Is J. Cole beyond comparison?

soul rattler
soul rattler Members Posts: 18,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
I see alot of these guys Wale, drake, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar etc all being compared but J. Cole hasn't been placed next to anyone since he dropped 2014.

Is he quietly becoming the crown jewel of this new generation?
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  • Lefty_
    Lefty_ Members, Writer Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No. He's just not in the news cycle right now.
  • TayGettem
    TayGettem Members Posts: 6,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I see alot of these guys Wale, drake, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar etc all being compared but J. Cole hasn't been placed next to anyone since he dropped 2014.

    Is he quietly becoming the crown jewel of this new generation?

    Nope
  • Revolver Ocelot
    Revolver Ocelot Members Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah Cole is never compared to Kenny
  • TayGettem
    TayGettem Members Posts: 6,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2017
    Yeah Cole is never compared to Kenny

    Thats cuz ? know cole aint seeing kenny neither is sean

    Kennys like goku

    An cole is vegeta

    Ya cole strong with it but the gap between him and kenny wide
  • TayGettem
    TayGettem Members Posts: 6,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TayGettem wrote: »
    Yeah Cole is never compared to Kenny

    Thats cuz ? know cole aint seeing kenny neither is sean

    Kennys like goku

    An cole is vegeta

    Ya cole strong with it but the gap between him and kenny wide

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    Lol yoooo u wrong for dat
  • CashmoneyDux
    CashmoneyDux Members Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TayGettem wrote: »
    Yeah Cole is never compared to Kenny

    Thats cuz ? know cole aint seeing kenny neither is sean

    Kennys like goku

    An cole is vegeta

    Ya cole strong with it but the gap between him and kenny wide

    Terrible comparison.


    You don't watch DBS
  • Busta Carmichael
    Busta Carmichael Members, Moderators Posts: 13,161 Regulator
    Sion wrote: »
    J.Cole is overrated I'm my book, how is he incomparable when he hasn't dropped any classic albums like GKMC or TPAB ?? Even on a critically acclaimed basis Kendrick is ahead of his peers.

    Cole finally got his hand in the cookie jar his last 2 albums. While I think he's an amazing talent he's definitely not at the point where he can be considered incomparable or ahead of his peers. He's yet to drop that "ground-breaking" album or song. Great talent but still has room to improve.

    I know this is the IC but somebody gotta be honest and dismiss the stanning....

    The J. Cole trash memes on IG are killing me lol.

    I agree 100% with what u said. I've always been called a hater because I don't like J. Cole.

    He can spit but I don't really get the hype.
  • TheGOAT
    TheGOAT Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 15,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cole vs Krit is a solid comparison

    FNL & Krit was here both dropped in 2010

    Both are producer/rappers

    Both released about same amount of material if u look at albums & mixtapes
  • MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14
    MeekMonizzLLLLLLe14 Members Posts: 15,337 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Kendrick bar for bar is above cole at the moment.

    However tour wise cole has done better as far as getting people to his shows between the FHD 2015 tour, Festivals in 2016 and now selling out hella shows already for his For Your Eyez Only. The tour was so popular he added even more dates to it and those shows sold quick too.

    On top of that his sales are on par if not better than Kendrick and remember cole dropped these albums out the blue. 2014 FHD sold better than TPAB first week and overall last i checked. 4 your eyez only sold more physical copies than Damn first week 363K physical vs 353 K Physical.

  • TheGOAT
    TheGOAT Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 15,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2017
    According to the IC only white ppl actually buy albums. So how much do sales really matter?
  • Built 4 cuban linx
    Built 4 cuban linx Members Posts: 12,285 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He steps forward and then goes back to me

    I like Cole World, didn't like born sinner but forest hills was dope af and a personal classic for me but then turns around and released what I think is his worst ? with that last joint
  • TayGettem
    TayGettem Members Posts: 6,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2017
    TayGettem wrote: »
    Yeah Cole is never compared to Kenny

    Thats cuz ? know cole aint seeing kenny neither is sean

    Kennys like goku

    An cole is vegeta

    Ya cole strong with it but the gap between him and kenny wide

    Terrible comparison.


    You don't watch DBS

    U right i don't watch dragon ball super cuz that ? trash. They should of left it at DBZ no gt no super. Some things are just better off stopping especially since the creator of it akira said in a interview it was suppose to end with dragon ball but people loved it so much he made DBZ and wanted to end it at freeza. But people just want more and more so he makes more. Akira clearly running on fumes as far as orignal ideas go with super.
  • grYmes
    grYmes Members Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No he's not above anything. Forest Hills was dope but the last joint was meh to me. He's one of the best right now by default. Unless he comes with some heat someone can knock him off & without a second thought.
  • bck145
    bck145 Members Posts: 4,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He's better than a lot of these mumble kids...but he's no crown jewel
  • R.D.
    R.D. Members Posts: 20,156 ✭✭✭✭✭
    4 your eyez only probably my fave Cole album

    Born sinner and FHD are both great albums

    I feel like Cole was doing the best rapping of his career on the last album, it's just that he's only rapping 5 songs. I think it was his most mature project though

    Love yourz is a modern day Keep your head up but the culture move too fast to appreciate it

    Cole the KD of the rap game
  • Nah Son
    Nah Son Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 9,367 ✭✭✭✭✭
    BDBIID wrote: »

    4 your eyez was forgettable

    yeah I remember that ? getting hyped up in here for no reason

    but but but he raps from the standpoint of his dead homie
  • CashmoneyDux
    CashmoneyDux Members Posts: 11,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TayGettem wrote: »
    TayGettem wrote: »
    Yeah Cole is never compared to Kenny

    Thats cuz ? know cole aint seeing kenny neither is sean

    Kennys like goku

    An cole is vegeta

    Ya cole strong with it but the gap between him and kenny wide

    Terrible comparison.


    You don't watch DBS

    U right i don't watch dragon ball super cuz that ? trash. They should of left it at DBZ no gt no super. Some things are just better off stopping especially since the creator of it akira said in a interview it was suppose to end with dragon ball but people loved it so much he made DBZ and wanted to end it at freeza. But people just want more and more so he makes more. Akira clearly running on fumes as far as orignal ideas go with super.

    I agree with a lot of your sentiments but....


    @gemini86
    @OmegaConflict
  • The Recipe
    The Recipe Members Posts: 10,570 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All I know is Drake and Cole were the new Jay and Nas around 2011 then Kendrick dropped GKMC in 2012 and Cole took a backseat to Kendrick.
  • Logical Truths
    Logical Truths Members Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    Cole been quietly doing his thing. He might be on that Hov path where we dont appreciate him till later.......he thinkin bigger than just rap right now (documentarys, concert dvds)....we'll see what happens within the next few years.
  • aneed123
    aneed123 Members Posts: 23,763 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • SolemnSauce
    SolemnSauce Members Posts: 15,860 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I see alot of these guys Wale, drake, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar etc all being compared but J. Cole hasn't been placed next to anyone since he dropped 2014.

    Is he quietly becoming the crown jewel of this new generation?

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  • BobOblah
    BobOblah Members Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nah Son wrote: »
    BDBIID wrote: »

    4 your eyez was forgettable

    yeah I remember that ? getting hyped up in here for no reason

    but but but he raps from the standpoint of his dead homie

    Not hype IMO. That title track is hip hop storytelling at its best and one of the best songs of Coles career along with Neighbors and Change
  • Logical Truths
    Logical Truths Members Posts: 1,023 ✭✭✭✭
    The Recipe wrote: »
    All I know is Drake and Cole were the new Jay and Nas around 2011 then Kendrick dropped GKMC in 2012 and Cole took a backseat to Kendrick.

    Cole is more than capable of making songs as deep as Kendrick. Some of his albums just haven't been consistent front to back.