J. Cole, Jay-Z’s artist signed to Roc Nation, recently dropped his debut album “Cole World: The Sideline Story”, on September 27, 2011. This album is his first official studio release, following three successful mixtapes. The album debut at #1 on the US Billboard 200 chart during the first week of release, with over 200,000 units sold. With that said, I am personal a J. Cole fan, and this is my review of my favorite tracks on the album.
“Cant Get Enough”, featuring Trey Songz, is extremely clean and ear pleasing. A track dedicated to females, with a beat that would get a crowd moving easily. This is usually the first track I play before I go out. “Lights Please” is another track dedicated to the ease a woman can bring to the stress we as males face in life. It’s considerably slower than the previous track. I first heard a verse from “Cole World” on a different beat, from an interview Cole did for a radio station. In my opinion, the verse was better than that of the original song (which will remain unnamed). The beat is catchy, and so are the lyrics. “Nobody’s Perfect”, a track featuring Missy Elliot, was produced by J. Cole himself, and is possibly my favorite track on the entire album. The two artists compliment each other completely, and it was good to hear some quality music from Missy; it’s been a minute.
"Rise and Shine", another epic track (also produced by Cole), is my final track to be reviewed. It begins with Jay-Z speaking backstage on tour about someone somewhere eating a bowl of applejacks while writing lyrics, wanting Jay-Z’s spot as the top rapper. He then goes on to say, “I’ma find him though, and I’ma sign him…and I don’t want no problems”, which then continues into the beat. This song is primarily about J. Cole’s admiration of himself (in a sense) and aspirations in the industry, both monetary and personal. A great album overall, especially considering the majority is self produced, it’s his debut studio album release, and it hit number one in the first week of release. Exceptional.
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