He cements his place in hip-hop history with this one... as the corniest dude in the game.

I’d rather have all children addicted to heroin than listen to this album.

For every high point on this album, I feel as if there is a flaw to accompany it. For example, Cole's verse on Photograph is great, however, the hook is poorly mixed and muddy. The production isn't very boundary-pushing either. Sometimes the production really works towards Cole's strengths like on the song Brackets. However, most of the time, the production is SUPER forgettable. The one real redeeming quality of this album (as with all of J. Coles albums) is Cole's lyrics and meaning. Overall, ... read more