J. Cole Nation: Chat Thread

Started by Mike Tyson, Dec 23, 2014, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. KLD3816
    Posts: 4,291
    Likes: 8,792
    Joined: Dec 22, 2014

    KLD3816 Love yourz.

    Feb 21, 2016
    Can't forget power trip. Goat single.
    There's definitely some fluff on that album.
     
    5
    GKBS, Equis, Spartan23R and 2 others like this.
    5
    GKBS, Equis, Spartan23R and 2 others like this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  2. J.T.
    Posts: 2,354
    Likes: 5,550
    Joined: Dec 17, 2014
    Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Feb 21, 2016
    Regardless if you switched songs with the songs on TY, the album's concept was poorly executed. There isn't a clear transition of when the album is supposed to go from darkness to light.
     
    2
    Nav Bhatia and KLD3816 like this.
    2
    Nav Bhatia and KLD3816 like this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  3. Uncle Luke
    Posts: 7,589
    Likes: 12,710
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014
    Location: Rocky Mount metro, NC

    Feb 21, 2016
    At forbidden fruit
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  4. Rowney
    Posts: 1,705
    Likes: 2,020
    Joined: Jan 20, 2015

    Feb 21, 2016
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  5. reD10S
    Posts: 2,160
    Likes: 3,531
    Joined: Jul 25, 2015

    reD10S The real is back

    Feb 21, 2016
    This thread alive again:jr: Cole better make this February scary soon tho. Till then, let's hold it down :colerly:
     
    2
    Yourz and KLD3816 like this.
    2
    Yourz and KLD3816 like this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  6. Kold
    Posts: 2,219
    Likes: 6,768
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    You could tell by the first four bars Cole sold his soul on this one. Slow Jams ain't near as basic as this track. Work Out hook and beat are what are dope for me but you could tell he was forcing s--- for sure.
     
    1
    Spartan23R likes this.
    1
    Spartan23R likes this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  7. Fire Squad
    Posts: 7,551
    Likes: 21,039
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Fire Squad Boss Don Biggavel

    Feb 21, 2016
    There will be no Work Out slander in this thread that is the goat song :rejoice:

    Now if I hear anyone say something bad about Power Trip oh boy...
     
    NoRoleModelz, Yourz, Gattuso8 and 3 others like this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  8. King Simba
    Posts: 1,960
    Likes: 4,260
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    Cole was forcing s--- like he got piles

    (Another one :khaled2:)
     
    1
    Kold likes this.
    1
    Kold likes this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  9. Cruz
    Posts: 1,277
    Likes: 4,115
    Joined: Nov 30, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    how is letting nas down not a dark moment if the album was meant to be dark to light?
     
    2
    GKBS and KLD3816 like this.
    2
    GKBS and KLD3816 like this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  10. King Simba
    Posts: 1,960
    Likes: 4,260
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
     
    1
    Nav Bhatia likes this.
    1
    Nav Bhatia likes this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  11. Uncle Luke
    Posts: 7,589
    Likes: 12,710
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014
    Location: Rocky Mount metro, NC

    Feb 21, 2016
    yea, but cole said that is where it goes from light to dark. :kanye3:

    edit: plus let nas down is not as dark as rich niggaz, villuminati, trouble etc
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  12. Pazuzu
    Posts: 8,449
    Likes: 17,279
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    If anyone is looking for some new s--- to watch, the Netflix series "Love" is dope. Pretty funny show thus far.

    Gillian Jacobs :emoji_heart_eyes:(even when she dresses like a dirtbag hipster)
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  13. KLD3816
    Posts: 4,291
    Likes: 8,792
    Joined: Dec 22, 2014

    KLD3816 Love yourz.

    Feb 21, 2016
    Wayne a---.
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  14. 2014 Forever Lives JCN
    Posts: 1,819
    Likes: 3,965
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    :camby:
    that's a four syllable rhyme scheme with two words that have only 3 letters, gawd s---

    :camby:
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  15. J.T.
    Posts: 2,354
    Likes: 5,550
    Joined: Dec 17, 2014
    Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Feb 21, 2016
    AD just put up 59 points and 20 rebounds :sweatt:
     
    GKBS, Rowney, NoRoleModelz and 6 others like this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  16. 2014 Forever Lives JCN
    Posts: 1,819
    Likes: 3,965
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    Work Out would actually be a really dope song if not for the "big old chaaaaaaaains ... big old raaaaaaange" opening bars

    the actual lyrics themselves aren't that bad but the delivery is awful, don't know why he felt the need to do that

    the delivery makes those bars bleached a------ level bad :camby:

    besides that work out still a good song but actually cuda been great imo if he just took some more time on the bars
     
    1
    Pazuzu likes this.
    1
    Pazuzu likes this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  17. 2014 Forever Lives JCN
    Posts: 1,819
    Likes: 3,965
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    I've explained this to you guys so many times :cam:

    its recapping the whole situation basically the whole first half of the album which was dark and why cole did it, saying "he went to h--- to resurrect it (hiphop)" which nas said was dead, yet nas failed to "respect it" / cole's sacrifice for the game
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  18. 2014 Forever Lives JCN
    Posts: 1,819
    Likes: 3,965
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    d--- y'all got me listening to work out and realizing really how good a song it is besides those opening bars

    She like them boys with the big old chains
    Ride around town in the big old Range
    I knew her when I rocked big old jeans
    Now the little n----- doing big old thangs

    that delivery is so cringe why he had to do that

    besides that tho A1 song, the hook is great, bridge is great all that

    then again who knows how his career would have went if he never had that song be such a "disappointment" and send him into a depression which ultimately made him better in the end ...
     
    Jun 22, 2025
  19. 2014 Forever Lives JCN
    Posts: 1,819
    Likes: 3,965
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    remember he even had a full video shot for work out and had to redo it completely :lmaooo:
     
    5
    Equis, J.T., Kold and 2 others like this.
    5
    Equis, J.T., Kold and 2 others like this.
    Jun 22, 2025
  20. Pazuzu
    Posts: 8,449
    Likes: 17,279
    Joined: Dec 23, 2014

    Feb 21, 2016
    He and the legend Mike Shiggety Shaw were standing in line outside of the night club talking about bottle service or something :drakelaugh:
     
    Jun 22, 2025