You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. Fast forward to 2018, Kanye broke radio silence and resurfaced on Twitter, doubling down on his Trump rhetoric. Just like Icarus, he had flown too close to the sun.īut unlike Icarus, he came right back and aimed once more to soar the skies. He slinked into the shadows and faded into obscurity. Not long after, news broke of him being admitted to a psychiatric ward. The king had succumbed to the pressure of his subjects. Nothing was safe from his antagonization. The music industry, his fashion line, similarities between him and his contemporaries, his political beliefs. As he was booed and ridiculed week after week, he would launch into extended rants on anything and everything. Once accusing George Bush of not caring about Black people, this hypocritical stance wasn’t the best route for him to curry the favor of his fans. It was then that we were introduced to the controversy-seeking conservative Kanye, where he claimed he would have voted for Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. Followed by an extremely publicised mental breakdown while on tour in support of Pablo. Then came his absolutely horrendous album rollout with The Life of Pablo in 2016. Surprisingly, Cole had also cumulatively outsold Kanye by a significant margin. He was on his cocky shit.īut in an unlikely turn of events, Born Sinner became the #1 album in the US in its third week of release whereas Yeezus had fallen to #3. Kanye knew he was untouchable and he wanted people to know, no, he needed them to know. A notion which seeds had probably been sowed over 10 years ago. A rapper that self-anointed himself as a god and compared himself to Jesus. Instead, we were introduced to the cynical and enigmatic Kanye that was a victim of his overinflated ego. However, gone was the charismatic, soul-sampling Yeezy. Kanye kept his throne but J Cole had put up a good fight and the world of rap was at balance once again. To no one’s surprise, Yeezus was able to outsell Born Sinner by nearly 30,000 copies. Just to show the Boyz the man now like Wanyá.” – J Cole, “Forbidden Fruit” Born Sinner had to overcome the sophomore jinx while also attempting to justify Cole’s ambitions of solidifying his position in the pantheon of rap royalty. On the other hand, J Cole faced an uphill battle. Music compilation – Cruel Summer the world held its breath in anticipation for the next offering that Kanye would bestow upon them. Following his 2010 critically lauded magnum opus – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the wonderfully lavish Jay Z collaborative album – Watch the Throne, and the victory lap that was the G.O.O.D. His Born Sinner against Kanye’s Yeezus.Īt that point in his career, Kanye was perched upon the Mt. This was the same day that J Cole’s K.O.D. dropped, who coincidentally in 2013, had once challenged Kanye head-on in an album sales duel. What Cole lacks though is that stand-out, almost overbearing, passion and ego in delivery that really makes a lasting impression.On the 20th of April, Kanye had decided to spice up his usual tweetstorms by announcing the release date of his 8th solo album (June 1st). Cole is comfortable and confident enough to pen and construct a beat that doesn’t have the listener reaching for the “forward” button on a player.
Cole brings with this latest 16-track (21 on deluxe version) effort is that he clearly is not perfect and that humility is still a large part of his character and his rise to fame still has some setbacks. Both thought provoking and relatable, the message J. What he lacks in charisma in much of his flow is complimented by a good taste in sound and delivery of catchy hooks that offer a certain effortless simplicity. Cole has grown lyrically and production wise on “ Born Sinner“. Following this track, he gives praise for his talents and achieving success on “Born Sinner” ft James Fauntleroy.
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On “ Let Nas Down“, he literally gives a full story over a saxophone led beat on the devastation he felt when finding out that one of his idols, Nas, was disappointed in hearing some of his music (especially “ Work Out“). Although Cole delivers lines about race relations, commitment issues, and a few braggadocios rhymes about success, he still has time to show a little humility on the last few tracks.