Gosh š¹Jan 26Ā·1 reply
TheFaderNot for Cole. His last two tours were announced weeks after the albums released:
https://twitter.com/jcolenc/status/993854718572204034https://twitter.com/jcolenc/status/1408417827367837697And the last major rap artist to release announced his tour a few days after the album dropped (Rocky)
Still not convinced
- Jan 26Ā·1 replyGosh
Still not convinced
Saying a tour is coming is obvious but knowing the exact day the announcement is coming is almost impossible, itās not like he said āthis weekā, he said exactly today
- Jan 26Ā·1 reply
PRINCED3VILLEI hope the main priority is the music
Hope he doesnāt get too caught up in trying to show/prove his pen because of what happened in 2024.
Since 2018, J. Cole has been trying to prove he can rap/takes rap seriously and all his albums have suffered as a result of that.
Valentine š¦¦Jan 26Ā·1 replyidek why certain posters enter the thread just to make baseless opinions
Cole is doing fine, his music is not āsufferingā yaāll just enter experiencing the music from an already negative lense cause yaāll just donāt like Cole for whatever reason. just f*** off if you not gonna a***yze the music honestly and take a break from the internet lmfao- Valentine š¦¦Jan 26
J. Cole and suffering cannot be used in the same sentence
- Gosh š¹Jan 26Ā·1 replyTheFader
Saying a tour is coming is obvious but knowing the exact day the announcement is coming is almost impossible, itās not like he said āthis weekā, he said exactly today
You better pray it doesnt get announced tomorrow
- Jan 26Gosh
You better pray it doesnt get announced tomorrow
Jan 26
JbreezyondeckWould be cool but I thought they were in a weird spot?
Dont think so, only one that left was ari, but they still support her
- Jan 26Ā·1 replyValentine
idek why certain posters enter the thread just to make baseless opinions
Cole is doing fine, his music is not āsufferingā yaāll just enter experiencing the music from an already negative lense cause yaāll just donāt like Cole for whatever reason. just f*** off if you not gonna a***yze the music honestly and take a break from the internet lmfaoYou gotta remember Divine views music as sports. Her opinion of artistsā work wholly revolves around how it performs commercially
Jan 26Ā·1 replyTheFaderYou gotta remember Divine views music as sports. Her opinion of artistsā work wholly revolves around how it performs commercially
cole has been commercially successful since 2018
- Jan 26Ā·2 repliesTheFader
Born Sinner relisten rn
First five tracks genuinely incredible
Overall, this album holds up well for the most part. You can hear Cole carving out the niche he would go on to occupy for the next decade, and itās clear his approach was much different from The Sideline Story. Some genuinely great songs on here but a few that just go in one ear and out the other. I like how tonally consistent and cohesive the production is, specifically the drums. Coleās rapping is sharp here, even if a few of the bars have aged like milk.
7/10
- Jan 26Ā·2 repliesAlexandrian
cole has been commercially successful since 2018
Ehh, longterm not really. He hasnāt really dropped a HUGE album since FHD. Not talking about first week numbers here. Heās had a few big singles though
- Jbreezyondeck š¬ļøJan 26Ā·1 reply
Iād argue J Coleās latter half success in his career has been tied to Dreamville Fest. Not a singular project but a culmination of his influence both as an individual artist and having the pull to get his contemporaries there on his behalf
Jan 26Ā·2 repliesTheFaderEhh, longterm not really. He hasnāt really dropped a HUGE album since FHD. Not talking about first week numbers here. Heās had a few big singles though
I dont know if anyone will ever have a release that huge again unless youre a white pop chick. Personally i feel the same can be said for Drake with Views Kendrick with Damn etc
- Jbreezyondeck š¬ļøJan 26Preme55_
I dont know if anyone will ever have a release that huge again unless youre a white pop chick. Personally i feel the same can be said for Drake with Views Kendrick with Damn etc
100%. Not a knock on any of them but the consumption of music has changed and it makes sense that there isnāt more ubiquitous moments for artists especially those have been active for this long
Jan 26JbreezyondeckIād argue J Coleās latter half success in his career has been tied to Dreamville Fest. Not a singular project but a culmination of his influence both as an individual artist and having the pull to get his contemporaries there on his behalf
yep
at least with young people- Jan 26Ā·1 replyPreme55_
I dont know if anyone will ever have a release that huge again unless youre a white pop chick. Personally i feel the same can be said for Drake with Views Kendrick with Damn etc
GNX is right there lmao
- Jan 26TheFader
Overall, this album holds up well for the most part. You can hear Cole carving out the niche he would go on to occupy for the next decade, and itās clear his approach was much different from The Sideline Story. Some genuinely great songs on here but a few that just go in one ear and out the other. I like how tonally consistent and cohesive the production is, specifically the drums. Coleās rapping is sharp here, even if a few of the bars have aged like milk.
7/10
Still his best album to me and it also has his best singles
- Jan 26Ā·9 repliesTheFader
GNX is right there lmao
Gnx first week sales were half of Damns, and culturally theres no comparison either GNX is good but it came and went
- Jan 26Preme55_
Gnx first week sales were half of Damns, and culturally theres no comparison either GNX is good but it came and went
Nobody doing the same numbers they were doing back then because streaming took over and damn also had physicals
- Gosh š¹Jan 26Preme55_
Gnx first week sales were half of Damns, and culturally theres no comparison either GNX is good but it came and went
DAMN had physicals that released first week
Jan 26Preme55_Gnx first week sales were half of Damns, and culturally theres no comparison either GNX is good but it came and went
Wasnāt the highest selling rap album of 2024 and 2025
- Jan 26
300k is a crazy number for a 12 track album nobody is doing that s*** and album was full of nobodies outside of sza and roddy
Jan 26Ā·1 replyPreme55_Gnx first week sales were half of Damns, and culturally theres no comparison either GNX is good but it came and went
GNX was very similar to DAMN sales wise if you count the GNX physicals that shipped months later
Jan 26Preme55_Gnx first week sales were half of Damns, and culturally theres no comparison either GNX is good but it came and went
This is biased and incorrect