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J. Cole

Cole World: The Sideline Story

Favourite Tracks
  • 1. Intro
  • 2. Dollar And A Dream III
  • 3. Can't Get Enough
  • 4. Lights Please
  • 5. Interlude
  • 6. Sideline Story
  • 7. Mr. Nice Watch
  • 8. Cole World
  • 9. In The Morning
  • 10. Lost Ones
  • 11. Nobody's Perfect
  • 12. Never Told
  • 13. Rise and Shine

Worth It


I decided on one of my most stressful days this week to make this the soundtrack to my run. And I forgot how much I loved this album and I think it doesn’t get the shine it deserves. Before the pure consciousness of the later projects, j did both. Flexed a bit on some songs and spoke some real shit on others. The production wasn’t a sore point of this album either, the beats hit hard and I to me they still had that flavor that you could be like “Yeah this has J. Cole written all over it”. He hadn’t carved out his niche fully yet, but I don’t think Born sinner was the beginning either, this was. This is definitely one of the greats but I will have a lot more to say about this later.

Up in first class, laugh even though it’s not funny
See a white man wonder how the fuck I got money
While he sit at coach, hate to see me walk past
Young black pants sag, headphones blastin’
Know what he askin’, “How did he manage?”
“With all the cards against him, he used them to his advantage!”

Future Fidel's comments

As of Tue Nov 26 2024

Turns out I don’t have much more to say about this, I love this album it’s not his best but one of my favourites - leave it alone Dre. I still go back and watch the extended video of sideline story on Youtube (put it below for your enjoyment)