J. Cole - KOD (Discussion Thread)

[S.W.A.G.]

Exactly the point i been making for the past couple years.
I just don't understand why Kendrick and Cole refuse to just get a dope beat and rap over that shyt.
Rap ain't gotta be this gotdamn complicated

I believe this Kanye's impact. Rappers used to rap first and be artists second.

When Kanye dropped he was an artist first - outlining and executing a sonic and conceptual creative vision, and his raps were largely second to that.

The new gen is obviously inspired by the way Kanye delivers his albums, as you alluded to you just get less rapping on a beat good songs like you did with Jay. Everyone wants to be an artist, not everyone has it in them. I do disagree, I think Kendrick is a really strong artist and with DAMN he mixed it up way more than TPAB, but GKMD was better balanced agreed.

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

Gaddamn, wtf is this trash?

Jimmy n cardi b really got better albums than this dude

 

[S.W.A.G.]

ATM is fire

 

[iamduval]

He can come up with a good concept but he's not a good enough rapper or producer to execute it. He really needs to get more people involved in his projects like Kendrick does.

 

[CrimsonTider]

nikkas ain’t worthy to be on his shyt

Don’t nobody wanna rap on these beats

 

[OJ Simpsom]

 

[thernbroom]

Gaddamn, wtf is this trash?

Jimmy n cardi b really got better albums than this dude

 

[ogc163]

 

[Lord-Yosh]

yeah he missed the mark with this one. It actually made me appreciate the Jim album more I'm boutta bump that

 

[SuburbanPimp]

I fukks with this off first listen .. He dropping some gems on here ..

Had to run BRACKETS back a couple of times.. shyt goes

He definitely upped his production game

Gonna be bumping this all day today

 

[HoldThisL]

Why nikkas calling others haters for not liking this trash. Im a big J Cole fan and I get the premise of the album, but it is still garbo. It really sounds like a 2 week mixtape tbh.

shyt is not that deep at all too, so stop it with the fake bullshyt to make it appear better than what it is.

Keep 1985, and the Outro, throw the rest in the trash bin.

 

[KillKenny]

chill guys...
you are a bit overacting and mostly based on your preconceptions...
This album has many weaknesses but TRASH??
You really wanna tell me you cant feel BRACKETS?
Better yet, you can't feel 1985?

it's a nice effort... might grow on me idk

 

[iHiphop86]

At least Jim Jones album didn’t disappoint

 

[QU Hectic]

Now I see why this thread wasn’t trending

 

[904Lurker]

Big KRIT is so much better than him it's laughable .That Jigga cosign /twitter "woke" shallowness propped this average rapper.