Explaining What J. Cole did on this album in Basketball Terms:
Bro has FUTURE & Marvin Sapp on the same album 💿 and Neither feels out of place …
COLE.. What IS YOU ON!?? 😮💨🔥
The overarching story of J. Cole’s discography:
▫️The Come Up - the beginning, moving to NY
▫️The Warm Up - preparing for the game to start metaphorically
▫️Friday Night Lights - the game begins, could be seen as his debut album
▫️Sideline Story - waiting to get off the sidelines and into the game, prove he’s ready
▫️Born Sinner - Now a proven artist, Cole deals with the darker sides of fame
▫️2014 FHD - Cole returns home and finds himself again, this is his undisputed classic
▫️4YEO - Having reached a commercial peak, Cole challenges himself to go deeper narratively and touch on more serious issues
▫️KOD - Cole at this point has achieved the quality and commercial success that many would deem a great career. He experiments with his sound on another concept album
▫️The Off-Season - Cole taking a break from the concepts to perfect his rapping skills
▫️The Fall Off - Cole looking back on his career, nearing the end point, and providing reflections from the top of the hill.
To be continued…
Cam Newton just showed off his entire resume and accomplishments as an athlete and compared it to Gillie Da Kid's career as a rapper on his 4th & 1 podcast