COLE DROPPED THIS 5 SONG EP LATE LAST NIGHT SO I HADDA STAY UP AND LISTEN. HE MENTIONED THAT THESE ARE JUST A FEW SONGS THAT DIDNT FIT ON HIS NEW ALBUM THAT HE DECIDED TO RELEASE TO HOLD OVER HIS FANS UNTIL "BORN SINNER" DROPS...AS A THANK YOU TO US!
THIS WAS A VERY, VERY CONSISTANT EP, FILLED WITH TRUTH, EMOTION, AND AMAZING STORY-TELLING. THE PRODUCTION WAS ON POINT AND HIS LYRICISM WAS GREAT AS WELL, JUST WHAT I EXPECTED FROM J. COLE.
1. CAN I HOLLA AT YA- THIS SONG SAMPLES THE LAURYN HILL BEAT "TO ZION" WITH CARLOS SANTANA OFF HER GRAMMY WINNING ALBUM "THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL". THIS IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE SONG OFF THE EP, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE BEAT CHOICE. THIS SONG IS BASICALLY ABOUT HIM BRINGING HIS FAME BACK HOME, WONDERING IF HE CANT STILL "HOLLA" AT THE BIDDIES FROM HIS PAST. THAT REAL SHIT!!!
2. CRUNCH TIME- COLE GOES BACK TO HIS PAST AGAIN HERE, BASICALLY SAYING ITS TIME TO MAKE MOVES IN LIFE RATHER THAN SIT AROUND BEING BROKE AND HUSTLING FOR MONEY. HE WANTS HIS FANS TO GO OUT AND GET WHAT THEY DREAM, RATHER THAN JUST WISHING. HE HAS SEEN BOTH SIDES, HIM BLOWING UP AND LIVING HIS DREAMS, AND HIS OLD FRIENDS THAT NEVER AMOUNTED TO SHIT. JUST SOME MORE REAL STORIES BY COLE.
3. RISE ABOVE- THE FIRST VERSE IS ABOUT THOSE GIRLS THAT ALWAYS GET HEARTBROKEN OVER THEM DUDES THAT BE FUCKING AROUND WITH OTHER HOES, AND THEIR FRIENDS BEING THERE FOR ADVICE TO "RISE ABOVE" BUT THEY NEVER SEEM TO LISTEN, WHICH IM SURE IS SOMETHING WE CAN ALL RELATE TO. THE NEXT VERSE IS ABOUT HOW THE GIRL FINISHED SCHOOL AND IS NOW A TEACHER TO "PAY BACK" HER TUITION AND HELP THE YOUNGER GENERATION, WHO ARE ALL HOPELESS AND SHE WANTS THEM TO "RISE ABOVE" AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ANOTHER GREAT TRACK FROM COLE.
4. TEARS FOR ODB- ODB STANDS FOR OL' DIRTY BASTARD, THE LATE RAPPER FROM WU TANG CLAN. HE IS BASICALLY SAYING HOW DRUGS HAVE SHAPED HIS RAPS AND HOW THEY HAVE INFLUENCED HIM, GOODS AND BADS. SINCE HE GREW UP BEING A FAN OF WU TANG, SAW WHAT HAPPENED TO ODB AND IS IN A SIMILAR SPOTLIGHT NOW, HE DOES NOT WANT TO FALL INTO THE DRUG PRESSURE AND OVERDOSE LIKE ODB. A RESPECTABLE TRACK TO PRAISE THE LATE WU TANG RAPPER AND TELL US MORE ABOUT HIMSELF IN THE PROCESS. GREAT JOB J.
5. STAY- THIS TRACK WAS RECORDED BACK IN 2009. GREAT SONG IDEA BY COLE, SAYING HE IS SCARED FOR WHAT LIFE HAS IN STORE FOR HIM, BUT SHOULD HE RUN FROM IT? OR SHOULD HE "STAY" AND FIGHT ON? HE USES EXAMPLES OF HIS COURT DATE AND HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER, WHICH HE HAS A SON WITH. HE WONDERS IF HE SHOULD LEAVE THEM LIKE MOST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FATHERS, OR STAY AND DO THE RIGHT THING, EVEN THOUGH HE DOESNT FEEL LIKE HE ONCE DID ABOUT HIS GIRL. GODDAMN COLE, YOU DONE IT AGAIN....
THAT WRAPS UP THE TAPE, A FUCKING GREAT EP BY MR COLE. I KNOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A THANK YOU TO US FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE, BUT HONESTLY THANK YOU MAN. YOU GAVE US 5 QUALITY SONGS THAT MOST OF US CAN RELATE TO AND ENJOY FOR FREE. IMMA BE BUMPING THIS HEAVY UNTIL BORN SINNER...BUT DONT FORGET!!!! NEW SINGLE OFF BORN SINNER IS TO BE RELEASED THIS WEEK SO STAY TUNED!!!!!!
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