In an attempt to break boundaries, Kanye West brought in the likes of Daft Punk to contribute to the soundbed of his sixth studio album. Cole has followed up Cole World: The Sideline Story with another respectable record. Cole has played it safe and avoided criticism when he could have tried something new (sampling of Electric Relaxation on Kendrick Lamar-featuring Forbidden Fruit was pretty lazy, c’mon son) but with a high standard of beats and great features, J. Outkast- sampling Land of the Snakes is a laidback tune in contrast while other dope tracks include Runaway with its Mos Def-esque hook, Let Nas Down, Born Sinner featuring James Fauntleroy (dude is everywhere nowadays) and of course, hit single Power Trip featuring Miguel, peep the music video below.īorn Sinner is nothing out of the box, and because of that it is a good album that makes easy listening. The opening track Villuminati sets the tone well and hearing Biggie’s voice is always welcome as Cole takes the classic line from Juicy “Born sinner, opposite of a winner, ‘member when I used to eat sardines for dinner” as part of the song’s hook. It’s safe to say there’s no wack track on the album, but not every track is necessarily a banger. Cole tells a decent story with his lyrics, but occasionally tries too hard to be relatable and comes off corny ( Crooked Smile), but still, there’s no denying the quality of the North Carolina-hailing rapper’s wordplay and flows. He doesn’t reach the heights he set with HiiiPower (the Section80 track he produced for Kendrick Lamar), but the beats on the album are strong, soulful and diverse from the infectious sample on standout track Power Trip to the more hard hitting production on Villuminati. Practically fully self-produced, Cole shows through beats how his production has developed over time.
Cole’s sophomore release showed many improvements from his debut, most significantly in his production. Cole’s a more standard modern-day hip-hop album, not straying too much from the norm, while Kanye West’s effort did the complete opposite, in typical Yeezy style. What we ended up with was two completely different albums with J. Cole bravely pushed the Born Sinner release forward and set it against West’s new LP in a head-to-head similar to the 50 Cent-Kanye sales battle of 2007, without the ‘beef’, remember that? Initially set to be released on June 25th, J. Cole’s Born Sinner and Kanye West’s controversially titled Yeezus.
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Mac Miller, Statik Selektah and Quasimoto all released albums but the most anticipated were J. There’s nothing better for a hip-hop fan than a jam packed album release day and June 18 th was just that.
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