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Awesome reviews guys. Just read through all of them. Keep 'em coming. I tallied up the scores so far.
@usmarin3 be mindful of the word limit (150 words for albums, 80 for songs). I'll let it rock since this is new and you did over 100.
@The_R_ that review has to be more in-depth to count lol -
http://mrworldpremieretv.blogspot.ca/2014/12/j-cole-be-free-david-letterman-live.html?m=1
If you don't respect dude after this ? you man ? you because you're part of the problem -
Change my Grade to C+ lol
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Awesome reviews guys. Just read through all of them. Keep 'em coming.
@The_R_ that review has to be more in-depth to count lol
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M CAPABLE OF...
DELETE THAT POST IF YOU CAN
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YoungGoldie wrote: »Ill start the review by saying Cole is one of my four favorite new school rappers in the game (K.Dot,Drake,Rocky), so I was anticipating this album's release more than any other album this year. I admit my expectations for this album was high , following a very solid album "Born Sinner" and acouple dope mixtape tracks like" Revenge of the Dreamers". "Forest Hills Drive" is a decent project, but it's definitely a decline in quality imo. I also feel there wasn't much growth in the content. Listening to a Cole album you would think he's in his early 20s, because alot of the times he speaks from the pov of an adolescent. I gave it a pass the first couple albums, but on album number 3 I cant do that, he'll be 30 in a month... So songs about losing his virginity and chillin at his boys moms house smoking weed hoping to get rich isnt showing that he's evolving. There are a few songs that show growth like "January 28th" and "Love Yours" , but there's too many adolescent raps on here imo. Being that the title of the album is his old address, this album might purposely be meant to represent the pov during his youth, but the fact that he's BEEN rapping like that, I dont see a point to make a whole album doing it more. Musically its not bad, but it isnt great either. I dont mind Cole harmonizing on the hook (Adolescence 03') but this ? should never, ever ever ever.... sing whole ballads again in life. (St.Tropez, Hello,Intro)
Favorite Tracks- January 28, Fire Squad, No Role Modelz , Love Yourz
Worst Songs- Hello , St. Tropez(Extra strength NyQuill)
Letter Grade - C
Close this fuckkng thread, ain't no need for anyone to make another review after this one, it will be filled with lies, bias and pure ? slurping...Goldie hit on the head, ? felt weird as ? reading this cuz he literally said everything I was thinkin bout this mediocre album...word. -
I may be the only one but I love the singing. drake has a trained voice Cole has a soulful natural voice he misses a few notes but it makes it feel genuine hello and st Tropez were good to me. MY LEAST fav song maybe tale of two cities. My fav song is apparently fire squad and Jan 28th. His song structure
Is on point its not all 16 bars hook 16 bars hook. I'll give it a 4 out of 5 I would have liked a more time relevant project. I agree this should have been his first project its prob his first project with creative control -
Was really hype after I heard it the first time then I listened a few more times and let it settle in. The production/harmonizing gets really redundant on this joint although he does a good job at keeping the content relevant(assuming this record is about his old world which we already knew about btw) outside of "Wet Dreamz". Almost positive somebody told him that singing/harmonizing would sell him more records even tho he claims he doesnt care(lies). High points were "Fire Squad", "G.O.M.D." and "No Role Modelz", "Hello" and some of the joints early in the album were like mehhh after a few listens. Lyrically hes on point but I think he needs to hand over some of his production and let his growin up in Fayetteville go, on record at least. Overall not much better than his previous efforts, id probably say they are all around the same as far as quality goes. 7/10
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I have minor grievances with the album, on first listen I thought there was a little too much singing. Upon my 2nd listen, things seemed to fall into place a little more. I think that's because I read a breakdown of the flow of the album, and it made more sense at that point. Plus, Cole has always harmonized.
(A) January 28th
2nd Verse
Don't like the bar at all, seems like a throwaway - "Show me NY's ladder I'll climb it
and set the bar up so high you gotta get Obama to force the Air Force to find it
Nevermind it!"
(A) A tale of two Citiez
? dope, but seems a little drake influenced let me know if you hear it?
(B) Gomd
Don't like production entirely. Love the beat at the beginning, wish it never switched at around 1:00. I like what he's saying but don't like the delivery of the hook (yes I know what song it's from)
(B+) Hello
Don't like the flow when he raps doesn't seem to match perfectly and he's done better flow wise. But I like the song overall. Example -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s18GufLYtFg&feature=youtu.be
Everything else A+ to me. Different strokes for different folks but St. Tropez is sick. Little D' Angelo, little Outkast, little Badu, and many more older soul/african acts that I can't think of off the top atm.
Overall a solid album, there isn't a wow factor, nothing that made me say "yo rewind that b". But, that's not what this album is about or portraying. It's about his honesty and growth as a man, and artist.
Update : Total score changed from B+ to A-
The more I listen to this album the more I appreciate it and understand it as a whole. On my third listen I was playing it for someone and realized how much I appreciated the songs and how I felt listening to them. I also downloaded J. Cole's David Letterman "Be Free" performance and added it as the last song (before Note to self) on the album. Works well.
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Better late than never ? nobody else bothered to drop one for the site
http://allhiphop.com/2014/12/14/j-cole-2014-forest-hills-drive-album-review/ -
I have minor grievances with the album, on first listen I thought there was a little too much singing. Upon my 2nd listen, things seemed to fall into place a little more. I think that's because I read a breakdown of the flow of the album, and it made more sense at that point. Plus, Cole has always harmonized.
(A) January 28th
2nd Verse
Don't like the bar at all, seems like a throwaway - "Show me NY's ladder I'll climb it
and set the bar up so high you gotta get Obama to force the Air Force to find it
Nevermind it!"
(A) A tale of two Citiez
? dope, but seems a little drake influenced let me know if you hear it?
(B) Gomd
Don't like production entirely. Love the beat at the beginning, wish it never switched at around 1:00. I like what he's saying but don't like the delivery of the hook (yes I know what song it's from)
(B+) Hello
Don't like the flow when he raps doesn't seem to match perfectly and he's done better flow wise. But I like the song overall. Example -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s18GufLYtFg&feature=youtu.be
Everything else A+ to me. Different strokes for different folks but St. Tropez is sick. Little D' Angelo, little Outkast, little Badu, and many more older soul/african acts that I can't think of off the top atm.
Overall a solid album, there isn't a wow factor, nothing that made me say "yo rewind that b". But, that's not what this album is about or portraying. It's about his honesty and growth as a man, and artist.
Update : Total score changed from B+ to A-
The more I listen to this album the more I appreciate it and understand it as a whole. On my third listen I was playing it for someone and realized how much I appreciated the songs and how I felt listening to them. I also downloaded J. Cole's David Letterman "Be Free" performance and added it as the last song (before Note to self) on the album. Works well.
Gon ahead and hit me with a link to the live performance -
Different strokes for different folks but St. Tropez is sick. Little D' Angelo, little Outkast, little Badu, and many more older soul/african acts that I can't think of off the top atm.
You lost yo damn mind on that one right there
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SixSickSins wrote: »I'm a girl that can typically tell within 10 seconds of hearing a song whether or not I'll like it and, for that reason alone, I rarely sit through and listen to an album in its entirety.
Stopped reading the review right there...
Scrolled down...
Then i saw 7 GOATs so i decided to read it....
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Only today and tomorrow left to review for J. Cole's album!
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deathrowzorrow wrote: »I'm gonna download it now i'm drop my review later
@deathrowzorrow
Been waiting on your review. Drop it before the deadline -
J cole is my favorite rapper of the new generation before this album even now. His best album, it reminds me of ? 's Son atleast Coles Gods Son album if you say so little personal and beautiful. Of course not at Nas ? son album level. I did not buy the album because he is under Jay contracts. Really good album on J Cole continues like this he will be one of the best. He did it without features really serious respect, not many people would've done that, Cole is talented.
4 \ 5 .. Would have been 4.5 \ 5 if he did not sing so much but apparently & no role modelz no jokez luv it
fire squard my favorite love how he ? on eminem and iggy
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deathrowzorrow wrote: »J cole is my favorite rapper of the new generation before this album even now. His best album, it reminds me of ? 's Son atleast Coles Gods Son album if you say so little personal and beautiful. Of course not at Nas ? son album level. I did not buy the album because he is under Jay contracts. Really good album on J Cole continues like this he will be one of the best. He did it without features really serious respect, not many people would've done that, Cole is talented.
4 \ 5 .. Would have been 4.5 \ 5 if he did not sing so much but apparently & no role modelz no jokez luv it
fire squard my favorite love how he ? on eminem and iggy
never did this review ? before so hope it was ok lol
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Haha @deathrowzorrow is a fool
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Final score for the boy Cole on the first page.
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Going into the single soul food I had very high expectations becaue of the classic goodie mob album/song that it borrows its name from. Although it didn't live up to the extremely high standards it set for itself, it is a solid track. It serves a very important role in the album as neither the best nor the worst but a good track to that helps the project as a whole.
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Good looks @OhMars. It would be cool to get different perspectives on some Big KRIT ? . Seems like a lot of people either have different opinions on him or haven't listened to his music and need some insight.Going into the single soul food I had very high expectations becaue of the classic goodie mob album/song that it borrows its name from. Although it didn't live up to the extremely high standards it set for itself, it is a solid track. It serves a very important role in the album as neither the best nor the worst but a good track to that helps the project as a whole.
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I wanna hear him go in on every song like fire squad. Also more storytelling less singing that's not his lane. Good album overall
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Soul Food
Soul Food is one of my favorite tracks on Krit's album. Raphael Saadiq was a perfect fit on the hook for the smooth blues'd out production. Krit spits poetry as he reminisces on his "soul food". Krit feeds his soul by remembering his youth, when life was much more simple and finds ways to lyrically spread the table with actual "soul food".
Listen to the song and think about what krit says. on the surface he might just be talking about food, But give him a good ear and you see Krit is asking what's wrong with the direction we are going today. We all need to sit back and ask "What happened to the soul food?"
Love this track, only complaint is that I want more... wish it had a 3rd verse
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@Ikinggodgivbiz
@younggoldie
@b_a
Would be interested to hear a review on Big Krits Soul Food from you 3 since yall was the ones in the JCole vs Krit thread that said yall didn't ? with his music.
cuz like killacham said...
It would be cool to get different perspectives on some Big KRIT ? . Seems like a lot of people either have different opinions on him or haven't listened to his music and need some insight.Going into the single soul food I had very high expectations becaue of the classic goodie mob album/song that it borrows its name from. Although it didn't live up to the extremely high standards it set for itself, it is a solid track. It serves a very important role in the album as neither the best nor the worst but a good track to that helps the project as a whole.
B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLJlfwZ-xZ8
