Idk but judging music that took years to make after one listen is never fair. You probably only heard 10-20% of whats going on
We used to buy CDs, give it multiple spins and weād find records we liked regardless even if the album wasnt a masterpiece. Nowadays everything comes and goes cause theres too much available at once
Idk but judging music that took years to make after one listen is never fair.
I agree with this general sentiment, but people only ever say this when the initial reaction to that first listen is negative. Nobody says this when people love an album after hearing it once
Finally finished
Legacy, The Let Out, Lonely At The Top, Life Sentence, Only You, What If, and the world is the Ville, and Ocean Way are immediate skips
Disc 1 > Disc 2
8.6
Verdict: Damn, this nigga Cole be rapping
Iām confused, you have a third of the album as immediate skips yet your rating is damn near a 9/10?
Finally finished
Legacy, The Let Out, Lonely At The Top, Life Sentence, Only You, What If, and the world is the Ville, and Ocean Way are immediate skips
Disc 1 > Disc 2
8.6
Verdict: Damn, this nigga Cole be rapping
I know you aināt just say the world is the ville is a skip I had to revoke my like
I know a lot of people probably are hating on Life Sentence but man he showed his wife maddd love on there s*** really beautiful
The Off-Season
The Fall-Off
Born Sinner
2014FHD
FNL
Sideline Story
KOD
4YEO
MDL
I know you aināt just say the world is the ville is a skip I had to revoke my like
it's not a good song as an overall album closer
it's not a good song as an overall album closer
Nah I disagree
S*** is top 5 on the album easily
Nah I disagree
S*** is top 5 on the album easily
Lonely at the top does a better job imo.

Whatever snippet 8 was probably would've been better.
I'm juss saying if we ranking j cole closers, I'd rank this in the lower half.
Not a bad song, but this is the closer to your ""retirement"" album and it...idk, it don't feel like it.
1. 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 9/10
2. The Off-Season - 8/10
3. The Fall-Off - 7/10
4. Born Sinner - 7/10
5. 4 Your Eyez Only - 6/10
6. Cole World: The Sideline Story - 5/10
7. KOD - 4/10
8. Might Delete Later - 3/10
Lonely at the top does a better job imo.
!https://youtu.be/3HeDxNXqnYQ?si=vJoExu5KTgGDHv2SWhatever snippet 8 was probably would've been better.
I'm juss saying if we ranking j cole closers, I'd rank this in the lower half.
Not a bad song, but this is the closer to your ""retirement"" album and it...idk, it don't feel like it.
Idk I feel that s*** man
Sample is beautiful and the breezy effortless flow on there is goated
Also I love how he repping the Ville on there Iām from Pleasantville NJ so Iām from āThe Villeā of NJ and itās kinda similar to how he describes Fayetteville fr, small town, can be beautiful in some ways, but definitely violent
Beanie Sigel got shot two streets over from my pops crib, and my brother got popped a street away in the other direction. My brother was in shootouts and selling d**** at like 13
So when he say āThe Ville⦠the mf Villeā I feel him
Idk I feel that s*** man
Sample is beautiful and the breezy effortless flow on there is goated
Also I love how he repping the Ville on there Iām from Pleasantville NJ so Iām from āThe Villeā of NJ and itās kinda similar to how he describes Fayetteville fr, small town, can be beautiful in some ways, but definitely violent
Beanie Sigel got shot two streets over from my pops crib, and my brother got popped a street away in the other direction. My brother was in shootouts and selling d**** at like 13
So when he say āThe Ville⦠the mf Villeā I feel him
Damn
Thatās one thing I can give credit to this album for, itās definitely reaching and connecting with people in ways that I havenāt seen a mainstream rap album do in a long time
This albums perfect at the gym, diverse but beats and bars hard, good for having something play to keep you locked in
Idk I feel that s*** man
Sample is beautiful and the breezy effortless flow on there is goated
Also I love how he repping the Ville on there Iām from Pleasantville NJ so Iām from āThe Villeā of NJ and itās kinda similar to how he describes Fayetteville fr, small town, can be beautiful in some ways, but definitely violent
Beanie Sigel got shot two streets over from my pops crib, and my brother got popped a street away in the other direction. My brother was in shootouts and selling d**** at like 13
So when he say āThe Ville⦠the mf Villeā I feel him
prayers for your fam
and glad it resonates with you in that way.
1. 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 9/10
2. The Off-Season - 8/10
3. The Fall-Off - 7/10
4. Born Sinner - 7/10
5. 4 Your Eyez Only - 6/10
6. Cole World: The Sideline Story - 5/10
7. KOD - 4/10
8. Might Delete Later - 3/10
Ain't no way MDL is worse than KOD
I know blame it on the algo but Iām seeing a lot of love online for this album and Cole in general. He winning this cycle
Literally the opposite
Literally the opposite
We have different algorithms lol
it's not a good song as an overall album closer
Not supposed to be an overall album closer
Even though its a double album packaged as one its more similar to SBX/TLB than it is to MMBS. Its two standalone albums with their own narratives and conclusions
Ain't no way MDL is worse than KOD
Might Delete Later is one of the worst rap projects of the 2020s
"runnin' with fruity types, d*** in the booty types"