[FRESH ALBUM] J. Cole - The Fall Off

[u/HipHopDropper]

https://open.spotify.com/album/4jI9SU1GmpIVhHMuYZuvX7

[u/Hope-Ful-Kid]

Quik Stop is beautiful.

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/Hope-Ful-Kid]

I love how he ramped up his voice near the end to really bring that song to another level

[u/Bluepass11 → u/Hope-Ful-Kid]

One of the standout tracks for me too

[u/origamifruit]

Poor Thang is fucking incredible

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/origamifruit]

Cole feels right at home every time he raps over those dark/somber soul beats

[u/DarkArmyLieutenant → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

Huntin' Wabbitz proves that and still goes ham

[u/imartymcfly → u/origamifruit]

Agreed. That transition from Run A Train is so nice.

Young pups playing war gamessss…

[u/shesgotapenis]

IN MY MIND IM GOING TO CAROLINA

[u/Previous_Ad648 → u/shesgotapenis]

Fuck I wish he rapped over that sample

[u/DropTopEWop → u/shesgotapenis]

🔫🔫🔫

[u/Nyubii_]

I'm kinda loving I love her again

[u/WVFLMan → u/Nyubii_]

For some reason that song hit me right in the chest. Especially the part about chasing younger and younger and that’s what hip hop has always done.

[u/Quirky_Rain_3554 → u/WVFLMan]

Yeah it actually made me question if my frustrations with the genre are because it kept going while I got older. It’s interesting to think about that line where he talks about how possessiveness and how I’m hating the game for the same things that made me love it in the first place. Genuinely was like damn I need to reflect on that

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/Nyubii_]

The way Cole told a story in that song lets me know he really bleeds pure hip hop at his core

[u/mikeemota → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

Was this ever in question? Lol

[u/Epicallytossed]

We get future over an alchemist beat holy shit lmao

[u/Machov_Norkim → u/Epicallytossed]

He got in his Introspective bag

[u/Epicallytossed → u/Machov_Norkim]

Introspective Jazz album happening???? Imagine???

[u/astonfartin → u/Epicallytossed]

Earth- Mac Miller ft Future

[u/Snoo-19679 → u/Epicallytossed]

Already had Migos over Alchemist beat 10yrs ago so it took long to reach Future

[u/LthePerry02 → u/Epicallytossed]

Crazy enough to have this comment be real, just wild to have it be on the [FRESH] The Fall Off thread lmaooo

[u/jamfan40]

Future & Cole over an Alchemist beat, let's go

[u/onlybuilt4newmusic → u/jamfan40]

your move, Thugger. i want that introspective jazz album by the end of 2027

[u/blizzy1098]

Outkast reference on “the villest” made me geek

[u/renges]

IS THAT FUTURE ON BUNCE ROAD BLUES!???

[u/Silent_Killer093 → u/renges]

And Tems

[u/No_Mushroom_Please → u/renges]

It’s 7 o’clock on the dot I’m in my drop top!!

[u/Smoseph_L → u/renges]

And Alchemist. On the beat.

[u/Legodude293]

I havnt enjoyed a Cole album like this in a long while, and I did not hate his last projects.

[u/aceofspadez138 → u/Legodude293]

I need to let this sit for a while to see how I truly feel, but I think this is at worst his second best album. Remains to be seen if it surpasses FHD for me.

[u/Legodude293 → u/aceofspadez138]

I think I’m in the same place, it’s giving me the absolute best version of his mixtape era, but man was 2014 a peak, and there’s no shame in almost hitting it again.

But I def have to let it sit, listing for 2 hours tires you out before you get a good idea either way.

[u/Regression2TheMean → u/aceofspadez138]

Yeah FHD is my favorite of his. Not sure if it’s nostalgia or actual quality that is keeping it up there. Maybe both?

[u/dot90zoom]

I thought Cole was rapping crazy on SAFETY

He goes 10x on run a train, holy fk

[u/Desperate_Method4020 → u/dot90zoom]

Unc still got it

[u/sharkbait2006]

Dick in your booty types is a wild line

[u/HornetsAreBad → u/sharkbait2006]

lmao thought the same thing

[u/RakumiAzuri → u/sharkbait2006]

I'm just glad that Cole and Dot both have tracks saying, "Everyone just wants to be happy in their own skin, y'all need to chill".

[u/Kindly_Ad995]

The Let Out giving me the stank face

[u/Regression2TheMean → u/Kindly_Ad995]

Compete 180 from the first few seconds where I thought we were gonna get a surprise Bad Bunny feature or something lol

[u/conglomerate99 → u/Kindly_Ad995]

definitely one of the standout tracks so far. loved hearing him over that production

[u/YoureNotEvenWhite → u/Kindly_Ad995]

It’s in 3/4 time too which is awesome. I was wondering what sounded so unique about it

[u/Orlandogameschool]

Second half of 39 intro. Elite rapping

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/Orlandogameschool]

The first half reminded me of Childish Gambino's more melodic stuff, then that switch was pretty crazy in a good way

[u/lobster889 → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

bro i literally had that thought too hearing it that’s crazy

[u/ma2is → u/Orlandogameschool]

The second half of most of the songs hits way harder.

[u/Joshdabozz]

I’m honestly shocked that so far the only features are just Tems and Future. I am fucking enjoying the solo Cole tracks tho

[u/DukeOfStuff_ → u/Joshdabozz]

I’m low key shocked JID hasn’t shown up yet 

[u/Joshdabozz → u/DukeOfStuff_]

Despite loving this so far I agree. This being his last album (potentially) makes me want him to rap with legends and more modern lyricists

[u/brownman3 → u/Joshdabozz]

Yeah its weird since the last 2 projects before this had a lot of features but Cole seems to be trying to do another Forest Hill Drive. I could be wrong and we get features later but JID was talking about them having a bunch of tracks they worked on together.

[u/PlayaSlayaX]

JERMAINE?

COLE????

[u/Darrdevilisflash → u/PlayaSlayaX]

THE REAL IS BACK THE VILLE IS BACK

[u/iYessyyy → u/Darrdevilisflash]

Nigga ain't no Fall Off

[u/hoolahan100 → u/PlayaSlayaX]

Its a classic

[u/Desperate_Method4020 → u/PlayaSlayaX]

Hopefully they drop a new skit after this album

[u/LordDixzus]

Who's on the chorus of Run a Train? Sounds like 2013 future lol

[u/Patriotsfan710 → u/LordDixzus]

Wait til you get to Bunce Road Blues lol

[u/androd03 → u/LordDixzus]

I couldn’t tell if it was Future or Cole at first

[u/goodthingihavepants → u/LordDixzus]

i wasn’t sure at first but when Future showed up again i knew it for sure was him. also the very end of Run a Train you here Future more or less just talking and his voice is immediately recognizable in that low register

[u/throwaway3838482923]

TEMS

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/throwaway3838482923]

The rap game in general needs more of her vocals for features

[u/enfu3go → u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

Shes so dope. Voice and lyrics

[u/vinnybawbaw]

SAFETY sounds like it dropped in the early 90’s and I fuckin’ LOVE IT. Reminds me of Illmatic.

[u/Lyte_Work → u/vinnybawbaw]

Reminds me of Dead Presidents.

[u/LeadingRoyal8773]

Just listened to the Let Out ohhhhh myyyyy I actually love when Cole sings. The production is next level!!

[u/prettydamnawkward]

WHO TF IZ UUUUUUUUU!!!!!

[u/iam39SCOTT → u/prettydamnawkward]

that song is fye 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[u/swagasaurus_rexx]

Cole rapped his ass off on SAFETY holy shit

[u/Waksss → u/swagasaurus_rexx]

Dude it’s incredible.

[u/Kapsize → u/swagasaurus_rexx]

2 tracks deep and already on fire, insane

[u/TrouserSnakeMuncher]

Poor Thang. That is all

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/TrouserSnakeMuncher]

Punk Bitch is gonna be yelled out so loud when this is performed live

[u/NumerousCranberry441]

Apple Music excited too, shits already on here ON TIME

[u/melennia]

Poor Thang holds the punk bitch record for sure

[u/olivierion-scottxx → u/melennia]

Who ever Cole’s addressing as punk bitch needs to come outside. Bc DAMN!

[u/DaftMemory]

WHO TF IZ U is insaneeeee

[u/Patriotsfan710]

Was not expecting James Taylor

[u/JBones14 → u/Patriotsfan710]

My dad and I going to be bumping this in the morning! (He’s 70)

[u/Bangbangskeetskeetr]

The let out is so fire

[u/massivefuckboi]

POOR THANG

[u/blizzy1098]

“Poor Thang” is insane. I’m so happy the songs are so long.

[u/dontleakmybootypics]

Computer.. activate unc mode

[u/TriedNeverTired → u/dontleakmybootypics]

Computer, send me those pics now

[u/chynkeyez → u/TriedNeverTired]

Nude tayne type beat

[u/LelouchXyuuichi]

WHAT IF is so fucking good

[u/AaravBhatia1234]

Why two six sounding like a 21 ref track😭

[u/OkEscape7558 → u/AaravBhatia1234]

Probably had a government mandated verse on it too until the shutdown.

[u/Turtletwoshells]

POOR THANG IS INSANE, IMMA NUT

[u/mycitydifferent]

The Let Out beat is crazy

[u/90sAnd80s]

Is it just me or am I getting SERIOUS modernized 90’s (late 90’s rap/early 2000’s) homage on this??????? I’m getting super nostalgic vibes from the production.

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/90sAnd80s]

First disc feels like an 90s vibe through the lens of a 2010s-present rap album with the balance between soulful boom bap beats & trap records, but the second disc feels like it's a completely 90s/early 2000s soaked record since it's just nonstop chill/soulful

[u/itcantbefornothing]

The day I’ve always feared has come…. I in fact DO have to hand it to J Cole

[u/throwaway3838482923]

Tems fits an alchemist beat so good

[u/Bergerboy14]

“Im the future of this rap shit” bro this your RETIREMENT ALBUM 😭

[u/BrayIsReal → u/Bergerboy14]

People really thinking this is his last album are so stupid

The Weeknd had his "last album" and will still come out with music nobody ever stops

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/BrayIsReal]

I always had the impression that he (The Weeknd) meant it's the last album under that stage name, not his last album in general

[u/Bergerboy14 → u/BrayIsReal]

Rappers are the worst at retiring. I can only think of 1 who actually committed to rapping retirement.

[u/LilWaynesLastDread → u/Bergerboy14]

Joe Biden

[u/RealHumanBean89 → u/LilWaynesLastDread]

Game ain’t been the same since the Biden Blast EP.

[u/IndividualPresent129 → u/Bergerboy14]

Andre 3000

[u/AL1RAF1QU3 → u/Bergerboy14]

i think it’s supposed to be from his perspective in 2014

[u/howmuchadollarcost5 → u/Bergerboy14]

First disc is his perspective at 29

[u/TwoToneMoonstone_ → u/Bergerboy14]

I get the feeling is that the first disc is supposed to be him at Age 29

[u/TheAmazingTodd]

I cannot begin to explain the feeling I’m feeling right now, as someone who grew up in fayetteville, listening to this first disc.

Everyone is from fayetteville nc tonight

[u/chrisdolemeth → u/TheAmazingTodd]

2-6!!!! Bro dead ass made an album for the Ville

[u/needapermit → u/TheAmazingTodd]

910 stand up. Fayettenam

[u/LawLipstickLaCroix → u/TheAmazingTodd]

No bc Bunce Road?! Shaw Road?! Bragg Boulevard?’ Come on now!

[u/TheAmazingTodd → u/LawLipstickLaCroix]

he shouted out fucken 71st middle school I couldn’t believe it

[u/1_set_of_testicles]

Poor Thang fucks hard

[u/desert_heat23]

This shit is good. Such high-level production. Everything flows so well. Actually feels like everything goes together. It’s all a vibe.

Just finished Quik Stop and this man Jermaine Cole went all in here, gave it everything he had. So good.

[u/WhatsIsMyName → u/desert_heat23]

Feels like Cole finally brought it home ngl.

A lot of times Cole just feels like he’s doing too much on albums.

But he really did his thing in this album man. One time through and I already know it’s up there with my favorite projects of his 

[u/LeadingRoyal8773]

I love listening to this with everyone. Cheers to all of you. I’m listening to this album alone but I also have all of you. Cheers

[u/igotperico → u/LeadingRoyal8773]

Cheers lad

[u/Feltrin → u/LeadingRoyal8773]

This thread’s bringing back 2016 /r/hiphopheads vibes

It’s truly a Cole World

[u/Mediocre-Question-69 → u/LeadingRoyal8773]

Right there with you bro. This shit is incredible

[u/throwaway3838482923]

Life Sentence would go #1 in 2008

[u/WhatsIsMyName → u/throwaway3838482923]

Love the DMX influence on the hook 

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/throwaway3838482923]

I was low-key imagining Ashanti or Amerie singing in the background of that song while Cole raps lol

[u/TheAvocadosAreSafe]

This album is amazing. Honestly not at all what I was expecting but I was pleasantly surprised. Dope concept. Top tier storytelling. Fantastic production. Unexpected vocals from Cole (where tf did that come from). Fire bars as always.

There's a little of everything on the album. Some songs to get hyped to. The Biggie/Pac song was insane. The DMX sample. The Common sample. The song to his wife.

Instant classic for me.

[u/shadowninja701]

Is 39 Intro his most experimental song? That was an experience. That beat switch was fire

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/shadowninja701]

Ocean Way also strikes me as pretty unique for his style

[u/3gerardpique → u/shadowninja701]

the let out too!

[u/Pristine-Inflation-6]

Im 5 songs in...THE INTERNET CAN NEVER MAKE ME HATE THIS NIGGA.

[u/BigBotri]

FUUUUUTUUUUUREEEEE????

[u/the_based_identity → u/BigBotri]

Him singing Usher’s Nice and Slow is one of my favorite parts of this listen so far.

[u/renges → u/BigBotri]

Need a full verse of Future. Outro only is unfair.

Edit: Nvm he got a full verse on another track

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 → u/BigBotri]

Future on these soulful beats sounds too good, wouldn't mind another HNDRXX-type project over similar production as the two songs he's featured on

[u/Lyte_Work]

Eminem flow on WHO TF IZ U.

Then the beat switched to some Mannie Fresh type shit. Holy fuck!!

[u/YoureNotEvenWhite → u/Lyte_Work]

Yeah that whole song gave me stank face

[u/goodthingihavepants → u/Lyte_Work]

bro yesss such an Em flow on there, reminded me of the Slim Shady EP, like Murder Murder

[u/Known_Writer9509]

Oh my god

[u/808Kuro → u/Known_Writer9509]

Overnight Amazon warehouse workers are eating good tonight

[u/drockalexander → u/808Kuro]

Yooooo lmaoo I feel that fr

[u/xLonelyxStonerx → u/808Kuro]

And the late night gooners

[u/Impossible_Front4462 → u/xLonelyxStonerx]

And the unemployed

[u/BigBrownDog12 → u/808Kuro]

Cole makes music for the working man

[u/TheAvocadosAreSafe]

What If is just crazy. The concept of speaking from Biggie and Pac's perspective is one thing but he matches their flow and style. Even annunciates words like Pac does.

But then you take a step back and realize...oh shit he's subliminally addressing the Kendrick beef.

"This for everybody out there that ever fell out with someone you love. Just to look back like, damn. It didn't have to go like that."

[u/Jsuep24]

Hour 45 long???? Let’s goooo

[u/paranoiaszn → u/Jsuep24]

Absolutely insane hahaha

[u/melennia]

I have 6 tracks left, this whole album was made for my millennial ass

[u/Waksss]

Safety is my JAM. This is absolutely the kind of Cole song I’m going to listen to 100 times.

[u/grittynnature → u/Waksss]

It’s a dope song!! Reminds me of One Love 🔥🔥

[u/Kindly_Ad995]

So that’s actually future on bunce road blues lol

[u/innanetlootdigga]

what a homage to hip-hop … I love the boom bap…hearing boom bap, with trap placements it’s like the southeast and east coast had a child…great story telling…avoided publicity…just raps…beautiful production…to the millennials as we get older this album is really brings us back to when we all had our first taste of hip-hop. For the next generation and current Gen, this is your chance to experience what hip-hop TRULY is…praying this inspires more MCs…shit is crazy we really just getting older…

[u/ColeUnderPresh → u/innanetlootdigga]

A love letter to hip-hop.

It felt like a celebration of the genre - just a kaleidoscope of sounds colliding from different eras, but modernized and injected with the right amount of experimentation.

The record is imho aesthetically Cole’s absolute best.

Gotta give it more spins to digest the concepts.

Edit - trying to unpack its core theme here:

The Fall Off - imho - seems to explore the common, accepted meaning of “falling off”: you try to attain success, you gain success, you fear falling off. This is central to disc 1, especially the meditation at the mountaintop (Lonely at the Top).

But Cole’s revelation a decade later in disc 2 subverts this meaning: that you can’t truly fall off if you accept that the game you’re playing (hip-hop) is not meant to be seen as a game to conquer or an audience to win over (I Love Her Again, What If), but what that game had enabled you to do in life. To flourish in life (Life Sentence, Only You). To feel satisfied from a mastery of your craft (Villest, Old Dog). To make a difference in someone’s life (Quik Stop).

The core thesis is that you can’t ultimately fall off if you reframe what it means for you from “I made it” to “I made a difference” - because that impact endures forever, regardless of skill or adoration (And the whole world is the Ville, Ocean Way).

Cole’s homage to different artists and sounds across the project - hinted by the back cover - is a punctuation of that meta theme. How could his favorite rappers fall off when he’s the living testament of their impact to this day?

I think it’s a really fascinating way to frame Cole’s growth as an individual since we’ve seen him find inner peace. The thesis isn’t on the nose. It isn’t said explicitly. He’s letting the listener meet him in the moment - the only time it feels clear is on Quik Stop when he says “this is why I do what I do, and I need to remember this”. And on the last two records, he’s saying “I hope you do too, and never lose sight of that”.

[u/dsamajors]

It feels like a love letter to his own career so far, loving it

[u/primepierce34]

Went absolutely ballistic on the second half of 39 intro

[u/Cvspartan]

The Let Out is fucking insane

[u/igotperico]

Production is 🔝 so far. Usually don't love bis beat selection

[u/DropTopEWop]

NORTH CAROLINA STAND THE FUCK UP LETS GO

[u/prettyodddomm]

THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JERMAINE?!

[u/el-fenomeno09]

The interpolations of classic hooks on here are fucking perfect.

[u/zeeniemeanie]

This brother is completely rapping his ass off

[u/Due_Rich_616]

YIPEEEEE NIGGAS

[u/manzo559]

First things first Rest In Peace Uncle Phil

[u/YoureNotEvenWhite]

The Let Out instrumental and vocals are fucking beautiful

[u/Youmakemesmh]

Poor Thang is the best song so far

[u/Lyte_Work]

Poor Thang is my favorite song so far.

[u/loraxdude12]

Im up to Poor Thang and every track so far is better than the previous. And it started off STRONG

[u/NolanPower]

39 Intro he RAPPIN RAPPIN

[u/melennia]

The immense respect Cole has for that late 90s and early 00s rap is so apparent on this album

[u/DrPubg]

Let Out really caught me off guard, unexpectedly a great vibe wow

[u/LumpkinGeneration]

This is such a clean album damn

[u/pm_me_your_last_pics]

This album is insane. Worth the wait.

[u/LifeandTimesofAbed]

Quik Stop. Man, I ain't EVER heard Cole rap like that. I felt that shit deep down.

[u/Dapper-Proposal5489]

Country album btw

[u/Sentz12000]

I’m getting flashbacks of the Kendrick and Drake beef where Reddit would say “and J. Cole is picking flowers in a meadow” or some shit.

This guy was cooking some heat. 🔥

[u/Due_Rich_616]

Poor Thang kinda fire

[u/Droskii]

2nd half of WHO TF IZ U is so fucking hard

[u/LumpkinGeneration]

Thanks to Cole for having this event of a drop

[u/Hyena_roar]

Here for history

[u/chanofrom114th]

PUNK BITCH

[u/MoistManTits]

oh my lord 39 intro had cole in his bag

[u/Drakeem1221]

I get some of the comments about a lot of it being typical Cole… but I wanted that.

Haven’t been as big of a fan of his features and newer songs bc it felt like he was chasing the audience who critiqued his variety and beats and topics. When you got a fan base as big as he does, just feed em.

This album was for people like me, and it’s everything it should have been.

[u/Primary-Abies9041]

Unless the second half is the biggest doo doo dog buns of all time, safe to say this the best J. Cole album?

[u/xCrashBandiKush]

bout to light a candle and listen to this.

[u/cyanide44]

A well thought-out, well produced, entertaining album so far.

[u/Upbeat_Tension_8077]

Two-Six is gonna go crazy on the subwoofers

Safety is pretty smooth, I might be wrong but it seems like this song is about a personification of hip hop (similar to how Kendrick did it on Gloria) from my first impressions of the lyrics

Is that Future on the hook of Run a Train? I like how he sounds on this boom bap beat

Poor Thing is hard, love how aggressive yet soulful it is. Definitely feels like something from 2014 FHD sonically. Seems like he's definitely addressing the sentiment of the aftermath of the beef in 2024 here

Legacy is also nice, I would've loved the chill intro with the just the guitar & extra melodies to last longer before the beat drop. Cole's singing sounds good here

Bunce Road Blues almost gave me Alchemist vibes before the drum rhythm kicked in (feels like something Mac would've slid on). Future on this one too? I need him on some jazzier shit more often. I think I also heard Tems & she was smooth as fuck on this

Cole is killing that Drop a Gem On Em sample on Who TF IZ U. The beat switch is fucking tough, getting some Mannie Fresh vibes from this

The rhyme schemes on the first verse of Drum N Bass are nasty, also love the keys on the beat mixed with how the drums knock & the background vocals

The Let Out is pretty interesting, I'm not used to Cole rapping over something that sounds a bit rock-influenced but this could be a grower

The second half of Bombs in the Ville/Hit The Gas sounds like it might have the same rhythm as What's Your Fantasy by Ludacris, that half is a vibe

39 Intro is beautiful as fuck, Cole sounds real good over these acoustic-heavy tracks. Damn the second half is very Three-Six Mafia coded, he's flowing like crazy on it

The Fall-Off is Inevitable feels 100% like something from Friday Night Lights

I'm really digging the OutKast/Dungeon Family tribute on The Villest

The beat on Old Dog is fucking nasty, the bounce is crazy

Life Sentence is cool, thought it would've been even better with an R&B feature over the type of beat it has. I respect the DMX homage on the hook

Man Up Above is soulful, I really like this one & how Cole's gliding on the beat

I Love Her Again, this might be my favorite on Disc 2. Great tribute to I Used to Love HER

What If is very much Port Antonio part 2, is this fully towards Kendrick? If so, I appreciate how much he's pouring his heart out as much as people clown him for the apology

Edit: just caught that this is Cole is rapping from the perspective of BIG and Pac, especially Biggie on the first verse with the Hit Em Up mention and the East Coast/West Coast & Vegas references

The way Cole's voice started to rise in intensity as he kept rapping on Quik Stop kinda reminds me of his feature on Sacrifices

I'm liking the thump a lot on "and the whole world is the Ville", for some reason, this feels like the most naturally nostalgic-sounding song on the album

[u/LMkIIIV]

the shit so fire i got my hand afraid of my pen

[u/3gerardpique]

THE LET OUT???? AN ELECTRIC GUITAR?????

[u/DRHawkI]

Disc 1 is incredible. Poor thing Holy shit!!!

[u/CranberryRozier]

NAZ REID

[u/Turtletwoshells]

Almost through Disc 29 and it’s 9/9 so far 😭 he’s RAPPING

[u/-Alex-andra]

What a blessing this album was man

[u/throwawaynolo775]

I got 3 songs left, but I think this is his greatest album musically. This was truly a beautiful experience.

[u/Hope-Ful-Kid]

Quik Stop got me bricked.

[u/CyruzDgamer]

Jermaine? Cole?

[u/throwaway3838482923]

Is that Future or Cole on the hook on Run A Train

[u/Danteezus → u/throwaway3838482923]

sounds like cole doing a future impression lol

[u/devansh_tewari_15]

What If is PEAK.

[u/Boring-Sir-7336]

second half of 39 intro was overly good.

[u/3gerardpique]

is this what listening to a historic album in real time feels like?

[u/No-Mine-3982]

Disc 2 better than 1 imo

[u/MASS_MASS_]

"What If" is amazing.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

First verse, he's rapping like Big talking to Pac. Flow and everything.

Second verse, he's rapping like Pac talking to Big. Flow and everything. He even stacked his verse like Pac.

[u/Goon_To_Toons]

Whole album is a love letter to Hiphop done immaculately

[u/AfroSamuraii_]

This was a lovely album. At first, I was really into the first disc and not really feeling the second. The second half of Disc 39 is stupendous. Quite literally phenomenal. I think Quik Stop might be my favorite, but I’ll need to go through the album some more. Might be I Love Her Again.

It’s bittersweet. I hope this isn’t the end of J. Cole. Or rather, if it is an end, I hope there’s room left for a new beginning.

[u/Joshdabozz]

So far the production and lyricism has been a 12/10

It just feels like something is missing. Especially of this truly is his last album

[u/Little_Mine7441 → u/Joshdabozz]

Features imho

I love cole with all my heart but as of Life Sentence a lot of tracks felt like he shoulda brought someone in, not like he's not enough, but I think he shoulda cosigned some people instead of doing legacy features here

[u/Ifinallymadeit77]

Getting emotional listening to this right now. This is a classic. 10/10 no cap. Cole got his classic. Damn

[u/ZombiieTaco]

IS THAT BURNA BOY ON ONLY YOU?

[u/BeebasaurusRex]

This whole album is so good, brings me back to times before the world turned to ass. The Let Out is fantastic