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Cole Born Sinner Album Review nmb Published: June 19, 2013 SHARE TWEET J.Cole could have called his sophomore set Confessions Of A Born Sinner.The hour-long offering plays like a recorded rip of a confessional box sit down with Jermaine, who pours out his signature from-the-heart-shit throughout the albums 16-tracks.And while theres a handful of vintage Cole here, Born Sinner also veers into previously uncharted territory for the 28-year-old, who goes to great lengths to prove just how conflicted and complicated he is.
Take the bluesy Let Nas Down for example, the albums most honest moment. Here, Cole tackles his own insecurities with a story of the heartache felt when the QB legend shunned his bubbly hit Work Out. I couldnt help but think that maybe I had made a mistake I mean you made You Owe Me dawg, I thought that you could relate he contends, over the saxophone-laden backdrop. The same sentiment can be found on Rich Niggaz, where a middle finger wagging Cole walks the line between feeling accomplished and resentful. And watching little Jermaine do his thang before he made a name Its like Sony signed Basquiat, he gave it all he got now the nigga dont paint the same thang he raps. Much of the album is an inner battle between a lust for the fast life (groupies and things of that nature) and wanting something more substantial. ![]() Trouble, She Knows and Runaway are conceptually repetitious, and Coles introductory proclamation Its way darker this time, feels like a calculated attempt to give a genuinely nice guy an edge. Born Sinner s best moments are when he embraces the persona that initially garnered him praise. Power Trip, Crooked Smile and Let Nas Down are the albums strongest tracks, and they feel like the rapper who created The Warm Up, which only becomes problematic at times because of Coles insistence to produce almost all of his work. But while BS may not exhibit the growth sonically or conceptually that fans may have anticipated after hearing Coles early work, he remains too gifted lyrically, too keen of a storyteller, and too emotionally open for his sophomore LP to be anything less than impressive, but not overly so. Cole, Reviews Categories: Music, Reviews Comments Leave A Comment Back To Top Special Features Why Will Smiths G.O.A.T. Status Isnt Up for Debate Recommend for You HOT HEADLINES Amazon Says More Than 19,000 Employees Contracted Coronavirus Dr. Dre Wins Legal Skirmish in Divorce, Nicole Claims Shes Receiving Ex-Cops in George Floyd Case Request Change of Venue Citing Angry Crowd Doc Rivers Lands Sixers Head Coaching Job After Clippers Exit Harry Potter Hogwarts Express View Ruined By Commuter Train Tim Allen Reunites with Richard Karn to Film New History Show Nicki Minaj Gives Birth To First Child Pro Cyclist Quinn Simmons Suspended From Racing Team Over Pro-Trump Twitter JoJo Says New Song The Change Has Important Voting Message on H Van Jones Elated About Transformative Probation Law, Says Chang Information Contact Us Advertise Privacy Exercise My Data Rights Follow Us 2020 XXL Mag, Townsquare Media, Inc.
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