![]() ![]() Cole himself produces most of the album with some occasional assistance from lesser-known producers and doesn’t deviate much from his usual style of production, featuring soul samples and somber piano loops, but they’re very basic and meant to bring out the contemplative state of the album and the significance of what Cole is saying. ![]() This is all about Cole’s voice and his story. ![]() The sound certainly deviates from a typical hip-hop album, but not in a creative way – the project is generally very quiet and internal, accommodating its introspective qualities. Once again, after fans beat to death the fact that 2014 Forest Hills Drive went double platinum with no features so much it became a running joke, the album features Cole and Cole alone. He doesn’t attack the beats as hard as he did before and falls back into tried-and-true formulas of rap music despite the album’s engaging narrative. Cole is still a great storyteller on this project, one of his greatest strengths, but you can clearly hear how much less he cares about this album. Unfortunately, coming from a huge fan of his work, this attitude towards his musical career really shows. On this album, Cole is at his most introspective yet, crafting a story around the similar narratives he introduced on Khaled’s album with the added twists of his newfound family life after the birth of his daughter.Ĭole just wants to be left alone, away from his responsibilities as a performer and spend time with his family. On DJ Khaled’s Major Key album earlier this year, Cole expressed his frustrations with the rap game, feeling dissociated and considering retirement, also declaring at a recent concert that it would be his last show in a very long time. Cole’s 4th studio album is released on the 2-year anniversary of his fantastic previous effort 2014 Forest Hills Drive, and comes as a huge surprise. Dreamville label boss and North Carolina rapper J. ![]()
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