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I also like IWW better than Illmatic, but related to the topic...yeah, this is foolish, comparing the two. The Message alone is better than anything on this album.
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Serious question, why do so many people believe Cole is going to get better? When we mostly see the opposite as far as hiphop artist are concerned. The past has shown us the artist typically evens out or degrade as their career progresses.I agree. Even though Cole is going to keep getting better album by album, he's not there yet. He may truly become baby Nas by album 5.I'm in the small percentage, that prefers It was Written to Illmatic.
It was Written > J. Cole whole catalogue. and i'm a fan of J. Cole's music.
IWW and its not even close. This album has stood the test of time and has got even more acclaim over the years. Hell the 2 songs that didn't even make the cd version, the Street Dreams Remix with R. Kelly and Silent Murder, are better then anything J. Cole has ever done.
It Was Written > Born Sinner
However, I will say that J. Cole put out a very good debut and put out a better sophomore album. I cant say the same for Nas, as his sophomore album was not as good as his debut. Obviously Illmatic is a classic, and hard to beat, but still.
Dont know why it means nothing to you. The very first thing I wrote was IWW was superior to Born Sinner. The point of the rest of what I wrote was simply to show that J. Cole is in fact improving. Nas has been in a consistent decline since his debut (albeit a very gradual decline). Cole is getting better.What you said means absolutely nothing when you put everything in context.It Was Written > Born Sinner
However, I will say that J. Cole put out a very good debut and put out a better sophomore album. I cant say the same for Nas, as his sophomore album was not as good as his debut. Obviously Illmatic is a classic, and hard to beat, but still.
Black Girl Lost...one of my favorites yoI'm one of the many few who likes IWW over illmatic. One of the best well rounded albums of all time imo. I just noticed the clip at the end of Street Dreams is the news report on Black Girl Lost
Nas made a "decline" from what is probably the greatest album in the history of the genre. So every time he dropped he was supposed to put out the new GOAT album? That makes no sense.Dont know why it means nothing to you. The very first thing I wrote was IWW was superior to Born Sinner. The point of the rest of what I wrote was simply to show that J. Cole is in fact improving. Nas has been in a consistent decline since his debut (albeit a very gradual decline). Cole is getting better.It Was Written > Born Sinner
However, I will say that J. Cole put out a very good debut and put out a better sophomore album. I cant say the same for Nas, as his sophomore album was not as good as his debut. Obviously Illmatic is a classic, and hard to beat, but still.
What you said means absolutely nothing when you put everything in context.
We were speaking about what is a better sophomore album. IWW clearly wins that. All I was pointing out was that J. Cole actually made a better debut album than his first, and Nas did not. Thats all. Its not a knock on Nas. Just an observation. Cole will likely never be on Nas' level, but its nice to see his music is getting better not worse.
Cole is miles away from where NaS was when he dropped his 2nd album. Not even close.
Cole is miles away from where NaS was when he dropped his 2nd album. Not even close.
Nas dropped illmatic, by da 2nd album he was
already king of NY...try again.
Nas dropped illmatic, by da 2nd album he was
already king of NY...try again.
troll thread but....what's a better sophomore album than IWW though?