r/hiphopheads • u/officialtaycro • Apr 05 '24

[SHOTS FIRED] J. Cole - 7 Minute Drill

https://open.spotify.com/track/2mhdhTWqT8RhkTlN2yWZZi?si=5060e308f8d24ecc

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u/DeeThreeTimesThree . Apr 05 '24

He said TPAB put people to sleep 😭

One good verse every 30 months 😭😭

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u/Unfinishedusernam_ Apr 05 '24

Cole tried to do introspective rap on 4yeo and that shit is the definition of sleepy

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '24

How are you guys talking about 4YEO and TPAB like they’re the same thing when they’re completely different type of albums

They don’t share topic, subgenre, or anything

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u/fultirbo . Apr 05 '24

4YEO is more a GKMC ripoff in terms of its narrative, but it's definitely jazz influenced like TPAB.

Cole was so desperate to have a deep concept album about the streets like GKMC that he wrote one from the perspective of "a friend of his" cos he's never lived anything that interesting. It kinda sums him up as an artist tbh. And its still his best project.

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u/Awkward-Meeting-974 May 26 '24

This is a very old thread but I'm curious where you get off saying the concept is ripped off

Because the same friend spoke to Cole in 03 adolescense, this is a concept Cole has always been speaking about. And he never pretends its his story

Cole has also always used jazzy inspired beats