1. "he's been putting out some pretty good shit recently" In response to Reply # 0
He went on the Major Lazer song, worked the beat a little differently. His verses on Wayne and Big Sean's mixtapes weren't bad either. And The Cure is still dope too.
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3. "i agree, i feel like he had a MASSIVE buzz though" In response to Reply # 1 Mon Nov-12-12 10:16 PM by wrecknoble
and then it kinda just faded?
i went to his show in Toronto after the Friday Night Lights mixtape dropped and he had Sound Academy (>3000 ppl capacity) sold the hell out with people going crazy trying to find last minute tickets
but then it was like a gradual drift into no-one-checkin-for-him territory..
his production is getting tighter and i check for his music when it drops, but i mean i check a lot of music.. i'm just wondering if he will recapture that buzz that he had built up about two years ago
4. "That's because he wanted it to." In response to Reply # 3
He stopped dropping records & videos on purpose. I saw an interview in the summer where he took the stance that too much music drops and people don't appreciate it, so he'll fall back. That said, I think he should've dropped at least 1 or 2 more vids from CWTSS, because it still had legs.
As for this song it's dope, and I find it interesting that he's dropping an album in January...idk if that'll stick.
Aside from the contrived, Kanye and Paula Abdul-sampled “Work Out,” J. Cole assembles a solid collection of radio-ready jams. “Can’t Get Enough” utilizes a staccato flow and a Trey Songz chorus for Cole to address his addiction to women, while “In The Morning” see him and Drake cooing women for early action. “Cole World” features an energetic (though formulaic) soundbed for his braggadocio, and a Missy Elliott hook fuels “Nobody’s Perfect.” Though these songs aren’t as rousing as his soul-bearing offerings, they still add necessary balance to the album.
The main fault of Cole World is its beat selection. J. Cole solely produced 15 of the disc’s 18 tracks, and played or co-produced another. He proves himself a capable beatmaker with songs like “Breakdown,” and handling so many duties admirably gives the album an extra sense of authenticity. Still, Cole would have benefitted by cashing in his Roc Nation clout for contributions from some heavyweights. With the notable dubstep influence of the Jay-Z-assisted “Mr. Nice Watch” as an exception, many of Cole’s beats sound too similar to each other and don’t match the conviction of his rhymes. And despite the songs still being good, some fans may also dislike the inclusion of songs from Cole’s last mixtapes as anything but bonus tracks at the end.
15. "but cole world sold more" In response to Reply # 11
J. Cole's debut was a resounding success. So why this talk about he lost his buzz? He mentioned before that he doesn't want to be one of those niggas that dilute themselves dropping 25 million mixtapes. He want to be one that just lay low and then come out the blue with some new shit when you least expected. It's been working for him, so let him do him.
16. "i guess what i'm saying is that" In response to Reply # 15 Tue Nov-13-12 08:34 PM by wrecknoble
he was allllll over the place and then kinda faded away after dropping a lackluster album.. it did sell decently and he had some radio-friendly singles.. but from a critical standpoint, it wasn't nearly as good as the material on his mixtapes or some of the loosies that dropped
i feel like his buzz faded in the sense that no on is really reacting to his music like 'YOU HEAR THAT NEW J.COLE JOINT?!', and i think part of that is because a lot of his original fans (myself included) were like 'meh' after the album. not to mention the other quality albums that dropped after his (in the past year) that have overshadowed him as an emcee.
yes his production skills have improved and that's a good sign. and i want him to do well, i hope he drops some fire in the next couple of months that will make me be recant my statements that his buzz is nowhere near the feverish hype i felt he had in late 2010 through 2011
edit: i also get what you said about him not really wanting to be that guy that waters down his product by oversaturating.. but some ill guest verses here and there wouldn't hurt, no one is saying drop 100 tracks in a year
14. "not creepy to me but that was cool" In response to Reply # 12
actually got me kinda anticipating it!
in my original post I didn't mean to say that he flopped or anything, but I meant that it seemed as if his original buzz just gradually died down. the album, in my eyes, didn't live up to expectations. i think his mixtapes were better and i bump them more.
obviously i (and most of us on here) still check for dude's music, but again i check for a lot of music and i don't know how reflective that is of all the non-internet-heavy average music fans
i guess what he needs is a couple of fire singles.. the album is out end of January.. a couple of solid singles and one dope ass video might lead to that buzz once again
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