![]() Cole can also ace the lazy style flow - ' Neighbors' bashes the haters who limit his success, his laidback posture sending the message that they really don't phase him. The closing track ' 4 Your Eyez Only' runs for nearly nine minutes, J. Cole sings rather hopeful lyrics: " I've never felt so alive" resonates particularly powerfully, the stark contrast of the songs' hopeless optimism and its depressed vibe really accentuating its mood. While all of this sadness builds the track, J. Cole's flow somber and distant, the piano instrumental making the mood even darker. 2' both have a dejected, depressed mood surrounding them, J. ' Immortal' comes with a narrative of how volatile life can be. The first verse sets the song up with hope, the narrator reminiscing: " I was barely seventeen with a pocket full of hope," those dreams ultimately being crushed by the end of the track, hauntingly concluding with the lines " At the bottom and hanged / The strangest fruit that you ever seen / Ripe with pain." There are plenty of smaller moments, too, that just really mesh well with each other. Cole's strengths, and that doesn't really come as a surprise. Cole progresses it with great flow and fantastic melodies. Elevated by the instrumental, 'For Whom The Bells Toll' rings with that subtle rage as J. This all becomes apparent right off the bat with ' For Whom The Bells Toll.' His vocals don't seem to be anything special, but delving into the song shows that under his smooth flow is a seething sense of anger. ![]() He's always spot on with his delivery, nailing different rhythms and grooves across the record. ![]() ![]() There are moments on 4 Your Eyez Only that do wish they could go a little further, but J. His style can be classified as "sleepy rap," sounding slightly distant in his delivery while still maintaining confidence and flow. Cole isn't the average hip-hop artist you may be accustomed to. Cole is back amidst rumors of retirement with his fourth record 4 Your Eyez Only, and it lives up to its expectations. ![]()
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