![]() ![]() With 2014, Cole is certain he’s made his classic he’ll tell you as much partway through the 15-minute credit roll “Note to Self”, which apes Kanye West’s joyous, candid closer “Last Call”. The tracklist swaps s’s for z’s (“Wet Dreamz”, “A Tale of 2 Citiez”, “Love Yourz”) like 2pac’s All Eyez on Me. ![]() The cover is shot at his childhood home as Eminem did on the. For his third record, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, he channels the nostalgic self-mythology of Jay-Z’s. Cole is aware of the structure and pace of good rap albums and anxious to apply them to his own music. Is a student of hip-hop, the kind who moves to New York to stalk Jay-Z for an opportunity to rap for him, peppers his lyrics with nods to the greats, and pens an apology to Nas when his biggest single comes across as too poppy.
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