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http://thehiphopupdate.com/my-life/...ng-session-for-cole-world-the-sideline-story/
heres a link of a blog for his listenin parry, duke sparined his ankle so he couldnt really perform all too well, but very good reception, i think he might have a classic
heres a link of a blog for his listenin parry, duke sparined his ankle so he couldnt really perform all too well, but very good reception, i think he might have a classic
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idoitforhiphop10
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blackdemo;3316245 said:http://thehiphopupdate.com/my-life/...ng-session-for-cole-world-the-sideline-story/
heres a link of a blog for his listenin parry, duke sparined his ankle so he couldnt really perform all too well, but very good reception, i think he might have a classic
good drop. based on all the reviews, it sounds like it's a pretty good piece of work.
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Picture yourself in this scene. You’re waiting on line and the only thing running on your mind is “I hope this album is good.” You walk into the club, the music is bumpin’ and everything is moving in slow motion as you say hello to fellow bloggers and industry people. But all you still got in your mind is “I hope this album is great.” As everyone patiently waited for J. Cole to arrive, the DJ had the club bumpin’ as he blasted old-school Hov & DMX through the speakers. As I am looking around, I catch a glimpse of a familiar face. As the lights skimmed through the DJ booth, Cole was finally here. My mindset got in full effect for the music of one of the greatest lyricists to ever walk this planet.
J. Cole grabbed the mic and thanked everyone for coming and proceeded by telling us how the whole event will take place. Mr. Cole was a little worried about someone sneaking in a video camera to capture footage of songs (which would be able to record the songs) but it seemed like everyone was very respectful. Then the event began. Check after the jump for the full-length review track-by-track.
J. Cole began the night with the first track of the album:
1.“Intro”: This record began beautifully as every “Intro” track J. Cole has ever produced. The harmony of the piano began slowly as your hear J. Cole’s voice speaking to someone else within the recording studio. The lyricism was so heart-warming and you can just feel, emotionally, what J. Cole was rapping about.
Then the song went straight into:
2. “Dollar & A Dream III” – The instrumentals of “Intro” were mixed into the beginning of this song and all you can hear is the instrumental of Harps playing in the back. The beat is so soothing and had such a great feeling type-of-sound especially coming from the Co-Productions of The University & J. Cole. The first words into the song is the same hook J. Cole used in “Dollar & A Dream II”…” I got a dolla and a dream, real niggas on my team/ Everything ain’t what it seems”…Then he goes into the verse with such power and command. This song just makes your whole body bop to the beat. The crowd was loving it.
3. “Can’t Get Enough” ft. Trey Songz – J. Cole explains to the crowd how he met Brian Kidd and how NO I.D. described Brian as being a guy who lived in a snow cabin in the mountains who just produces beats all day but Mr. Kidd actually lives in L.A. J. Cole and Brian Kidd met up and their chemistry was magic. But due to legal issues, Cole was only allowed to select a few beats from Mr. Kidd to spit on. But when “Can’t Get Enough” got leaked, they loved the attention it was getting and decided to release it as the 2nd single. I love the Spanish sample they use from “Paulette” as performed by Balla et ses Balladins. Trey Songz gives it an extra umph but it still doesn’t fail.
4. “Lights Please” – As expected Cole didn’t play this track. But he did explain why the song is on the album. He said that no matter what people are saying, he was going to put this song on the album regardless of how long his debut album will arrive. He even told us that he remembers an event back in 2009, he told the crowd with his XXL sweater that “it’s going to be on the album even if it drops in 2012”
5. Skit (Interlude) - it was hard to hear because of the loud bass coming out the speakers but Cole was talking to his friends about him spending the night in jail the same day of him signing to Jay-Z.
6. Sideline Story – the beat and lyricism of this song was just flawless. it had the old school J. Cole flow and the super bass making every soul move side to side. It was just a beauty. J. Cole also raps about a subliminal rumor about Jay-Z not promoting his artist well saying, “Ni**as is saying ‘Why Jay-Z never shout me out’, but I don’t give a f-ck“. But only if I was able to catch the rest of that verse, Cole did explain why he said that and there was no pun intended. Jay-Z is still J. Cole’s mentor and idol.
7. Mr. Nice Watch – Before Cole played “Sideline Story” he told us that the song was going to go straight into this song and when it arrived, the whole place was shaking. Oh my goodness. The bass for this song is ridiculous. The flow was incredible. Cole’s lyricism was straight fire. And Jay-Z? He killed it. This song was so good that all the bloggers yelled out, “PLAY IT AGAIN!”. J. Cole laughed and said, “I’ll play it again as we leave the club.” I see this song being played at clubs in NYC as his anthem. It might be the hit of the winter! As I write this, it hits me that J. Cole might finally have a super-hit! A hit where the hip-hop world is truly going to recognize who Jermaine Cole really is. Cole also explained how Mark Pitts told him that Jay-Z is always late but always on time.
8. Cole World – following “Mr. Nice Watch” might be hard but this track didn’t disappoint. This song had the crazy bass with the 808 going H.A.M. The lyrics had the crowd rocking to the hook over and over. The first verse he spits was over the ‘Imma Boss’ instrumental in the Cosmic Kev Freestyle. This song was just too good.
J. Cole grabbed the mic and thanked everyone for coming and proceeded by telling us how the whole event will take place. Mr. Cole was a little worried about someone sneaking in a video camera to capture footage of songs (which would be able to record the songs) but it seemed like everyone was very respectful. Then the event began. Check after the jump for the full-length review track-by-track.
J. Cole began the night with the first track of the album:
1.“Intro”: This record began beautifully as every “Intro” track J. Cole has ever produced. The harmony of the piano began slowly as your hear J. Cole’s voice speaking to someone else within the recording studio. The lyricism was so heart-warming and you can just feel, emotionally, what J. Cole was rapping about.
Then the song went straight into:
2. “Dollar & A Dream III” – The instrumentals of “Intro” were mixed into the beginning of this song and all you can hear is the instrumental of Harps playing in the back. The beat is so soothing and had such a great feeling type-of-sound especially coming from the Co-Productions of The University & J. Cole. The first words into the song is the same hook J. Cole used in “Dollar & A Dream II”…” I got a dolla and a dream, real niggas on my team/ Everything ain’t what it seems”…Then he goes into the verse with such power and command. This song just makes your whole body bop to the beat. The crowd was loving it.
3. “Can’t Get Enough” ft. Trey Songz – J. Cole explains to the crowd how he met Brian Kidd and how NO I.D. described Brian as being a guy who lived in a snow cabin in the mountains who just produces beats all day but Mr. Kidd actually lives in L.A. J. Cole and Brian Kidd met up and their chemistry was magic. But due to legal issues, Cole was only allowed to select a few beats from Mr. Kidd to spit on. But when “Can’t Get Enough” got leaked, they loved the attention it was getting and decided to release it as the 2nd single. I love the Spanish sample they use from “Paulette” as performed by Balla et ses Balladins. Trey Songz gives it an extra umph but it still doesn’t fail.
4. “Lights Please” – As expected Cole didn’t play this track. But he did explain why the song is on the album. He said that no matter what people are saying, he was going to put this song on the album regardless of how long his debut album will arrive. He even told us that he remembers an event back in 2009, he told the crowd with his XXL sweater that “it’s going to be on the album even if it drops in 2012”
5. Skit (Interlude) - it was hard to hear because of the loud bass coming out the speakers but Cole was talking to his friends about him spending the night in jail the same day of him signing to Jay-Z.
6. Sideline Story – the beat and lyricism of this song was just flawless. it had the old school J. Cole flow and the super bass making every soul move side to side. It was just a beauty. J. Cole also raps about a subliminal rumor about Jay-Z not promoting his artist well saying, “Ni**as is saying ‘Why Jay-Z never shout me out’, but I don’t give a f-ck“. But only if I was able to catch the rest of that verse, Cole did explain why he said that and there was no pun intended. Jay-Z is still J. Cole’s mentor and idol.
7. Mr. Nice Watch – Before Cole played “Sideline Story” he told us that the song was going to go straight into this song and when it arrived, the whole place was shaking. Oh my goodness. The bass for this song is ridiculous. The flow was incredible. Cole’s lyricism was straight fire. And Jay-Z? He killed it. This song was so good that all the bloggers yelled out, “PLAY IT AGAIN!”. J. Cole laughed and said, “I’ll play it again as we leave the club.” I see this song being played at clubs in NYC as his anthem. It might be the hit of the winter! As I write this, it hits me that J. Cole might finally have a super-hit! A hit where the hip-hop world is truly going to recognize who Jermaine Cole really is. Cole also explained how Mark Pitts told him that Jay-Z is always late but always on time.
8. Cole World – following “Mr. Nice Watch” might be hard but this track didn’t disappoint. This song had the crazy bass with the 808 going H.A.M. The lyrics had the crowd rocking to the hook over and over. The first verse he spits was over the ‘Imma Boss’ instrumental in the Cosmic Kev Freestyle. This song was just too good.
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9. In The Morning – Like I said in my tweet “this song is such a sexual classic. I wonder how many babies were made while listening to this.” Of course with the feature of Drake this song was added because of commercial purpose but everyone loves this song. Great song for the ladies and men too. Don’t be shy. haha!
10. Lost Ones - J. Cole explained how he was hurt when this song was leaked. He even told us that he had this song for almost four years. When he was just starting to make “The Warm Up” mixtape he had the song already recorded. But he told us this is one of his favorite tracks. He did some minor changes to the song. He added live violins, a different intro to the song, and added new vocals as well.
11. Nobody’s Perfect ft. Missy Elliot – Cole spoke on how it was one of the last tracks he made before the album deadline and as soon as he made it he felt the Aaliyah vibe to it, he then reached out to Missy Elliot. He spoke on remembering being driven to school as a young kid and Missy would always be played in the car by the female who drove him. I truly loved this song, the whole production behind it and lyricism had me jumping in excitement.
12. Never Told - produced by No I.D is one of those tracks that doesn’t hit you immediately but eventually it will and become a favorite. He gave an example of a similar situation he went through when he first heard Kanye West’s Late Registration album. “Addiction” was that song he didn’t like when he first heard it but now it’s one of his favorites from the album. Never Told is Mark Pitts favorite track. Great song in the future. But at the time it was an okay song.
13. Rise Or Shine - this song was just a pure rap song. Just pure lyricism. Cole poured his soul into this song with anger and poise. For the last verse, Cole gave us a treat by stopping the song and rapping it as an acapella. That was insane. I was so in awe with what he was saying, I wasn’t able to write down a bar or two. It was simply amazing. A preview of the song can be found in the video below.
14. God’s Gift – It’s such a beauty of a song. The flow is so harmonic and the lyricism is just full of grace. HustleGRL dropped a video of him performing this live in Toronto last week.
15. Breakdown – Last but not least, J. Cole told us this was his favorite song. The reason why he had it last was because he didn’t want to mess up the flow of the tracks. Prior to this he was telling us that not only because this is his album, but this album is one of those where you don’t have to skip a song. He said in “The Warm Up” and “Friday Night Lights” he would skip a song or two. But in this one, it’s hard for him to skip a song and I truly understand why. But in “Breakdown” it’s basically all the years of hard work poured out into this song. It’s so emotional and touching that all you can do is bop your head and say, “Yes Cole, I feel you bro.” He raps to us about the story of how his life came to be and how it got to this point. Truly touching.
Bonus Tracks: Work Out, Who Dat, and Daddy’s Little Girl. I know you guys are wondering, “What about ‘Cheer Up’ or ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’” but it just didn’t make the cut. That is just how the industry works. J. Cole wished he could put all the songs he made into this album but he even told us he has some songs saved for the next album and so on.
My final review is simple and short. This album to me is a CLASSIC. As a blogger and hip-hop lover, not as a major J. Cole fan, but this album is the “Illmatic” of our generation. Why? Because J. Cole gave us true hip-hop in this album. Yes, because this is a mainstream album, he needed some mainstream songs, but I can tell J. Cole did his absolute best to make this a true hip-hop album. My only concern is that I hope the Grammy academy notices the true essence of hip-hop in “Cole World: The Sideline Story”. I give this album a 5 out of 5 ‘KillerStars’. If you don’t like this album, I have no idea what to tell you. Might as well start listening to ‘yodeling’ music if that’s the case. This album is pure magic, and will not let the #alCOLEholics down. It won’t sell a million like Weezy in one week, but it will make enough to make J. Cole fans proud. Promise.
I just want to thank @LeonKHH (the founder of KillerHipHop) for giving me the oppurtunity to experience a moment of history last night. It was trully a blessing. Thank you to everyone who read this article. If you have any comments, leave it down below. Also hit up my twitter for any comments as well.
Cole World.
- @EricTheKidd
http://www.killerhiphop.com/cole-world-the-sideline-story-listening-session-review/
10. Lost Ones - J. Cole explained how he was hurt when this song was leaked. He even told us that he had this song for almost four years. When he was just starting to make “The Warm Up” mixtape he had the song already recorded. But he told us this is one of his favorite tracks. He did some minor changes to the song. He added live violins, a different intro to the song, and added new vocals as well.
11. Nobody’s Perfect ft. Missy Elliot – Cole spoke on how it was one of the last tracks he made before the album deadline and as soon as he made it he felt the Aaliyah vibe to it, he then reached out to Missy Elliot. He spoke on remembering being driven to school as a young kid and Missy would always be played in the car by the female who drove him. I truly loved this song, the whole production behind it and lyricism had me jumping in excitement.
12. Never Told - produced by No I.D is one of those tracks that doesn’t hit you immediately but eventually it will and become a favorite. He gave an example of a similar situation he went through when he first heard Kanye West’s Late Registration album. “Addiction” was that song he didn’t like when he first heard it but now it’s one of his favorites from the album. Never Told is Mark Pitts favorite track. Great song in the future. But at the time it was an okay song.
13. Rise Or Shine - this song was just a pure rap song. Just pure lyricism. Cole poured his soul into this song with anger and poise. For the last verse, Cole gave us a treat by stopping the song and rapping it as an acapella. That was insane. I was so in awe with what he was saying, I wasn’t able to write down a bar or two. It was simply amazing. A preview of the song can be found in the video below.
14. God’s Gift – It’s such a beauty of a song. The flow is so harmonic and the lyricism is just full of grace. HustleGRL dropped a video of him performing this live in Toronto last week.
15. Breakdown – Last but not least, J. Cole told us this was his favorite song. The reason why he had it last was because he didn’t want to mess up the flow of the tracks. Prior to this he was telling us that not only because this is his album, but this album is one of those where you don’t have to skip a song. He said in “The Warm Up” and “Friday Night Lights” he would skip a song or two. But in this one, it’s hard for him to skip a song and I truly understand why. But in “Breakdown” it’s basically all the years of hard work poured out into this song. It’s so emotional and touching that all you can do is bop your head and say, “Yes Cole, I feel you bro.” He raps to us about the story of how his life came to be and how it got to this point. Truly touching.
Bonus Tracks: Work Out, Who Dat, and Daddy’s Little Girl. I know you guys are wondering, “What about ‘Cheer Up’ or ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’” but it just didn’t make the cut. That is just how the industry works. J. Cole wished he could put all the songs he made into this album but he even told us he has some songs saved for the next album and so on.
My final review is simple and short. This album to me is a CLASSIC. As a blogger and hip-hop lover, not as a major J. Cole fan, but this album is the “Illmatic” of our generation. Why? Because J. Cole gave us true hip-hop in this album. Yes, because this is a mainstream album, he needed some mainstream songs, but I can tell J. Cole did his absolute best to make this a true hip-hop album. My only concern is that I hope the Grammy academy notices the true essence of hip-hop in “Cole World: The Sideline Story”. I give this album a 5 out of 5 ‘KillerStars’. If you don’t like this album, I have no idea what to tell you. Might as well start listening to ‘yodeling’ music if that’s the case. This album is pure magic, and will not let the #alCOLEholics down. It won’t sell a million like Weezy in one week, but it will make enough to make J. Cole fans proud. Promise.
I just want to thank @LeonKHH (the founder of KillerHipHop) for giving me the oppurtunity to experience a moment of history last night. It was trully a blessing. Thank you to everyone who read this article. If you have any comments, leave it down below. Also hit up my twitter for any comments as well.
Cole World.
- @EricTheKidd
http://www.killerhiphop.com/cole-world-the-sideline-story-listening-session-review/
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infamous114
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Looking forward to the album....
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Elzo69Renaissance
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I got my 10 dollars ready..............
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wordsRweapons
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usmarin3;3319130 said:9. In The Morning – Like I said in my tweet “this song is such a sexual classic. I wonder how many babies were made while listening to this.” Of course with the feature of Drake this song was added because of commercial purpose but everyone loves this song. Great song for the ladies and men too. Don’t be shy. haha!
10. Lost Ones - J. Cole explained how he was hurt when this song was leaked. He even told us that he had this song for almost four years. When he was just starting to make “The Warm Up” mixtape he had the song already recorded. But he told us this is one of his favorite tracks. He did some minor changes to the song. He added live violins, a different intro to the song, and added new vocals as well.
11. Nobody’s Perfect ft. Missy Elliot – Cole spoke on how it was one of the last tracks he made before the album deadline and as soon as he made it he felt the Aaliyah vibe to it, he then reached out to Missy Elliot. He spoke on remembering being driven to school as a young kid and Missy would always be played in the car by the female who drove him. I truly loved this song, the whole production behind it and lyricism had me jumping in excitement.
12. Never Told - produced by No I.D is one of those tracks that doesn’t hit you immediately but eventually it will and become a favorite. He gave an example of a similar situation he went through when he first heard Kanye West’s Late Registration album. “Addiction” was that song he didn’t like when he first heard it but now it’s one of his favorites from the album. Never Told is Mark Pitts favorite track. Great song in the future. But at the time it was an okay song.
13. Rise Or Shine - this song was just a pure rap song. Just pure lyricism. Cole poured his soul into this song with anger and poise. For the last verse, Cole gave us a treat by stopping the song and rapping it as an acapella. That was insane. I was so in awe with what he was saying, I wasn’t able to write down a bar or two. It was simply amazing. A preview of the song can be found in the video below.
14. God’s Gift – It’s such a beauty of a song. The flow is so harmonic and the lyricism is just full of grace. HustleGRL dropped a video of him performing this live in Toronto last week.
15. Breakdown – Last but not least, J. Cole told us this was his favorite song. The reason why he had it last was because he didn’t want to mess up the flow of the tracks. Prior to this he was telling us that not only because this is his album, but this album is one of those where you don’t have to skip a song. He said in “The Warm Up” and “Friday Night Lights” he would skip a song or two. But in this one, it’s hard for him to skip a song and I truly understand why. But in “Breakdown” it’s basically all the years of hard work poured out into this song. It’s so emotional and touching that all you can do is bop your head and say, “Yes Cole, I feel you bro.” He raps to us about the story of how his life came to be and how it got to this point. Truly touching.
Bonus Tracks: Work Out, Who Dat, and Daddy’s Little Girl. I know you guys are wondering, “What about ‘Cheer Up’ or ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’” but it just didn’t make the cut. That is just how the industry works. J. Cole wished he could put all the songs he made into this album but he even told us he has some songs saved for the next album and so on.
My final review is simple and short. This album to me is a CLASSIC. As a blogger and hip-hop lover, not as a major J. Cole fan, but this album is the “Illmatic” of our generation. Why? Because J. Cole gave us true hip-hop in this album. Yes, because this is a mainstream album, he needed some mainstream songs, but I can tell J. Cole did his absolute best to make this a true hip-hop album. My only concern is that I hope the Grammy academy notices the true essence of hip-hop in “Cole World: The Sideline Story”. I give this album a 5 out of 5 ‘KillerStars’. If you don’t like this album, I have no idea what to tell you. Might as well start listening to ‘yodeling’ music if that’s the case. This album is pure magic, and will not let the #alCOLEholics down. It won’t sell a million like Weezy in one week, but it will make enough to make J. Cole fans proud. Promise.
I just want to thank @LeonKHH (the founder of KillerHipHop) for giving me the oppurtunity to experience a moment of history last night. It was trully a blessing. Thank you to everyone who read this article. If you have any comments, leave it down below. Also hit up my twitter for any comments as well.
Cole World.
- @EricTheKidd
http://www.killerhiphop.com/cole-world-the-sideline-story-listening-session-review/
At Bolded.....NO FUCKING HOMO.
WTF??? word??????
That comment strips this whole review of its credibility.
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MAKAVELI25
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Watch niggas hate though
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lamontbdc;3319175 said:yea looking forward to the album it's gonna be dope but this shit isn't perfect b/c workout is wack. Shit I've already played 3 of these songs to death so ill be skipping them. that freestyle he had was flames
Work Out isn't on the main album, it's a bonus along with Who Dat.
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infamous114
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the way they described Mr. Nice Watch....I gotta hear that record now
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IceBergTaylor
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MAKAVELI25;3319223 said:Watch niggas hate though
In before you kno who........
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MAKAVELI25;3319223 said:Watch niggas hate though
True ish.......
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wordsRweapons
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Its obvious the reviewer has an extreme hard on for J Cole.
You cant call an album a classic like that. It hasnt even come out yet.
Shut the fuck up with that "its the illmatic of our generation" shit
I dont take this review very seriously because it is so biased.
Ill wait and listen for myself
You cant call an album a classic like that. It hasnt even come out yet.
Shut the fuck up with that "its the illmatic of our generation" shit
I dont take this review very seriously because it is so biased.
Ill wait and listen for myself
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IceBergTaylor
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wordsRweapons;3319298 said:Its obvious the reviewer has an extreme hard on for J Cole.
You cant call an album a classic like that. It hasnt even come out yet.
Shut the fuck up with that "its the illmatic of our generation" shit
You mad broseph? Can a nigga have his own opinion? Is the sky blue my dude?
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