Listened to it yesterday, but it still doesn't make me feel better

top 3 in what?
discography? no way
rapping skills? I can name at least 15 better rappers than him from this gen
production? mid
singing?
songwriting skills? man only makes s***ty repetitive hooks and copies 2000s kanye song formulas for the most part

top 3 in popularity, sure.

top 3 in talent? no. discography? no. bars? no. memorable music? no.

J cole's been making mid music consistently for the last 7-8 years and still doing big numbers. I have to give it to the guy not many rappers can achieve that

A lot of Cole’s peers got better albums imo

I think you mean he sold more clothes
King’s first week was bolstered by an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via West’s official webstore

really? man was dissing all the soundcloud rappers (and even Kanye wtf) back in 2016, drop mid ass 4yeo which everyone hated, young gen started clowning him and after that he started "embracing" the youth and making trap influenced songs. dude is a phonie, he got bullied into switching his style .

he’s become one of the most successful mainstream rappers yes. I don’t think his quality of music is near top 3 tho

I don't care

Cole started his career biting Kanye, then started biting Kendrick and now he is making 808s music to remain relevant. He even dropped that trash ROTD3 album without an actual good rapper as a ft because he was scared of getting smoked. Of course he gonna look good at fts if he only collabs with mid rappers and singers/trappers who dont focus on bars

Only ktt I've heard rate Cole so badly. It's been known for the past years now top 3 rappers currently

Kendrick
Drake
Cole

Some even rate Cole ahead of Drake.

Rotd3 trash?

You stan asap rocky talkin about biting

If Jcole isn't in your top 3, Drake has no business being there

okay it wasnt trash, but it sure was underwhelming and mid for how much hyped it was in social media

how can u argue he is over kendrick drake and travis at this point?

I just think it lacked depth and was too superficial. I accept that from Asap Mob not Dreamville bit it wasn't trash

I dont stan rocky tho, I just find him cool as f*** and like most of his music. Rocky>>>>>Cole too. And rocky always recognized his influences plus also having his own style. Who the f*** raps the same way like Rocky in the game? I can name you a lot of rappers that Cole sounds like

Travis?

Bas has a much superior discography than cole

cole is nowhere near top 3 and never has been.

cant make a great album

cole has never made a great one.

Isn’t this thread proof there’s a debate

if Drake and Kendrick are cemented then Future is obviously above Cole in top 3 conversation

he may not have as much pure album sales but is it really a factor

like 2014 was 6 years ago

Nope

Drake
Future
Kendrick
Lil Baby
NBA Youngboy

it's been kenny drake and future for almost a decade