Is J. Cole's Time Running Out?

[StillDreaming]

Quality music shouldn't be rush at all....

Niggas been saying that shit about Detox for 10 years now and we see how that's turning out.....

 

[D-Marco]

can you niggas be objective tho?

say this wasn't j.cole of roc nation we were discussing

say it was young joey of bricksquad

same singles output, same feature on a smash rnb hit song

same situation all the way around

you niggas would be calling him a mixtape rapper and nothing more

but with j.cole its "grassroots" and "artist development" and "building a fanbase"

why is that?

Because for one, nobody is anticipating anything droppin from Bricksquad(hence the name).

I wouldnt call a nigga with promise just a mixtape rapper...look at Cyhi the Prince for an example that a better comparison. He has a lil buzz based off of Knaye affiliation and a dope mixtape. If he had a Single out and smash RnB feature Id say the same about him.

Plus you forget the "it" factor. Some niggas can blow up no matter what, some cant blow no matter what.

that miguel song was wacc and was not a big hit...

That song was everywhere. Thats just good music, dont know what your talking about. But *shrugs* your opinion b.

 

[D-Marco]

The viral part is what he needs most. I mean artists like Ross, Minaj, Diddly etc are using twitter THE CORRECT WAY to market and put themselves out there. Not only that but you got niggas like Ross putting out videos for every track on a mixtape. I just don't feel like Cole is out here mingling and getting his face out there. I mean I would guess alotta ppl couldn't pick J Cole out of a lineup of 3 niggas. These "tours" he's doing are fine but he needs to connect with ppl on a more personal level if he wants a strong following who will actually buy his album. Ppl say Nicki Minaj is a gimmick, but I've been following her on twitter for a while and she really has connected with her fans through that medium hence her commercial success today. J Cole needs to learn how to speak up and network and stop waiting for the label or Jay z to do the shit for him.

You have some good points in here that i agree with. I just think that he's waiting for the music to get him recognized first. Because we've seen what happens to artist when they become "popular" before their music does.....people just wait for them to live up to the hype, which they rarely do. Nicki is a good example of that, except it worked for her. I wouldnt say it was based on her music though.
I just think dude got time because its not like he has this big name/hype to live up to yet.....outside of hiphop forums

 

[fuc_i_look_like]

his type of rap doesnt gain huge popularity. niggas want coon shit. and j.cole is one of the few cats out there who actually raps about shit with substance. and sadly, that shit dont sell. (unless u got a white fan base like kid cudi)

and he doesnt have a gimmick. and i HATE to say it, but he probally needs one if he ever wants to really blow up. But what gimmick would even suit him at this point?

 

[Block Muzik]

i just want to hear some shit from him that doesn't put me to sleep

That's my problem with him having listened to his Mixtapes i found his Music to be very boring and bland i think his Production is his biggest weakness and overall content is pretty boring i understand he doesn't do Hook's and has said himself he gonna use features on his Album for Hook's but Lyrically he is nothing special i would say he is below average Lyrically and his Flow and content is weak

 

[Block Muzik]

his type of rap doesnt gain huge popularity. niggas want coon shit. and j.cole is one of the few cats out there who actually raps about shit with substance. and sadly, that shit dont sell. (unless u got a white fan base like kid cudi)

and he doesnt have a gimmick. and i HATE to say it, but he probally needs one if he ever wants to really blow up. But what gimmick would even suit him at this point?

Every Rapper that sells Platinum or Multi Platinum more has a majority white fan base that purchased their records wether it be 2pac, Jay Z, Biggie, Nas, Snoop etc

that's a well known fact

 

[P. Town]

can you niggas be objective tho?
say this wasn't j.cole of roc nation we were discussing
say it was young joey of bricksquad
same singles output, same feature on a smash rnb hit song
same situation all the way around
you niggas would be calling him a mixtape rapper and nothing more
but with j.cole its "grassroots" and "artist development" and "building a fanbase"
why is that?

Out of all niggas you could think of....

 

[usmarin3]

Does J. Cole be on twitter? Nigga needs to network on the Internet more

JColeNC

* Verified Account

* Name J. Cole

* Location Carolina in my mind

* Web http://www.jcolem...

* Bio My story ain't the only one I'm tryna tell

283 Following 385,094 Followers 4,190 Listed

 

[Cutler 26 INT's LOL!]

Never heard of that nigga outside of this website...

 

[Block Muzik]

Never heard of that nigga outside of this website...

I tried to give him a chance his Music is just not my thing

I like packages

Just a well all round package of dope Lyrics and emotional content, great Production, Melodic Hook's with emotion and charisma

J Cole is more bland than tap water with horrible Production and below average Rapping talent

 

[Block Muzik]

At the same time

J Cole said he gonna use features on his Album for all the Hook's so you might get Mary J Blige, Trey Songz, Alicia Keys, Akon etc on the Hook's

But i think to have any chance of even doing more than 60K he really needs to get Production from Kanye West, Just Blaze and others with in the Roc camp cos his Production at the moment will be certain for him to flop badly

 

[Igot5onit]

JColeNC

* Verified Account
* Name J. Cole
* Location Carolina in my mind
* Web http://www.jcolem...
* Bio My story ain't the only one I'm tryna tell

283 Following 385,094 Followers 4,190 Listed

I don't know why dude acts like he is too busy to tweet. Fans wanna know what's up.

 

[t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088]

i know niggas that dont give a shit about lyrics that bump the shit out of cole. Cole is the rarity, hes the next rapper who will be big w/out your "typical hit record"

 

[mr.getwitcha]

Dude performed at the BET awards and crowd was looking like -_-.....

LMAO @ someone posting a video of dude opening up for Drake and trying to pass it off like it was a Cole show...bwahahahahahha

Getwitcha

 

[Block Muzik]

Dude performed at the BET awards and crowd was looking like -_-.....

LMAO @ someone posting a video of dude opening up for Drake and trying to pass it off like it was a Cole show...bwahahahahahha

Getwitcha

LMAO

Dead

 

[mr.getwitcha]

who?

i just don't think that nigga is what yall make him out to be

he can rap, that's cool

but the ic paints him as some savior for hip hop that everybody loves who will go platinum as soon as he drops his critically acclaimed debut album

i don't see it like that and i don't know anybody who's checkin for him

i represent the other side

just like a nigga will tell me that the world is bigger than my city or block or whatever, the same goes for you

just cuz all your friends know of him or bump his shit don't mean everybody does

True....but you cant tell usmarine nothing. All the "bitches he knows like Cole"

I mean I know a few people checking for him here and there outside the net, but its nothing like when Drake was buzzing off So Far Gone. Not even close.

Getwitcha

 

[Block Muzik]

That's what gets me about usmarin he way tooooooo insecure as an invidual

 

[usmarin3]

Dude performed at the BET awards and crowd was looking like -_-.....

LMAO @ someone posting a video of dude opening up for Drake and trying to pass it off like it was a Cole show...bwahahahahahha

Getwitcha

Yeah, because that Toronto show was Drakes show, nigga please you're a straight fucking hater and lol at you thinking a damn near unknown dude at the time spitting a song like Who Dat would connect with a bunch of inbred southern rappers and audience. I'm sure Nas would of gotten the same results at the BET award, these are the same buffoons who got all hyped up of Wacka Flocka incoherent lyrics.

It takes time to build shit, what Cole is going through everyone not name 50, Nelly,etc went through. Yall should know hiphop fans are the biggest dick riders on the planet, it's a popularity contest.

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Let you niggas tell it, all rappers come into the game selling a mil off bat and performing in front of 20k people.

 

[Block Muzik]

You know usmarin has a camel for a pet and wears S Carter sneakers lmao

Dude has a big Hawain shirt collection too

 

[Block Muzik]

Yeah, because that Toronto show was Drakes show, nigga please you're a straight fucking hater and lol at you thinking a damn near unknown dude at the time spitting a song like Who Dat would connect with a bunch of inbred southern rappers and audience. I'm sure Nas would of gotten the same results at the BET award, these are the same buffoons who got all hyped up of Wacka Flocka incoherent lyrics.

It takes time to build shit, what Cole is going through everyone not name 50, Nelly,etc went through. Yall should know hiphop fans are the biggest dick riders on the planet, it's a popularity contest.

[video=youtube;sNDFVEf3uO0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNDFVEf3uO0[/video]

[video=youtube;SZvh2vIxLTc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZvh2vIxLTc[/video]

Let you niggas tell it, all rappers come into the game selling a mil off bat and performing in front of 20k people.

So just cos someone doesn't like J Coles Music or know anyone that listens to him is a hater?

You hypocritical not everyone is gonna enjoy the same Music as you dude