First off, I'm proud of J. This album is a significant artistic departure from his past work, and that's a good thing. It's undoubtedly First off, I'm proud of J. This album is a significant artistic departure from his past work, and that's a good thing. It's undoubtedly his best album, but it's far from a classic. His words, the vibes, and the concept all initially made me believe this was Cole's Blueprint, Illmatic, or MBDTF.
Also, the transitions from childhood to Hollywood Cole to realization as to what's important are perfect. After repeated listens, however, many songs were just a little bit off to me. One professional reviewer commented something along the lines of: the album is dressed like a classic, but the tailoring is off. Cole made two huge, crippling mistakes: singing his own hooks and rushing the album to make it by the end of 2014. The fact he made the album he did with no features is quite remarkable, but I think he badly needed the sonic departure of using GOOD singers on the hooks. No rapper features is bold by itself and Cole could succeed in a big way by continuing to do this, but it's just naive of him to use his poor singing voice on the hooks. Regarding rushing the album, I felt throughout listening to it that it sounded slightly off and low-quality at times.
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2014 Forest Hills Drive is the third studio album by American rapper J. It was released on December 9, 2014, by ByStorm Entertainment, Columbia Records, Dreamville Records and Roc Nation. 2014 Forest Hills Drive comes off as a great, experimental, and advancing mixtape, but it's insider to a fault, as slight as that fault might be. Track Listing. May 10, 2016 J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive (2014) Intro January 28th Wet Dreamz 03' Adolescence A Tale of 2 Citiez Fire Squad St. Tropez G.O.M.D. No Role Modelz Hello Apparently Love Yourz Note to Self.
Cole wants to be a Nas who affects people as much as Pac did. He's getting closer, but he's not there yet. DISCLAIMER: it's a complex album and I'll reevaluate my opinions in a couple months and I have my eyes on several songs that I need to figuratively digest lyrically and sonically. Bailando english mp3 free download. A couple songs could be rated higher with time (Hello?) and a couple songs could be rated lower (GOMD?) Overall, this is my first impression of 2014 Forest Hills Drive and I liked what I heard.
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~ 8.2/10 Tracks: 'January 28th': good lyricism, couple bad production choices, pretty bad hook, nice comment at the end crowning himself the God of rap (4/5) 'Wet Dreamz': such incredible storytelling. This song is a showcase of Cole's technical rapping skills. Also, this hook is one of the few in the album that is exceptional simply because he goes from repeating that he's a virgin and then suddenly the hook tells you at the end that she's also a virgin.