Official J Cole: Cole World album thread

[John_fs]

LOL it was surprising years ago but not anymore. She's definitely more of a singles-orientated artist and has never be that huge of an album seller in the US. Pop music in general has become way more disposable. You can debut at #1, and then never see the Top 5 with that song again after that. Rihanna, Katy Perry, Britney, etc have little excuse to be selling as little or slowly as they're doing. Just to put it in perspective, Beyonce's 5 #1s have stayed at #1 longer than Rihanna's 10, 11, or however many she has.

For J. Cole, 250k is more of what i'd expect if he had a notable hit from the album. And before someone wants to jump on that, I know you don't have to have hits to sell an album... but an album definitely benefits off of hit records.

So does this mean Big Sean won the battle but J. Cole won the war?

get my message?

 

[idoitforhiphop10]

im hopin that majors see the success of cole and will give their artist more creative freedom. if artist get more creative freedom, all that raw energy that we hear in them bangin ass mixtapes will transition into classic albums and hip hop will be a beautiful place again.

 

[t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088]

@ bolded I strongly disagree with that statement lolol.

I think this album was great & definitely worth the money. The only record that I sometimes skip & only b/c its definitely a mood changer & makes u think is Lost Ones. Records like that I need to be in a certain mood cuz the realness is too much for me lol. I think J.Cole will get better as time goes on, b/c most of the things he does - production & lyricism is still in its infancy. He'll get even better with his production & his lyrical content I think will also get better. He prolly went this route b/c he wasnt sure how the public wouldve responded to it. I see his sophomore effort looking more like FNL. Like real talk this album isn't something that he can't top..... it was really good but not MASTERPIECE great u know wat I mean ? Thats the crazy part about Cole, that nigga is gonna get better with time.

We can agree to disagree on the consistent topic shit. As far as the bolded goes thats the problem. Rappers DON'T ALWAYS get better with time. The more comfortable/big they get the more they start bullshitting with their rhymes and they have less to prove(see lil wayne). Not saying that cole is like wayne and that I think he'll ever go down that road just an example. When rappers get big they lose their hunger, they go from wanting to out rap everyone to wanting to be bigger than everyone and that's when they start falling off. Don't get it twisted I'm not saying I think that will happen with cole, but it's not an automatic thing that rappers build on their initial strengths and continue to get better. Either way I'm happy as hell for dude that he's doing these numbers, shit is well deserved.

 

[R.D.]

besides those two nothing else is fucking with FNL imo

I think Mr. Nice Watch is one of the best all around tracks he's ever done . But yeah its just my opinion. I like too much of his stuff for to say one is better than the other. I cant really compare FNL to the album but I don't think either is better than the other. Both Solid work

 

[t_m_a_c_f_a_n73088]

I think Mr. Nice Watch is one of the best all around tracks he's ever done . But yeah its just my opinion. I like too much of his stuff for to say one is better than the other. I cant really compare FNL to the album but I don't think either is better than the other. Both Solid work

Yea I feel you. I'm just highly critical of dude because he's such a good artist. No different than I am with ye', t.i., jay-z, etc.....

 

[IceBergTaylor]

^You dont like Rise & Shine or Sideline Story? I think Rise & Shine maybe the best track on the album...

 

[Big Sean Anderson]

man fuck all yall niggas cause.....................

thanks to your bullying of day day dis nigga missin....home alone
cant even reach this nigga hit em on his moble phone
tried to hit em up again....tupac
this shit cray.....episode of the boondocks

yall really wanna keep acting tough cause cole sold a few CD's come fuck with a playerrr i helped chris brown get a plaque for my lass boiiii.....wait hol up hol up hol up i meant to say chris brown did a lil help to get me a gold plaque for my last boiiii that nigga cole aint gunna ever had a hit like my last or marvin gaye boiiiiii
yeezy teaching me >>>>> Jay addopting a nigga cole....brangalena pitt

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

yeezy taught me boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

 

[Big Sean Anderson]

but yeah i did bootleg that cole album and got it da other day legally...it was aiight....dana jacobson

 

[FOREVER92]

cole bouta do numbers deep inside, i had a feeling i thought he was gonna do 150 + his first week, but i wasnt tryna sound crazy. I figured since he was touring with rhiana that helped his sales out crazy. people dont give cole the riight credit.. he got hella girl fans, and every bicth i cant get enough hit me up a week later like whats that cole song you played me... he bouta do a mill plus off this album when its all said and done 250 with no dam sonsg in the top 50 good shit... it really shows you what touring and gaining fans does for a musician.

 

[Ier30]

still wondering why no kanye beat?

 

[deathrowzorrow]

Dmx sold 800k first week with no hit singles on the top 100 billboard.

 

[stupot0607]

Dmx sold 800k first week with no hit singles on the top 100 billboard.

That cant be right......??

Cole world was a solid Cd, defo worth the purchase

 

[real_hh_rep]

Go Cole!!!

 

[soul rattler]

If Jay-z was gonna buy albums, why not just buy a million.

What's 50 grand to a muthafucka like him?

Looks like all that touring for Cole paid off.

 

[thefabmd2dc]

This nigga has no buzz and no hit singles and hes selling 200k? Nope we don't believe you
Either someone buying this niggas album up or he just got fans inflating the projections.

 

[soul rattler]

lol so now all of a sudden, every person is only supposed to buy one copy? Niggas in here breaking a sweat for an excuse.

 

[BobOblah]

About to get mine today.

Stopped listening to my downloaded one a week ago and went back to his mixtapes. Now I'm gonna listen to Cole World with fresh ears for the final verdict.

Either way Cole won, hip hop won. lol @ Jay Z sending out his minions to buy 200,000 albums across the country. and lol @ the IC's predictions.

 

[thefabmd2dc]

J cole is the fucking house band on award shows and hes supposed to be selling 200k with no hits? Once again we don't believe you
Someone bought his shit hip hop is losing every time someone has to buy up their own albums.

 

[Mdizzle9000]

lol@the excuses. I would've been surprised if he didnt sell this much

 

[Kame]

lol@the excuses

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