J Cole is this generations 2 pac.

[Mike Otherz]

just glancing at the year end lists for rap, and seeing Cole's powerful new album completely missing. no rolling stone love. no pitchfork love. those are the 2 main music outlets that influence. imagine pitchfork and rolling stone championing Forrest Hills Drive to its cac fanbase. the music would theoretically expand its white readers world view. let them get something from rap beyond just dope rhymes and exotic anthropology.

looking back though, doesnt this remind you of Pac? how many times did critics in the 90s tell you Pac's powerful words and message didnt matter because he couldnt "rappity rap"? pac was the most powerful communicator of young black americas plight, and these outlets encouraged their readers to look away.

just seems like Cole has the most important message of any artist this year and for his music to get disrespected on the artistic front to me show that these critics don't have black peoples interests at heart.

"just keep making the sexy and hip self destructive music, dont bring intelligence and wisdom to the table." is something that has been going on for a minute.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

just glancing at the year end lists for rap, and seeing Cole's powerful new album completely missing. no rolling stone love. no pitchfork love. those are the 2 main music outlets that influence. imagine pitchfork and rolling stone championing coles to its cac fanbase. the music would theroretucally expand its white readers world view. let them get something from rap beyond just dope rhymes and exotic anthropology.

lookingback though, doesnt this remind you of Pac? how many times did critics in the 90s tell you Pac's powerful words and message didnt matter because he couldnt "rappity rap"? pac was the most powerful communicator of young black americas plight, and these outlets encouraged their readers to look away.

just seems like Cole has the most important message of any artist this year and for his music to get disrespected on the artistic front to me show that these critics don't have black peoples interests at heart.

"just keep making the sexy and hip self destructive music, dont bring intelligence and wisdom to the table." is something that has been going on for a minute.

Don't know about being Pac, but I finally listened to 2014 Forest Drive yesterday all the way through and was like at pretty much every track. Didn't mess with a huge amount of his music before, but this feels like an album where he finally found his stride and came of age. Impressive stuff.

 

[MexicanKingpin]

nope

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Them folks already lowkey settin shyt in motion to counter this return to progression

The bobby schmurda saga

 

[Mike Otherz]

Don't know about being Pac, but I finally listened to 2014 Forest Drive yesterday all the way through and was like at pretty much every track. Didn't mess with a huge amount of his music before, but this feels like an album where he finally found his stride and came of age. Impressive stuff.

thats what i am saying. i m not saying he is pac level, but he is playing the role where he is really bringing a powerful message to the masses and the gate keepers are not helping but actually trying to quench it, all under the guise of "artistry".

 

[-Quikness-]

thats always been going. cole is a soft tupac imo .. theres no rough side to him. he's the clean cut pac imo

 

[retroracer]

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

thats always been going. cole is a soft tupac imo .. theres no rough side to him. he's the clean cut pac imo

That's what I'm saying, he don't have the fire.


Maybe he can be this generations Young MC or some shyt.


For some reason, his music doesn't draw me in.I recognize that it's good& positive/ attempts to have substance.....but the connectivity's just not there for me.

It's something missing that's pushing him more to the bland side.Like a oatmeal cookie without enough butter and cinnamon.

I really can't call it

 

[Cory MBA]

 

[JuvenileHell]

Cole isnt half as charismatic as Pac was, nor does he have the kind of powerful songs that Pac did.

Coles doesnt get a pass just for subject matter.

 

[SummerNights]

cole is far from being what 2pac is, really the only artist that comes even a bit close is kendrick yet he isn't

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Awllahdemswallah

 

[Lil Bape the PostGod]

Cole isnt half as charismatic as Pac was, nor does he have the kind of powerful songs that Pac did.

Coles doesnt get a pass just for subject matter.

dont forget...cole also isnt a ballerina

 

[jilla82]

You gotta be young as hell to even have a thought like this creep into your mind

 

[PaperEnterprise]

You youngins never heard of Black on both sides by mos def. Coles new project is good, but if u dont hear mos defs influence in coles music, you kidding yourself. And he is nowhere near pac, musically or socially. Long way to go for him.