75
"The Warm Up" is a reasonable improvement from his debut mixtape. It's able to reel you in, though it won't keep you hooked. The production, bars, and meaningfulness are good. Imo, what's been lacking in Cole's mixtapes is variety. Certain songs just share the same exact premise as his other songs, and his general sound direction remains unchanged. I'd say this took a little too much inspiration from Kanye, as it samples and is identical in premise to two of his songs. Regardless, go and criticize Cole's mixtapes-- they'll still be mixtapes from his upcoming. What he did with this and "FNL" is truly great.
75/100 > 70/100
Track Ratings
| 1 | Intro (The Warm Up) / 75 |
| 2 | Welcome / 75 |
| 3 | Can I Live / 70 |
| 4 | Grown Simba / 80 |
| 5 | Just to Get By / 65 |
| 6 | Lights Please / 65 |
| 7 | Dead Presidents II / 80 |
| 8 | I Get Up / 75 |
| 9 | World Is Empty / 80 |
| 10 | Dreams / 80 |
| 11 | Royal Flush / 70 |
| 12 | Dollar and a Dream II / 75 |
| 13 | Water Break (Interlude) / 75 |
| 14 | Heartache / 75 |
| 15 | Get Away / 75 |
| 16 | Knock Knock / 70 |
| 17 | Ladies / 75 |
| 18 | Til' Infinity / 75 |
| 19 | The Badness / 70 |
| 20 | Hold It Down / 65 |
| 21 | Last Call / 80 |
| 22 | Losing My Balance / 75 |
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