KOD is among the most important albums of this generation
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Metal Face
Superstar
forgot about this garbo the day it came out
detroit devil 3
All Star
Out of all his albums, this probs has the least replay value personally.
I mean from an actual music perspective he kinda lost me after FHD so it’s whatever
but I’ve fw a couple loosies like ‘snow on the bluff’ and the more recent ones and ik rotd 2 was definitely legit so all hope isn’t lost, just need another classic, that’s all, to make it 3
I mean from an actual music perspective he kinda lost me after FHD so it’s whatever
but I’ve fw a couple loosies like ‘snow on the bluff’ and the more recent ones and ik rotd 2 was definitely legit so all hope isn’t lost, just need another classic, that’s all, to make it 3
BK The Great
Veteran
I liked this album just off the fact he spoke on real stuff. People won’t appreciate this until later on.
bourgeoisie tall freak
Superstar
gettin higher than the soul of lil Shaniya
props to j cole for always giving af
props to j cole for always giving af
IWasntMadeToPlayTheSon
Mutant Mindframe
Album was trash. He’s just a corny nas
This song just reaffirms the title of this thread
We all have demons and that inner struggle is a battle we will fight for the rest of our lives. Some come out victorious and find peace within themselves. And some fall victim and succumb to their pitfalls
Cole has told this story in different ways throughout his career
Two early examples
It's not easy to make it out the projects. Being Black in America in general is among the hardest life experiences in the history of humanity. This is where KOD's power lies and why Cole is one of the greats
Not only has he told the stories of black men and women in the hood masterfully through his music for 11 plus years. But he made KOD, an album that acknowledges how vices reinforce the deadly cycle in every environment. In Fayetteville, Baltimore, Mississippi, Atlanta, everywhere. He made an album that speaks to the traumas and coping mechanisms while giving gems on how to overcome and find inner peace
This is an album that doesnt preach about doing the right thing. It lays out all the ways to cope and simply tells the listener to choose wisely. Music like this goes way beyond internet criticism. It goes beyond the stereotypes of conscious hip hop. This is the music that changes lives in the real world and lives forever in history
Like I said before once time passes, this album and Cole's discography as a whole will be widely regarded as monumental music in the history of the genre
In the era of Percocets, Mollys and Zannys, Cole shined a light without being preachy. He told stories of his own addictions as well as those of his family and friends on this record
He showed the reality of these unhealthy vices without glorification. Displayed the feeling you get when you cope with them and the downfall of overreliance
Meditation and prayer are two healthy coping skills he touched on. And like I said before, he wasn't preachy while doing so. Throughout the album he shows empathy instead of scolding. He isn't on that "don't do drugs be a good person" shyt. I feel like many of the listeners who called it pretentious and preachy simply just didn't want to hear the message
KOD's importance and power will be seen and acknowledged on a grand scale in time. But that's how everything is. We often don't appreciate things in the moment. It isn't until time passes when we start giving flowers and realize the value of things
Whether it's soon after Cole retires or further in time, KOD will eventually be viewed widely as one of the most important albums of this generation. History will remember this album and the rest of his music fondly
We all have demons and that inner struggle is a battle we will fight for the rest of our lives. Some come out victorious and find peace within themselves. And some fall victim and succumb to their pitfalls
Cole has told this story in different ways throughout his career
Two early examples
It's not easy to make it out the projects. Being Black in America in general is among the hardest life experiences in the history of humanity. This is where KOD's power lies and why Cole is one of the greats
Not only has he told the stories of black men and women in the hood masterfully through his music for 11 plus years. But he made KOD, an album that acknowledges how vices reinforce the deadly cycle in every environment. In Fayetteville, Baltimore, Mississippi, Atlanta, everywhere. He made an album that speaks to the traumas and coping mechanisms while giving gems on how to overcome and find inner peace
This is an album that doesnt preach about doing the right thing. It lays out all the ways to cope and simply tells the listener to choose wisely. Music like this goes way beyond internet criticism. It goes beyond the stereotypes of conscious hip hop. This is the music that changes lives in the real world and lives forever in history
Like I said before once time passes, this album and Cole's discography as a whole will be widely regarded as monumental music in the history of the genre
In the era of Percocets, Mollys and Zannys, Cole shined a light without being preachy. He told stories of his own addictions as well as those of his family and friends on this record
He showed the reality of these unhealthy vices without glorification. Displayed the feeling you get when you cope with them and the downfall of overreliance
Meditation and prayer are two healthy coping skills he touched on. And like I said before, he wasn't preachy while doing so. Throughout the album he shows empathy instead of scolding. He isn't on that "don't do drugs be a good person" shyt. I feel like many of the listeners who called it pretentious and preachy simply just didn't want to hear the message
KOD's importance and power will be seen and acknowledged on a grand scale in time. But that's how everything is. We often don't appreciate things in the moment. It isn't until time passes when we start giving flowers and realize the value of things
Whether it's soon after Cole retires or further in time, KOD will eventually be viewed widely as one of the most important albums of this generation. History will remember this album and the rest of his music fondly
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Armchair Militant
Stay woke
It’s not bad, but I think it’s his worst album.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Great album content wise, very underwhelming on the production side.
SuburbanPimp
Giving game to lames since the 90s
I liked it, rappers don't strp out their comfort zone enough and that felt like what J. Cole was doing. Its like people kind of forgot therr was a theme and concept to thus album. Not his best album but I enjoyed it better than Sideline Story and 4 your eyes only. Brackets and Window Pain are probably my favorites but I like quite a few songs on it
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
I revisited this album it's actually pretty good the concept was executed masterfully dude is talking about real shyt top to bottom
Still don't like ATM, Motiv8, or the Kill Edward thing
It is a very important album because it really touches on substance abuse especially as it pertains around urban black communities especially in a generation of the opioid epidemic
Still don't like ATM, Motiv8, or the Kill Edward thing
It is a very important album because it really touches on substance abuse especially as it pertains around urban black communities especially in a generation of the opioid epidemic