REVIEW: J.COLE - BORN SINNER

Wednesday, June 19, 2013   born sinner , hip hop , j.cole , rap , rocnation

... with more traditional beats and rhymes, j.cole hits us with his sophomore, Born Sinner.

j.cole has a lot resting on his shoulders. i would freak out if i was signed to roc nation and had to come up with an album that will be able to go head to head with one of my mentors.from the outset on tracks like VILLUMINATI cole comes straight at you and lets you know that he aint here to play around. and that he means business.

cole has definitely stepped up his production skills up a notch. giving us a fuller sound. since the beginning of the album i caught myself nodding to coles beats n rhymes.


what can be said about POWER TRIP. but that its indeed a powerful song. production stands out among other trap laden tracks you will hear on your local radio. i like this one just for that baseline.

one thing that you can pick up from cole is his knack of telling a story and putting you in that situation that he is talking about. some songs like RUNAWAY misses the mark. album filler stuff right there. one of the few standouts include SHE KNOWS featuring Amber Hoffman, AIN'T THAT SOME SHIT (INTERLUDE) and LET NAS DOWN.

RICH NIGGAZ is on some other shiz. laid back with a harp sample, this one is cool. we can deal with it.

FORBIDDEN FRUIT features Kendrick Lamar over a electric relaxation sampled beat. which brings back memories, nostalgic at times.

some funny moments on CHAINING DAY. TLC or what is left of them features on the radio destined CROOKED SMILE. it is good hey i can deal with it. love the beat though.

jermaine cole still has a long way to go if he wants to take the big boys on. i like what he is doing its amazing.

-            remember its all about the beat!!!