for me it sound even more similar to Sing About Me, one of the last songs in GKMC. He's talking in the perspective of people who passed as well, and both hit me hard. Both songs are between my all time favorites.
Insight he's completely boring and overrated. So many people praise this nigga when he is so average and that is what draws a fuck tonne of hate. He has a few good songs but overall he is so average. And when people say "you don't understand the message in his music" there is way better artists than cole that constantly gets praised. He's no where near Kendrick, Earl, Andre3K, Nas, Doom, etc. when it comes to portraying messages through rap. I hope that answers your question.
Air you mentioning kendrick in the same sentence as doom, 3 stacks and nas sums up why I hate kendrick fans lmao he isn't anywhere close to that level especially dooms level.
Jesse Ringle I can easily see how people think he is trash after hearing 4 your eyez only, however, if they said the same thing after 2014 fhd then they trippin.
All of a sudden the 2014 Forest Hill band wagoners aren't feelin this album, good thing I been wit Cole since The Warm Up , and this album fire as always
Andrew Camp Band wagoners? That album was critically acclaimed and got him popularity, it was the LP that got me into Cole heavily. Of course, respectfully, I went back and listened to the rest of the discography. His past mixtape/LPs we're alright, people just wanna be hipsters and say that shit was the best thing they've ever heard. Some say that FHD was one of his worst albums when that's straight fucking lies, it's his best and that's no doubt. That album had the most bangers, the best wordplay that I've seen from Cole and it had some nasty instrumentals, to be more specific, original instrumentals. This new album was decent, nothing too insane.
Paul Hwang heavily agree with you. same situation as you. FHD will always hold a special place in my heart. his production and flow on songs like January 28th and wet dreamz are still so amazing to me. 4YEO is polarizing. imo. i keep half the album on constant repeat, but I never listen to the other half. change and 4yeo are some of his best songs of all time, but on the other hand we got shit like ville mentality and folding clothes.
For Whom The Bell Tolls - 0:47 Immortal - 1:20 Deja Vu - 2:12 Ville Mentality - 2:42 She’s Mine Pt. 1 - 3:21 BREAK - 4:06 Change - 7:43 Neighbors - 8:26 Foldin Clothes - 9:35 She’s Mine Pt. 2 - 10:23 4 Your Eyez Only - 11:01
am i the _only_ one who actually likes this album? people are really jumping on this trend of hating on Cole for no reason. Don't get me wrong, FHD was better but 'Immortal' is a banger imo 💯 smh at least he ain't mumble rapping 🙄
Man, your argument isn't cutting it for me. "At least he ain't mumble rapping"... you are right, but that doesn't justify that this album was weak (not necessarily bad, but weak) in almost every aspect.
Nas literally passed on the crown to Cole with his own words. Kendrick praises Cole whenever his name is brought up yet people saying Cole is trash? im done man EDIT: J. Cole is recognized by Rakim, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, etc as one of the greatest rappers of our time but according to some guys on RUclips, they're wrong because J. Cole is "boring."
thagoverment so just because 2 other artist like him means we should to? So you're a follower and you don't have a voice for yourself? So if bad and Kendrick didn't like him your ass would be hating on him too? You're a bitch?
Lmao, completely missed the point. If 2 of the greatest rappers of all time call Cole great, means he is. You can dislike him, but don't ever disrespect him. Cole is a certified Hip Hop legend.
thagoverment just ignore them, they know what they're doing. As long as you know how dope he is and how deep his message is that's all that matters my man💯
This album wasn't the best of the year , but it was the realist. The story behind it is beautiful. j cole deserve props I don't know how you people can hate him
Definitely not the realist, compared to other rappers who've already dropped. The story is kinda corny and nothing new but it's fine. The concept is the same thing. Half the album puts me to sleep and makes me cringe, the other half is actually pretty damn good. How could She's Mine Pt. 1 be shit, but Pt. 2 be excellent? Neighbors probably the best song. Don't get me wrong, he says some real shit. But like in the ending of Immortal, dude drops some Hopsin level cringe, which sucks because it was a pretty damn good song. I mean dude isn't as bad as Hopsin when it comes to the cringe, but he often hits the same notes. His fan base also pretty Hopsin level fan base bad lol.
What was cringe inducing about the ending of immortal? Everything he said was rooted in fact and he even referenced the Billie Holiday poem Strange Fruit which was ill to me
Thanks for maturely stating your opinion instead of trying to get a reaction out of disliking J. Cole. I share the same opinion. He's a good artist for sure but pretty overrated.
Music Chair Reviews Him and Kendrick are both heavily overrated. They're good rappers but their fans make it look like everything they release deserves a Grammy or some shit
Deucalion I wouldn't say that about kendrick. he's to creative and actually task risk with his music and sounds. The thing about kendrick no one in the mainstream let me repeat in the mainstream comes close to taking his spot. that people that listen to underground know rappers that can give him a challenge. Kendrick is right where he deserves.
Music Chair Reviews he's an extremely good artist, but that doesn't change the fact that he is very overrated. Untitled to his die hard fans is AOTY and it's not even close. And he cant be on a song with another artist without people saying he bodied them. I love Kendrick but some fans need to chill, same with Cole.
Deucalion i've learned not argue about rappers with more than one responce. That's how you feel. I'm not saying he's the GOAT or best right now. but compared to those in the mainstream he is by far the better MC. Many come close but they have taken more L's then him.
MUK the rap was either cheesy or boring, I fks with him but lyrically this whole album was basic. Also there's nothing wrong with having a slow conscious album, he just did it in a rlly rlly rlly rlly rlly slow way
The album isn't from Cole's perspective. It's from one of his childhood friends who was murdered. The whole album is Cole telling his friend's story from the street life, to meeting the woman who would give birth to his daughter, to having his daughter and the thoughts and feelings he had about being a father, to his death. And this album was meant for Cole's friend's daughter to listen so she can understand who her father was. He wanted to let her know that yes he was in the street, yes he made so bad decisions that put him in danger but his proudest moment was being a father to her. He told Cole this and wanted Cole to relay the message to his daughter if anything were to ever happen to him. It's called 4 You're Eyez Only because it's for his friend's daughter's eyes/ears specifically.
I wasn't feeling this album at first, but after a couple of listens, I'm loving it. Whole project takes you on an emotional roller-coaster. This might be his most vulnerable project overall so far
I think you kinda got it wrong, quint! Most of the Album is from the perspective of his friend who died at the age of 22. Like Cole said in his last track, his friend wanted him to tell his daughter his story, and Cole did it with this record
Hassan Elkhalil the story is about Cole’s friend that was shot and killed and the album is basically his life story for his friends daughter to treasure as a gift from her father to her
snarky comments like this are exactly why there's a stigma attached to j Cole fans - not many other fanbases feel this sense of superiority like j cole fans do.
If you noticed the album isint hype or sum he made this album mainly because one of his best friends were killed by a police officer and he had a daughter and j.Cole is thinking about how her daughter is gonna feel when she grows up and is basicly dedicated to her and in the song 4 your eyes only he explains that he's dad was a real niqqa cause he loved her so its mainly to he's bestfriends daughter but he also includes other things
Marry Cervantes exactly, and the reason people don't like this album is because it's not full of bangers and people can't listen closely to these deep bars
Lenny the Crafter Guy yuh and they won't like it specially because their not real cole fans like in his first song the storm he talks about Nina cheating on her man and it can possibly be about the family j.Cole was talking about in 4 your eyes only
No matter your views on this album, let's all just appreciate that J. Cole understands a 20 song album isn't a good idea and just did 10 tracks. S/O to him for keeping that shit contained.
Adan Ortega not really alot of people who listen the current underground game dont like j Cole for real they say he dope but his fan hold him at this super high point that Cole for some people just don't reach compared to other rappers capability
This is a good ass album. People are weird hatin on Cole. There's so many more rappers to hate on I mean damn let Cole do his fuckin thing this album is some good shit
Just incase no one knows, the song called "neighbors" by jCole is based on true event where jcole neighbors in the suburbs called the cops cause they saw alot of people coming in and out the house so the neighbors thought jcole was selling drugs out the house but the real fact is Cole usually rents his house out to the poor sometimes so they can get back on their feet without spending a lot of money on a apartment or house. but instead of asking cole about the situation the nieghbors decided to call the cops on him, swat team showed up and knock the door down only to find no one in the house cause jcole was on tour and his buddy was out getting food and finding nothing but a studio room in the house. look it up its true
Why can't people like J. Cole, lil Yachty, Kendrick, Young thug, Denzel Curry, Gucci or Chance at the same time? You don't have to like them yourself, but that don't mean they trash for everybody else
If you listen back to the album especially the last track you'll see the album is about his close friend and his life. The album was made for his friends daughter in memory of his fallen friend. most of the album is told from his friends perspective until the last track
In the last track '4 Your Eyez Only' Cole is rapping from his friends perspective explaining to the listener that he was getting caught up into a bunch of trouble with the law for selling drugs, violence, doing hood stuff having run ins with the cops and getting locked up. Eventually getting out and trying to turn his life around for the better, it was hard for him to do so having no school education and a lot of felony charges; getting a job always seemed impossible for him so, he would always go back to to doing the same old things. The song leads into his friend finding out he's going to have an unexpected daughter named Nina which is basically his life. He's telling his daughter to grow up and make something of herself. Her dad is telling her to not live the lifestyle that he's living and to grow up to marry a man that isn't like him either. As the song gets deeper J. Cole is talking to his daughter but the trippy thing about that song is he was rapping from his homeboys perspective the whole time and basically explaining the lifestyle he used to live and what he was doing in order to provide for his own daughter. As the song progresses Cole is talking to himself from his friends perspective and foretelling Cole that he doesn't think he's going to make it to see another day, throwing Cole off guard and trying to figure why he thinks he's going to die but instead of telling Cole his friend is reminiscing on his friendship and telling Cole that he wished he could've lived a lifestyle like him and is asking Cole to look over Nina and make sure she grows up well. Cole's friend also wants Cole to share his story and play is for his daughter (his friends daughter) once she's ready and is all grown up is able realize how he lost his life. As the song progresses Cole tells his Nina that his dad was sacrificing a lot in order to make sure she was good although it wasn't the right way by selling drugs and doing all these other things nonetheless he made sure his daughter was ok. The song is one of the dopest tracks I've ever heard from J. Cole due to the fact that he basically told a whole story in a track which was super deep. And painted a picture for the listener which is super dope to me!
The album was not only about him but about his friend. They grew up in the streets and lead very similar lives. Cole raps from each if their perspectives and makes it seem like one. However, Cole made it out, but his friend couldn't and ended up dead beside of it. They each had a daughter and the last song was Cole telling his friends daughter that he was a good person, even though he got caught up in the wrong life. He is finally delivering the message to his friends daughter, which was his friends final wish. This album goes deep as shit and is truly a master piece for people who take the time to understand lyrics and who are able to piece together a story and interpret a deeper meaning than what is on the surface.
I honestly like this album because it's very different from Cole's previous work. It's less "poppy" and more "jazzy" and smoother. I hate it when people jump on a hate train when an artist tries out something different. Perfect example would be Kanye West.
the song 4 your eyez only is about james mcmillan jr, who is featured at the ending of change. he is telling cole to tell his story to his daughter after he dies and explain to her everything about him. the last verse is cole rapping to james' daughter and telling her how much he loved her and so forth. it is very similar to sing about me in that he is telling the story of his friends who passed much like kendick did on GKMC.
also in the skit of the little girl speaking about her father passing in ville mentality is james mcmillan jr's daughter talking about her fathers death.
What people missed about this album is that he's speaking from his friend James' perspective on the whole album. On the last track, he talks about how James told him to make this album to leave for his daughter because he felt like he wasn't going to make it. J. Cole isn't speaking from his own perspective, he's talking to James' daughter on this album, detailing her father's life on every track.
I never post comments on videos, I tend to lurk a lot. But I've been bumping this album since it dropped, and Quint you crack me up everytime. The reason this is a big deal to me though is because I lost one of my best friends almost a year ago now. We would chill and listen to Cole every single day, and I remember when Forst Hills came out I showed him your reaction video. Bro, he couldn't fucking breathe. So when 4 Your Eyez dropped, I felt guilty bumping it without my boy. Watching your video today though made me feel like I was with him again, just laughing and busting jokes like we used to. It's funny too, when I tell you my boy looked like Biggie, I swear people would stop him on the streets. I know it probably doesn't seem like much, but this video is a blessing, thank you. And to my boy Bucky, I know he's bumping this album with me every single time. Much love.
Quint the message is about his friend James. The album is for James' daughter, he goes in depth on the last track about he's gonna be incarcerated and/or die. So J.Cole made it for her EYEZ only, but J.Cole has recently gotten married, and had a daughter of his own. So it's a mix of his past as well with his wife, messages to his daughter, and James' daughter as well, but the main perspective is from James' because this is the best favor he can do for him. So in the coming years both girls will listen to this album and know about many things. The perspective and understanding of this album is very important. It changed my EYEZ, on all the songs and lyrics.
Cole is talking about his friend James that he grew up with on a lot of the tracks and parallels between his and James' life . The end of Change, he says "that was my nigga James that was slain he was 22". "4 your Eyez only" is from James' perspective talking to his daughter except the last verse which is from Cole's perspective after James had died and now Cole is talking to James' daughter.
Its actually not about J.Cole, but about a friend of his that passed away and how his friends life is parallel to his, the album is for his friends daughter, For HER Eyez only
Nathan Torres some of the vocals on here can be called features. They just aren't listed. There really isn't a rule book for what a feature is, like we all know Pharrell is on Alright but he isn't listed as a feature
The album is based off his friends life and perspective which is the same guy at the end of Changes and its based off the guys life and lifestyle growing up to having a daughter and J Cole tying his own daughter and wife into the life of his friend
Sure, it does seem like more and more people are beginning to hate on Cole. Nevertheless, the dude sold 500k first week. What other "rapper", not popstar (ie Drake), can do those numbers? I believe his goal is not to be the best, but to impact people's lives. And he is doing that better Kendrick, or whoever. You might think he is boing but millions of people, including me, enjoy his music.
I actually love this album, the reason behind it even more it was about his friend's life mainly but also coles life. Pretty honest Dope album definitely buying it. If you a "cole" fan looking for hits... best you get out of here. Album way deeper than that.
This album was actually the story of his best friend who died which he promised to tell his story to his daughter. Ironically enough their lives paralell from being best friends, to falling in love, to having a daughter. So this album is for both daughters, but more for the daughter who lost her father .
The album was for his friends daughter, his friend ended up getting killed, mentioned him in A tale of 2 citiez. but he had J.Cole make this for her eyes only. Shit is really deep most people want a person to talk about some bs, this is why everybody is against us including our selves. I aint gotta say wake up, cuz ur already awoke, just look deep inside yo self and let yo roots come out.
The entire album is actually about his friend. It's actually told entirely from his friend's perspective. It's a 3rd person story told in the 1st person. For whom the bell tolls talks about how his friends wants to kill himself, essentially starting at the end of the story. Then Immortal talks about how this friend got caught up selling dope. After the first 3 tracks, the next 3 are talking about this girl his friend met, ended up marrying, and how she's eventually changing his personality. Then it goes back to talking about the life of his friend as a drug dealer in Neighbors. In Foldin Clothes it's talking about how his friend's wife is continuing to change him and how by folding clothes and doing laundry with her it's keeping him out of trouble in the streets. Then in She's Mine Pt. 2 Cole's friend has a daughter (obviously) and she becomes the #1 priority in his life. The story actually makes perfect sense once you realize that he's not talking about his own life whatsoever on this album. We can know that because he's already said in previous tracks such as 03 Adolescence that he's never sold drugs, although there was a time in his life that he wanted to to make a quick dollar, but his friends wouldn't let him.
It's funny when people give their reaction and review to the album and think J.Cole is talking bout himself and you really know what the hole album is about
It's a great album from his homeboys perspective. For those looking for a popular, commercial album, this isn't it. For those who are fans of Cole and good hiphop, this is solid and eye-opening
I was watching a classic rap battle on URL, when I got the notification, and saw what he was reacting to, I said I will come back to that later!!! Merry Christmas from Chicago #BigQuint
Ok so the album begins as J. Cole saying he doesn't think he wants to live anymore. But as the story goes on, He meets a girl on the song deja vu. They fall in love (She is mine pt 1). As the album goes deeper, Cole realizes his Friends are dying in the streets and he keeps selling drugs. Then he has a daughter (She is mine pt2). On the last song Cole is rapping to his daughter saying sorry but if you are hearing this album i am dead the life in the streets got to me. That´s when i realized something. The album isn't directly about Cole. It's about his friend. Cole wasn't in the streets dealing drugs he got out. His friend is the one rapping on the last song rapping to his own daughter. Then on the last verse of the last song, Cole appears and talks to his friends daughter himself. He tells her that her dad died from his life in the streets but was still a good person. Now here's whats crazy.That means the whole album is technically his friends life BUT is still Cole life. Everything that happens throughout the album to his friend technically happens to Cole as well. Their lives are parallel to one another. They both find a girl they both have a daughter, but at the end his friend passes away because of his life in the streets. Cole doesn't die. He lives on to share his Friends story 4 his daughters eyes only.
I cant see how anyone can hate this project.. dislike it maybe but how can some not see we dont need some music to just nod our heads to and go wild. Sometimes people need to just sit down and listen to the main message he presents with each song. Cole the god fr.
4 your eyes only the song was the realest shit I ever heard
The way he's talking as his friend and as himself
Jalen Norwood its amazing. i also loved kendricks mortal man ending somg for TPAB
for me it sound even more similar to Sing About Me, one of the last songs in GKMC. He's talking in the perspective of people who passed as well, and both hit me hard. Both songs are between my all time favorites.
Can the J Cole haters please explain why exactly they think he is trash? In a civil manner?
Insight nigga he put me aschleep
Insight he is boring most of the time but most people hate him just to hate as a joke
He's super boring, BARS are weak, he's all hype. Too many dickriding fans make it impossible to even consider this nigga a good artist
Insight he's completely boring and overrated. So many people praise this nigga when he is so average and that is what draws a fuck tonne of hate. He has a few good songs but overall he is so average. And when people say "you don't understand the message in his music" there is way better artists than cole that constantly gets praised. He's no where near Kendrick, Earl, Andre3K, Nas, Doom, etc. when it comes to portraying messages through rap. I hope that answers your question.
Air you mentioning kendrick in the same sentence as doom, 3 stacks and nas sums up why I hate kendrick fans lmao he isn't anywhere close to that level especially dooms level.
THIS ALBUM IS GETTING SO MUCH CRITICISM!! STFU AND APPRECIATE THIS ARTIST, WHO IS ONE OF THE FEW ARTISTS WHO ARE ACTUALLY TALENTED! 🔥
Barry Sanders III every artist is talented and if he's getting a lot of criticism it's for a reason and it's because he might not be as talented
Barry Sanders III what nigga?
Barry Sanders III this album was his worst
Barry Sanders III L he's boring as hell
Barry Sanders III amen!
Idk how people can think Cole is trash
Jesse Ringle Definitely not trash he's a great artist, they just think he's overrated which is a fair statement.
Jesse Ringle I can easily see how people think he is trash after hearing 4 your eyez only, however, if they said
the same thing after 2014 fhd then they trippin.
Jesse Ringle like Cole said "I write what's in my heart don't give a fuck who's fuckin wit it"
4 Fake they are
I don't think he's trash I just don't like this new album my opinion that's all.
All of a sudden the 2014 Forest Hill band wagoners aren't feelin this album, good thing I been wit Cole since The Warm Up , and this album fire as always
Andrew Camp Band wagoners? That album was critically acclaimed and got him popularity, it was the LP that got me into Cole heavily. Of course, respectfully, I went back and listened to the rest of the discography. His past mixtape/LPs we're alright, people just wanna be hipsters and say that shit was the best thing they've ever heard. Some say that FHD was one of his worst albums when that's straight fucking lies, it's his best and that's no doubt. That album had the most bangers, the best wordplay that I've seen from Cole and it had some nasty instrumentals, to be more specific, original instrumentals. This new album was decent, nothing too insane.
Paul Hwang heavily agree with you. same situation as you. FHD will always hold a special place in my heart. his production and flow on songs like January 28th and wet dreamz are still so amazing to me. 4YEO is polarizing. imo. i keep half the album on constant repeat, but I never listen to the other half. change and 4yeo are some of his best songs of all time, but on the other hand we got shit like ville mentality and folding clothes.
Deathpool vile mentality is smooth tho
Omg but they’re not band wagons 😂 my cousin went to his kod concert and his 2014 fhd drive 😂 my cousin has also been w j Cole since the warm up
@@paulh979alright? fnl is one of his best works
For Whom The Bell Tolls - 0:47
Immortal - 1:20
Deja Vu - 2:12
Ville Mentality - 2:42
She’s Mine Pt. 1 - 3:21
BREAK - 4:06
Change - 7:43
Neighbors - 8:26
Foldin Clothes - 9:35
She’s Mine Pt. 2 - 10:23
4 Your Eyez Only - 11:01
am i the _only_ one who actually likes this album? people are really jumping on this trend of hating on Cole for no reason. Don't get me wrong, FHD was better but 'Immortal' is a banger imo 💯 smh at least he ain't mumble rapping 🙄
Viwe Mbava no reason??? Wtf this album was his worst, the production was the only "good" thing on here
Viwe Mbava you're not alone I love this album I could care less about what people say true it's not his best but it's still great and in no way bad
people still calling it mumble rap smh
it was weak, this album was weak, fhd wasn't even a classic, I'm expecting a classic from Cole, still haven't got one
Man, your argument isn't cutting it for me. "At least he ain't mumble rapping"... you are right, but that doesn't justify that this album was weak (not necessarily bad, but weak) in almost every aspect.
Nas literally passed on the crown to Cole with his own words. Kendrick praises Cole whenever his name is brought up yet people saying Cole is trash? im done man
EDIT: J. Cole is recognized by Rakim, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, etc as one of the greatest rappers of our time but according to some guys on RUclips, they're wrong because J. Cole is "boring."
thagoverment preach
thagoverment they are still salty over his first two "diss" tracks.
thagoverment so just because 2 other artist like him means we should to? So you're a follower and you don't have a voice for yourself? So if bad and Kendrick didn't like him your ass would be hating on him too? You're a bitch?
Lmao, completely missed the point. If 2 of the greatest rappers of all time call Cole great, means he is. You can dislike him, but don't ever disrespect him. Cole is a certified Hip Hop legend.
thagoverment just ignore them, they know what they're doing. As long as you know how dope he is and how deep his message is that's all that matters my man💯
This album wasn't the best of the year , but it was the realist. The story behind it is beautiful. j cole deserve props I don't know how you people can hate him
Kingg Eddie Ab Soul is the realest
Definitely not the realist, compared to other rappers who've already dropped. The story is kinda corny and nothing new but it's fine. The concept is the same thing. Half the album puts me to sleep and makes me cringe, the other half is actually pretty damn good. How could She's Mine Pt. 1 be shit, but Pt. 2 be excellent? Neighbors probably the best song.
Don't get me wrong, he says some real shit. But like in the ending of Immortal, dude drops some Hopsin level cringe, which sucks because it was a pretty damn good song. I mean dude isn't as bad as Hopsin when it comes to the cringe, but he often hits the same notes. His fan base also pretty Hopsin level fan base bad lol.
What was cringe inducing about the ending of immortal? Everything he said was rooted in fact and he even referenced the Billie Holiday poem Strange Fruit which was ill to me
Kingg Eddie Realest to me was blank face or Vice City by Anonymouz
ez album of the year
J Cole haters been working double overtime in December
KingLos lmao
I like your profile pic Ssj3 Future trunks awesome..
Jonathan Briano it's Goku I think
Nikhil Bhagat it's trunks big fella
he’s doing it again
Merry Christmas to everyone who sees this fam
I'm beating my meat at midnight for all of the BigQuint gang 🔥🔥🙏
Tony Leon thanks man
Tony Leon you too bruh
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I hit that notification so hard I cracked my screen.
ZaeFlexTV well you're late af
#LONGLIVESTEELO 47 this video was posted 11 minutes ago, I posted this comment 6 minutes ago. fuck out of here
#LONGLIVESTEELO 47 no, I can't stand ignorance.
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ZaeFlexTV I broke my finger
thumbs up if you want him to record a soccer game 😂😂😂
I do bruh 😂😂😂
It's called football not soccer
Jose Sandoval
faxxx
Jane Doe it doesn't matter
Jane Doe I call it futbol in spanish, soccer in english, cause I live in the U.S go sip some tea salty bitch lol
I'm going to say this. I don't think J. Cole is trash. He just doesn't deserve the pedestal his fans gave him.
Thanks for maturely stating your opinion instead of trying to get a reaction out of disliking J. Cole. I share the same opinion. He's a good artist for sure but pretty overrated.
Music Chair Reviews Him and Kendrick are both heavily overrated. They're good rappers but their fans make it look like everything they release deserves a Grammy or some shit
Deucalion I wouldn't say that about kendrick. he's to creative and actually task risk with his music and sounds. The thing about kendrick no one in the mainstream let me repeat in the mainstream comes close to taking his spot. that people that listen to underground know rappers that can give him a challenge. Kendrick is right where he deserves.
Music Chair Reviews he's an extremely good artist, but that doesn't change the fact that he is very overrated. Untitled to his die hard fans is AOTY and it's not even close. And he cant be on a song with another artist without people saying he bodied them. I love Kendrick but some fans need to chill, same with Cole.
Deucalion i've learned not argue about rappers with more than one responce. That's how you feel. I'm not saying he's the GOAT or best right now. but compared to those in the mainstream he is by far the better MC. Many come close but they have taken more L's then him.
Only reason people are giving it hate is FHD set the bar, anything he puts out after that, that doesn't have that quality will get loads of hate.
nah false prophets and everybody gotta die set the bar, then the album sounded completely different
Joshy RangersFC FHD was basic too
MUK the rap was either cheesy or boring, I fks with him but lyrically this whole album was basic. Also there's nothing wrong with having a slow conscious album, he just did it in a rlly rlly rlly rlly rlly slow way
Joshy RangersFC I actually liked this more than FHD
Imo 4yeo has a mixtape vibe. He wasn't doing this album for the fans, felt like he was just trying to vent out. But this album is fkn dooooope
IMMORTAL HARD AS FRICK
I MISS RAVEN
Eddie Thomas ya NASTYYYY
WhosBreezy RAVEN USED TO SAY THAT TO ME... U TRYNA MAKE ME CRY????
It's amazing how much weight Quint has lost from jamming to songs over the past 4 years, lol I love it
The album isn't from Cole's perspective. It's from one of his childhood friends who was murdered. The whole album is Cole telling his friend's story from the street life, to meeting the woman who would give birth to his daughter, to having his daughter and the thoughts and feelings he had about being a father, to his death. And this album was meant for Cole's friend's daughter to listen so she can understand who her father was. He wanted to let her know that yes he was in the street, yes he made so bad decisions that put him in danger but his proudest moment was being a father to her. He told Cole this and wanted Cole to relay the message to his daughter if anything were to ever happen to him. It's called 4 You're Eyez Only because it's for his friend's daughter's eyes/ears specifically.
I wasn't feeling this album at first, but after a couple of listens, I'm loving it. Whole project takes you on an emotional roller-coaster. This might be his most vulnerable project overall so far
I think you kinda got it wrong, quint! Most of the Album is from the perspective of his friend who died at the age of 22. Like Cole said in his last track, his friend wanted him to tell his daughter his story, and Cole did it with this record
Max Breuer Warriors choked a 3-1 lead in the finals
***** Indians choked a 3-1 lead in the world series lol.
Boss Mayne I can't
Quint are we getting a top 10 albums of the year list from you?
also the worst albums
karma delivery like this up boys
TayonProductions Don't do Cudi like that
Deja Vu>>>>>Exchange
MrAVGNdude J.Cole had the beat first, somebody stole thr beat from the producers, look it up its real.
DH22Mr.HeavyHanded no, the real guy that made it isn't even famous, they stole it from him...
MrAVGNdude helll nah nigga Bryson bodied that beat and made it his. Cole talking bout one finger in the air if you want it.... really nigga?
JAYMANE578722 He can body the beat all day long still, copy right infringement.
DH22Mr.HeavyHanded I said nothing about that. I said Bryson's version was better. By far.
4 Your Eyez Only made me cry cuz I know about the story behind it... Too bad many people don't and don't appreciate it.
Whats the story
Hassan Elkhalil the story is about Cole’s friend that was shot and killed and the album is basically his life story for his friends daughter to treasure as a gift from her father to her
JCole haters come and cry a bit on these kind of videos then go and listen to Future lmao
Tim Dobnik I'm a future fan and a j Cole fan. Loved this album made me feel a type of wag
Tim Dobnik future is literally better than cole
Nothing new here, just another pretentious Cole fan...
snarky comments like this are exactly why there's a stigma attached to j Cole fans - not many other fanbases feel this sense of superiority like j cole fans do.
+TheDislikeBot You on dust?
If you noticed the album isint hype or sum he made this album mainly because one of his best friends were killed by a police officer and he had a daughter and j.Cole is thinking about how her daughter is gonna feel when she grows up and is basicly dedicated to her and in the song 4 your eyes only he explains that he's dad was a real niqqa cause he loved her so its mainly to he's bestfriends daughter but he also includes other things
Marry Cervantes exactly, and the reason people don't like this album is because it's not full of bangers and people can't listen closely to these deep bars
Lenny the Crafter Guy yuh and they won't like it specially because their not real cole fans like in his first song the storm he talks about Nina cheating on her man and it can possibly be about the family j.Cole was talking about in 4 your eyes only
Lenny the Crafter Guy "deep bars" LMAO
otis sweatpants exactly what kid $pock said, have yoy even listened and comprehended this albums words?
You Fine ! What's yo Twitter!
I don't see why everybody hating on this album, it's not his best, but it's good...😩😝
No matter your views on this album, let's all just appreciate that J. Cole understands a 20 song album isn't a good idea and just did 10 tracks. S/O to him for keeping that shit contained.
Congrats on that simple fact he understands now just if he could come toghther with 10 good songs
Austin Crocke if you couldn't find any good songs on here please find a dark hole to crawl into and stay away from music completely
Austin Crocke There's like 3 songs that are pretty damn good. But yeah the other 7 consist of sleepers and cringe-inducers not gonna lie.
+1
people saying this album is trash are people who say Kodak black, and Lil Uzi are G.O.A.T.S 😂
Adan Ortega not really alot of people who listen the current underground game dont like j Cole for real they say he dope but his fan hold him at this super high point that Cole for some people just don't reach compared to other rappers capability
Adan Ortega they are
adamiswizardgaming Lil Uzi and Kodak black is shit
Adan Ortega kodak is trash but uzi be killin shit
I don't like this album and I hate those guys
i dont know how people can hate on this album its fucking gold
This is a good ass album. People are weird hatin on Cole. There's so many more rappers to hate on I mean damn let Cole do his fuckin thing this album is some good shit
all i wanted for christmas was this video
Quint was high af while writing the description
If you didn't like 4 your eyez only your opinion on music is invalid
Ohhthatsmalik preach
Ohhthatsmalik not even top 5 album of the year. Very overrated.
#LONGLIVESTEELO 47 just cause i'm not agreeing with you doesn't mean i'm dickriding, you just haven't given this album a chance
I fucking loved this album but u cant say that people cant have a taste in music lyk tf
Chuggy W I've given the album a chance you fuckboi, it was so trash
Just incase no one knows, the song called "neighbors" by jCole is based on true event where jcole neighbors in the suburbs called the cops cause they saw alot of people coming in and out the house so the neighbors thought jcole was selling drugs out the house but the real fact is Cole usually rents his house out to the poor sometimes so they can get back on their feet without spending a lot of money on a apartment or house. but instead of asking cole about the situation the nieghbors decided to call the cops on him, swat team showed up and knock the door down only to find no one in the house cause jcole was on tour and his buddy was out getting food and finding nothing but a studio room in the house. look it up its true
Quint getting assists ouchea like he's Özil 😂😂
Konrad Toney ayee😂
This my favorite video on the internet i watch this every couple of months to this day
Alexei Downie facts bro m
The people who like rap and hate J.Cole, are the same people who think Future is talented. Ridiculous...
TheDreessam I'm a Cole fan but 4YEO wasn't that good
TheDreessam they like that turn up bullshit not real music with a real message
**bigquint uploads a video**
me: Finally a reason to live ❤
THIS VIDEO WAS FUCKIN EVERYTHING. REACTION TO J COLE + A FUCKIN SOCCER STORY INBETWEEN TO PLEASE MY WHITE EUROPEAN ASS
J Cole killed it with this. He did exactly what he set out to do
Boi you fucked up the description
Zach Lloyd lol
Zach Lloyd lmao
Finally Quint finally!!! You were snoozing.... Thanks for this Christmas present!!!
Jonathan Gomez he was prolly snoozing after listening to this
Why can't people like J. Cole, lil Yachty, Kendrick, Young thug, Denzel Curry, Gucci or Chance at the same time?
You don't have to like them yourself, but that don't mean they trash for everybody else
James Burgess everybody should just respect what they listen to them without comparing
James Burgess i love cole, yachty, Denzel curry, chance, kendrick and lil dicky, and they all different syles
10,000 Subscribers without Videos Thank you bro i been saying this forever, the internet is full of immature mofos
10,000 Subscribers without Videos out of all those rappers I only like Kendrick and j cole
Because I despise mumble rap.
If you listen back to the album especially the last track you'll see the album is about his close friend and his life. The album was made for his friends daughter in memory of his fallen friend. most of the album is told from his friends perspective until the last track
This album really grew on me. I really didn't like it at first but now i'm considering it as one of the best rap albums of 2016.
Damn quint ma Left nut was hanging out oh well still watching this ... J Cole had a steez vibe on me for some tracks
*DrinkMoWater* it was pretty trashy
nah this project was cool nothin too crazy but still good
If KING Capital ever did drop I wonder if quint would react
hell yea he would
4 yours eyes only=for insomniacs only....I ain't hating that album really does put a nigga to sleep
I feel like if he heard this before 2014 fhd he would've hated it.
The ChillyWinds probably not cuz the album kinda sleepy and different not like born sinner simple
In the last track '4 Your Eyez Only' Cole is rapping from his friends perspective explaining to the listener that he was getting caught up into a bunch of trouble with the law for selling drugs, violence, doing hood stuff having run ins with the cops and getting locked up. Eventually getting out and trying to turn his life around for the better, it was hard for him to do so having no school education and a lot of felony charges; getting a job always seemed impossible for him so, he would always go back to to doing the same old things. The song leads into his friend finding out he's going to have an unexpected daughter named Nina which is basically his life. He's telling his daughter to grow up and make something of herself. Her dad is telling her to not live the lifestyle that he's living and to grow up to marry a man that isn't like him either. As the song gets deeper J. Cole is talking to his daughter but the trippy thing about that song is he was rapping from his homeboys perspective the whole time and basically explaining the lifestyle he used to live and what he was doing in order to provide for his own daughter. As the song progresses Cole is talking to himself from his friends perspective and foretelling Cole that he doesn't think he's going to make it to see another day, throwing Cole off guard and trying to figure why he thinks he's going to die but instead of telling Cole his friend is reminiscing on his friendship and telling Cole that he wished he could've lived a lifestyle like him and is asking Cole to look over Nina and make sure she grows up well. Cole's friend also wants Cole to share his story and play is for his daughter (his friends daughter) once she's ready and is all grown up is able realize how he lost his life. As the song progresses Cole tells his Nina that his dad was sacrificing a lot in order to make sure she was good although it wasn't the right way by selling drugs and doing all these other things nonetheless he made sure his daughter was ok. The song is one of the dopest tracks I've ever heard from J. Cole due to the fact that he basically told a whole story in a track which was super deep. And painted a picture for the listener which is super dope to me!
The album was not only about him but about his friend. They grew up in the streets and lead very similar lives. Cole raps from each if their perspectives and makes it seem like one. However, Cole made it out, but his friend couldn't and ended up dead beside of it. They each had a daughter and the last song was Cole telling his friends daughter that he was a good person, even though he got caught up in the wrong life. He is finally delivering the message to his friends daughter, which was his friends final wish. This album goes deep as shit and is truly a master piece for people who take the time to understand lyrics and who are able to piece together a story and interpret a deeper meaning than what is on the surface.
Injury Reserve - Floss please!!!
Fire
My favorite Cole album. Last song really puts the whole album into perspective.
Quint is the only black dude I've seen with a farmers tan
"The nigga's name was Messi" LMAO
I honestly like this album because it's very different from Cole's previous work. It's less "poppy" and more "jazzy" and smoother. I hate it when people jump on a hate train when an artist tries out something different. Perfect example would be Kanye West.
the song 4 your eyez only is about james mcmillan jr, who is featured at the ending of change. he is telling cole to tell his story to his daughter after he dies and explain to her everything about him. the last verse is cole rapping to james' daughter and telling her how much he loved her and so forth. it is very similar to sing about me in that he is telling the story of his friends who passed much like kendick did on GKMC.
also in the skit of the little girl speaking about her father passing in ville mentality is james mcmillan jr's daughter talking about her fathers death.
man I miss the "360p" big quint. It's just different in HD.
Shout out to the ones who acted like they ate the brownie
Eric C ✋
What people missed about this album is that he's speaking from his friend James' perspective on the whole album. On the last track, he talks about how James told him to make this album to leave for his daughter because he felt like he wasn't going to make it. J. Cole isn't speaking from his own perspective, he's talking to James' daughter on this album, detailing her father's life on every track.
I never post comments on videos, I tend to lurk a lot. But I've been bumping this album since it dropped, and Quint you crack me up everytime. The reason this is a big deal to me though is because I lost one of my best friends almost a year ago now. We would chill and listen to Cole every single day, and I remember when Forst Hills came out I showed him your reaction video. Bro, he couldn't fucking breathe. So when 4 Your Eyez dropped, I felt guilty bumping it without my boy. Watching your video today though made me feel like I was with him again, just laughing and busting jokes like we used to. It's funny too, when I tell you my boy looked like Biggie, I swear people would stop him on the streets. I know it probably doesn't seem like much, but this video is a blessing, thank you. And to my boy Bucky, I know he's bumping this album with me every single time. Much love.
IT FELT LIKE THE WEEK WAS 37 YEARS NIGGA GIVIN ME LIFE
We need that ab soul
j.cole: the everymans everyman💯
a Classic
Quint the message is about his friend James. The album is for James' daughter, he goes in depth on the last track about he's gonna be incarcerated and/or die. So J.Cole made it for her EYEZ only, but J.Cole has recently gotten married, and had a daughter of his own. So it's a mix of his past as well with his wife, messages to his daughter, and James' daughter as well, but the main perspective is from James' because this is the best favor he can do for him. So in the coming years both girls will listen to this album and know about many things. The perspective and understanding of this album is very important. It changed my EYEZ, on all the songs and lyrics.
Cole is talking about his friend James that he grew up with on a lot of the tracks and parallels between his and James' life . The end of Change, he says "that was my nigga James that was slain he was 22". "4 your Eyez only" is from James' perspective talking to his daughter except the last verse which is from Cole's perspective after James had died and now Cole is talking to James' daughter.
i finished my data clicking on this notification
only for QUINT
I HAVE NEVER CLICKED ON THE NOTIFICATION FASTER
What up
How are people here comparing Drake to J.Cole smh
X X X both are at the top of the rap game maybe
KING DRAKKAR idk who u saying is getting underrated and who getting overrated
Idek j Cole is so much better 🤣
J Cole 100x times better than drake tf
Its actually not about J.Cole, but about a friend of his that passed away and how his friends life is parallel to his, the album is for his friends daughter, For HER Eyez only
The album is actually the story of a friend he lost, and he dedicated it to his friends daughter. Went over a lot of people's head.
Cudi & Gambino reactions are needed!! AND MERRY XMAS LETS FUCKING GO
Don't tell me there ain't no fuckin features on this album cuz there clearly are, he just don't be listing them
The Santoryu Savage there are background vocals, and samples but nothing that can actually be a feature
Nathan Torres some of the vocals on here can be called features. They just aren't listed. There really isn't a rule book for what a feature is, like we all know Pharrell is on Alright but he isn't listed as a feature
The Santoryu Savage no. the women on the song change was a sample. it is no features.
Kiyara Kanu that wasn't a sample. That was Ari Lennox. She's signed to him.
Feels more like a mixtape than an album but i definitely still mess with it
The album is based off his friends life and perspective which is the same guy at the end of Changes and its based off the guys life and lifestyle growing up to having a daughter and J Cole tying his own daughter and wife into the life of his friend
Lol the heavens opened up at 4:24 when Quint put that brownie to the screen.
Sure, it does seem like more and more people are beginning to hate on Cole. Nevertheless, the dude sold 500k first week. What other "rapper", not popstar (ie Drake), can do those numbers? I believe his goal is not to be the best, but to impact people's lives. And he is doing that better Kendrick, or whoever. You might think he is boing but millions of people, including me, enjoy his music.
scmoG Did I ever say Cole was better than Kendrick?
they're on the same level
Jackson Nimley you did say he was doing it better than Kendrick
if cole sold crack at anypoint he would have made a dope ass trap rapper which is shown in that second verse of immortal
Merry Christmas Quint, 2AM im here wide awake binge-watching mad shit on ytb
merry xmas to everybody else on here 2
The GOAT is back! As is J. Cole! Good times!
I actually love this album, the reason behind it even more it was about his friend's life mainly but also coles life. Pretty honest Dope album definitely buying it. If you a "cole" fan looking for hits... best you get out of here. Album way deeper than that.
0:00 - 13:51 rip headphone users
Who else been waiting for this?? About time. Lol
quint got that lebron hairline
Literally fucking checked youtube every hour for the last 3 weeks for this damn video. Good to hear from ya quint
This album was actually the story of his best friend who died which he promised to tell his story to his daughter. Ironically enough their lives paralell from being best friends, to falling in love, to having a daughter. So this album is for both daughters, but more for the daughter who lost her father .
BIGQUINT IVE BEEN DYING FOR YOUR REACTION OF "KOD"!!!
Notification gang 🔥🔥
Not only his life, his friends life.
The album was for his friends daughter, his friend ended up getting killed, mentioned him in A tale of 2 citiez. but he had J.Cole make this for her eyes only. Shit is really deep most people want a person to talk about some bs, this is why everybody is against us including our selves. I aint gotta say wake up, cuz ur already awoke, just look deep inside yo self and let yo roots come out.
The entire album is actually about his friend. It's actually told entirely from his friend's perspective. It's a 3rd person story told in the 1st person. For whom the bell tolls talks about how his friends wants to kill himself, essentially starting at the end of the story. Then Immortal talks about how this friend got caught up selling dope. After the first 3 tracks, the next 3 are talking about this girl his friend met, ended up marrying, and how she's eventually changing his personality. Then it goes back to talking about the life of his friend as a drug dealer in Neighbors. In Foldin Clothes it's talking about how his friend's wife is continuing to change him and how by folding clothes and doing laundry with her it's keeping him out of trouble in the streets. Then in She's Mine Pt. 2 Cole's friend has a daughter (obviously) and she becomes the #1 priority in his life. The story actually makes perfect sense once you realize that he's not talking about his own life whatsoever on this album. We can know that because he's already said in previous tracks such as 03 Adolescence that he's never sold drugs, although there was a time in his life that he wanted to to make a quick dollar, but his friends wouldn't let him.
It's funny when people give their reaction and review to the album and think J.Cole is talking bout himself and you really know what the hole album is about
Thought the album was a let down when I first listened to it. On second listen I thought it was amazing.
Me too.
Billy Neville I feel this was every j cole fans experience
who else been waiting like hell for BQ to do this review🙌🙌🙌🙌
It's a great album from his homeboys perspective. For those looking for a popular, commercial album, this isn't it. For those who are fans of Cole and good hiphop, this is solid and eye-opening
I was watching a classic rap battle on URL, when I got the notification, and saw what he was reacting to, I said I will come back to that later!!! Merry Christmas from Chicago #BigQuint
Quint looking good. He been hitting the gym and eating good instead of uploading.
Quint you need to check out Floss by Injury Reserve boi, that shit is straight flames 🔥🔥🔥
Yup
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I'm the hottest around... my city
FUCK YESSSS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!
Ok so the album begins as J. Cole saying he doesn't think he wants to live anymore. But as the story goes on, He meets a girl on the song deja vu. They fall in love (She is mine pt 1). As the album goes deeper, Cole realizes his Friends are dying in the streets and he keeps selling drugs. Then he has a daughter (She is mine pt2). On the last song Cole is rapping to his daughter saying sorry but if you are hearing this album i am dead the life in the streets got to me. That´s when i realized something. The album isn't directly about Cole. It's about his friend. Cole wasn't in the streets dealing drugs he got out. His friend is the one rapping on the last song rapping to his own daughter. Then on the last verse of the last song, Cole appears and talks to his friends daughter himself. He tells her that her dad died from his life in the streets but was still a good person. Now here's whats crazy.That means the whole album is technically his friends life BUT is still Cole life. Everything that happens throughout the album to his friend technically happens to Cole as well. Their lives are parallel to one another. They both find a girl they both have a daughter, but at the end his friend passes away because of his life in the streets. Cole doesn't die. He lives on to share his Friends story 4 his daughters eyes only.
I cant see how anyone can hate this project.. dislike it maybe but how can some not see we dont need some music to just nod our heads to and go wild. Sometimes people need to just sit down and listen to the main message he presents with each song. Cole the god fr.