J. Cole is seen as one of hip-hop's biggest representatives. Criticisms will always be leveled against the top. They do/did the same with Jay, Nas, Kanye, Kendrick, Drake, etc... It's a matter of expectation more than anything. Cole is hyped up as all-time great potential so some people try and fail to find that greatness because you just can't live up to those expectations. I mean just look at how hard people try to rationalize their dislike of J. Cole's music, I've never seen that with any other artist. It's like they're having therapy sessions with themselves trying to get to the bottom of why his music doesn't connect with them.
I liked it. People hold Cole to a different standard because he doesn’t have any “classic” albums, but all of his albums have been very good except his debut (which had some of his best songs).
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