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I think the whole Wayne thING is a publicity stunt to boost numbers. No way he's having issues with Baby... just my 2 cents.
 
Ace Rawstein said:
like how lol

not to knock your opinion but I dont see it.

its a relatable story but the lyrics ad flow are nothing noteworthy, the beat is cool like I said but its nothing next level, its nothing only J. Cole could make. Nothing about that record is special.
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Cole is one of the few rappers to talk about all aspects of his life good and bad, dope moments as well as embarrassing ones.

It's just something that I feel the majority of males can relate to, at least i did.

He touches on his nervousness, how he played it off as he was experienced, "practicing" and watching pr0n and **** like who hasn't done that as a kid?

Just one of those :wow: damn this rapper just went there
 
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Still think Wet Dreams is corny, still skip it win I listen to the album.

Good album, 7.5/10. Its just way below his potential, IMO

I'm a fan of dude, like Lost Ones, 2Face, Enchanted, Too Deep for the Intro, Premeditated Murder, Runaway, Never Told all great songs IMO

Like when I think about songs like that and then hear this there isn't really a whole lot from here that'd make a top 15 J. Cole song list. That's just me tho.
 
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Apparently grew on me a lot as a single choice, if he actually does officially go with it for the full single push.

May not be as catchy as No Role Modelz but I think a lot of people can vibe to it.

Overall, Role Modelz would be the MUCH bigger hit... But Apparently is a solid choice after further listen. :smokin
 
Ugh! I'm 9 tracks in (at barbershop) will finish listening on the way home. So far have to be honest, I'm kind of disappointed! Maybe all the HYPE reading review here. Then again, haven't finish yet and it's only first spin! Sure with more spins it'll continue to grow on me.
 
FlatbushFiyah23 said:
HarlemToTheBronx said:
I love the dynamics of GOMD. The reason the ignorant chorus has an enlightening purpose of showing how a lot of us keep up this façade that could be the exact opposite of how we're feeling. 'The part that the thugs skip' touched me personally. :lol: :frown:

And that sample. Might be my favorite song along with A Tale of Two Citiez.
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You know what man. I am glad you quoted me and said this my dude. Upon a further more listening's of the album, GOMD has grown on me a lot. I do like the meaning behind the song as you explained......the hook doesn't bother me as much now.

This song is like Cole's "Backseat Freestyle"

Oh and yeah Tale of Two Citiez! :pimp:
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Glad I could help, man. That was really the first song that clicked for me.

Great album.:pimp:
 
no radio hit
no "club banger"
album leak..

Cole Doing Numbers

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What J. Cole is saying in "Fire Squad" wasn't a diss at Eminem, Justin Timberlake or Macklemore though. Although Iggy part, seemed more personal.

Em, JT & Macklemore are in a genre created by black men and women. That's the truth, no way around it. What Cole is saying is while all these rappers and singers are claiming "King," these 3 artists paid it no mind, made music, and took the sound for themselves.

"History repeats itself and that's just how it goes
Same way that these rappers bite each other's flows
Same thing that Elvis did with rock & roll"

He's saying that rap by nature is people copying off each other, and the extent goes back to Elvis, he took an art form that existed before him, and took it to new heights. And his tone is much different than say Chuck D when he spoke on Elvis. But to understand where J. Cole is going you need the next lines.

"Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Macklemore
While silly _ argue over who gone snatch the crown
Look around my __, white people have snatched the sound"

So while people bicker over who is king.... JT, Eminem & Macklemore just made music and made it their own.


My whole interpretation is he's not angry that white people have infiltrated hip hop, I don't think he really even cares. He's also not the guy who would even care anyway, you have to remember J. Cole is half white, and raised by his white mom. He's more so angry that all the people who are claiming King, are only talking about it, and not proving it. To go further, I think J. Cole is saying if all these self-proclaimed "Kings" cared so much about hip hop culture, why is it that the white artists are the only ones who seemed to just worry about the music, and not the ******** of having your chest puffed out




I'm white, since I guess that influences the perspective.
 
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Essential1 said:
What J. Cole is saying in "Fire Squad" wasn't a diss at Eminem, Justin Timberlake or Macklemore though. Although Iggy part, seemed more personal.

Em, JT & Macklemore are in a genre created by black men and women. That's the truth, no way around it. What Cole is saying is while all these rappers and singers are claiming "King," these 3 artists paid it no mind, made music, and took the sound for themselves.

"History repeats itself and that's just how it goes
Same way that these rappers bite each other's flows
Same thing that Elvis did with rock & roll"

He's saying that rap by nature is people copying off each other, and the extent goes back to Elvis, he took an art form that existed before him, and took it to new heights, but to understand where J. Cole is going you need the next lines.

"Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Macklemore
While silly _ argue over who gone snatch the crown
Look around my __, white people have snatched the sound"

So while people bicker over who is king.... JT, Eminem & Macklemore just made music and made it their own.


My whole interpretation is he's not angry that white people have infiltrated hip hop, I don't think he really even cares. He's also not the guy who would even care anyway, you have to remember J. Cole is half white, and raised by his white mom. He's more so angry that all the people who are claiming King, are only talking about it, and not proving it. To go further, I think J. Cole is saying if all these self-proclaimed "Kings" cared so much about hip hop culture, why is it that the white artists are the only ones who seemed to just worry about the music, and not the ******** of having your chest puffed out
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Didn't read all that because it's too long.

But my interpretation is that Cole is saying that while the black rappers are arguing about who is the so-called "King of Rap," white artists stole the sound, mixed it with pop, do crazy numbers and don't debate about who's the so-called King.
 
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