Was out chasin' ho's, was out hoopin'
Them niggas wasn't ballin' but yet they was foul shootin'
So meet the newest role model who don't know how to fake this shit
Never sold a rock and look I made it bitch
Them niggas wasn't ballin' but yet they was foul shootin'
So meet the newest role model who don't know how to fake this shit
Never sold a rock and look I made it bitch
- (From Back To The Topic, 2010)
My favorite rapper out today.
That honor was held by
Master P, Ma$e, Pastor Troy, Young Jeezy, Lupe Fiasco and now by J. Cole. The
reasons why I like J. Cole as the best right now is simply because he combines
the lyricism and storytelling that's lost in today's Hip-Hop & Rap scene. I've
said for years that's the difference between rappers and MC's. Rappers sole
purpose is to flaunt and tell everyone of the success it took to get there, and
there's nothing wrong with that. Because personally that's the motivational
music when I need my goals accomplished, but like anyone with a thought process
that likes to delve into deeper meanings, Hip-Hop will always have my heart.
I'll always appreciate the MC's that come out and use their minds to rip it each
and every single time. The story telling in music over production that is
classic is just amazing, and that's what is under appreciated. I know popular
opinion and music that doesn't require people to think that much is the wave,
but to those who value MC's and their ability to put it together, you are
appreciated.
The reason I stand by
J. Cole is because he can tell a story like none other, and he tells stories of
things that I've done in college in his earlier career. That's what turned me on
to him in the first place and I haven't looked back since. When I made it out of
training and to my duty station, he dropped Friday Night Lights. That literally
changed things for me at the time, I must've literally listened to that tape
dozen's a time a day. I actually skipped over that track with Drake for the
simple fact that it was everywhere, but everything that he's put out, I have. I
literally listen to him all the time, and currently his 2014 Forest Hill Drive
album is still the best that any of the new wave cats have put out since 2014. I
stand by that firmly for the simple fact that he makes great music that's
actually going to last and hopefully be appreciated properly like it's supposed
to.
All in all, he gets
better with every single album, why else would Jay Z sign him and support him.
Regardless of album sales and public opinion, he's the next best thing, period.
I'm sorry to those who support Drake, but he doesn't really rap about anything
of interest to me, when he raps at all. But I'm not a Drake hater, but when it
comes to the best, he has to take a seat behind Cole and others, but that's a
different story for another time. But all in all, he's on my list and I'm sure
he'll give me more than enough ammo in the future when it comes to having a
debate about why I think he's better than the rest, and I'm ready for it. So if
you haven't given him a chance, take some time to give it a spin, he's
definitely more than what people give him credit for, and he's not as
complicated as others make him seem.
J. Cole is the future, and you should take a chance on that
ride.
Discography
2007 |
The Come Up
2009 | The Warm Up
2013 |
Truly Yours
2014 |
Revenge of The Dreamers (with Dreamville Records)
2014 | 2014 Forest Hills Drive
2015 | Revenge of The Dreamers II (with Dreamville Records)
2014 | 2014 Forest Hills Drive
2015 | Revenge of The Dreamers II (with Dreamville Records)
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