I’m a big J. Cole fan so when the news came out last week that he had a new album dropping, I just had to write a little something. My relationship with Cole’s music has had its up and downs but the run he’s been on has been undeniable. A lot of us have been waiting for Kendrick and Cole to drop new solo projects and it looks like Cole will be up first. But I’d like to go way back on this one and go through his discography in chronological order because I feel it shows the true growth of an emcee. So without further adieu, here we go!
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I don’t remember the first time I heard JID (aka J.I.D.) but at first listen I saw the talent. His voice and flow reminded me of early Kendrick and I also heard a little Anderson .Paak in there as well. The timing around me finding JID was sometime in late 2018 because I remember he was promoting his upcoming album DiCaprio 2 on Dreamville Records. If you don’t know Dreamville Records, it is J. Cole’s label and if Cole had signed JID, you know he saw the talent as well.
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