The issue of racism is touched upon within this song, as the lyrics “The neighbors think I’m selling dope” is repeated throughout. Cole had purchased a place in North Carolina where it is deemed a “safe haven” for any Dreamville artists and producers. The closest to a true story that can be confirmed is found within the lyrics of “Neighbors” as J.

There are several clues, but the fact that the album is featureless provides no direct access into the mind of J. Cole’s own life, but possibly of a friend or family member. This is what leads many of those in the media to pick this album apart. Death is mentioned several times within these lyrics, but it only seems to be the beginning. The story starts off with a 17-year-old boy in the streets of a place unsaid, trying to make it out of the hood in which he was raised. “Immortal” tells the beginning of the story, with details, and the explicitness seems more than necessary. The album continues with “Immortal,” straying away from the jazz background music. By setting the tone with a bit of each aspect of the album, it was genius of the rapper to introduce 42 more minutes of lyrics with this foreshadowing song. Cole move that shows him not being able to handle his own mind anymore, and with “the bells getting louder,” there is not chance that it will be silenced during this album. “For Whom the Bell Tolls” starts off the album, and from what it can be interpreted, it is a plea for help. Cole fan “get in their feels,” it makes the listener want to nominate him for the “What famous person would you like to eat dinner with for a night” spot.įrom the first song, we hear a convergence of picking up where he left off, and beginning to tell his story. “4 Your Eyez Only” does more than make a J. Cole through a time deeper than any album could ever explain. But is this album really about his life? It seems to be the question of the week.īefore our eyes, there is yet another album that tells a story longer than our own, and through every lyric that is recited in our space, we find ourselves taking a walk with J. Cole thought it would finally be time to let us back into his world. Coming down from his last album, “2014 Forest Hills Drive,” J. With a new album dropped last Friday, Christmas came early for anyone who loves his music.

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