A sobering look at the high ands lows of J. Cole's latest, 'KOD.'
Doc Zeus attempts to give J. Cole's latest album a fair shake.
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Will Hagle takes a look at what's to come in 2016.
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| Shots Fired, Episode 35: Manufactured Hip Hop Day | June 27, 2013 |
Apologies for the relative inaction in these parts. I have been traveling and listening to the song on Yeezus that makes me want to listen to Mos Def’s “Traveling Man.” This is, of course, a lie because I only have time in my life to listen to ESGN and Run the Jewels and Migos (as […]
| Freedom or Jail: Nas Remixes “Let Nas Down” | June 24, 2013 |
“Back when I was young there was massive niggas, but I past them niggas just being nasty nigga.” If you read that line without context, it’s ostensibly unremarkable. If you remember when Nasir still had the “Nasty” in front of his name, it’s both a commentary on greatness and rap history. By the time Nas […]
| Haiku Reviews: J Cole’s “Born Sinner” | June 12, 2013 |
Slava P slept easier after writing this. What’s the biggest problem with J.Cole? It depends on who you ask. For some, it’s the fact that he’s constantly compared to legends on a shaky precedent: he raps and produces, so he must be the new Kanye or he rhymes outside a first person perspective and tells […]
Slava P is better at Twitter than J Cole is at making you fall asleep. If you were anywhere near a computer, you probably noticed that both J.Cole and Chance the Rapper released free mixtapes yesterday. It was the rap game analog to the NBA’s Rookie/Sophomore game. One team consisted of a player who has […]
