![]() All 10 tracks from 4 Your Eyez Only debuted in the top 40 of the Hot 100. The album, in short, is a lyrical masterpiece. Cole’s music apart from much of the mindlessness found in today’s music. And so I’m leaving you this record for your eyes only” It’s an incredibly moving track that sets J. “Write my story down and if I pass, go play it for my daughter when she ready. The title track, which sits just under nine minutes, is a dialogue between Cole and his passed friend’s daughter. On “Foldin’ Clothes” Cole laughs while singing about drinking almond milk, further proof of his recent domestication. He want to pay homage to his new life as a husband and father. 2″ Cole sings to his daughter, “Reminisce when you came out the womb. 1” talks about a romantic love and on “She’s Mine Pt. Cole also shows a softer side of himself. ![]() While most of the album focuses on the harsh realities of gang life and death, J. “Neighbors”, where the hook repeats, “I guess the neighbor’s think I’m selling dope, selling dope” references an incident from Cole’s own life, when his Dreamville home studio was raided by a SWAT team on suspicion that drugs were being sold out of his home based on a complaint from neighbors. “Change” takes you to the scene where Cole’s friend Mcmillan was shot. Cole is one of the best lyricists of our generation, and the slow, simple beats on 4 Your Eyez Only allows his verses to take center-stage. In “Ville Mentality” we hear the testimony of a young girl who lost her father to gang violence. A heightened level of maturity emerges in this album showing the world a new side of Cole. Despite his massive fame he’s managed to keep his personal life just that, personal. ![]() Cole since 2014 Forest Hills Drive he got married and had a daughter. He pulls from his own experiences to produce some of his best writing to date, filled with raw emotion and honesty. Much of it is told from the perspective of James McMillan, a friend of Cole’s who was shot at 22. It doesn’t have as many heavy bass tracks as the previous album but instead acts as an interactive narrative about life and death and the journey in between. It’s already reached the top of the charts, making it his fourth consecutive number one album. ![]()
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