Yeah, he has serious potential to become the next godfather. The path he's gone from trend rapper to working on his craft is unmatched, praying for him 🙏
@@cliiiiiq8787 all over the place. You should listen to more hip hop music. Freddie, Push, Kendrick, and Danny raised the bar for beats years ago. J Cole is so weird to me. He makes mediocre albums (which you’ll disagree with because he’s your boy) but he has as much and/or more talent than every other MC listed above. He needs competition to bring out his god flow. I was so hype for this but those beats were trash and what orhers call “confidence” is what I call bling era rap. It’s not interesting unless you only listen to Cole. EDIT: maybe no offbeat flows, but barring two, every single flow on this album was on par with every other Cole project: mediocre.
100% agree FHD classic but still not that hunger and I love 4yeo and KOD but this is another level, same hunger as mixtape cole just way better skill wise
@@adamcraig4255 There are people saying this is a work of art and Cole’s best project, what? He’s rapping over generic trap beats. The hi hats sound like they’ve been stretched, meaning they’re really low quality. The soul samples have also obviously been massively stretched, how hard is it to keep to a similar bpm as the original sample? If anyone but Cole put this out it would be a 5/10 record.
After hearing him on my.life I was like man the path 21 has gone from trend rapper to working on his craft, he has serious potential to be one of the next godfather's. Praying for him 🙏
Few years ago I was watching 2 metalhead brits not knowing the biggest names in rap. Now I’m watching the same guy catch bars left and right and doing references to other rappers even recognising what type of beat they would be on. Jon what a legend you are.
Ikr, I literally didn’t expect this to come after listening to the climb back(which is also a favourite for me) and Close cuz they had a totally different vibe, but this was straight up uplifting and sounded like an Anthem. Also don’t ask me why I’m just commenting, I remember hearing the entire album before, but since I was a new Cole fan I decided to listen to everything from the beginning and now I’ve arrived back here and this album is crazy
~Timestamp~ 0:38 - 95 South 2:45 - Amari 5:07 - my life 8:36 - applying pressure 11:18 - punching the clock 12:30 - 100 mil 14:06 - pride is the devil 18:04 - let go of my hand 21:22 - interlude 22:07 - climb back 25:00 - close 26:10 - hunger on hill side
Finished a night shift at 6am this morning, was incredibly tired but after listening to the album on the drive home, I fought sleep and drove around for another 40 minutes to listen to it all again. No skips, some of my favourite Cole songs ever in My Life and Close. 10/10, worth the fucking wait.
Here’s the thing, I never cringed so much looking at the word mid because that seems to be the only word these haters know; 10 min after it was released and they call it mid, it’s honestly concerning, and even then, they probably barely listened to it, if they continue with a few more listens, they will probably enjoy it a little more, because Ik I did after a few more listens, overall I enjoyed it more than I thought
@@bakhtiyarguseinov9402 I think that’s the problem with a lot of people nowadays when listening to music. I mean I’m quick to point out what I don’t like in an album, and if I don’t like it I’ll straight up say it. But I am able to factor in everything and note things that I did like on the album despite disliking most of it. People are too quick to judge when they should let it marinate. While I wouldn’t say The Off-Season is a 10/10 for me personally, I enjoy the hell out of this album. I just think interlude and the climb back really dampen this album. But overall I’ll still bump all of it
Let go my hand is probably the best song I ever heard. Don’t get me wrong I love all of coles so much so damn much . But that song made me cry and gave me chills. I’m so in love with that song. It’s beautiful..
@@danielparker2142 I know there’s so many damn good artist and I love them all when it’s good af music But damn this one song got me feeling a way I never have before 😅😭I’m glad you felt the same
Diddy was drunk being upset that kdot said he king of ny in his control verse then he starting trying to pour liquor on Kdot and Cole gave Diddy them 6'4 hands and banana split his ahhh
I wonder what Kendrick did when Diddy did that, I mean after all Kenny from Compton, but he probably just didn't wanna escalate things purely based on where they were.
Incredible blend of modern day rap and his introspective thoughts of this modern world. Let go of my hand feels like a perfect song for his evolution of a person to become a father and feels like a throwback to 4 your eyez only. 🔥🔥🔥
He took it to a whole new level for this album, it’s so crazy. The evolution from KOD to this is mind boggling. I knew he was special, but this seriously feels like the best stuff I’ve ever heard from him. It still isn’t a 10. I feel like The Fall Off is gonna be his grand 10.
@@392lu Album is fucking great, that isn't even an argument, might not be his best but to say its trash is no wheres close to true, that cant be debated.
This album is FANTASTIC , JCole doing what JCole does best his rapping ability is untouched he deserves to be the bar for the lyrical rappers out there. He also deserve serious credit for all the instrumentals he uses they always seem to fit perfectly to what ever style he throws on the track!
Imagine Cole opening up with 95 South... I'm on my 3rd playthrough if you count watching your reaction on patreon. It just gets better and better on each listen. I'm so impressed with how Cole developed his skill even further. That feature run he did really leveled him up
Cole using those features to bettter his skills giving me hope for Nicki 🙌🏿🙌🏿 she did samething doing ton of features w young artist her Queen album just was bad and sonuded like every song was just plugged into a beat and hook. But Fractions and Seeing Green she found her new sound while still being Nicki. Cole,Drake,Nicki and hopefully Kdot...2021 about to be a year for the old heads!!!
Close is definitely one of those songs he’s been saving for a while he sounds way younger and ha so much energy and the beat gives me vibes from his mixtapes
@@deviousiq3604 the thing I love about this album is it is a little all over the place. It’s fun to pick out songs and pick an album that they fit best in
Let go my hand is one of the most beautiful track I’ve heard in a while lyrically as well as instrumentally, and specifically the line where he goes “ignorance is bliss and innocence is just ignorance before it’s introduced to currency and clips” signifies that j Cole is more than just a rapper,such good at conveying his philosophy.
The basketball player was Damian Lillard who is known for "DAME TIME" where he taps his hand like he has a watch on it. That's why the song is called punching the clock.
I like how he added features a day after. Gives you the element of surprise on first listen but then also gives the features credit (amazing for smaller artists). Hope that becomes a new trend
What I love about this album the most is the confidence while bringing in bars, outside production, features, mix of flows/cadence. It’s a great mix of old Cole and new Cole in a short but fleshed out project. Can’t wait for the The Fall Off.
You can FEEL how hungry he is!! Even after 100 mill. We’re gonna come back to this in a few years and recognize it as a classic Cole mixtape. Lets go!!!
Let Go My Hand and Close are both some of my favorites from this album and as album cuts period from Cole. He really was top tier with this project. I’m so proud.
Album surprised me. Definitely more mainstream than what Cole would have dropped years ago, I ain’t mad about it though, he just having fun with it this time around!
Imagine when J Cole release the fall off and it is a collaboration with Kendrick album for when they both retire and the album being called the fall off as they are done with music.
From someone who has listened to Cole for years, the thing that stands out most to me is his confidence and hunger on the album. From a purely rapping perspective, I believe this is some of the best work we have ever seen from Cole. Lyrically he’s brilliant and he uses flows and beats that we’ve never really seen from him before. The one thing that I do wish he did better was making a more cohesive overall project. Kind of like a classic Kendrick album where songs build off of each other and tell an overall story and contribute to the main message of the album. This album kind of feels at times like Cole is rapping on each song like it’s a single and it wouldn’t really matter what order you played the songs in. With that being said though, overall I loved the album and lyrically I think it’s some of Cole’s best work! I’m excited to see how it ages too
It’s crazy to see how much you have grown as a reactor if you compare this to the first no role modelz reaction on rock reacts! Love the growth and the grind my man. Much love!
I’m pretty sure that unrecognized feature is Bas. Someone who you definitely need to react to, especially Too High To Riot, or even the first Revenge Of The Dreamers where I first heard him on “Ceelo With The G’s”
Man it's time that you finally react to that My Turn, it's been over a year since it dropped and I feel like you should hear it before Baby drops a new project (make sure it's the deluxe edition cause it's only a few tracks longer but they are fire)
On 95 South, “my dawgs wanna kill 12” is also a reference to the police. Police are referenced as 12 in the states. The next line references something along the lines of “they stay harassing” so he’s not only talking about a dozen Krispy Kremes but wanting to kill police. Controversial bar but it was hard
That scream "ooohh ohhh ohhh ohhh" in the amari track got me. My favorites: Amari, 100 mil, pride is the devil, close, and hunger on hill side. Classy reaction. Keep it going.
If these are the levels cole is setting, the fall off will be his greatest album…… can’t wait for “it’s a boy” either… i feel like that’ll be more intimate and about his family like his verse on sacrifices… all in all this was a really satisfying project
@@JR-dq9qr i’m really not sure… the same was said by some people about the off season being the period of time j cole was taking out of music before releasing the fall off, but it ended up being a project itself lol
Idk if any of y'all caught this but on track 1, "We sendin' em y'all way/Yahweh is the Hebrew word for God so "we sendin' em to God" Absolutely fire line by J. Cole
Damn... That energy. Loved it, it surprised me in a good way but I do feel it sounds like a prelude to a bigger thing, The Fall Off. Mixtape vibes, shit's crazy
The nba player was Damian Lillard. A superstar player. Probably top 10 player in the league. He also raps. Widely considered the best nba player rapper of all time.
For people living in the US, we got this album the night after the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks. It’s like a celebration of life getting somewhat back to normal
I’m saying it right now. When 2014 Forrest hills drive came out it was like a wave of energy you could FEEL. People everywhere playing it. This album gave me the same energy. GOOSEBUMPS.
I replied and told Morray when he commented on your reaction video to Quicksand to do a song with J. Cole, I don't know for sure if it was my comment that made him do it but I'm so glad he did! 🔥🔥🔥🎵🎼🎵
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DON'T MISS THE LISTENING PARTY ON TWITCH TONIGHT! THANK YOU FOR THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT THIS IS A VERY EXCITING MOMENT
Still amazed how he still met my expectations and my expectations were soo high
What time will you be streaming JD?
@@uuuuuzi “TONIGHT!“
So in America 4PM Eastern time?
Okkaayyy okyy
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
the man morray
the vocals were hitting diff💯 waiting on that new single
Ayyy
Ye
Ayye
“wouldn’t be surprised to hear lil baby on this one”
little did he know
I was looking for this exact comment
I still don't know
Edit: yeah I heard it
@@CycleOfJudges 😕
Wait what???
loool
21 savage has gotten so much better over time it’s unbelievable
Lil baby tho!!
It’s been fun seeing him grow tbh. Would love to see him exceed I am I was
Yeah, he has serious potential to become the next godfather. The path he's gone from trend rapper to working on his craft is unmatched, praying for him 🙏
He did mention before that when he first started, it treated rapping as a game, as he start doing more and more, he started to get serious with rap
It’s like watching a son grow up and graduate from college
Kanye and Travis pushing the trend of surprise// hidden features definitely makes me happy
21 did it for i am > I was too. I think that's the new trend and I'm here for it
features have always been dumb to me. Just make it a song and the other artist's are part of it lol.
Vince too
@@MaxRosewater clarify please lmao
@@MaxRosewater ^
I've never seen J Cole so confident on an album, this was a work of art.
Literally
There were some offbeat flows and weak beats but overall he got the most aggresive solid flow in this album it was worth the wait imo
@@petersocko9135 Weak beats?? OFFBEAT FLOWS?? WHERE
@@petersocko9135 there was none of that you’re trippin
@@cliiiiiq8787 all over the place. You should listen to more hip hop music. Freddie, Push, Kendrick, and Danny raised the bar for beats years ago. J Cole is so weird to me. He makes mediocre albums (which you’ll disagree with because he’s your boy) but he has as much and/or more talent than every other MC listed above. He needs competition to bring out his god flow. I was so hype for this but those beats were trash and what orhers call “confidence” is what I call bling era rap. It’s not interesting unless you only listen to Cole.
EDIT: maybe no offbeat flows, but barring two, every single flow on this album was on par with every other Cole project: mediocre.
Cole’s confidence is what stands out the most. Whether it’s his bars or just the production he’s rapping over. Jermaine is back
100% agree FHD classic but still not that hunger and I love 4yeo and KOD but this is another level, same hunger as mixtape cole just way better skill wise
Really? I thought the production was kinda trash tbh
He's not just back. He's ascended to God mode.
@@CheeseyMilkshakes yeah same every song sounded the same I thought
@@adamcraig4255 There are people saying this is a work of art and Cole’s best project, what? He’s rapping over generic trap beats. The hi hats sound like they’ve been stretched, meaning they’re really low quality. The soul samples have also obviously been massively stretched, how hard is it to keep to a similar bpm as the original sample? If anyone but Cole put this out it would be a 5/10 record.
21 literally improves in every aspect of his rapping with everything he releases, I respect him so much as an artist
21 has been a great artist to watch over his career. I love that him and Cole seem to be friends.
agreed big true. huge come up, I personally never used to enjoy his stuff but I really came around
After hearing him on my.life I was like man the path 21 has gone from trend rapper to working on his craft, he has serious potential to be one of the next godfather's. Praying for him 🙏
Yuh ride him good over music
@@sagepootlass3556 how insecure are you
I couldn't listen to the album last night cuz Spotify crashed. That's how much people wanted this album.
Tidal crashed too. Apple Music and RUclips were the only ones that had it immediately
Amazon Music unlimited did too! Ish was crazy!!
spotify worked immediately for me
@@JohnnySensei7 Spotify had it at 10 pm for me lmao
Same with Apple musci
Jermaine just rhymed the whole song to a single word CLOSE and still managed to tell a story on this level. DAMN.
It’s J Cole. He is insane!
Listen to lil Wayne Bloody Mary
@@sebasss1926 Wayne the goat
@@goodfella5646 It's infuriating that so many people can't appreciate how long he can hold out a rhyme scheme for, and instead call it boring.
There’s a song similar to rapping of a sing word. Its a older song by a older artist but it’s a great song. it’s called Hold by KRS-ONE
Few years ago I was watching 2 metalhead brits not knowing the biggest names in rap. Now I’m watching the same guy catch bars left and right and doing references to other rappers even recognising what type of beat they would be on. Jon what a legend you are.
He really has come far. I cant believe it myself
Honestly, i started watching his travis scott reactions. Hes come so faf
@@smoothred9453 far* ❤️
Let Go My Hand is one of the most beautiful instrumentals i've ever heard
The bridge with 6LACK and Bas oh my god
@@ishaanhall78 The entire cadence of the song is something else
@@jaybuddhamusic my ears were in heaven
reminds me of production to pimp a butterfly, which is A+
Really? I found all the instrumentals on the album meidocre at best
this album has the warm up energy with modernity and maturation. shits fire
this is the warm up to "the fall off" so I'm PUMPED
Cool reaction. Cool album
Yo
Make a video of the samples pls
We Need The Sample Breakdowns for this Bandstand
Everywhere I go, i see his face...
Understatement
Hunger on Hillside was the perfect way of ending the album. What a song, my fav on the album.
Right?! It’s sounds so nostalgic
Can’t be better the 4yeo
Ikr, I literally didn’t expect this to come after listening to the climb back(which is also a favourite for me) and Close cuz they had a totally different vibe, but this was straight up uplifting and sounded like an Anthem. Also don’t ask me why I’m just commenting, I remember hearing the entire album before, but since I was a new Cole fan I decided to listen to everything from the beginning and now I’ve arrived back here and this album is crazy
When I heard 21 come on the track I knew life would be returning to some normality😂
Yooo😂
😂
Deadass
The beat on “Pride is the Devil” is actually sampled from “Can’t Decide” by Aminé off his Limbo album.
I don’t know how I happy I got when I heard the sample especially with the lil baby feature 🔥
It’s not even sampled from it. It’s the exact beat. How unoriginal can this dude get
@@southpaw77931 It's made by the same producer and they just share a sample I believe
@@southpaw77931 only the Guitar loop is the same, the beat is different so it is sampled
@@southpaw77931 it sampled 😐 how tf can you say shit but didn’t actually listen
We needed this album badly🔥, don't even let me get started on K. Dot💀
@dylan murphy JID shouldn’t be in the same sentence with KDot and Cole 🤦🏿♂️. You must be a youngin. My guess 24 or younger.
This album didn’t live up to the hype
Once K.Dot drops the whole world going crazy
@@traviseskridge2474 Cole shouldn't be in the same sentence as Kendrick. Fuck outta here.
@@felix3033 okay
Let Go My Hand is a throwaway beat from 4YEO and inarguably one of the best on this album. So beautiful
My fav hands down from this album
@@SomberCarlo amazing. Bas’ voice is great too
@@kobi7557 He said in the song he had to live some life and come back to the instrumental to realize its beauty
I dont get it its such a boring and forgetable song to me, one of the weakest on here
@@SomberCarlo same
~Timestamp~
0:38 - 95 South
2:45 - Amari
5:07 - my life
8:36 - applying pressure
11:18 - punching the clock
12:30 - 100 mil
14:06 - pride is the devil
18:04 - let go of my hand
21:22 - interlude
22:07 - climb back
25:00 - close
26:10 - hunger on hill side
🐐
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
👑
Bro ur fast asf, respect
11 minutes.. best timestamp turnaround of all time.
This is peak Cole as far as pure rap ability
Agreed he showed a lot of skill
Wait until the fall off ;)
@@tonyjuarez6296 Man with him doing this shit on Off Season, hopefully the Fall Off is him at his creative and lyrical high.
Man I can't. I just see 2 Furby's looking at Jon lmao
😳
Damn why u gotta say that now I’ll never seen anything else
Damn, yes
👁👄👁
how high are you
DAMIAN LILLARD is the basketball player sampled in “punch the clock”. It’s an interview from one of his games from the NBA bubble last fall
Finished a night shift at 6am this morning, was incredibly tired but after listening to the album on the drive home, I fought sleep and drove around for another 40 minutes to listen to it all again.
No skips, some of my favourite Cole songs ever in My Life and Close. 10/10, worth the fucking wait.
Fax
Here’s the thing, I never cringed so much looking at the word mid because that seems to be the only word these haters know; 10 min after it was released and they call it mid, it’s honestly concerning, and even then, they probably barely listened to it, if they continue with a few more listens, they will probably enjoy it a little more, because Ik I did after a few more listens, overall I enjoyed it more than I thought
@@bakhtiyarguseinov9402 I think that’s the problem with a lot of people nowadays when listening to music. I mean I’m quick to point out what I don’t like in an album, and if I don’t like it I’ll straight up say it. But I am able to factor in everything and note things that I did like on the album despite disliking most of it. People are too quick to judge when they should let it marinate.
While I wouldn’t say The Off-Season is a 10/10 for me personally, I enjoy the hell out of this album. I just think interlude and the climb back really dampen this album. But overall I’ll still bump all of it
@@KingofKnowhere climb back fye
Let go my hand is probably the best song I ever heard. Don’t get me wrong I love all of coles so much so damn much . But that song made me cry and gave me chills. I’m so in love with that song. It’s beautiful..
Same I thought I was the only one
@@danielparker2142 I know there’s so many damn good artist and I love them all when it’s good af music But damn this one song got me feeling a way I never have before 😅😭I’m glad you felt the same
Stfu 😂😂😂😂
Diddy was drunk being upset that kdot said he king of ny in his control verse then he starting trying to pour liquor on Kdot and Cole gave Diddy them 6'4 hands and banana split his ahhh
Couldnt have been said better than that
@@Herexton hahahaha, respect to u both 🙃
😂😂😂😭😭😭💀
I wonder what Kendrick did when Diddy did that, I mean after all Kenny from Compton, but he probably just didn't wanna escalate things purely based on where they were.
Cole 6’2 though 😂
Love your reactions Jon! That's Damian "D.A.M.E. D.O.L.L.A" Lillard on punchin the clock. Dudes a killer on the court and on the mic.
Fax
Incredible blend of modern day rap and his introspective thoughts of this modern world. Let go of my hand feels like a perfect song for his evolution of a person to become a father and feels like a throwback to 4 your eyez only. 🔥🔥🔥
He took it to a whole new level for this album, it’s so crazy. The evolution from KOD to this is mind boggling. I knew he was special, but this seriously feels like the best stuff I’ve ever heard from him. It still isn’t a 10. I feel like The Fall Off is gonna be his grand 10.
He didn’t take any new level
U trippin Tyler this shit trash no where near his best work wtf
Must’ve not heard Friday night lights wtffff
@@392lu Album is fucking great, that isn't even an argument, might not be his best but to say its trash is no wheres close to true, that cant be debated.
This album is FANTASTIC , JCole doing what JCole does best his rapping ability is untouched he deserves to be the bar for the lyrical rappers out there. He also deserve serious credit for all the instrumentals he uses they always seem to fit perfectly to what ever style he throws on the track!
You’re restoring the feeling Jon! Feels like pre-COVID days when big albums were more of a regular thing is finally back 🥶
Been refreshing RUclips all day for this
Same fr man
Loved this so much
Imagine Cole opening up with 95 South...
I'm on my 3rd playthrough if you count watching your reaction on patreon. It just gets better and better on each listen. I'm so impressed with how Cole developed his skill even further. That feature run he did really leveled him up
Cole using those features to bettter his skills giving me hope for Nicki 🙌🏿🙌🏿 she did samething doing ton of features w young artist her Queen album just was bad and sonuded like every song was just plugged into a beat and hook. But Fractions and Seeing Green she found her new sound while still being Nicki. Cole,Drake,Nicki and hopefully Kdot...2021 about to be a year for the old heads!!!
The expectations that were set out for this album was crazy, and he completely exceeded it. Salute to a GOAT
Agree with you on hidden features! it's what made Astroworld and IGOR
I am>I was and tlop too
You being so hyped for this buildt up my hype even further!
I love when he does the lil “woo” when he gets amped 😂 especially during a hard ass rap song lol
Close is definitely one of those songs he’s been saving for a while he sounds way younger and ha so much energy and the beat gives me vibes from his mixtapes
sounds like it should’ve been on 4YEO
@@deviousiq3604 the thing I love about this album is it is a little all over the place. It’s fun to pick out songs and pick an album that they fit best in
Let go my hand is one of the most beautiful track I’ve heard in a while lyrically as well as instrumentally, and specifically the line where he goes “ignorance is bliss and innocence is just ignorance before it’s introduced to currency and clips” signifies that j Cole is more than just a rapper,such good at conveying his philosophy.
Honestly the main part of supporting J Cole is the watching the growth. He's so good
The basketball player was Damian Lillard who is known for "DAME TIME" where he taps his hand like he has a watch on it. That's why the song is called punching the clock.
Roddy Ricch on Amari wouldve made my year 💯💯💯🔊🔊
Ong bro that would've been the best song on the track for me if it had a roddy feature
listen to 4da gang ft roddy such a good feature from the future goat
cole literally crashed spotify. That’s when you know🔥🔥
I like how he added features a day after. Gives you the element of surprise on first listen but then also gives the features credit (amazing for smaller artists). Hope that becomes a new trend
My life 11/10 IDC that sample in the intro and 21 coming in. WILD
YESSS JD! This album was 🔥🔥🔥 I’m so happy hearing his confidence and amazing delivery on e v e r y track😤
What I love about this album the most is the confidence while bringing in bars, outside production, features, mix of flows/cadence. It’s a great mix of old Cole and new Cole in a short but fleshed out project. Can’t wait for the The Fall Off.
J Cole definitely snapped 🔥 the off season is definitely a warm up to the fall off
You can FEEL how hungry he is!! Even after 100 mill. We’re gonna come back to this in a few years and recognize it as a classic Cole mixtape. Lets go!!!
Album*
Album*
It’s an album yes but absolutely mixtape vibes
@@ricksommer9990 what are u talking about, it’s far and away his best project
@@remcovissers1349 to each his own m8, i absolutely love this
Instrumental on Pride is the devil is so fucking good i swear, sum hypnotic shit going on
Ikr, it's sampled from "can't decide" by Aminé
@@mesafintmehari7597 that what make it perfect
@@mesafintmehari7597 THATS WHY IT SOUNDS FAMILIAR I couldn’t think of the song
It's PERFECT bro 🔥
@@mesafintmehari7597 it isnt sampled, it's the same guitar loop made by the same producer just different drums
your reaction to when 21 hop on got me dead
Let Go My Hand and Close are both some of my favorites from this album and as album cuts period from Cole. He really was top tier with this project. I’m so proud.
Was listening last night and thinking what would jon Denton think 😂😂
This album just gets better with every listen
let go my hand is the best track imo. also love applying the pressure
Haven't been this excited for an album in a while and trust J Cole to deliver
I now prefer to listen to new albums with JD THE PROPHET
Haha.....same, makes it more enjoyable
This album was fire front to back
Album surprised me. Definitely more mainstream than what Cole would have dropped years ago, I ain’t mad about it though, he just having fun with it this time around!
More mainstream? This the farthest thing from mainstream tf you talking about
@@southpaw77931 pride is the devil was supeeeeeer mainstream bro lmao
@@southpaw77931 the usage of auto tune, the rap styles? Fasho mainstream rap with his own twist on it with his lyrical content.
Imagine when J Cole release the fall off and it is a collaboration with Kendrick album for when they both retire and the album being called the fall off as they are done with music.
I might die after listening to it if that day comes
What I love about this album every song is like from a different era and it still fits that off season vibe amazing album
Even nearly 2 years later this album is… just phenomenal.
2 years!!!
This album will still be phenomenal in 30 years tbh
From someone who has listened to Cole for years, the thing that stands out most to me is his confidence and hunger on the album.
From a purely rapping perspective, I believe this is some of the best work we have ever seen from Cole. Lyrically he’s brilliant and he uses flows and beats that we’ve never really seen from him before.
The one thing that I do wish he did better was making a more cohesive overall project.
Kind of like a classic Kendrick album where songs build off of each other and tell an overall story and contribute to the main message of the album. This album kind of feels at times like Cole is rapping on each song like it’s a single and it wouldn’t really matter what order you played the songs in.
With that being said though, overall I loved the album and lyrically I think it’s some of Cole’s best work! I’m excited to see how it ages too
Waiting for this more than the actual album is that bad?
love bro
applying pressure & punching the clock are incredible. I wish those tracks were longer
21 has improved so much over the years it's kinda crazy
9:39
"Big Boss, less Rick Ross, more like a wavey Hideo
KOJIMA."
that shit was so heat
This definitely grew MILES on second listen.
The album is like wine. Gets better over time
This is the best album I’ve heard since psychodrama
It’s crazy to see how much you have grown as a reactor if you compare this to the first no role modelz reaction on rock reacts! Love the growth and the grind my man. Much love!
I’m pretty sure that unrecognized feature is Bas. Someone who you definitely need to react to, especially Too High To Riot, or even the first Revenge Of The Dreamers where I first heard him on “Ceelo With The G’s”
Man it's time that you finally react to that My Turn, it's been over a year since it dropped and I feel like you should hear it before Baby drops a new project (make sure it's the deluxe edition cause it's only a few tracks longer but they are fire)
great reaction man! greetings from Germany
skill wise definitely Cole's best album, dude took it to another level 🔥 it's Cole Season
On 95 South, “my dawgs wanna kill 12” is also a reference to the police. Police are referenced as 12 in the states. The next line references something along the lines of “they stay harassing” so he’s not only talking about a dozen Krispy Kremes but wanting to kill police. Controversial bar but it was hard
That scream "ooohh ohhh ohhh ohhh" in the amari track got me.
My favorites:
Amari, 100 mil, pride is the devil, close, and hunger on hill side.
Classy reaction. Keep it going.
Close is my personal favorite. Every track is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 The Real is Back The Ville is Back. Wonderful reaction as always. Keep doin ya thang JD Peace✌🏾
Stay healthy and well man, love your vibes and reactions
This is the best Cole album ever. Pride is the devil, applying pressure, let go my hand and close are top 10 Cole songs imo
Let go my hand is def top 10
Forest hills drive
@@ayomidebrown129 ong
FHD still the best
@@angelovalentesdasilva2432 nah. This is better. And 4yeo is probably better as well
Ive been looking for you guys on Rock Reacts. Happy to see you’re still reviewing. JCole has a way of bringing the family together ❤️ subscribed!
If these are the levels cole is setting, the fall off will be his greatest album…… can’t wait for “it’s a boy” either… i feel like that’ll be more intimate and about his family like his verse on sacrifices… all in all this was a really satisfying project
Is it’s a boy just not him taking time off for his son?
I don’t think it’s a boy is a project
@@JR-dq9qr i’m really not sure… the same was said by some people about the off season being the period of time j cole was taking out of music before releasing the fall off, but it ended up being a project itself lol
@@ishaanhall78 watch the documentary he says first comes off season, then it’s a boy and finally the fall off
@@ishaanhall78 nah it’s gonna be a project.
J cole is definitely a stand up comedy fan with his hidden little gems that make you laugh and think
"I got a good heart, so I send teddy bears every time we make they mommas cry" is 21 living up to his name
As a J Cole fan I loved EVERYTHING you said about the album. Job well done Sir!!!
Idk if any of y'all caught this but on track 1, "We sendin' em y'all way/Yahweh is the Hebrew word for God so "we sendin' em to God"
Absolutely fire line by J. Cole
This was my first J. Cole album, it makes me so excited to listen to the rest of his discography!
the one I’ve been waiting for
Damn... That energy. Loved it, it surprised me in a good way but I do feel it sounds like a prelude to a bigger thing, The Fall Off. Mixtape vibes, shit's crazy
Yessirski it's boutta hit
On "pride is the devil" he used the Amine "Can't Decide" melody, which I think is a cool credit
This is a fantastic reaction! It’s very clear you know your stuff 🔥
J Cole, Kendrick, and Drake should drop a joint album before their retirement and call it Mount Rushmore
"Let go my hand" is by far my favorite track from this albulm
The nba player was Damian Lillard. A superstar player. Probably top 10 player in the league. He also raps. Widely considered the best nba player rapper of all time.
Well he doesn’t really have any competition lol
@@MM-jc7uv there was Kobe
@@khalilcole2383 lillard>>>
when he skipped the transition on pride is the devil from cole to lil baby got me so heatedddddd
For people living in the US, we got this album the night after the CDC announced that fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks. It’s like a celebration of life getting somewhat back to normal
We never going back to normal
@@felix3033 yes we are lol. It’ll just take some time
love your energy Jon! Great album, great host, great times
I’m saying it right now. When 2014 Forrest hills drive came out it was like a wave of energy you could FEEL. People everywhere playing it. This album gave me the same energy. GOOSEBUMPS.
Album is fire, hunger on the hillside is my fav though, it just cuts deep and you really feel it with the beat and the way he raps on it
"Waiting my turn like grains of sand inside a hour glass." Cole is a genius.
Not that crazy
I replied and told Morray when he commented on your reaction video to Quicksand to do a song with J. Cole, I don't know for sure if it was my comment that made him do it but I'm so glad he did! 🔥🔥🔥🎵🎼🎵