Albums J. Cole - The Off-Season (Discussion Thread)

[THE 101]

As someone who has been underwhelmed by a lot of his post-mixtape music i'm enjoying this.

He definitely sounds a lot more confident as a rapper. Like he's a seasoned pro at this now. The production is very good throughout. Some interesting choices.

I still think there's something missing with Cole. It's dependable music but i'm not sure it's very inspired. There's a lot of 8/10's on this shyt. Not sure there's a 10/10. And that kinda sums Cole up. And there's nothing wrong with that but it's why I can't look at him as an elite level artist.

 

[triplehate]

Expand on this for me, please breh

It's like dude just vanished and I've always wondered why

Like most artist he was in a shytty contract, when they wouldn't let him get out he just basically stopped recording so they couldn't eat off him. So he just went the DJ/EDM lane

 

[thaKEAF]

this nikka is hilarious. Real tears.

 

[areohbee824]

It's early but this might be Cole's best to me. A lot of great tracks on this, and one I'm letting ride out 1-12

 

[Stick Up Kid]

This is a dope album..
production on point
Features were fire

Cole came with it

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Pleasantly surprised.


Look forward to sitting with and dissecting this.


On first listen, I think it's like a poster earlier in the thread mentioned.


Cole's "Blueprint"

"95 South" used the same sample from "U Don't Know," right? Sounded really familiar.

 

[Ziggiy]

First review published by Variety


Album Review: Rapper J. Cole Is On HIs Game in 'The Off-Season' - Variety

 

[nairdas]

nikkas.. I CAN'T GET PASS AMARI WTF

The beat and flow is perfect and I'm not even huge J. Cole fan like that. Damn

 

[Ziggiy]

nikkas.. I CAN'T GET PASS AMARI WTF

The beat and flow is perfect and I'm not even huge J. Cole fan like that. Damn

I done ran Let Go My Hand back like 100 times

 

[DapMeUp!]

Did anyone notice that Micheal B Jordan line on 100 Mil was really close to that Drake bar on Lucky Lefty, that leak from a couple months ago. It’s almost the same bar

“Micheal B Jordan call you right now you answering” - Drake (Lucky Lefty)

“Don’t care if it’s Micheal B Jordan calling my woman she ain’t never picking up” - J. Cole (100 Mil)

Was that a shot ?

Yeah I caught this...Random for him to sub like that Drake and Him been cool.
Might have found out he tried to get at his women or something

 

[Redwood]

I wonder if he put him on it because Cam'ron was a legit basketball talent coming out of high school

In that case, he should have put Master P on there too while he was at it

 

[Headcase]

J Cole, 2013: "I hate rich n****s, goddamn it / cause I aint never had a lot, damn it / Who you had to kill? Who you had to rob? / Who you had to fukk just to make it to the top, damn it?"

J Cole, 2021: "If you broke a clowning a millionaire, the joke is on you!"

 

[BiggWebb79]

Yeah Cole came thru and dropped a dope album

 

[Mastamimd]

First week predictions? I'm thinking no less than 550K

 

[Ziggiy]

First week predictions? I'm thinking no less than 550K

Its been three years so his fanbase will be eager to stream/buy the shyt out of this plus he’s receiving a TON of good word of mouth via social media so he’ll get some casual listens off that.


550k seems plausible. It would be his highest debuting album sales wise if he reaches that number