Piff Perkins
Veteran
Nas is not chasing a smash hit, what are you talking about. Making some songs you think women will like, as a legacy rapper =/= chasing a hit.Nah bro. Cole needs a hit.
It’s more than a fanbase at this moment. Cole needs a “oh I’m outside” moment. He can’t do that with these “staring at my feet” raps.
Even Nas was still chasing a smash hit after solidifying himself as a project-window conscious rapper. Again, there are artists in their 40s winning Grammys and trying to compete. Cole isn’t immune from that. An artist of Cole’s stature can still get dropped. Dont act like Cole going independent wouldn’t be weird for him at this moment. Look at Jim Jones…you can’t be “in the mix” and not present in the game at the highest level.
WALE is coming. KRIT is coming…Even Big Sean knows he gotta pop back out. Wiz Khalifa is tuning up right now too. The entire West Coast is tooling up… Pay attention. Cole is trying to buy time and I think people are cool with him treading water but… they wont be patient forever.
Nobody cares about KRIT, Wale, etc. Cole is one of the biggest rappers in the world and his fanbase is undeniable. He'll drop a single but he doesn't need a hit. He doesn't care and neither do his fans...they just want a dope album and a dope tour.