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A real one-in-a-million from a little lost town in North Carolina, Jermaine Cole has become a big beast of world hip hop with an ascetic, old-timey, demanding, solitary musical output. Over time, J. Cole has become the standard bearer for a lost authenticity, for unflagging longevity and an intriguing attention to detail set against the merry-go-round of amnesiac instant entertainment. After a more introspective 4 Your Eyez Only which was almost chamber music, the rapper is offering up KOD, a work with more contemporary ambitions.
In his unceasing quest for consciousness, J.Cole has set himself up as a beacon in the night for new generations. At the base of KOD is the lifeblood of addiction: drugs, money, social media, celebrity, violence, sex, infidelity... The rapper sweeps away all of our society's compulsions, making something of a self-criticism along the way. Everyone gets hauled over the coals and brought down a peg.
More modern than it sounds, J. Cole's music has come out of his comfort zone to relay his message. But the resolutely jazz, intimate moments are the most successful. Among these, the ironic Kevin's Heart deals with the media frenzy over Kevin Hart's infidelities, which fell between voyeurism and identification. This approach, full of contrast, is also found on the striking Window Pain, which deals with gun culture in a mood of anger and revenge. Always marked by spirituality, J. Cole proves that he's more than just the Jiminy Cricket of the moment by renewing his formula. The authentic artisan of deep attention has got some great days ahead of him. © Aurélien Chapuis/Qobuz
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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.
Albumbeschreibung
A real one-in-a-million from a little lost town in North Carolina, Jermaine Cole has become a big beast of world hip hop with an ascetic, old-timey, demanding, solitary musical output. Over time, J. Cole has become the standard bearer for a lost authenticity, for unflagging longevity and an intriguing attention to detail set against the merry-go-round of amnesiac instant entertainment. After a more introspective 4 Your Eyez Only which was almost chamber music, the rapper is offering up KOD, a work with more contemporary ambitions.
In his unceasing quest for consciousness, J.Cole has set himself up as a beacon in the night for new generations. At the base of KOD is the lifeblood of addiction: drugs, money, social media, celebrity, violence, sex, infidelity... The rapper sweeps away all of our society's compulsions, making something of a self-criticism along the way. Everyone gets hauled over the coals and brought down a peg.
More modern than it sounds, J. Cole's music has come out of his comfort zone to relay his message. But the resolutely jazz, intimate moments are the most successful. Among these, the ironic Kevin's Heart deals with the media frenzy over Kevin Hart's infidelities, which fell between voyeurism and identification. This approach, full of contrast, is also found on the striking Window Pain, which deals with gun culture in a mood of anger and revenge. Always marked by spirituality, J. Cole proves that he's more than just the Jiminy Cricket of the moment by renewing his formula. The authentic artisan of deep attention has got some great days ahead of him. © Aurélien Chapuis/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:25
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: J. Cole
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: J. Cole P&D
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2018 Dreamville, Inc. ℗ 2018 Dreamville, Inc.
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