Even obnoxious 16 year old white nicotine addicted j cole stans who think theyвЂ™re gonna вЂњmake it out the trenchesвЂќ aka their parents house in an affluent suburb forgot cole dropped this year. While this isnвЂ™t even close to the worst drop of 2021 it is arguably the least memorable one. The album came out 6 months ago and since then has been completely overshadowed and forgotten by literally everyone else in the rap game bar Kendrick dropping. J ColeвЂ™s return tape, вЂњThe Off SeasonвЂќ, is fittingly titled. The Off Season is forgettable, watered down, and sorely lacks replay value. None of the songs stick with me, while it's not offensively bad it's not enjoyable either. IвЂ™ve listened to this album twice now and still barely have a clue what the fuck itвЂ™s supposed to be about besides вЂњthe struggleвЂќ. ColeвЂ™s efforts to experiment come off more as failed attempts to throw shit at the wall and see what sticks. Sure, it lacks the obnoxious preachiness and woe-is-me attitude of previous Cole albums, but it fails to replace it with anything of substance besides flexing and the stereotypical вЂњcome upвЂќ story that Cole has retread for the last decade. This ties into the biggest flaw of the album вЂ“ The Off Season is just fucking boring. Not sure how people can even argue that Cole is a technical rapper anymore when he mutters through his verses and falls asleep on the mic half the time. It feels like Cole is almost losing track of the beat on some of these songs. The vocals here are just absolutely strained and really some of the worst work Cole has done. Cole vocal that ruins the beat before it can even get started. вЂњpride is the devilвЂќ features yet another off-beat, choppy J. ColeвЂ™s warbled, off-key singing voice in вЂњ100 milвЂќ is so bad I fell out of my chair laughing. Cole stans conveniently ignore when they call him вЂњhumbleвЂќ. This is just the same narcissism and whiny self entitled energy that J. вЂњThe Climb BackвЂќ features Cole moaning about how people donвЂ™t think heвЂ™s the GOAT and how heвЂ™s tired of people less successful than him flaunting cash. J.ColeвЂ™s not humble he just dresses like jeff bridges in the big Lebowski. This line is coming from the guy that obnoxious j cole stans will claim to be вЂњthe most humble rapper in the gameвЂќ. On вЂњpunchin the clockвЂќ J Cole delivers a straight cornbread bar in вЂњI got more cribs than habitat for humanityвЂќ.

This album also really ramps up the self-absorbed braggadocio and вЂњflex barsвЂќ that Cole and his fanbase have criticized in the past. While this album is certainly an improvement compared to ColeвЂ™s previous work, Cole is still mediocre at best on the mic. This might be one of ColeвЂ™s strongest albums yet (which isnвЂ™t saying much). While Cole is one of the most overrated artists of this generation, he does deserve some credit for trying something different and not falling for the same mistakes that plagued his earlier work. Cole tries to diversify his sound as well, teaming up with some unexpected features like Lil Baby and 21 Savage. ColeвЂ™s newest album tones back the narcissistic preachiness in favor of a more personal account of ColeвЂ™s life.

Thankfully, The Off Season doesnвЂ™t go this route. With J.ColeвЂ™s embarrassing feud with noname last summer I expected J.Cole to get even more annoying and self-indulgent in his half-baked political themes. IвЂ™m gonna die like tupac guys look at me!!!вЂќ Imagine Doug Walker comparing himself to Jesus in the Wall video, this is not far off. 4 Your Eyez Only was basically, вЂњguys look at me, IвЂ™m tupac. My biggest criticism of previous Cole projects has been his unbearable self-righteousness and his two-dimensional attempts at crafting emotional depth. His newest album, The Off Season, is 40 minutes of the most undercooked and forgettable rap music of the year.Д«efore I explain why this album is so mid, I will throw J.Cole a bone. ColeвЂ™s reputation as a no-nonsense, humble lyricist is hilariously over exaggerated.

At worst, itвЂ™s obnoxiously preachy and fake-woke, complete with bars so corny it makes drake look like a hardened thug. At best, it is fairly inoffensive rap for old-heads and boom-bap dicksuckers.

J ColeвЂ™s musical taste is not far off from the вЂњdinnerвЂќ I described. I didnвЂ™t even know they sold hot dogs at McDonalds. I bought the J Cole meal and it turned out to be a plain hot dog and a cup of tap water. The Travvy Patty was pretty cool and the Saweetie meal gave me bubble guts but I wanted to give the J. So last week I went to McDonalds and saw they had a new promotion for a J.Cole meal. Review Summary: The best J.Cole album in years.

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