .com has a clean version of it up right now, the diry one has yet to come out, but you can still get the effect of the cd, i recommend everyone go check it out, better than born sinner imo,
everyone knows cole wont outsell kanye but i def took what cole did as a sign of confidence in the game. it was a ballsy move and hes got a pretty dope album too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI-KjVLS6Uk
Yeezy was so poor (thanks to Kardashian taking most of his money) he can’t even pay XXL Magazine this time for an xxl rating. XXL magazine thought the album was wack, like his last album but Yeezy didn’t have the money to pay them to give him an xxl.
Kanye West is a gaylord… if anybody tried to give me a Kanye West Cd to listen to i would go to the top of the tallest building in NYC and frisbee it
First Jay made this guy change his release date to the same day as Ye’s, then Jay announces his new album title and release date just three days before Cole’s and Ye’s release date……. Boy, this nigga here…..c’mon mane……..
*A Jay Z album is not guaranteed to go platinum in the current musical climate….what do you do?…you cook up gimmick that’s a win-win for the artist and Samsung…..Yep, that’s one smart Black Boy….a hoe ass nigga, but he has an impeccable business sense….
You are a fool who is trying too hard to be clever and figure out some non-existent, behind-the-scenes plot. Where the hell did you hear any of that? Cole has already confirmed several times that HE presented the idea to Jay and Jay said it was brave. What reason do you have for thinking there’s any scheme? Just believe a nigga’s word for once man. People tend to be too untrusting because their fear of betrayal is so great. Trust a nigga for once.
NOT BRAVE JAY, YEEZUS aint no great shakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ktawH1-X84
Yeeuz is better. Kanye doesn’t have to hunt for concert sponsors sponsors beg him.
I like about 80% of Kanye’s music
But his new album, too much of a Euro-dance vibe
Some people call the beats on Yeezus experimental
But in Europe (Ned, Ita, Ger, Fra, etc etc) it’s kinda regular
I really do think the Euro-dance movement will keep growing on Hip Hop
And in that light I have to say that I prefer Cole’s new joints over Kanye’s
By the way
I think TDE is doing the same
Using more and more trippy/dance-like beats
Because lately
They have 9 trip/dance beats for every West Coast beat
Andre 3000 did the same shit with his Love Below album and people praised him. Kanye does it and it sucks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8tr4DjVaM
J. Cole looks like a gay pirate slash teddy bear
@ least he looks like something,U LOOK LIKE NOTHING FUCKER…For the record,I’m an African fool…. DA M!
1 dollar for a ticket?
A dollar & a dream, guess it’s true for some people
Very nice move from Cole.
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I heard Duke Ellington was making a special appearance.
If you brought your tour to LA sponsors would take you serious. We know all the big boy sponsors are on the best coast. Figure it out…
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does it matter? roc nation getting it
BALLS
BALLS. J COLE is a legend, Kanye Is A Legend. Big Day For Hip Hop
kinda disappointed by both but still gunna bump the shit out of them
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J.Cole you clown. There can only be a completion if both parties are participating. Kanye isn’t checking up on your album sales lil nigga.
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I’m snagging both albums regardless.
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“SuerNovaBlunder” -you are an idiot. He’s pitting his album against Kanye’s to see which album listeners like more. AND he even said its not about the album sales, so your whole perspective is way the hell off.