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Well rapping performance is obviously Cole. And lyricism is Cole. But oh actually Cole had the best beats too. Songwriting goes to Cole too. But still, Kendrick and Dra- oh wait, Cole also had better melodic performances than both of them. And had the best features.
GNX and ICEMAN are both great albums and big moments in pop culture. But it’s easily The Fall Off.
30 years in Nigeria. 6 years in the UK.
Same intelligence. Same work ethic.
But two completely different lives.
You cannot outwork a broken system.
Believe me, i tried
One thing I don’t think Cole detractors understand is that he fits a very specific lane for his listeners that Drake & Kendrick do not serve: the appeal to the everyday person. Yes, all 3 artists have songs that do that but Cole does that on every single album and to a higher level.
His fans do not care if Kendrick has more depth conceptually or if Drake puts out more hits, Cole fits a third lane that combines the commerciality with the concepts and delivers it from the perspective of a man willing to drive across the country to show how grateful he is to his fans - you can’t say that about the other 2.
This is not to say you can’t prefer the other 2 (music is subjective!) but I think it’s completely wrong to view his legacy in terms of how he compares to his peers because he’s established a separate lane for himself and will be looked at as one of the greatest rappers ever regardless of what Kendrick and Drake do
J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off’ is set to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 291K first-week units 📊
It will be Cole's seventh No. 1 album of his career.
(via @HITSDD)