2014 Forest Hills Drive
by J. Cole

ECUpirate lol dude your comparing this to tha carter 3?

Smh, Let me teach you a lesson right quick

Tha carter had an EXTREMELY shallow and hedonistic subject matter, and thats the whole point. It's a character piece about his dealings with fame, wealth, and power. Wayne wasn't trying to show that he was the most thoughtful rapper. His beats hit hard and they were experimental, innovative, and influential as fuck for the time, just because so many rappers bit his style since then it might seem watered down but don't get it twisted, Tha Carter is a superior album to this in every way.

I'll give Cole this, he's a good rapper, but he doesn't good music. He's a good storyteller but his stories aren't compelling. He raps with the false confidence of a 15 y.o high schooler, which is why most people relate to him. That relatability mixed with his genuine good-guy nature is why his fans love him. But that doesn't make him a great, or even good musician. 2014 FHD isn't a terrible album, its just painfully average, just like him. If J cole was a artist (painting. drawing) he's sort of like the guy at your park who does caricatures. Caricatures have a really novelty appeal, they are hard to do and require a lot of technical ability, and most people love them for that reason. But, you aren't going to find a caricature in an art museum or a gallery, like you would a picasso. If most people wanted to they could probably recreate a picasso painting with very little trouble, it would definitely be easier to do than a good caricature, BUT even though it might not seem like it requires as much technical ability, picasso's works are dynamic, bold, innovative, and exciting. Thats the difference between wayne and cole (P.S No, I'm not saying Wayne is the picasso of Rap). I gave tha Carter 3 a 85 and I could make an argument for it even if I gave it a 100, I actually wrote an entire paper about that album for my professional writing class, but I've never seen someone give me a solid argument for FHD beyond "he's a great lyricist/he's so relatable." (Edited)

iknowwhenthat, I wasnt kidding I really don't like it, it's extremely boring and over rated. His rhyming scheme is very simple, his beat choice is average, and overall the album has no replay value whatsoever, I dont need to hear that him talking about practicing putting on condoms more than once... but hey, to each his/her own I guess. (Edited)

This album deserved much more praise from critics than it received. This album spoke more to people than Kendrick's "To Pimp a Butterfly", which was released around the same time and were often pit against each other for awards and such. One of the most underrated artists and albums on this site. (Edited)

Gets a lot of hate, doesn't have the deepest lyrics, doesn't have the most innovative production.
But what it does it does perfectly, melodic conscious rap that sounds as good as it can possibly sound, lyrics that anyone can relate with and music that anybody can vibe to. Perfect at what it sets out to do. (Edited)

From C_Krug2009 12/12/2021 01:43 | #277401 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

It’s a good album and for the most part, it’s a solid project. Is it the best J. Cole project? I think Friday Night Lights is better but this one is up there. He was smart to make project without any feats. I personally don’t like feats, when I hear a hip hop album, I’m there to hear it all from the artist that that had that creative vision to make it, not the feats. J. Cole produced this project and I would assume is his vision for the most part. He pulled through with some great songs and just be heard! (Edited)