He uses this story of his friend to critique and explore the bigger problems of society today, which is exactly why it’s such a great album. A friend who grew up in poverty, fought adversity, sold drugs, had a daughter, and was eventually murdered. The project arrives exactly two years after his 2014s double platinum Forest Hills Drive.4 Your Eyez Only is once again featureless, and. Cole is rapping about the death of a friend, but in addition to that, the story of his friend’s life. Cole’s highly-anticipated album is now available. Cole dropped his fourth studio album, 4 Your Eyez Only.It's an exploration of his newly-found role as a father, race relations, and what it means to be a good person in modern. “My worst fear is that one day you come home from school/ and see your father’s face while hearing ‘bout tragedy on the news,” Cole says in “4 Your Eyez Only.” “I made it home, woke up and turned on the morning news/ overcame with a feeling I can’t explain/ ’cause that was my James that was slain he was 22,” Cole explains in “Change.” He explores the risks of drug dealing and then philosophizes about death in “Immortal.” This reveals a narrative which is revealed by the end of the album. Sound aside though, they provide key insight into overall themes of the album. He raps over simple hard beats in “Deja Vu” and “Immortal.” These are arguably the hits of the album for how hard the two songs go (due to their heavy beat and intense rap). This 90s feel is made more apparent throughout the album. Cole, rather than rapping, sings to a beat filled with trumpets and bells, which gives it a 90s feel. “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” his first song on the album, shows his uniqueness right off the bat because it isn’t even rap. 4 Your Eyez O nly has a unique sound, and it sounds great.
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Cole, doing the least, it turns out, equates to achieving the most,” said Jon Caramanica of the New York Times.Īnd I am in full accordance with Caramanica. Thompson also says, “ pushes the middle section of Eyez to the sleepier side of the ledger.” “Speaking of production, that’s the one area where Eyez falls far behind Forest Hills Drive,” said Paul Thompson of Pitchfork. They gave it only a 6.7 out of 10, which is a weak rating, especially for such a popular rapper. Pitchfork’s review is one that had as well. Coles brand new album 4 Your Eyez Only has barely been out for an hour and people are already sharing their opinions on the N.C. Given this popularity, his latest album 4 Your Eyez Only has been held to high standards. He’s one of few rappers to have all three of his major label albums to go platinum too. His name is among the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, and Drake, and will possibly go down in history along with Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. Cole is one of the most popular names in the rap game today.
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