BREAKING DOWN J. COLE’S 4YEO 👀

[@yosoymook]

The last line on this album always hits the hardest. “Ya daddy was a real nigga cuz he loved you”

[@gonejunderson148]

Factual

[@KDSH-i8w]

For your eyes only

[@melokuhletshabalala2939]

Absolute art right here . A masterpiece that has gotten better with time.

[@w.e.c1989]

4YEO is my favorite song it’s so deep and fucking fire🔥

[@vsteeel]

@@KDSH-i8wfor your eyez do u understand me?

[@chuchogames7]

I’ve been telling people for years now this 4yeo is coles best album yet I’ll even go as far as saying that it’s better then “2014 forest hill’s” it’s just so deep and impactful truly a masterpiece and I hope he makes some type of sequel to it

[@DaryllJosephHUgpo]

forest hills is my fav, 4yeo is his best

[@WyWid]

I only like half the songs on 4yeo and about 90% of the songs in fhd OH BUT IT DEEPEEEE OH F OFF

[@youngsquad3868]

4YEO is definitely Coles most unique body of work. The album actually has personality to it. Not trying to say Cole’s other music doesn’t, but it definitely stands on its own when trying to compare.

[@j.436]

​@@WyWidit's a concept album, people are into albums with a deep concept rather than just what sounds good. it's how you earn respect as a rapper by making an artistic masterpiece. it's easily cole's best executed album. if u prefer fhd then u probably don't understand 90% of what cole says

[@Hendrixxx9427]

@@j.436 you’re a concept album

[@NMP_99]

This is his best album imo. The sound of it is amazing. The story is fantastic. All around one of my favorite albums of all time

[@kronikz_2210]

Yeah, its super sad but super creative. My fav j Cole album as well. So many bangers, so many emotions.

[@NMP_99]

@@kronikz_2210 agreed. The title song is my favorite. Might be a bit sad but as soon as those trumpets hit, it relaxes every part of me. Shit I used to play it on repeat to help me sleep💀

[@kronikz_2210]

@@NMP_99 I used to play it quite a bit when walking to school

[@strings_attached]

Fax

[@Noirlore]

The story only exists in like 4 songs. Def not a concept album

[@alliemetro1601]

J.Cole is Top 10 Rapper of All Time in my opinion

[@Clashedroyaled]

Top 5 imo

[@brak2300]

@@Clashedroyaledtop 10 definitely but top 5 is a bit of a stretch

[@jasonnash4452]

of the past 5 years sure. if hes on ur all time top 10 then you gotta listen to more rap my dude.

[@Clashedroyaled]

@@jasonnash4452 its his opinion bro and if u really listen to his music and dont take oldhead bias into consideration alot of his songs just sound better than per say jay-z.. kendrick and cole have definitely put themselves into the top 10 atleast

[@brak2300]

@@jasonnash4452 i mean not everyone listens to every artist out there

[@everybody7576]

No features, an amazing message and theme with an even more beautiful story. 4YEO is a classic project and no track gets old for me.

[@mikey2116]

I remember vividly people hating this album cause it came out after 2014 FHD, and were expecting something with hits like that album. People were saying this album is a miss and boring but over the last couple of years it's finally getting the credit it deserved to begin with.

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

thats what real artists do, release complete bodies of work not playlists of hits

[@helicopterclam4256]

This album is a classic. Hits even harder when you have kids of your own.

[@marikadamov7672]

My favorite album of all time. First time i ever shed tears through music. On each and every one of my birthday i listen to the album start to finish. Just so beautiful

[@splash8594]

This type of content is brilliant. I would love more album explaination shorts going forward! I actually haven't listened to 4yeo for many years so I think I'm going to go back to it after watching this.

[@sobhaan]

Stuff like this is why Im subscribed to you guys! Great short

[@chrisyestan4812]

I remember everyone hating on this album then switching up out of nowhere The fianl track had me like that meme Man this real music While sobbing

[@brockjensen2473]

4YEO is one of the most underrated story telling master pieces in Hip-Hop history. Cole is an unbelievable storyteller and while I agree wet dreamz is his best storytelling song the entire album of 4YEO is a masterclass storytelling performance

[@smokey8684]

it is by far one of the best concept albums of all time . If you want a tracklist where you can relate to a certain point and understand what its about and i mean the writing is just amazing.

[@mahamadeuswardhana8860]

That end part of the life story to j cole and the name for this album gave me chills 😥💞 RIP

[@DarkSabreMC]

I love how the song 4 your eyes only shifts perspectives

[@saintmoses6727]

If kendrick made this everyone would have called it a classic. Cole does not get his flowers

[@JaymesForte]

Exactly. This album is more consistent with its concept than TPAB and Morale.

[@Thompsnn1]

@@JaymesForte that might just be the most wild take I’ve ever heard

[@akaibs]

@@JaymesFortewow, ngl you’re really bugging

[@combodrop2058]

@@JaymesForteI wanna fold clothes for you 🤥

[@johnherbert9171]

​@@JaymesForte its deffinetly better than mr morale. Maybe not tpab. But i still got more streams on it than any kendrick album

[@AtomicGarage]

I been saying this. People discount this album bc it was a personal project by cole. But you can feel the emotion. Beautiful album man

[@mrbad29]

😢This hits different

[@je933]

Also how he dedicated the album to his daughter I few is important as well

[@SenderPollen]

One of my favorite rap albums

[@danieljordan8932]

Honestly 4YEO is probably my favorite Cole project... beautifully done, perfectly tied together 🔥🤘

[@Noirlore]

Foldin clothes is right there

[@saulgoodman3963]

@@Noirlorethat 1 song cannot put the whole masterpiece of an album down lmao, besides the beat is groovy

[@Noirlore]

@@saulgoodman3963 masterpiece 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 cole miners are something else

[@saulgoodman3963]

@@Noirlore you're probably too dumb to understand the concept and storytelling of the album 😞😂

[@dominicbowie092]

Anyone who didn’t know this is a causal hip hop and j cole fan. If u ever listened to this album you’d know this. Smfh this shit been out for over 6 years now too

[@Xanderbankss]

I remember when this album first released.. I was on a flight leaving Seattle, cold was the night, and wet was the rain. I listened to she’s mine pt.1&2 and wept as we took off. J. coles music has been a huge impact on me since 2012

[@katwilliamsmentor]

The titled track, “4 Your Eyez Only” made me cry first time I heard it. People sleep on that album and to be honest, they sleep on Cole as a whole. It’s a shame.

[@itsaminhossein]

Makes me cry every time 🥲

[@AlfredMidTier]

These breakdown are awesome would be awesome to see it as a series

[@rahdajackson]

Forrest Hill Drive is my favorite but this is my 2nd favorite J. Cole album straight fire

[@jamesclegg8204]

Gives me chills at the end

[@DaryllJosephHUgpo]

this album is aging like fine wine and people are finally recognizing it as a classic

[@sarthakjain1824]

One of the best shorts I have seen

[@ilikedazshak]

The 4YEO track just hits hard🤧

[@boba6654]

Went to a concert in STL on the 4YEO..still get chills anytime I hear a song from this album

[@enricoromano6745]

Listened to it yesterday, it touched me harder then a priest touching ppl in the 1800’s

[@badsha5971]

This why I love your guys is content keep up the good work god bless ❤

[@je933]

You’re daddy was real cuz he loved you

[@SenszR]

Your*

[@joemomma6317]

4yeo is his best album and best song

[@JaymesForte]

Tbh 4YEO is the best album out of the big 3. It’s one of the only concept albums to stay consistent the whole way through and not deviate. It has bangers, thought provoking songs and lyrical tracks. Like someone else said if Kendrick did the same people would glaze it but at the time everyone’s called it a snore fest. It made Jcole more hungry getting that feedback but regardless this is my favorite Cole album

[@namespaced4437]

as a concept its tied with gkmc as an album its top 3 behind gkmc and damn

[@TheShyArmy]

More of this please

[@JayCla2212]

This is his Best album.. Favorite I must say.

[@SwellPilot]

2016 man that was a great year

[@isaakvela9134]

and thats why its the best cole project imo

[@sauce_moses5731]

Whats so good about the album is it references forest hills, its like a side b to forest hills from his friends prospective

[@TheAngryAsianChild]

Loving the informative content! More of this pleaseee

[@erictasse6390]

Amazing. Do more videos that contextualize great albums. Thank you.

[@portomilk8080]

Loved that album, it's underrated fs

[@trevorhebert4730]

BRUH this brought tears to my eyes. What the fuck. The foresight.

[@ceetuu_]

this is why j cole is a 🐐

[@Monke1309]

Nah

[@liquidatious21]

​@@Monke1309 u tweaking my boy j cole is cemented as one of the goats for life

[@evenidkxyz]

cole's best album.

[@Elias-m9n]

4YEO>Damn

[@TommySanders-tp3ob]

Forest Hills>tpab

[@Elias-m9n]

Off season>Damn

[@namespaced4437]

@@TommySanders-tp3obno not at all and 4yeo is better than fhd imo

[@profmajr]

I wanna make an album like this. This is how you know you can never run out of things to say

[@sid5945]

Cole's the goat man

[@crsikazwe]

Amazing breakdown, big ups boys.

[@toast-iwnl8938]

My favorite album

[@jedidiah.j.decena]

RIP JAMES ❤❤❤

[@jamesclegg8204]

Underrated song fr

[@lucaslmaticmcdaniel1747]

My fav vid from y’all so far

[@kenmoops7547]

The first time I heard the album, I thought I understood the concept. Then the last track came on while I was doing landscaping and I had to stop and cry my eyes out.

[@derivbot1345]

Love this album to death. I think it's Cole's best work

[@RayGoingCrazy]

damn this is my favorite album & didn’t know that last part! thanks!

[@AzeezGoatinho24]

4 YEO is top 2 J Cole in my books

[@thetalentedmr.ripley3524]

This is his most slept on album, but it's Mt favorite.

[@danielcote1029]

Incredible record

[@iminthemajority8948]

Never understood the hate j cole gets, people say he's boring but I think people just have to listen to his lyrics and outstanding storytelling abilities

[@khristoosmoove8087]

I never knew thats actually Cold as hell

[@jarydwright2375]

My favorite album all yime

[@jesusfernandopenagarcia3075]

Bro sometimes you act dumb with the tops but I really appreciate you dropping some amazing info on this record. Great job keep It up

[@charlessalazar7941]

I cry when I hear this

[@edabber710]

I fucking looooovee for your eyes only!!!

[@16JayChris]

In A LOT of ways, this is Cole’s best album. It’s a literal 2 perspective album

[@gelo-]

Love Cole 💯

[@powermiller855]

J.cole ironically had a "Sing about me" moment he a real one for doing this for his homie

[@torreyjr.4228]

Genius

[@MashaoleMogale]

His best album 😫😫😫

[@clashwithyourmum8665]

Second best album of the 2010s imo

[@doesntworkformebrother]

Overcame with a feeling I can’t explain, cause that was my brother James that was slane, he was 22

[@OtsileM]

His first project to grab my attention.

[@benmurphy9572]

If you rate this album you'll definitely rate Psychodrama. By one of the most criminally underrated artists right now

[@Sirslair]

So my question that I never understood is that is this album the album that James recorded and gave to Cole to finish or is this j coles perspective of a random album that we haven’t heard for James daughter

[@StanOnTheMoon1]

I think james just approached cole and asked if cole could tell his story through an album so that it could be played for his daughter when she grows up

[@Sirslair]

@@StanOnTheMoon1 that make sense thanks

[@buckerhyuga5207]

Thanks for that bro

[@adamrrrrr7434]

I have a 4yeo poster cus it's one of the most underrated albums of the 2010s

[@dawae4623]

best j cole album

[@enchiladaslayer61]

This and sing about me I'm dying of thirst are pretty similar stories and both beautiful

[@josedabigbrain3667]

for whom the bell tolls shows how james life is crashing in on him like a flood

[@lil3_]

I always felt something was off because on songs like “she’s mine” pt 1 and 2 it didn’t feel like a song jcole would make from his perspective which isn’t a bad with pt 2 being one of jcoles best songs in my opinion

[@heskerterrer9724]

love this album 9/10 for me i wish there were diff sounds rather than trap honestly

[@sunflowersamurai10]

between this and the off season for his best album

[@lkmamaril]

Imo the last song always hits and that last line on it too, it’s why it’s imo the 3rd greatest rap album of all time behind TPAB and 36 chambers respectfully

[@aidenfrederic6409]

His best album

[@bakhtiyarguseinov9402]

Great project

[@D33pEndR3cords]

Keep up the content

[@_wael]

she's mine pt 2 hits every time

[@deemosamanatidis5487]

People really listened to this when it came out n said it was “boring” 🤦‍♂️

[@kentrellgaulden7890]

WOWWW

[@DonnyWs]

Damn the more you know

[@james9389]

Wow , That's All I Can.

[@umutkavak3011]

You guys finally decided to look at the camera brooo 😂

[@Riley_suv]

Amazing album, 2014FHD still better though

[@eesaahmed4576]

Is it just me who thought 4yeo was more referring to his daughter? Cus throughout the title track Cole mentions James asking him to keep it safe for his daughter to hear

[@Anthonyant575]

Rip

[@mylesmikieal]

Damn, aint even know that