A lot of people sat on the throne, I am the latest,вЂќ as he makes his claim as one of the top emcees in rap today.

He raps, вЂњAinвЂ™t no way around it no more. On вЂњFire Squad,вЂќ Cole continues on with the up-tempo bravado and swagger rap thatВ he brought onВ вЂњA Tale of Two Citiez.вЂќ From a purely lyrical standpoint, Cole delivers some of the best versesВ here than he does on any other song from this album. ItвЂ™s not a bad song by any means but it feels a little out of place on вЂњ2014 Forest Hills Drive.вЂќ

It feels like more of a Drake song than a J. After the first four songs, вЂњA Tale of Two CitiezвЂќ feels like an abrupt change from the tone that had been set up to that point. Cole takes a serious step in the direction of mainstream rap, which isnвЂ™t necessarily a bad thing. If you had to put all of the albumвЂ™s songs in a police lineup to identify the record that was, or couldвЂ™ve made for radio, it would have to be вЂњA Tale of Two Citiez.вЂќ Here, J. The albumвЂ™s first few songs,В вЂњJanuary 28th,вЂќ вЂњWet Dreamz and вЂњ03вЂІ AdolescenceвЂќ does well inВ leading off the album and sets the tone, and the bar, for the rest of the album. Cole is able toВ takeВ on a certain concept and successfully convert it into a good song. On вЂњ2014 Forest Hills Drive,вЂќ songs likeВ вЂњWet Dreamz,вЂќ and вЂњ03вЂІ AdolescenceвЂќ shows how J. From that, he has drawn comparisons to legendary rapper Nas. ColeвЂ™s strengths as an artist is that he isnвЂ™t just a good rapper, heвЂ™sВ an adeptВ storyteller as well. Cole gets back to rap after the intro blends into вЂњJanuary 28th.вЂќ On the albumвЂ™s second track, Cole opens up about his experiences since becoming famous, about the struggles of dealing with fame, peers, his career and finding his place in hip-hop. Right from the start of the album, on the intro, youвЂ™re whisked away as Cole soulfully sings вЂњDo you want to beвЂ¦вЂќ over light piano keys for about two minutes. As a result, he released his most honest and open album to date with вЂњ2014 Forest Hills Drive,вЂќ a good album that isnвЂ™t without its flaws. Cole has decided to take more of a grassroots approach to the promotion of this album, go it alone this time. Rather than chasing a radio hit, putting out a lead single or calling up collaborations from friends like Kendrick Lamar, Drake or his mentor, Jay Z, J. Cole has slowly veered off of the path that many artists take in their approach to releasing music. Since the release of his first two albums, вЂњCole World: A Sideline StoryвЂќ and вЂњBorn Sinner,вЂќ J. Twelve short days later, J.Cole made due on his promise and the rapperвЂ™s third offering has arrived. Cole rose to the occasion for hip-hop by announcing the release of his third album, вЂњ2014 Forest Hills DriveвЂќ (Roc Nation/Columbia) after what was an unusually quiet year for the 29-year-old emcee. That big something happened less than two weeksВ ago when North Carolina rapper, J. OverВ the course of the past few months, things were eerily quiet on the hip-hop front as far major album releases.

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