TrapHouse Rock
All Star
you don't have to like him, but the talent is all there. far from average
Here's the thing, everything you wrote can be turned around and used as a comment on J.cole and it'll be perfectly apt.
Pop Jodeci freestyle on right now, listen to Drake's verse, and wait till J.cole comes on, notice how the energy drops and how completely bland he sounds next to drake.
Cole isn't doing anything groundbreaking, there isn't a song on Born sinner that will be held to as a classic 15 years from now (ditto on wale's album).
This need to try to separate Cole as if he's some sort of elite artist is funny to me. He's a good rapper that stands out in a mediocre generation (like Wale to a lesser extent)
I can see if it's Drake fans clowing Wale for this, But Cole fans?![]()
Even during Wales brighter days, The Gifted would have been a stretch for a Wale album title. The Sufficient? Sure. The Better Than Average? Possibly. The Fortunate? Definitely. But Gifted?
definitely.
Kendrick, drake & j.cole all fit that definition as well.
Drake is the jay z of this generation
it's that spoken word crap he does on tracks![]()
I downloaded Whale's album and threw everything on it except Bad in the recycling bin after one spin. That shyt is wholly uninspiring. Whale is only good rapping about chicks and doing guest features.