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

[MoneyTron]

I'm not a big Cole fan, but this album clearly better than CLB.

 

[Po pimp]

I haven’t listened to this much since it came out. I don’t know what it is because there aren’t any bad songs and Cole is spittin, but I would still probably rank this his 4th best album (not including the mixtapes).

 

[Heavy_Handz]

Album of the year. Instant classic.

 

[spliz]

I don’t know why people on The Coli retroactively saying this was wack. This was a dope album.

 

[Ziggiy]

I don’t know why people on The Coli retroactively saying this was wack. This was a dope album.

Its my second favorite cole album after 4YEO

 

[spliz]

Its my second favorite cole album after 4YEO

My top 3 Cole projects..
Friday Night Lights
Forest Hills Drive
The Off Season

 

[Ziggiy]

My top 3 Cole projects..
Friday Night Lights
Forest Hills Drive
The Off Season

Friday Night Lights is soooooo fukking dope. That was SUPPOSED to be his debut album but Hov and the execs were holding him up waiting on a hit

 

[spliz]

Friday Night Lights is soooooo fukking dope. That was SUPPOSED to be his debut album but Hov and the execs were holding him up waiting on a hit

Word that’s why I just count it as an album. Cause that was his intention. Lol.

 

[Ziggiy]

Word that’s why I just count it as an album. Cause that was his intention. Lol.

Although Sideline Story was ultimately successful, if you take 80% of FNL and 20% of SS and combine them you have a stone cold classic

 

[spliz]

Although Sideline Story was ultimately successful, if you take 80% of FNL and 20% of SS and combine them you have a stone cold classic

Yea Sideline Story didn’t even feel like a Cole album to me. Both him and Drizzy first official albums was super mid. Kendrick had Section 80 which I like the most out of all his albums even tho GKMC is certified.

 

[InstantKlassik]

KOD >> Off Season

 

[AAKing23]

Punching the Clock is my favorite song on this shyt, from someone who raps that rhyme scheme on that track revolving around the theme of sanity is fukking incredible

Close also does this as well, I love those 2 tracks

 

[Peak]

I don’t know why people on The Coli retroactively saying this was wack. This was a dope album.

Easily his best album

 

[Izanami]

Easily his best album

Head and shoulders better than 2014 FHD.

 

[dubsmith_nz]

Its my second favorite cole album after 4YEO

Oh man, 4YEO is my least favorite Cole project to be honest. Outside of "Neighbours" and "Deja Vu" I don't go back to anything from that album. Maybe "Immortal" as well. Each to their own though.

I actually fukk with "Sideline Story" more than most people though. I've got some great memories to that album and although it felt like a watered down version of "Friday Night Lights" I really like Cole's hungry rapping style at that stage of his career.