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Listen: • J. Cole - Pricey feat....
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FAV TRACKS: stickz n stonez
LEAST FAV TRACK: 7 minute drill
j. cole - might delete later / 2024 / cole world / mid
3/10
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@littled5986]

I love how the album cover isn’t even on the green screen, it’s just floating over it 💀

[@noog6756]

he aint feel like it

[@jamescarrot6148]

Put in the same amount of effort as Jermaine did on his diss

[@eggbug2244]

Wasn’t worth the effort 💀

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

He might change it later

[@kaz-l6f]

so disrespectful 😭

[@OppenheimerJ.]

First apologizing to Kendrick and now getting a 3/10 Jermaine can’t catch a break😭

[@jordydiaz6894]

It’s got 45 on album of the year as well

[@rtnbestssj4668]

I don’t think Cole cares what Fantano thinks 💀

[@shadyovoxogoon6923]

I'm sure Jermaine is devastated by this review

[@161julia]

I mean, a 3/10 for this snoozefest is more than fair

[@turboChet]

Oh no, someone gave a negative review to his album. What will cole ever do?!

[@landonwalker665]

If this album was named "to pimp a butterfly", that would be weird because there is already an album with that name Everybody reading this just lost the game

[@neeko2198]

finally a creative one

[@loganbradd9472]

This genuinely made me laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gotanypain3083]

If this was a collab album named mightdeletelater feat kendrick Then that would be a collab album named MDL feat kendrick

[@squillz8310]

thank you for posting an original rendition of this joke.

[@Heladio54]

Real.

[@altervisi7748]

Might Delete Later is such a Drake-ass album title

[@viewer29fly]

damn, good one. i never thought about it like that

[@mik5716]

fr😭

[@budokhai]

The cover too

[@Davidtyrell345]

So true

[@aidanlindsay9649]

J Cole really said Honestly Nevermind about his diss track

[@p-ruthless9005]

“Yo third shit was massive” is an insane line out of context

[@claires1063]

Cole with the poop bars as always

[@BiackopsspokcaiB]

​@@claires1063How many poop bars has he had in his career?

[@santumi2298]

​@@BiackopsspokcaiBHow many bars has he had in his career?

[@suned3128]

@@santumi2298 How many slices of bread have you eaten?

[@SnowFlameSupremacy]

How many Jojo references have you made?

[@gamermoviedude5533]

Looks like Cole just got a Big 3 of his own

[@ROHITSINGH-kw1oo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 damn

[@fishthinkfingersarefood]

@@ROHITSINGH-kw1oo mr morale and the big steppers🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@turboshazed7370]

FUCK. 😂

[@Trxkyo]

dawggg😭

[@wholelottanuts]

​@@fishthinkfingersarefoodshut up

[@Rugireo]

“I can’t believe I let melon down”

[@Wudan444]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cherryazulmusic]

Ayo this actually made me lose it

[@ohsnarp8958]

Crazy good comment 😭

[@joeisungu7902]

“My heart sunk to my stomach I can’t believe I let melon down… I got defensive on the phone, resentment was in my tone, Fuck it.”

[@YourLocalMelomaniac]

Forgot to put *- J. Cole Proabably*

[@latiasite]

might delete this comment later

[@ichangedthename]

Might delete this reply later

[@jacksontuomisto]

Might delete this reply later

[@jackallora971]

Might delete this reply later

[@redmondsklaver1222]

Might delete this reply later

[@trikelikesfish]

Might delete this reply later

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

Imagine if j cole actually deletes this later and then melon deletes the review later and then everything mentioning this album is deleted later and then we gaslight ourselves into thinking this album does not exist

[@user-mm1nt1it5v]

Then imagine if he really falls off and then drops the fall off 😮

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

@euphoriaunderthebluemoon5205 lmaooo close enough

[@HolyBibleReads-li9uf]

This album is just a better version of The Off Season that he gave a 7 to. Fantano just gave the biggest biased review I’ve ever seen all because Cole dissed Kendrick. This guy thinks he can say whatever he wants 😂 truly made me sick fam. L reviewer hasn’t had validity in years.

[@leafleafleafleaf]

the good life

[@projectx5154]

Off season - 7/10 Might delete later - 3/10 J Cole - 10/10 confirmed letsgooo

[@captaincornstarch]

i know that this is a joke but 7/10 + 3/10 is 10/20 😭😭

[@joly_wanka401]

⁠@@captaincornstarch bro check your math

[@persivy]

@@captaincornstarchbro no 😭 you don’t add common denominators because they represent the number of equal parts into which a whole is divided

[@ButtonMasherReal]

@@captaincornstarch Yeah, and 1/2 + 2/4 = 3/6

[@Nick_weah]

@@captaincornstarch bro don’t know how to add fractions 💀

[@itreallybelikethatdoe829]

0:00 start of the video 8:33 end of the video

[@caahj]

thanks

[@RecruitedAndrew]

Ty🙏🏻

[@MM-gp9mb]

Good looks

[@brunoverissimo]

😂

[@sh1vamfr]

tysm

[@itz_richard]

First J. Cole pays homage to JAY-Z by using some of his lines in his diss track, and then he pays homage to Ja Rule by having his diss track embarrass himself more than it embarrassed its intended target. J. Cole is truly a student of the game 🙏🏽

[@Jega-Plays]

paying homage is a huge overstatement…

[@13H]

Lmao I almost died laughing

[@HoodMan19]

He played homage to melle mel by apologizing

[@myjciskate4]

He paid homage to corny ass mackelmore if anything with that apology. 😂😂😂

[@lox7923]

That was also a homage to Jay Z, Supaugly

[@User2637dsk]

“It’s funny how one verse can fuck up the game”.

[@2chaps575]

ive been A1 since day 1 you people boo-boo. classic 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

[@eblaser7407]

Every kdot bar aging like fine wine

[@nondescriptusername68]

Technically Hov's originally from "Imaginary Player", but I feel it lol​@eblaser7407

[@retrac3147]

@@eblaser7407literally. Any comment section about the beef is just bars from kdot forever ago 😂 😭

[@alantsukada465]

@@eblaser7407”ima need that $40 even if I need to f***, suck and swallow” -Kendrick Lamar

[@OhWellWhatTheHell1]

At least he's getting the big 3 some way

[@saintkevinofficial]

Nice one

[@mocapcow2933]

But fr, how we feel about Jake Paul in the Big 3 instead of Cole!

[@Rodneymadeit]

I really tried my best on my most recent beat. It would mean a lot if you would let me know what you think🙏🤞 (it’s call YOUCALLME)

[@DonnyS997]

If J Cole called this Might Delete My Hair Later you would’ve given this a 10.

[@shmackkboy]

The fuck does this mean

[@doughbrick]

@@shmackkboyfantano is bald put 2 and 2 together 🤣

[@Kalitayy]

I remember Cole was conflicted Misusing his influence Sometimes I did the same Abusing his power, full of resentment Resentment that turned into a deep depression Found himself screaming in the hotel room AAAAAGGGGHHHHH 😫😫😫

[@tdwwxyz]

UNDERRATED 😂

[@kayilla6413]

I can just hear Jazz music playing😂

[@CL2-]

"The evils of seeking revenge was all around him"

[@redscare2.0]

I didn’t want to self destruct...

[@colinstevens2462]

Lovin J is complicatedddd

[@whiplash9548]

J. Cole is the type of guy to stand up to a bully and apologize for it later.

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

Apologise before he even got a reaction

[@SBRS47]

Jake 'Ol

[@prometheustv6558]

Reminds me of Beto O Rourke

[@justinhumphrey1516]

Bully is not a proper reference at all. 😂

[@WinedandDined27]

@@prometheustv6558 beta O’Rourke

[@Gooberphonk]

Simpsons bars. Rick and Morty bars. No love for American Dad though? No Family Guy huh Cole

[@smaaron_j_46]

I think it’d be cool if Kendrick referenced South Park and his partnership with Trey & Matt as ammo for his diss

[@CL2-]

"They say I'm from alabama the way I'm a family guy"

[@mik5716]

@@smaaron_j_46nah south park is wayyyyy worse than famguy

[@richardli6775]

@@mik5716huh! Ratio this fool

[@crowing3886]

Yet praised kendrick for having cartoon bars himself. The glazing is crazy.

[@stfn4472]

That alphabet bar about not knowing what an L is is straight-up Logic level rapping.

[@issahgyandi3365]

Especially because the letter L is part of his fucking 5-letter name :D

[@RJ-mi3ck]

People clown on Logic a lot but I don’t even think he would say some bullshit like that. If anything that’s something Big Sean would say LOL

[@shaunparadis1921]

I feel like that bar is more at home on a Lil Dicky track

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@RJ-mi3ck Logic been cornier than Sean, plus big Sean in 2024 would never say that

[@Donniedarkoooo]

​@@romaretaylor9953neither would logic after 2020😭

[@CALVINDAGENTLEMAN.777]

This album is so underrated it’s not even that bad you get amazing songs like Trae the truth in Ibiza, pi, crocodile tears, 3001, h.y.b, Huntin Wabbitz, pricey, ready 24 and stickz n stonez

[@unknwngamer1]

"might delete later" turned into "please delete now"

[@crowing3886]

​@MFIsaacFn exactly, lyrically it's peak cole. Fantano is just a cole hater. I don't think he's ever given cole a good school his whole catalog yet brings it up like he didn't score it badly 🤦🏿

[@ollerosdahl5090]

@@crowing3886 no way youre defending this 😭

[@Man-mx2sy]

@@crowing3886 he literally gave off season a 7

[@crowing3886]

@Man-mx2sy he literally said coles older stuff was better yet gave it a lower score 😒 An a light 7 practically a 6. Considering he said coles opinion on kendricks catalog was wrong even tho he gave damn a 7 that he later took back an said it's really a 6. Every album is a 3 4 or 5 for the most part an 1 6. Dudes a hater. Fantano is literally known for hating on artists while praising others who do the same...he's given every saba album bad scores. It's just what he does to artists he hates.

[@heelyBrah]

@@crowing3886"he no gib j cole 10 why hateing????? 🤬🤬🤬"

[@maxwellpaynewell5305]

J. Cole the type of guy to say a swear word in private because all his friends told him to, then turn himself in to the teacher because he doesn't want to get in trouble

[@ahzora8017]

J.Fold the type of guy to remind the teacher that homework is due

[@TheeMoonstar]

Yoooo 🤭🤭💀😂

[@donuts-k15rh]

​@@ahzora8017J.fold 😭😭😭

[@martinwalters8677]

Cole getting the Drake treatment now. This is hilarious

[@Janszimmer1997]

Nah I think as a collective, we should reserve the ‘type’ jokes to Drake

[@Suthers17]

Bro didn’t even put the artwork on properly

[@westgmd]

it was a joke i’m pretty sure

[@BiasedSportsFan]

i think its a joke with the eclipse thing at the beginning

[@weenyys]

Maybe he’ll delete it later

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

Maybe he’ll fix it later

[@gabrielhicks8043]

He didn't even do the outro properly 😭

[@cameronUwagner]

Might Delete Later is FIRE, and 7 minute drill is the extinguisher that put out the flames lol

[@mohxri]

Well now its gone 🔥

[@ellittiscool]

J Cole’s big 3 1. I 2. Am 3. Sorry 🥹

[@trytoohardgaming4810]

J cole sacrificed receiving a “Big 3” rating on this tape due to his apology. Hopefully Fantano will forgive J cole for his “misstep” and allow for J cole to get back on his true path.

[@crazysnas181]

True path of strong 2

[@tafadzwachipangura3214]

😂😂😂

[@vinnyy5708]

like j cole need validation from a bald white rando

[@kimzziereenee1638]

F*k Fantano. I'm sure Cole doesn't give 2 sh**ts what Fantano thinks. I'm beginning to think Fantano is an industry plant anyway.

[@nickstigs9088]

i have never received cole get more hate in my life which is pretty crazy considering he has literally said “im the shit you can’t out fart me” before

[@SwooshJush83]

You think you the shit? (Fart)

[@onlinestonedogii]

You gotta admit, he was shitting when he wrote that

[@stomachegg041]

This tape is actually good. Fantano is on something else i swear

[@malachistewart2947]

​@@stomachegg041He really is this feels biased asf

[@JG-qp9dl]

​@@stomachegg041it's pretty forgettable. The best sounding song was the diss track, even though the diss itself wasn't great.

[@Hartwell10]

I think J.coles apology is actually worse than anything Kendrick could have done to him via a response 😅

[@smaaron_j_46]

It’s worse than any bad score a critic would’ve given him

[@MistaMasta420]

Tbh as Shaq said, if he backed down after a response from Kdot at least we would have gotten some engagement. If you don't do it for you, do it for the game cole, this is the only time I've been invested in a storyline for it to end like this.

[@YerpDerp17]

Only if you're an insecure person with the emotional maturity of a toddler. His apology is going to age well, and once a lot of you al grow up with some actual life experience then you'll understand. Just unhinged and childish to desperately want a person to fake hate a person they have spent well over a decade praising and saying how much they respect them, all so they can tear them down to entertain us all. Grow up. lol Ya'll want to turn rap beefs into WWE wrestling matches and its just weird af.

[@YerpDerp17]

@@MistaMasta420 NoLifeShaq purposely panders to white kids by overhyping songs by people like Tom McDonald and Ben Shapiro. Why anyone gives af what he has to say about hip hop is beyond me. lol He is lame and fake af.

[@Hartwell10]

@@YerpDerp17 sounds like you're the one who is insecure and immature lil bro lol.. Cole was mad corny for apologizing on stage. There will never be a time where people look back on that moment and think "Wow, J.Cole is really something for apologizing for a diss track. What a great guy J.Cole is!" His response was weak, and the apology is even weaker.

[@antoniofarrington6091]

3/10? This man really is the skip bayless to the Lebron’s J. Cole😂😂😂

[@pharaoh390]

Let this be Kendrick tho. Never scene someone so biased. Dude just shits on everything Drake and Cole drops

[@endgame6782]

​@@pharaoh390maybe he just doesn't like their music much?? If you like boundary pushing, unusual and unique stuff, Kdot would definitely scratch that itch far more than JCole and Drake who are more mainstream with their sound.

[@blaize_everything]

Saying Cole didn't show up on Pi is the only evidence needed to show you a hater

[@downrightfiercerare1565]

Exactly, dude just hates Cole lol

[@NeutralMjolkHotel]

Unpolished, transphobic trash. Some good ideas here and there but not a very good verse. Come on now.

[@rsotuyo15]

Showed his transphobia

[@jcxxiop285]

​@@rsotuyo15 transphobia?

[@eliotguerin192]

J Cole fans punching air for 15 years straight

[@Danielvogelbachstan]

If it put people to sleep you would’ve gave it a 10

[@DatDaDatty]

cole fans r going through it right now

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

They needed to be humbled

[@CalebBeltrán-e3s]

I truly am going through it

[@vizer4904]

@@Harveygregorxotwodhow?

[@bennyjames7806]

Some of the dumbest people you will ever meet are Cole fans 😂

[@Gvrgt]

They are conflicted

[@newyoutubehandle]

Trae The Truth in Ibiza was fire tho

[@brickflair8926]

He should hav put Trae and Z-Ro on it

[@altaccount----4]

Watched his Reaction, He Called The First Track Trash-Weak ass-Bullshit After Listening to it for 10 seconds. The Narrative Was clear

[@user-ds5lf3he3x]

Exactly, his clips channel with the Livestream is even full of comments calling him a hater 😂

[@gleebybooer]

cole fans in shambles their daddy didnt get a good review

[@leaffinite2001]

It was weak. Cole is better than this

[@mohxri]

​@@leaffinite2001it was a good mixtape if we dont count 7 min drill you are tripping

[@DesusChristus]

“might edit later“ -melons editor, probably

[@KuraiCelestial]

Fantano please don’t delete this review later!

[@keibetsu2527]

I really hope not. That would be a shame.

[@solomonpnq]

That would be rather dorceless of him.

[@BradyThaMan]

“If you was my sister than I would kiss you”

[@betty5014]

Can I plz join🥺

[@sunnyorange180]

I wish Anthony would kiss me...

[@xenz123]

@@sunnyorange180real

[@LEO.MAKES.ANTHEMS]

He was talking to a little girl whose family member got shot

[@CoolChain404_]

​@@sunnyorange180 Ayo

[@username-1999]

he was conflicted.

[@Blaza303]

misusing his influence full of resentment

[@Blaza303]

misusing his influence

[@BiasedSportsFan]

resentment that turned into a deep depression.

[@terrizer1829]

@@BiasedSportsFanfound himself screaming in a hotel room

[@Jega-Plays]

@@terrizer1829he didn’t want to self destruct

[@jhx97]

someone in another video said "this is like 9/11 to j cole fans"

[@--hek--3686]

If this album was named “to pimp a delete later” you would’ve given it a 10

[@joelhaggis5054]

Might Pimp a Butterfly Later

[@Pickleman9000]

“J Cole’s the name, rapping’s my game!” ahh bars

[@whyisgooglemakingmedothis603]

: Three Six would like a word

[@easybakec0ven]

Todd in the Shadows is writing his first draft for the next Trainwreckords as we speak

[@justink8156]

J Cole wanted smoke but all he had was blanks....this is trainwreckords. Something like that idk I should go to sleep.

[@psychokitty444]

You'd have to give it several years to meet the criteria for the show. Actually does feel like a career damager, though.

[@romaretaylor9953]

Y’all all gon look silly when the fall off drops, Todd don’t even listen to j Cole

[@StudioScarecrow]

Next Trainwreckords is gonna be Man of the Woods probably. RIP Justin

[@firstnamelastname7244]

​@@StudioScarecrowDidn't he say "stay tuned on that one" when he reviewed filthy all the way back in 2018?

[@RapShitBen]

Crocodile Tearz is fantastic and I don’t see the Drake comparison for that one.

[@smaaron_j_46]

It’s more like Walk On Water by Eminem to me

[@19andrewhb92]

There are some Drake influences throughout the album though. Fever is straight up a Drake song. Not to mention this collection reminds me a lot of Dark Lane Demo Tapes which is yes a filler ep/album full of b side songs in anticipation to the real album. Personally, I like them both as fun albums not to be taken too seriously.

[@briankersten3287]

@@19andrewhb92 Fever sounds like a Kendrick song tho not Drake.

[@RapShitBen]

@@19andrewhb92 for sure I mean that song in particular

[@YoMamasLlama22]

Did anyone else really like this album? I really liked this album

[@ClydeCyrus]

Loved it

[@thecluckster3908]

I liked it, solid 7.00 for me. Nothing great, just solid.

[@Faygo551]

Solid 7.75, Fantano fans ride out whatever take fantano has

[@PLAYWHITHUS]

I really fuckinbg hate fever but besides that its solid for me not amzing soft 7

[@YoMamasLlama22]

@@PLAYWHITHUS lmao somehow fever is my favourite song

[@mgs1398]

I wasn’t expecting Fantano to review this fairly but a 3/10 is just absurd tbh.

[@slackershrub8923]

It's really funny when people are so insecure about their own taste in music that they attempt to gaslight people into thinking that having an opposing opinion is somehow absurd. Ya wanna hear absurd, go listen to J Cole trying to diss Kendrick's discog 😂

[@Bannedconfidential]

As far as him just rapping, I think this is Cole's best project in some years tbh. A 3 makes me think he didn't even listen.

[@mgs1398]

@@Bannedconfidential exactly lol, like there’s no way you listened to majority of these songs and thought 3/10. I wasn’t expecting him to be blown away or anything (I personally think it’s a 7-7.5 while I thought Fantano would say it’s a 5-6) but a 3 is just over the top lol.

[@mgs1398]

@@slackershrub8923 it’s not that deep bro lol

[@ohnoitsdominoes5393]

You’re right, this is a genuine 0/10. Absolutely worthless, cringe inducing and career damaging. 3/10 is far too generous

[@Evan_Schaefering]

Turns out when he said "But I'd never beef with a nigga for nothin'. If I smoke a rapper, it's gon' be legit. It won't be for clout, it won't be for fame, It won't be 'cause my shit ain't sellin' the same." on Middle Child he meant it.

[@c.h.arvinn]

I was thinking the same thing. Disappointed

[@divineigbinoba4506]

Yeah he did, Was actually surprised he even replied Then not surprised he apologized

[@twobirds01]

I mean he’s getting clowned a lot for it, and rightfully so this is hip hop and ur supposed to have some level of competition and ego, but man props to him tho for not getting involved in that shit, we need to give more credit to a guy who’s mentally stable enough to not get into a war with someone he respects because his ego was hurt😂

[@leaffinite2001]

​@twobirds01 i actually think he pretty much negated how bad might delete later was by apologizing. No one remembers his dogass diss, just that he respectfully bowed out, lol

[@polarhero57]

if he deleted this the day it dropped you would have given it a 10

[@jovanreid6782]

HA! 😄

[@gustavoamorim4548]

I swear if someone told me these lyrics were written by Eminem I'd believe them 😭

[@feliox_]

"ethony clipsethano", thats a rare ass intro. See u in decades bro

[@lollojojjo6612]

Makes a song called 7 minute drill - It's not a a drill song - It doesn't last 7 minutes

[@ppthepatty6913]

It’s called: “7 minute drill” Because he made his verses of the song in 7 minutes.. HMMM you’re welcome

[@Nick-ht5yi]

@@ppthepatty6913 still an uncreative and borderline awful title for a song. Even if you know what a 7 min drill is

[@user-fs7zm6zc7s]

​@@Nick-ht5yistop reaching to hate lmao it's a damn song title

[@MrAState83]

A 7 minute drill is a military term.

[@yuormother]

"Personally, I respect these dudes as you know, people. Hip-hop is a sport, so you're gonna have these little spits and spats, outside of that it's really nothing." -kdot

[@TheFuckingKrayz]

Cole been saying that he ain't gonna beff over nothing. Honestly idk why he even put the diss out, knew from the start that he doesn't want to be involved

[@leeb5112]

clearly some real animosity between him and drake tho lmao

[@ButteredBreadSlice]

You can’t just give Cole a 3/10 because Aubrey left you for him, jealousy isn’t a good look for you Anthony

[@BlakeZeb]

This rating is pretty crazy considering the reviews this was getting before the apology stuff happened. A lot of people really enjoyed most of it.

[@LucinaMeow]

​@BlakeZeb not really. People were rating the mixtape as one of his worst releases yet. But after the apology the mixtape has become even worse because the bars have become hollow.

[@BlakeZeb]

@@LucinaMeow I’m pretty obsessed with this beef that was going on, so I was following pretty closely.. I didn’t see anybody saying that but different circles maybe.

[@BlakeZeb]

@@LucinaMeow I agree about after the apology though. That made a lot of it feel disingenuous and it hurts the project a lot imo.

[@fallingcomet1518]

this tape is a 10/10. people need to evolve with the artist

[@mind336]

Bro went from Big 3 to Light 3

[@butterschunkmcdonalds5333]

Bro coming back to this as someone who really isn't the biggest Cole fan, I really don't understand how someone can say The Off Season is his best work then call this his "Worst project to date" Like most these tracks feel like they were made around the same time as his last album tbh, Lyrically its on the same level if not slightly better in spots, Performance wise Cole keeps that same energy as the last one & Production is pretty solid for the most part. I feel like the Kendrick stuff 100% Had an effect on how people perceived this mixtape when it released. I feel thats def the case here, Saying there's only one song for the whole thing (Sticks & Stones) where Cole shows up is pretty wild & 7 Minute Drill as the worst track? Like yeah it was a weak diss and the production on the first half was pretty wack but Cole did have good flow on the track and the Conductor beat switch was pretty nice ngl, Like there's no way that's the worst track over something like Fever, Which is one of the most uninspired, Bland and boring Drake sounding tracks I've heard. Overall, Listening to this project with an unbiased ear, I think this Mixtape is like a light 7/10, Nothing too mind-blowing but for what it is, I think there are plenty of decent cuts to keep it from being bad, 3/10 is pretty harsh IMO.

[@M0nkee_mode]

bro didn’t even put the effort to green screen the album in 😭😭😭

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

I really think Cole with how mediocre his discography is would benefit from someone curating or executive producing an album for him with an interesting concept or underlying theme and helping him because we know he can rap well. I just honestly don’t think he’s really all that creative when it comes to the soundscape especially when he’s not doing his own production even though this has proven to be an issue. And whilst drakes albums have fallen off a cliff he used to be a solid curator and obviously Kendrick is the best at it. I feel that’s the big difference in the quality of projects and I think Cole could really drop a damn near flawless album if he did that

[@C831l60]

FACTS

[@gabehere]

In summary, Cole needs a producer to tell him NO to shitty bars and YES to creative ideas.

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

@@gabehere not even just shitty bars but just expanding his content and taking risks like j cole doesn’t take any risks in his albums at all everything is so safe. For as much shit is you can give drake on his earlier albums and Kendrick on tpab and mr morale both of them have taken risks which is why they are discussed in general so much more

[@angel_of_rust]

he doesn't have anything worth rapping about. even nepokids and female indie artists have more things to say than he does.

[@akaibs]

Madlib or Alchemist. Even Hit boy.

[@blinddig7525]

Melon's J Cole Ratings: Cole World - 6 Born - 5 2014 - 6 Eyez - 6 KOD - 5 Off Season - 7 MDL - 3 Average : 5.4/10

[@thatcheesy8613]

Wow he has an ass opinion

[@bennyjames7806]

@@thatcheesy8613accurate for Coles work though.

[@randomando4470]

@@bennyjames7806 Ain't no way Born Sinner is 5/10. Nothing accurate about that.

[@gatorpuppy]

he said friday Night lights was a 7

[@viewer29fly]

i think outside of the context of what most people say is a subpar response to dot, and the subsequent apology almost immediately after, the project isn't anywhere near as bad as a 3.

[@stomachegg041]

Fantano acting like Kendrick never have homophobic lines

[@user-ds5lf3he3x]

Literally Kendrick Lamar had multiple appearances from a convicted rapist who plead guilty (Kodak black) on his album and says "f*ggot, f*ggot, f*ggot" on his 2022 album

[@cellanbrown]

Dang I never thought of that lol. I feel better now knowing my brother was biased the whole time.

[@stomachegg041]

@@cellanbrown Hes your brother?

[@luckygitane]

Do he though

[@stomachegg041]

​@@luckygitaneok youre right. Kendrick has never made homophobic slurs

[@BigOwl51]

I know numbers don’t mean much, but it really speaks to the quality of 7MD that it debuted below a 2 week old future song on the Spotify charts, and we’re only 3 days past the release and it’s already fallen out of the top 10. Even Cole’s massive fanbase couldn’t carry this awful diss track to the top of the charts.

[@andrewdaugherty6834]

While I agree it's not good disses usually fall off in a week or two because they didn't have much replayability. His fell off faster than most still but most diss tracks fall off within 2 weeks

[@tylerblair318]

​@andrewdaugherty6834 valid but also proves the validity that Cole is the weakest artist as far as impact compared to Drake and Kendrick and doesn't even come close to making the splash Kanye, Carti, Travis, Tyler, or others do when they drop.

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@tylerblair318 Tyler’s music impacts the game more than Cole’s? Since when? Cause he has more Grammys

[@DragonMan5731]

man it's number 2 on billboard 200. What you smoking??

[@brandonramones823]

Light 3 because his spot as third best rapper is shakey

[@shenzhong2942]

bro really gave a decent album a 3 just because he dared to say something mean about his boyfriend kendrick this album is at least a 5, fantano is just once again throwing his respectability as a critic out of the window because he is twitterbrained and his wife left him

[@poison9795]

J cole apologizing to kendrick just makes this mixtape completely pointless, no love anymore.... what's the point....?

[@igorfernandes8389]

he might delete later

[@ttdanimations1231]

the whole mixtape isn’t about the beef gang 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@poison9795]

@@ttdanimations1231 no love nothing

[@davidazar1723]

Your loss

[@spikethrowaway]

"Not as deep as it thinks it is" Might be a hot take to some but that's just J Cole in a nutshell

[@birb296]

i don't think the trans bar was transphobic, just v tasteless

[@cellanbrown]

Closer to a real world take. Good stuff birb. However I feel it was when combined with the other bars after make it work. More about someone is not who they appear to be. Pussy as an insult is all that ties it together with gender and negative connotation. Otherwise just a play on someone who's lieing about who they are which is definitely where he took it the rest of the song.

[@0_Cardboard_0]

UNREVIEWABLE 2 BABYYYYY

[@0_Cardboard_0]

aw dammit he gave it a score. nevermind

[@BigOwl51]

You know the album is unreviewable when he gives it a score at the end of the video!

[@gotanypain3083]

A cardboard begging for a negative review sounds like a regular show plot

[@durtcobain1079]

Is it true your head was the object that eclipsed the sun today

[@jc-zp1de]

I don’t have a problem with Cole but his fan base are corny and delusional sometimes. Melon head been dropping bad reviews to jcole and many rejected his stance and not to long ago many embraced this album, now after the apology they’re butthurt and realized how right needle drop and many critics towards Cole were right about his previous project. Where I stand, Cole’s a dope rapper and I like his dreamville movement but his albums are the same as Kendrick in terms of art, lyricism, and social topics. While Cole’s trying to out drop 5 songs about how great he is, Kendrick dropping the meaning of the album and ea song representing different topic. I rather hear that and wait 3 to 5 years than each year hearing repetitive topics to the point where even Cole admitted of being conflicted during making this album…

[@__ragenies__4577]

After re listening I do think MDL is over-hated and it’s a solid 8

[@trikelikesfish]

You would’ve given it higher than a light 3 if he actually deleted it later.

[@ze5258]

YOUR BEST WORK IS A LIGHT PACK 😂

[@zachandbro]

I wish this review got dropped before he apologized

[@downrightfiercerare1565]

Yup it would've probably been a 6

[@RobReese]

I genuinely thought the Ab-Soul song was just Spotify recommending another song after the album was done when it first started playing because its quality was so good compared to the rest haha.

[@mjuzumaki]

Gotta give it to Cole. The branding of this EP is TOO GOOD.

[@c.h.arvinn]

What if he deletes tho? 😂

[@buczere]

the fall off starting to make a lot of sense

[@BnBexplore]

giving 3 is wild af. not even a j cole fan, especially after his concert, but this is way too harsh

[@kayshawn.]

i definitely agree. wayyy too harsh.

[@elliotbarresi6456]

I like your reviews sir, thank you. I have an album review suggestion. I think an animal collective album from the 2000s would be awesome: sung tongs, feels, strawberry jam, or post merriweather. Thank you for reviewing stuff!

[@justink8156]

I wouldn't be too surprised if he throws an old AC album on classic week one of these years, I'd like to see it too.

[@elliotbarresi6456]

@mariankula3540 ofc yes that would be great too

[@lawrencetran3286]

3/10 ?! Consensus is that this is a good album at least . They washed Cole on Pi?!

[@mr.froglegs]

Consensus is not that it's a good album. Go Check Sputnik Music or Album of the Year, and see what folks rated it (not very positively, to out it lightly.)

[@aayobruv]

Yea it's hilarious how JCole be talking about being about positive energy, reform and being a better version of himself and then makes the special exception of trans slander. I always think it's commendable to want to be a good person, but I think dude has some hypocrisies to sort out and to practice what he preaches.

[@Amir-qz4bn]

If this was called "Might Delete A Butterfly" you would give this a 10

[@danman55555]

It's really not that bad. It's like you're reviewing the entire tape based off of the optics of one track. I'm not even a J. Cole fan, but Christ.

[@gintoki_sakata__]

For real. What the hell

[@Chuck_00]

You are heard brother

[@Rosterized]

thoroughly enjoyed this and it has been on repeat since it dropped, me and melon could not be more different here 🤣

[@Aburner960]

To be honest i found it corny

[@Rosterized]

@@gintoki_sakata__ its not the first time fantano has done it either, on some projects where there is some controversy behind a certain thing he spends like 80% of the review talking about that and then the objective track to track review gets left in the wayside

[@TechOutAdam]

Might Retreat Later - J. Fold 💀

[@finallydan]

ultimate kendrick glaze

[@MrTotalequal]

lmao you expected him to like the album?

[@coleyab]

Tell me please how J cole ruined PI?

[@TheRalouch]

He opened his mouth

[@marsrover5898]

i never believed this whole “best rapper alive” persona he was trying to push, just seemed like he was overcompensating. none of his best songs are on here, cole is at the peak of his abilities when he’s telling a story. 4YEO, Once an Addict, 03 Adolescence are all excellent because they had real purpose, these songs just made me roll my eyes.

[@kenshn22828]

Cole's whole appeal is that he's authentic and direct. He talks about similar conscious topics as Kendrick but with less hyperbole and metaphors so you get the whole message upfront. That's his best stuff to me like "be free", "window pain", "friends" etc. This diss track fell short because his real feelings are that he likes Kendrick but even then give it at least a week bro lmao

[@user-fs7zm6zc7s]

Why did they make you roll your eyes?

[@manaspradhan8041]

​@@kenshn22828but songs like middle child where he talked about being the best, Muhammad Ali, etc. have been very important for his career. He'll have a hard time pushing any bars out after this

[@tylerblair318]

Cole's best thing is being honest to himself. The worst work he's put out is when he strays from that, and he's so caught up in chasing after other artists that he often tries to copy their sound or style and then releases a shit project or song. Out of every "big" artists in hip hop today, J. Cole has the least identity of all of them. You know what a Tyler the Creator, Playboi Carti, JID, or Future album are going to sound like and what they are trying to achieve. J. Cole has very little personality and I'd much rather an artist like Frank Ocean take his time and go live life and come back and release music when he has something interesting to say versus Cole just pumping shit out over a Griselda beat and talking in circles for 4 minutes even if it technically sounds good.

[@bruh......2005]

Once an addict is still lyricaly his best song. I still can't believe dude puts out so much mid when he can make a song as beautiful as that.

[@kshurnsb1]

its crazy to think that if kendrick put this out it would be a solid 7.5/10 this album was way better then he gets credit for fantano also seems to have a history of hating on cole

[@yungstilla5685]

It's ok to admit an album sucks bro you don't gotta pretend to like it to seem different and unique

[@kshurnsb1]

@@yungstilla5685 i dont think this album is bad tho. some of the songs are not great but its still a good listen

[@yungstilla5685]

@@kshurnsb1 Imma be honest I was pissed my roommate ate my Chinese food when I commented that so I was super pissy. It's fine if u like the album more than Fantano.

[@jgrizzyy]

Never in a million years would Kendrick put something like this out lmao

[@kshurnsb1]

@@jgrizzyy exactly my point

[@TheCommenter99]

A biased hiphop review from Fantano is like clockwork.

[@cashmsc]

My mom asked me if I had done the dishes and all I said in response was J Cole. She smiled because she knew that the dishes where extra washed

[@wrongin8992]

If this album was named "If you're listening to this, it's not deleted yet" you would've given it an 8

[@nah656]

If youre deleting this its too late

[@Crashking416]

J Cole fans got a giant bag of Cole for Christmas.

[@Passgocollect22-bh2hy]

Ehhh, this review ain’t it. You reviewing this expecting to be a cohesive body of work. Bro name of tape is might delete later, potential throw aways between fall off. Just enjoy the mic presence, flows, rhyme schemes were super nice. You bashed this album completely unfairly. In yo feelings defending kdot

[@mgiebus1869]

You critics and your abhorration about a trans line is disgusting. Dude can talk about killing someone a million different ways on the tape and "it's just hip-hop" mention the "t" word and everyone's offended. I didn't even like the tape but find it hilarious how everyone takes issue with the same issue.

[@ShittyGamePrototypes]

Good point

[@rudywilliams6538]

smooth brained take

[@mgiebus1869]

@@rudywilliams6538 yeah it's totally smooth brained to notice selective offense

[@rudywilliams6538]

@@mgiebus1869 people die in movies all the time, but someone getting raped in a movie is more disturbing and more likely to draw criticism. it's also much more likely for someone to really be a transphobe than it is for them to really be a murderer. try using your brain before you respond

[@thecluckster3908]

Saying “I shot people” in a bar is not at all the same as something transphobic. One of them isn’t actually happening.

[@slickshasta3337]

I can’t believe he really got post nut clairty and said never mind 😭

[@GoatedRain]

This one of Coles best projects… I prefer Kendrick but this is straight hating

[@JeftaFastForward]

One of his best projects? It’s not even one of his best group projects 😢

[@GoatedRain]

@@JeftaFastForwardtop 2 behind 2014 to me. The rapping and production is better than a lot of his older shit

[@selfawaretrashcan4594]

@@GoatedRain this mans gone deaf in his teens. gotta get these kids hearing protection or this is what they turn into 🙏

[@NeutralMjolkHotel]

@@GoatedRainno way this is better than The Off Season 😂

[@sgvmvp]

​@@NeutralMjolkHotelif he never apologized it was. But nowadays definitely not.

[@jcsc2001]

I'm digging this album so hard. I guess im just built different 😢

[@BlakeZeb]

Nah me too before the apology stuff. A lot of people were, damn near every review I saw was saying he did great, just weak diss track. Now this apology stuff makes some of it feel disingenuous but before… I think melon just doesn’t like cole lol

[@AGrepSTN2M]

ya the album is fine. You can tell Anthony is just a hater. Gave Sexyy Red a 8 and this a 3. Anybody in his right mind knows that it doesnt make any sense.

[@EvanHarman-sf3ht]

If it was called "To Delete A Later" it would've gotten at least 9/10

[@StankTank-pe8fv]

If it was called "Might Pimp A Butterfly Later" you would still hate it because it isnt good

[@ohmar7582]

EASILY one of melons worst reviews Cole went crazyyyy🔥

[@user-ds5lf3he3x]

​@WhyDidTheyChooseMeKendrick Lamar had multiple appearances from a convicted rapist who plead guilty (Kodak black) on his album and says "f*ggot, f*ggot, f*ggot" on his 2022 album

[@Ed.strell]

@@user-ds5lf3he3x in that bar Kendrick is criticising the use of the word, quoting his younger self and his disregard for how his language would effect people. This is also on a song advocating for trans people. “Back when it was comedic relief to say, "F#####" "F#####, f#####, f#####," we ain't know no better Elementary kids with no filter”

[@user-ds5lf3he3x]

@@Ed.strell yeah and what about the whole "supporting a convicted rapist" part? You forget that? I knew you would skirt right past that shit 😂😂

[@user-ds5lf3he3x]

@@Ed.strell also it's insane that you will defend the use of literal slurs by a self admitted ex-homophobe just because he's your favorite rapper 😂😂

[@Ed.strell]

@@user-ds5lf3he3x I didn’t comment on it because I don’t know much about it but I’ll do my research. Openly talking about your past mistakes and condemning them is a good thing, especially when it’s a song showing how his emotional intelligence has grown. That kind of song had a huge impact on people that are still using language like that.

[@blackthecsr]

Light 3 is a trash take.I feel like the shot at Kendrick inspired this bias perspective.

[@pointpaa]

Fantano, only because J. Cole thinks the Simpsons fell off doesn't mean you give it a 3!!! We already know that you are a fan of The Simpsons!!!