Just off the strength of the stage that’s been set:

• Dreamville Fest coming off it’s strongest reception yet and proving to be a massive success

• Renaissance in his features; truly seems like he’s ready and willing to go bar for bar with anyone

• Online consensus shifting; people for the most part coming off the tired jokes and giving him respect as a legacy act

• Realistically the only one of the Big 3 who could potentially get one or both of the other two on a project at this point

• The hype/mystique surrounding It’s A Boy/The Fall Off; potentially could be his “retirement album” yes I know rappers don’t really retire save it

The air really feels different around this one. Just seems like given all of the above he’s gearing up to drop something that can challenge 2014 FHD as his magnum opus. A summer drop would be perfect

Please don’t leave, Cole

I hope not either

didn't he already say "if I feel inspired again somewhere down the line, I'd do another (after the fall off)" (paraphrasing)

I think he just wants the option to chill out and not have any expectations

Yep

Yeah I agree. Especially on that last point. My expectations are high af for the fall off. Especially considering the tracks he cut off of it (False Prophets, Everybody Dies, High For Hours, Javari) are some of the best tracks I ever heard from him

he really desperately needs to have a solid number of features on this imo.

not saying every song, but more than his last couple of ventures.

I think he'll always be considered the Nas type of rapper of the big 3. Hope he focuses on the rapping since imo he's clearly better than the other two at that right now and doesn't focus on a concept or making hits

If he can make it accessible with to more than just his niche fan base like FHD was with songs like Love Yours and No Role Models, mixed with songs like Firing squad and a tale of 2 cities he can go out with a bang if he’s seriously considering stepping back.

He’s really one of the best if not the best mainstream rapper when it comes to just his ability to “rap” I know he’s going to deliver

If he can get better beats and hooks the Off Season was a step in right direction

I think based on his features and The Off Season he’s found a way to blend his rapping abilities while still appealing to the newer sounds in hip hop. Plus he’s shown he can collab with “newer” school acts and blend in while still remaining true to his style

Was supposed to be on his next album

He slid on this

I NEED this project

all of those were supposed to be for The Fall Off? man...if that's the tone he's going for I'm double excited now.

There’s no denying he’s the most gifted rapper of the “big 3.” I hate that we’re still pretending Kendrick is worthy of this big 3 crap though tbh. Nobody I know listens to him irl.

Javari is prob one of his best songs

u saw the vision

soon

could give us his first classic album