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GAF-Hop |OT7| Either die the GOAT or live long enough to become Nas.
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Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
The song that wasn't on the album?
u wot m8
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
HAM was pretty much the only single
NIP was a single a month after the album dropped
Got it backwards HAM wasn't on the album and Otis was
MuddyDonut
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Rastafarian42
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So Born Sinner...
CountBlack
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Fuck the haters, Born Sinner is great.
I said the same thing when Cole World came out
Rastafarian42
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I like so far I'm at trouble right now
...................sigh
LightOfTruth
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villuminati is my shit
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few thoughts after a listen
- Cole has mastered the art of spitting hard as fuck w/o actually really talking about anything. it sounds good though.
- sound wise, there's definitely evidence of progression. lyrically? nah. same exact topics from the same perspective.
- production is nice. wish the drums hit harder but i could say that about every cole production ever. dude just likes soft drums i guess.
- definitely better than Cole World, how could it not be? feels like this is a second shot at making a good first album.
- he aint want that renegade from Kendrick. this album definitely could've used a few rap features. Cole aint good or interesting enough to be carrying an album by himself.
overall i'd give it...7/10. solid. by comparison i would give Cole World a 4 or 5.
nah this is actually a decent album. i hated Cole World on the first listen and it only got worse from there.
edit: and i would not be surprised if Mac's album ended up being better either. Yeezus > June 18 tho.
few thoughts after a listen
- Cole has mastered the art of spitting hard as fuck w/o actually really talking about anything. it sounds good though.
- sound wise, there's definitely evidence of progression. lyrically? nah. same exact topics from the same perspective.
- production is nice. wish the drums hit harder but i could say that about every cole production ever. dude just likes soft drums i guess.
- definitely better than Cole World, how could it not be? feels like this is a second shot at making a good first album.
- he aint want that renegade from Kendrick. this album definitely could've used a few rap features. Cole aint good or interesting enough to be carrying an album by himself.
overall i'd give it...7/10. solid. by comparison i would give Cole World a 4 or 5.
nah this is actually a decent album. i hated Cole World on the first listen and it only got worse from there.
edit: and i would not be surprised if Mac's album ended up being better either. Yeezus > June 18 tho.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
East coast Game with less energetic production than Jesus Piece, and poor man versions of Nas songs.
Drake and Kendrick managed to progress as artists, in terms of their sound. This guy is stuck in his ways something serious.
Villuminati is dope though.
Drake and Kendrick managed to progress as artists, in terms of their sound. This guy is stuck in his ways something serious.
Villuminati is dope though.
and as much as yall joke about it, i really could go to sleep listening to Born Sinner. it's too mellow. he should've had a few joints like Chris Tucker on there.
definitely.
definitely.
CountBlack
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Da Art of Storytellin' and Electric Relaxation (Mystic Brew - Ronnie Foster) sample had me weak
Considering I thought the album was going to be mediocre because of Ni**az know, I'm quite surprised.
Considering I thought the album was going to be mediocre because of Ni**az know, I'm quite surprised.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Regressed in some circles, but yes. You can hear a difference throughout all of his albums and mixtapes: for better or worse.
This shit is boring. He can't carry an album to save himself. Cole just doesn't have the diversity necessary to do it. smh. He's really talented, but ZzZzZzz.
Super smh @ Let Nas Down. I just knew this was going to be more "fellating my favorite artist" music.
edit: Fauntleroy is always great. This track isn't bad.
nah I don't think so, at least not very much. I think 40 got better though. rap-wise Thank me later is worse than SFG, but I definitely feel like its because Aubry was dumbing shit down. Rap-wise, so far gone and TC aren't that far apart which is why I say not very much. eh, I guess i proved my own argument wrong though I still don't think he improved enough to warrant any type of thumbs up. TML was just so shitty.
CountBlack
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Same. Pleasantly surprised.
he's stretching himself too thin.
no rapper can do all the beats AND all the verses AND most of the hooks. not even Kanye would do that. because he understands the importance and value of his connections, and he isn't afraid to call on them. not to say that Cole can get whoever on his album like Kanye can, but he's definitely got the connections to bring other artists into his world and relieve some of the work load. IDK why he's just so averse to using it. you don't get brownie points for doing it all by yourself.
I think Born Sinner is a nice progression. I just think Cole isnt ever gonna be what some of you want him to be.
What Cole really needs is someone to Executive Produce the fuck out of the album. Give him a direction and guidance. We all know Jay doesnt give enough fucks to do so.
we just want him to get some subject matter and not spread himself so thin. he's legitimately boring. his methods work well for the mixtape scene but this is the big leagues
edit: we're on the same page.
RAWSE! lol.
Yeah I always felt like that was the case overall, but I held out hope in the back of my mind because I really wanted to see an NC dude be that dude. This album drives that point home though. At least as long as he keeps trying to do it by himself.
yo that shit is funny. Game would be proud.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Co-sign the executive producer necessity.
He also needs to stop trying to be the next version of Nas, and do him. That dream is dead and I'm not even sure Cole understands why it will never happen.
He also needs to stop trying to be the next version of Nas, and do him. That dream is dead and I'm not even sure Cole understands why it will never happen.
So far, it's cool. I guess. Lol. I kinda went in hoping its better than Cole World.
So I ain't fucking the gaming side so I figured I'd ask ya'll. I already know I'm not getting an Xbox One, fuck all that needs to be online to check every 24 hours shit. I don't live somewhere where that is remotely feasible for me. Plus all that other shit is obnoxious as well.
But what is the PS4's deal? Do we know yet? I haven't been following gaming much the last year, but I still enjoy playing on the weekends. So I really don't know wtf is going on. Will the PS4 also require always online and demand you dance like a puppet for it's built in spy camera?
But what is the PS4's deal? Do we know yet? I haven't been following gaming much the last year, but I still enjoy playing on the weekends. So I really don't know wtf is going on. Will the PS4 also require always online and demand you dance like a puppet for it's built in spy camera?
There is a quote from sony that you will be able to use your ps4 offline, oldschool like.
Excellent. I just want a goddamn video game console. I want to turn on a machine, grab a controller, and play a game. No bullshit, no extra nonsense, no fucking dancing and waving hands around, no drm, no always online, no verifying, no checking, no pouring through menus, no tv streaming. Just let me sit back with some vodka and play a fucking video game.
MuddyDonut
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Francis is great and it's even better when people think he's serious.
Oh and this Ninja Gaiden trailer is hilarious in the most ridiculous way possible.
IrishNinja
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RIP PP, see you 14th
yeah, i really shouldn't enjoy stuff like that as much as i do
and agreed, E3 gonna be a madhouse when this site's up & running again...ima have some people over and drink every time the words experience, content, and cloud are used
yeah, i really shouldn't enjoy stuff like that as much as i do
and agreed, E3 gonna be a madhouse when this site's up & running again...ima have some people over and drink every time the words experience, content, and cloud are used
Budget, Blue Ivy's toys aren't going to pay for themselves
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I definitely like Born Sinner more than Cole World, but yeah damn, this shit is way too mellow. Yeah, I'm not giving any love to Let Nas Down either. I just don't understand what Cole said a week ago then him putting this song on the album lol.
Edit: Actually Domino's little review is pretty much spot on.
Edit: Actually Domino's little review is pretty much spot on.
Zeus Molecules
illegal immigrants are stealing our air
Nah comeback season is still his best work
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