J. Cole The Off-Season
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LunaticSoul
January 18th 2022


2403 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I would say I heard way worse, but you hear one beat for 20 seconds, and you heard all the musical part of the tune.



Rinse and repeat for half of the disc lol



My Life, Punchin the Clock and Let go my Hand are so far the ones that did not make me want to instant skip



It's just not how I envision music, I know this kind of hip-hop ethos is all about chill and vibes, but really yeaaaaaah. . . .



All the trappy beats are just offensive instead lol

LunaticSoul
January 18th 2022


2403 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Nothing better than reading insecurities and weird 7-figure flexes off "let go my hand" though lol



I guess also being a huge nerd of most forms of poetry, literature and stuff, most basic hip-hop looks like half assed penmanship most times lol

MiloRuggles
Staff Reviewer
January 18th 2022


3029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

I feel like I'm 75% here for the patterns rather than the content tbf

LunaticSoul
January 18th 2022


2403 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

oooh I know this genre has its public, and its vibes, I find it more ok for a single approach, and full discs kinda fall flat for me.



there is just not enough to be interesting imho.



My flatmate is a major hip-hop head and has been trying to school me, but yeah, it´s always some bitesized things I enjoy, and discs rarely impress me or keep my attention.

JeetJeet
January 18th 2022


12212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Fuck whatever your flatmate says he's been leading you astray. Listen to Kenny Mason, Jpegmafia, and $ilkmoney.

LunaticSoul
January 18th 2022


2403 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

my flatmate is a the game fanboy. . . . . . . . .

JeetJeet
January 18th 2022


12212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Oh no. Oh god no. He's stuck in 2005

LunaticSoul
January 18th 2022


2403 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

my fav hip-hop is clipping lol



throwing some names off my mind. . . rtj, injury reserve (all), kenny segal, danny brown, kendrick, some kanye, little simz. . . it's not like I don't enjoy the genre



jpeg should be up my alley, but we never clicked too much







JeetJeet
January 18th 2022


12212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I remember really liking Clipping's last album. It had some real great horrorcore stuff without being really corny.

Seriously, give those recs a listen. All 3 artists are infinitely better, more experimental, and better lyricists than Cole.

EDIT: Did you dig Injury Reserve's newest album?

LunaticSoul
January 18th 2022


2403 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I was jamming the two I didn't know, I have attack of. . . going right now in the back



yeah I did dig the latest IR, it's more of an experience than a disc imho



Clipping ruined the genre, he's just ahead on flow and the bases are that good



Rancore is a hidden gem of italian Rap, another one that ruined pretty much the whole genre to me.



I guess this must be fun, the base is genius lol and Italian is not meant to go this fast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj8ClwcmmT4

JeetJeet
January 18th 2022


12212 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

That song just gave me Rap God flashbacks

You dig Kendrick, so maybe give his labelmates Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul a listen too if you haven't already

LunaticSoul
January 18th 2022


2403 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

jeetjeet the rec machine



will do, silkmoney I vibe (y). nothing that made me skip a track so far



will revisit jpeg considering his luv for wrasslin', animals as leaders and emo kids, it seems

MiloRuggles
Staff Reviewer
January 18th 2022


3029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

well if you're taking recs and into poetry in a big way, i'm gonna be that prick that insists you listen to Aesop Rock (even though i see you were mild on Garbology) — check The Impossible Kid (everything that he touch turns promptly to shit),and since you're into RTJ his sideproject wth Rob Sonic, Hail Mary Mallon - Bestiary



have you done hip-hop classics too? check Outkast - Aquimini for sure (plus, you know, all of their albums)



let us know if you want more/specific recs! hip-hop is a wide wide world at this point

johnnyblaze
February 1st 2022


3408 Comments


the feature on that new Benny track is v nice

MiloRuggles
Staff Reviewer
February 2nd 2022


3029 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7

trutru, pretty dope. link for the curious - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klZNvJArVSE

jaykubx
October 16th 2023


1 Comments


Moved comment to sound-off section!

rufinthefury
April 5th 2024


3969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

COLE SWINGING ON THIS MFER LETS GOOO



FIGHT BACK!!!



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