J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive (Discussion Thread) *Stream*
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FappleMeOff
All Star
Another disappointment.
The Come Up is still his best project
The Come Up is still his best project
KeysT
Playa from the Himalayas #ByrdGang
Some real stand outs.. others not so much 8/10.
KillSpray
Don't be mad
halfway thru and even tho I can see why people would say this is better than his other albums, for someone like me, this guy focuses too much on his adolescence and growing up in his raps. I think he may be speaking to a younger audience than me.
EDIT: also something that always struck me about Cole as cringeworthy, and still occurs a lot on this album, is how he sounds sometimes when he curses. It's hard to describe, but sometimes it just sounds like he's trying too hard to come off a certain way by throwing in vulgarity where it really has no place.
EDIT: also something that always struck me about Cole as cringeworthy, and still occurs a lot on this album, is how he sounds sometimes when he curses. It's hard to describe, but sometimes it just sounds like he's trying too hard to come off a certain way by throwing in vulgarity where it really has no place.
LucaBrasi
West Coast Legend
I'm feeling every track on this 
Cole had the right idea just releasing this shyt in full...their aint a single on this muthafukka!
@KillSpray is right though he raps to much about his adolescence. J Cole's whole career is based off "the come up" or being "the underdog", which is why he stays there...because that's what he raps about. I feel like I've already heard all he has to say...he's gotta grow lyrically, he's dope don't get me wrong...he needs more stories.
With all that said the album got a cohesive sound...and it's pretty dope. Gotta give it a few more spins to get the whole feel...off the firs spin though it's nice.
@KillSpray is right though he raps to much about his adolescence. J Cole's whole career is based off "the come up" or being "the underdog", which is why he stays there...because that's what he raps about. I feel like I've already heard all he has to say...he's gotta grow lyrically, he's dope don't get me wrong...he needs more stories.
With all that said the album got a cohesive sound...and it's pretty dope. Gotta give it a few more spins to get the whole feel...off the firs spin though it's nice.
1. Too much singing
2. Too much happy-go-lucky songs
3. Short tracklist. First track and last irrelevant - especially the last one. Remember when Coli users were like "OMG There's a 14 minute track. COLE MUST GO IN". Then it turns out it's just cole shouting nonsense. Which leaves only what like 11 tracks?
4. Cole used to be good at making deep/story telling songs. But he seems to use them up in his initial mixtapes. Songs on Forest Gump Drive sounds like leftovers - or that he can't come up with new ways to story tell them properly. It's kinda weird, look at Sideline Story - interestingly the stand out songs are girl songs - Can't Get Enough even Work Out was good club song. Songs like never told and breakdown were very average. Same as songs on FD.
5. He tries too hard to be this socially-aware rapper, like he's the only one who recognizes the struggle. But he executes the album way too average. It's really nothing special.
6. Not sure about production, but Cole's drums, beats have a similar signature to them and it's okay but to be refreshing he really needs an out of the box producer.
7. His raps. Wayyyyy too dumbed down. What happend to the Cole that used to rhyme complex multis?
2. Too much happy-go-lucky songs
3. Short tracklist. First track and last irrelevant - especially the last one. Remember when Coli users were like "OMG There's a 14 minute track. COLE MUST GO IN". Then it turns out it's just cole shouting nonsense. Which leaves only what like 11 tracks?
4. Cole used to be good at making deep/story telling songs. But he seems to use them up in his initial mixtapes. Songs on Forest Gump Drive sounds like leftovers - or that he can't come up with new ways to story tell them properly. It's kinda weird, look at Sideline Story - interestingly the stand out songs are girl songs - Can't Get Enough even Work Out was good club song. Songs like never told and breakdown were very average. Same as songs on FD.
5. He tries too hard to be this socially-aware rapper, like he's the only one who recognizes the struggle. But he executes the album way too average. It's really nothing special.
6. Not sure about production, but Cole's drums, beats have a similar signature to them and it's okay but to be refreshing he really needs an out of the box producer.
7. His raps. Wayyyyy too dumbed down. What happend to the Cole that used to rhyme complex multis?
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Sickology101
Rookie
Was gonna wait til it came out but fukk it......I gotta hear it.
Roaden Polynice
Superstar
This is one of the problems with J. Cole. Why can't he just fukking say these lyrics without a "
just a joke man...but some jokes have some truth to them!
"He does that a lot. The backtracking and hands-off approach.
"My verbal ak slay fakkits, and I don't mean no disrespect when I say fakkit, ok fakkit? Don't be so sensitive. If you want to get fukked in the ass that's between you and whoever dikk it is. Pause. Maybe that line was too far. Just to show you how homophobic you are."
KillSpray
Don't be mad
This is one of the problems with J. Cole. Why can't he just fukking say these lyrics without a "
He does that a lot. The backtracking and hands-off approach.
"My verbal ak slay fakkits, and I don't mean no disrespect when I say fakkit, ok fakkit? Don't be so sensitive. If you want to get fukked in the ass that's between you and whoever dikk it is. Pause. Maybe that line was too far. Just to show you how homophobic you are."
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
Jan 28th, a tale of 2 citiez, fire squad, gomd, really the whole tape bangs, Cole has one here 
. Dude is one of the most consistent artist out.
. Dude is one of the most consistent artist out.