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Cole doesn't just come with guns load, they are firing full blast, and it's evident on the first track, "Villuminati." His flow is ferocious, the beat is gorgeously grandiose and fierce, and if you needed anymore allusions to greatness Cole throws a sample of Juicy by Notorious B.I.G. West, but it's the closest thing possible, so you better come guns loaded. Goliath in terms of releasing the same day as a monolith figure such as Mr.
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Cole was quoted saying, "I worked too hard to come a week later after Kanye West drops an amazing album." When your debut album goes gold, it isn't exactly David vs. Releasing on the same day as the most hyped album in music might not be the greatest idea sales wise, but it certainly says something. It called greatness, and its achieved on Born Sinner.įoreshadowing, I suppose, towards what this album could possible achieve is exactly what the release date alludes to. Cole actually branches out and corrects his faults. Whereas many will continue down the same path that brought them money and fame, J. His awareness for previous faults is quite astounding. Instead, this album is more of a coming-of-age album for J.
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Cole about - consistency, identity, technicality - are gone here. All of the complaints that many had critiqued J. The most spectacular aspect of this album is the realization that J. That potential that I was ready to sign off about finally has come together to create a coherent, grand, second full length LP. Cole.īorn Sinner, however, throws everything I had come to believe in my face and calls me ignorant for giving up on J. Potential can take you only so far, and so was the case with J. Instead, it left us with the same disjointed taste as The Warm Up. When Cole World dropped, the hope was for a focused, consistent album from start to finish hopefully the potential would peak. The Warm Up showcased his talent and potential, but that was it. He has always struggled with consistency pertaining to his identity as a rapper. Cole has always shown potential of having "it", but it's been 5 years of never living up to it. There is a certain "it" factor that is needed, and. However, not everyone can be Kanye West or Madlib. Dre and most recently, Kanye West have all achieved critical acclaim as producers only to showcase their skills with a microphone in their hands as well. Cole has finally achieved his potential.īeing a producer and rapper is an ambitious feat, and something rarely done with critical success. All in all this album will do him a lot of good in him channeling that hunger he wowed us with since he burst on the rap scene and the confidence to do what he feels is his best form of music without unnecessary external pressure.Review Summary: Coherence in the form of grandiose J. On Born sinner Cole channels some of his old releases as on several songs he has rhyme schemes which his most ardent followers would have heard on an earlier project, for which he cannot be blamed since between being signed and releasing his debut album, Cole dropped more than a fair share of potent material deserving classic status and commercial recognition. The singing features by Miguel and TLC are also written by Cole and probably the title track's hook was co-written with James Fauntleroy which shows that Sole is as adept a hook writer as he is a lyricist. As usual he feels like he has a lot to give the listener hence he produced the entire album lest two interlude tracks and had no rap features. Cole in a moment where he felt truly liberated from all the expectation that was placed on him since becoming Jay Z's first artist on Roc Nation. Cole in a moment where he felt truly liberated from all the expectation that was placed on him since becoming Jay Z's first Born Sinner is J.