This and BLUE LIPS are my fav rap albums of this year easily

I actually haven’t even spun Blue Lip’s or Vince’s album. I really should. Basically exclusively listened to Drake, Kendrick and Cole this year

yes

Vince album was good, but not as good as ramona park imo. Abit too samey at points with less highs

Blue Lips on the other hand is so much better than Crash Talk lol

Says a lot when you just listened to Drake and Cole the whole year

no!

I followed this all the way back

PUT THAT ON MY KIDS CHILDREN, WE GON SEE THE FUTURE FIRST

Kendrick being the conductor of the fall of the elite, old money hip hop industry was not what I anticipated.. but here we are

they like dot big trippin

i just want what i deserve

Says I’m too f***in busy

50th listen raw thoughts

need TV off, hey now, or a Luther MV this week

Mayweather pacquiao nigga we still at it

all while wanting to become one of them

love what he doing vocally on reincarnated

monumental track

imagine a sza kendrick collab tape

they pair so well

this little thing of ours we call TDE

Imo this is the album that really separates him from the big three for good. I don’t think either of them have the self-awareness or the creativity to show this type of range while still hitting the mark in terms of appeal

His live performances of this album will emphasise your statement even more

J. Cole TOS-ROD3-Features-Dreamvillefest2022-23 but I love what Dot is doing

@Leftside this same website was arguing cole #1 during this run. Interesting

I love Cole but what’s held him back his whole career is his commitment to being the Everyman while also lacking the audacity to be as polarizing as his peers 🤷🏾‍♂️

You said self awareness and creativity to show range. I can give you plenty J. Cole solo songs, singles, and features during that run that had niggas ranking him high cause of it and show range for his particular palette. I get that lil beef altered niggas perspectives in Cole, but I remember what it was just a year ago

what held him back his whole career is not making a great project but instead a few good ones