>J Cole:
>
>He just bores me to fucking tears. In theory, he's everything
>I've always desired in an MC or hip-hop artist. He is potent
>lyrically, spits introspective rhymes, is socially conscious,
>does most of his own work (rapping and producing) and well, is
>soulful, sticks to the original hip-hop script of just "beats
>and rhymes, what else do you need ?"...but his music just
>never, ever reels me in. I want to like it so much but I just
>can't. It just comes off so cookie-cutter for some reason.
>
>
>To Pimp a Butterfly:
>
>This one is even more frustrating. I love Kendrick, think he's
>mega talented on the mic. Super, super, super lyrical. It's a
>kind of concept album (I love those when fully fleshed out and
>high quality). It's topical. It's socially conscious. It's a
>west-coast album. To further that point, he incorporated TONS
>of funk into this album, even including George Clinton (I'm a
>huge p-funk and subsequently, g-funk guy. HUGE). The album
>touches on a ton of civil rights and human rights issues which
>I'm always a champion for.
>
>But I just can't get into it. It's grating to listen to.
>Again, can't really explain it cause all the elements are
>there, and I love Kendrick in general, and I've tried so many
>times. I just don't like it. I MUCH prefer GKMC.