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If the cover of 4 Your Eyez Only didn't send a clear enough signal regarding J. Cole's disinterest in supplying listeners with an entertaining diversion, the dystopian cereal-box-look of the follow-up, replete with an obvious disclaimer, should get the point across. Moreover, the acronymic title of the rapper/producer's fifth album stands for Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. Unremittingly joyless, the set is nonetheless commendable for an absence of creative compromise and reflects the time as accurately as any other contemporaneous release. It's related exclusively by an alternately cold-blooded and nearly desensitized Cole, twice present in pitched-down form as a hollowed-out addict named kiLL edward. Only one track is neither produced nor co-produced by Cole. The beats are often listless and skeletal, accessorized with bleary keyboards, fitting no one's conception of ear candy, though they complement the lyrical content. The primary theme indeed is addiction -- not only to chemicals, but to technology and consumerism as well -- with contextual allusions to its causes and bleak illustrations of its effects. Most compelling of all is "Once an Addict," a regretful reflection on struggling as a child and young man to cope with the toll heartbreak and alcohol took on his mother. Cole's few departures from the narrative method are sometimes for the worse, such as the point on "KOD" where he gets combative about the lack of guests on his records and deflates boastful rationale with some of his weakest wordplay. Two other instances conversely make for highlights. "Brackets" sharply turns from a millionaire bleating about paying taxes to a detailed treatise on who does and doesn't benefit from the process. Finale "1985 (Intro to 'The Fall Off')" is straight talk directed at a certain sect of younger commercial rappers, mixing sharp cultural commentary with condescension and guidance: "These white kids love that you don't give a fuck/'Cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin black." As the value of Cole's witticisms, and the intellect required to decrypt full meaning of his verses, continues to be debated, the increased strength in his clear-cut writing evinces promise of greater work ahead.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Wayne Garfield, ComposerLyricist - J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Carl Clay, ComposerLyricist - Richard Clay, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Francis Hime, ComposerLyricist - RAYMOND B. EVANS, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - kiLL edward, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Brodszky, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
Lamont Porter, ComposerLyricist - J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wallace, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ayers, ComposerLyricist - Jean Shepherd, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Striplin, ComposerLyricist - James Bedford Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, ComposerLyricist - Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Richard Pryor, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Dankworth, ComposerLyricist - Margaux Whitney, ComposerLyricist - Jasmin Charles, ComposerLyricist - kiLL edward, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
J. Cole, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
Resenha do Álbum
If the cover of 4 Your Eyez Only didn't send a clear enough signal regarding J. Cole's disinterest in supplying listeners with an entertaining diversion, the dystopian cereal-box-look of the follow-up, replete with an obvious disclaimer, should get the point across. Moreover, the acronymic title of the rapper/producer's fifth album stands for Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. Unremittingly joyless, the set is nonetheless commendable for an absence of creative compromise and reflects the time as accurately as any other contemporaneous release. It's related exclusively by an alternately cold-blooded and nearly desensitized Cole, twice present in pitched-down form as a hollowed-out addict named kiLL edward. Only one track is neither produced nor co-produced by Cole. The beats are often listless and skeletal, accessorized with bleary keyboards, fitting no one's conception of ear candy, though they complement the lyrical content. The primary theme indeed is addiction -- not only to chemicals, but to technology and consumerism as well -- with contextual allusions to its causes and bleak illustrations of its effects. Most compelling of all is "Once an Addict," a regretful reflection on struggling as a child and young man to cope with the toll heartbreak and alcohol took on his mother. Cole's few departures from the narrative method are sometimes for the worse, such as the point on "KOD" where he gets combative about the lack of guests on his records and deflates boastful rationale with some of his weakest wordplay. Two other instances conversely make for highlights. "Brackets" sharply turns from a millionaire bleating about paying taxes to a detailed treatise on who does and doesn't benefit from the process. Finale "1985 (Intro to 'The Fall Off')" is straight talk directed at a certain sect of younger commercial rappers, mixing sharp cultural commentary with condescension and guidance: "These white kids love that you don't give a fuck/'Cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin black." As the value of Cole's witticisms, and the intellect required to decrypt full meaning of his verses, continues to be debated, the increased strength in his clear-cut writing evinces promise of greater work ahead.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 12 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 00:42:25
- 1 Folheto digital
- Artistas principais: J. Cole
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Gravadora: J. Cole P&D
- Género: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2018 Dreamville, Inc. ℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
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