I dont know if it hits the highs of FNL or The Warm Up but it does have a consistency that he’s only hit once before (FHD)

I still say this coulda been shorter but what I will give props to Cole for is he definitely did things “his” way. It may not have been the /best/ way or may not have been the most /smart/ way but he definitely stubbornly did a lot of s*** his way.

Even with the car s***, like I can’t even hate on that.

He’s probably (and this was always his biggest sell in the big 3) the most personable of the big 3 because he is the most “normal.” He had a traumatic family life (who hasnt in America) but he still was living a well…normal “dysfunctional” life (versus a kendrick “goddamn this s*** sounds like a movie” lamar) which does appeal to an audience.

Yall make jokes about how he “talks about how he knows someone with guns” and what not but…a lot more regular normal people know folks with guns versus they themselves having guns lol.

Tl;dr: I really do think his Red Leather verse is like a solid overview of his career/who he is as a person tbh.

Nice

Uh, I had to leave these green pine trees to get it
Said when I got it, I was gon' bring it back, b****, and guess what? I did it, uh
Left in a Civic, uh, came back in a Lamb'
Feelin' like Tupac in Atlanta, bought me two plots of land
Somewhere to duck off with my fam, practice my jumpshot in my gym
They thinkin' I'm too big to come home 'cause I got the planet Earth in my hand, uh
Nigga, what? I'm on Bragg right now
FPD behind me, he runnin' my tags right now
I can't be too upset, they got a reason to check
This s*** regular in New York, but the 'Ville ain't seen this yet
Now I'm gon' be who I'm gon' be regardless of the
Emblem that's drawn on the key, 'Ville nigga put on for N.C.
For somethin' that's hard to believe, shout out the dog Petey Pablo, he did that long before me
I just got home from a tour and I brought my partner with me
Let it run through freaks that stack they dollars
We learned it all on the streets in the V-I-L-L-E

Yeah the way he slid on this verse was insane

Up there with 39 Intro for best beat switch, that s*** fuego

Am I the only who keeps thinking it’s Kendrick saying “bitch” on WHO TF IZ U

His second vers in Who TF is U my gawd. The way he rapped this was elite

Every bar is a part of the murder wrath
Call PETA, them people choppin' a bird in half
Breakin' further down to whatever's gon' earn the math
Exchange pounds for dollars and never converted cash
Welcome to the South where they servin' the dirt and grass
The streets ain't safe, I prefer the deserted path
Was walkin' with my Walkman one day when I heard a blast
Loud enough to shatter the earth into thirds, I gasped
Hauled ass and my legs got to turnin' fast
Straight past the victim, he hobblin', hurtin' bad
Heard way back he slick, tried to take half a brick
They say payback's a b**** and I guess he incurred a tab
While they was masterin' scales like they learnin' jazz
I was makin' sure they refer to my first and last
Name, Jermaine Cole, with Hall of Fame flows
From Cain Road with 'caine sold on the dang low
Do anything for bankroll that you can't fold
But ridin' through the block is detectives in plain clothes
Which likely means soon you'll be singin' familiar tunes
In interrogation rooms gettin' questioned by Zane Lowe

Literally listening to this rn that’s crazy

Aye that’s actually wild fr

Great minds fam

It's 7 o'CLOCK on the DOT
I'm in my DROP TOP, cruising the streets

Shoulda been longer and it's own s*** not tied to the last switch/verse

Punk b****

Bunce Road Blues >>>>

Life Sentence and Only You back to back really hit as a married man

Thanks bro

Especially Life Sentence obviously

Only You is s***

Yeah it’s the worst song on the album to me

Prayers up man 🙏

consequence.net/2026/02/j-cole-the-fall-off-album-review

The writing on this album >>>>

Man Up Above the best song

Future had the strongest verse and it's so short. How does he do it

300k first week? Awesome, now I can form my opinion on this album