OGHipHopCritic 4

39 which rounds up to a 4. J Cole made all his fans wait since 4 Your Eyez Only for this album which was announced a week before it was 39 which rounds up to a 4. J Cole made all his fans wait since 4 Your Eyez Only for this album which was announced a week before it was released. However, this was not the Cole album I was waiting. I understand that Cole wanted to address many important issues that affect society today, hence the title Kids On Drugs, however, Cole failed to deliver this in an effective way. Starting with the positives, the album cover was very bright, colourful and meaningful which immediately caught my eye. The production, although heavily trap inspired, is filled with lot of decent beats which are tolerable too. However, when it comes to lyrics, the album was poorly made. Cole meant a lot and had a lot to say, however, I don't feel like he delivered this to his highest potential. He tries to adapt that flow that the new-wave rappers use through their trap beats, but this was simply not Cole's style. When I heard Photograph, I thought the beat was alright and his singing was tolerable at the beginning, however, once the album came to the his rapping, he delivers a bar that is scarily similar to that of Ski Mask the Slump God, which makes J Cole sound corny. Also, in this album J Cole drops subtle disses or "words of advice" to new artists in the rap game. However, through his trap inspired beats and flows such as "stealing" Ski Mask The Slump God's Babywipe, the message that J Cole delivered seemed somewhat ironic in nature. Especially in his alleged diss to lil pump in 1985, J Cole did not back his comments up throughout the rest of the album such as ATM, where he repeats the words count it up more than Lil Pump on Gucci Gang. Lil Pump, rightfully deserves to diss J Cole right back, for trying to adapt their new-wave style whilst talking trash about new-wave rappers. The best track was 1985, however, although it sent a good message, it feels like this album could have been written by an A or A+ student in year 10 due to its simplicity, I still cannot understand how people have the audacity to state that this is the greatest diss track of all time. The reason why sales and album charting for this album was very high, is because of the "Stan" like fan base that J Cole has, who would praise even the worst of J Cole which is very similar to Drake. This is also definitely his worst Studio Album by Far. … Expand