The REAL Meaning Behind J Cole's 'KOD' Album

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[@Justafewgoals]

Photograph is a lowkey dope song on the album.. Especially how it speaks about the addiction of social media and being caught up with someone you've never seen.

[@doriansrandorianvlogplace2676]

garnet vanterpool bro the production alone on that song man smh 🔥 i can never make it past that track

[@MAKEDAWORLDSPINGAMING]

Dorian's RANDORIAN vlog place specially cause he took slumpgod flow and murdered it !

[@johnnyherrera7888]

Damn right photograph is a dope song

[@CDLMoney]

J cole and Kendrick need to make and Album!!!! They would break records.

[@ivanaruiz624]

Ivan Davon imagine them eliminating all mumblers taking over😏

[@XLatteHD]

10x platinum easy + a tour they would make like at least 30 mill each on the first year

[@edrecinos1863]

EVRL

[@allwork1980]

💯💯💯!!

[@nkosinathiemmanuelmolefe2721]

Ivan Davon Nope Kendrick is too good for J Cole. Black Friday is proof

[@TTAAllDay]

"Just remember what I said when your shit flops in 5 years you gonna be on love and hip-hop" that was the best way to end his album that bar is just 🔥

[@cryptotic5257]

I honestly think this is his best album. All of the songs do what they are made for, the bangers bang, the deep songs are deep, the chill songs are chill. He sticks to the theme(s) all of the way through and has a consistent sound. Once an Addict is also probably my favorite Cole song just because of how exact and relatable it is to my life. I set my expectations high and he went above it.

[@bthekings5594]

Not the best, but the best message.

[@jordanp.887]

When taking in account the beats & the lyrics & the themes & the overall concept(s), it’s his best (to me, longtime fan), but, mainly, it’s his most important, due to the message.

[@bthekings5594]

Idk I personally like Born Sinner better lyrically, but I can understand.

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Cryptotic I think so too but for now I still have 2014 above. Got to sit a little more with this personally.

[@MILITHEKID10]

This album is craY man to early to say

[@zane4717]

Music is poetry. It’s up to our minds to interpret each song. I never get bored listening to this album because each time I listen I hear something new that blows my mind. He’s up there with the greatest.

[@chriskelley4530]

J cole is way better than drake

[@eliasstathakopoulos6714]

Thank god that somebody believes that too

[@josephmac5306]

Uh duh

[@marcusstone7386]

The sky is blue

[@CBFW_KO]

Drake make songs to please white people and the higher ups to put in on the radio Drake is terrified to say anything like what J said in brackets friends

[@abhaypratapsrivastava4400]

Can drake do What kendrick do Not my line .....

[@joshuaogunde1677]

it might be a reach, but anybody else think that the little girl on window pain is also the little girl on ville mentality. not only that, but what are the chances that the little girl is the daughter of j. cole's friend that was killed.

[@superdupeninja8149]

Joshua Ogunde That would be hella deep

[@Anthonytherealest]

Nina

[@vl2429]

Holy fucking shit it could be Nina

[@nathanbaca5131]

Joshua Ogunde pretty sure Cole confirmed 4 your eyez was for Nina. Nothing connecting her with window pain yet but you might be on to something there.

[@fashizzle04]

I thought it sounded like a little boy to me 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@LTMM_]

Yep. Window Pain made me cry a little bit.

[@applesmakesauce]

Yes man...it just hits too hard

[@TheBaj]

the lyrics hit hard. they're facts that most people cant argue against, all the while hopefully opening some eyes.

[@wontrbe9094]

The Baj i can argue against the white people that listen to rap wanna be black line. That’s pretty ignorant

[@iblameabel]

Won Tr!be eh, thats actually arguably.

[@lillou08scholar]

I was initially on the fence about buying this album, but now I am sold. Thank you my good sir

[@iMrAsono]

Maaaaaaaannnnnn people are sleeping on this album harder than 4YEO

[@gsegarra21]

Agreed they sleeping but rude awakenings happen for a reason

[@psykonarg9174]

Everytime I listen to the album it doesnt feel like im listening to 12 songs, but rather one short story with 6 parts to it. I can listen to the whole album without skipping any song at all, more than 4YEO, but I guess its because I can relate to this album more as a Kid On Drugs, trying to Kill my Own Demons before I see my Kings Overdosed.

[@jimisalgado6004]

This album is fire...

[@mrbass093]

This j cole album is gonna go platinum watch

[@account6504]

7 months later

[@omarc7074]

Second half of the album got my eyes wide open.

[@Hellismary]

Friends was so impactful especially the line about Depression/ Mental Health in the black community and how we can't talk about it and be taken seriously I stg that shit really hit my heart y'all .

[@sincorazon9920]

Lanier Burton uhh yea we can talk about that today, and people do wtf😂

[@c.sutton3600]

Track 7 to 12 is waaayyy better than the first half. He’s soooo right.🔥🔥🔥

[@bxnyBONEZ]

One of the very few rappers in this day that do the game proud. Where do much main stream music is crap, he makes rap worth listening too.

[@sym5597]

J.cole is just point blank amazing. I wish I had skills like that man😭💗. I'm so happy he music exists in this day and age!

[@ElishaMay]

I love all of J Cole’s music, flow, lyrics! He’s to me one of the most realist rappers in our generation! At first I wasn’t too hyped when I heard the album, but damn he went IN!!! Thank you for the breakdown! Much appreciated and much support to one of the greatest rappers alive today!

[@johnmorrisbectonwhite6410]

Elisha May fuck jcole bitchass fuckass nigga bitch shit selloutta 💯

[@shabaclank3711]

You love him, but wasn’t hyped for his album?

[@markeecejenkins7890]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqXlXWPhbdof6c IM SPITTIN FACTS LIK BRA FUK WIT ME

[@diante_the_chosen5616]

Elisha May I also agree that he’s one of the realest rapper’s alive today💯

[@myel4744]

John MorrisBectonWhite leave j cole alone! At the end of the day he has more money than you

[@mikimouse1o1]

Kevin's heart is #7 on the tracklist as it deals with one of the 7 deadly sins

[@theuniqueoneable]

this album is AOTY ...

[@supermcfly100]

Jordan A. I agreed

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Jordan A. Still early but I agree man, it has so many layers. I love it.

[@theuniqueoneable]

Imiko yeah it does ...

[@Jaymi450]

AOTY?

[@loldude9538]

Jay's Music Album of the year

[@tybenz2533]

My favorite tracks has to be Window Pain and 1985

[@casfromthepast]

1.7k likes 42 dislike. that's how you get it done homie.

[@ztzhu8182]

This is such a good review and you definitely should do more videos like this bro

[@braydonmontez3798]

he also references tupac himself, using the last bar “from the concrete he was probably rose” which references tupac’s poem, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete”

[@FUCKTrumpandBiden2024]

Great album. Definitely going to be a top hip hop album for me

[@markeecejenkins7890]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqXlXWPhbdof6c IM SPITTIN FACTS LIK BRA FUK WIT ME

[@kevinGvue]

Tha is for sharing your perspective on this album. I'm still digesting the album myself and I think it's amazing to see J. Coles growth as an artist. Honestly I love this current J. Cole cause he's being real to himself now. He ain't doing it for the money, he's doing it because he feels the need to address issue from his POV, and purely as an artist. People who dont rock with it need to give it another chance cause the album is great.

[@wordsbyniall]

This is cool style of video! You should do this more often

[@Ona-zc3dp]

Thank Goodness nice to see someone speaking about this album ❤

[@jandreicapuyan2117]

That's why on the intro of ATM it saids "Life can cause you much pain, There are many ways to deal with this pain, Choose wisely" So KOD had 3 options as per Cole and we gotta choose wisely what does it mean.

[@fadekemiademola]

OMGGG yessss

[@jabayiuswilliams6044]

Love that you broke it down thanks Diverse Mentality

[@CBK2499]

BRACKET is my favorite

[@rockylee3000]

CrazyBoy99 same

[@FatsoMpyatona]

Whoa whoa whoa, yeah yeah yeah

[@terrence8059]

Cole is a Conscious Voice in this Wilderness ! Keep moving forward stay grounded I wish you a peaceful journey J.Cole

[@jordanmcreal]

Great video, but Edward was his step dad and he says that he looked up to him and developed the same qualities. So when he said kill Edwards was him trying to quit those habits

[@jmo974]

This is a really good commentary man , keep it up ! Maybe do a reaction video to ATM music video ?!

[@devantebuffaloe5224]

Easily the best Album to date.....Cole exceeded my expectations, because when I first saw it I was like how can this compete with 4 Your Eyes Only but then when I listened to the last set of songs I was blown away and still have the album on repeat.

[@googleacc6022]

shallow interpretation but yeah you got the idea. And you skipped over photogragh, the cut off and ATM which were good too.

[@gsegarra21]

Yeo i don’t understand why people saying they don’t like atm

[@VizardnVongola]

Great song reviews. A few things I noticed when I was listening. - The album starts with the Kids on Drugs and then interpolstes with King Overdosed on a few tracks then nearing the end turns into Kill Our Demons, telling the youth to stop or at least chill out on the drug usage. - I don't wanna pull this trigger but I have to because I immediately noticed it. This album shares similarities with DAMN for me, this is in no way a bad thing but the trap production and lyrical flow in the beginning of the albums songs is in the same vein although not the same. Also the counter message of the typical production, seems like he's bragging which brings in the masses but he's actually giving a lesson. - Very clever that he put this on 4/20. I can imagine the amount of fans that couldn't wait to get home, light a j then when it gets to "friends" feel bad😂😂😂 *cough* me *cough* it made me rethink about addiction as a whole for a bit. Did it stop me from ever having mj again...no. But he is mainly talking to the young rappers who promote drugs destructively. (This is what I tell myself now if I'm listening to friends to sleep at night😂) - I'm dumb as a bag of bricks, I didn't even put Kevin's heart with Kevin Hart😑 maybe I should stop the mj. I like the album a lot on first listen, and I hope people don't overlook it as it may seem preachy or him saying drugs r bad. He says himself that he smokes weed in the album and never said he quit (he could be speaking from the perspective of one of the kids but he's an honest guy). This album hasn't made me get up, stand up, look at the sun with the wind blowing in my face and claim I quit and dramatically throw away grass, I think it did one better and made me look at addiction and pain as a whole. You will always get addicted to something because we are creatures of habit, but it's up to you to pick something constructive to get addicted to like meditation, excercise instead of destructive substances like alcohol, xanax, other hard drugs and I have to say it or I'm not being real, excessive amounts of mj. (Now go light a j and read this again😉🔥🍁)

[@FdomeMarlin]

My Boy Quake with another Classic 🤝💯

[@TheNegrodamus89]

69 is actually 21, he just acts like he’s 17-18...

[@coleintheville117]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@user-qo8hs4bn8k]

Great work bruh❤️

[@TStamp-lw4ku]

Killing our Demons sounds most appropriate

[@SuperRoycethe59]

This is an amazing album. I needed this.

[@vladgotze9374]

J Cole the GOAT

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

vlad gotze let's not get wild

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

Big Sean, drake (Even though I don't necessarily care for Drake)

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

Deep - Big sean ft. Lil wayne

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

2014. you said "When was the last time...."

[@markeecejenkins7890]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqqXlXWPhbdof6c IM SPITTIN FACTS LIK BRA FUK WIT ME

[@1976Msvee]

Your breakdown on this is was nice 💯

[@raymondculver4002]

Please cover the song motiv8 from this album. That is my favorite song!

[@willmatic84]

I like some tracks but the whole album is awesome I like the ATM vid it reminds me of the busta vid gimmie some more...

[@cubarican7777]

reminded me of bizzy bone, pretty dope

[@traceyg3714]

Although I like Brackets and I agree the only problem I see though with being able to pick where your money is spent a lot of programs and things needed would go non funded due to that reason alone people choosing where they want their money to go. Dope Album!!! Dope analysis!

[@ctgdesigns3934]

TPAB is the goat and deserved the credit it got but for the industry to give no flowers to Kod on its message

[@richardmo8017]

thanks for this video bro,thumbs up.

[@angelalcaraz7149]

Please do more J. Cole videos 🔥

[@almicarvargas5984]

I think the whole album was real good. One of my favorites is Photograph

[@BridgeBoii]

In atm he basically talked about how money cause people to go into debt and do all sorts of things When we know we need it for rent Also not to let money be the death of us And in the end he got the dollar bill but he died chasing it

[@Davion_savant]

On point review 👁‍🗨

[@greeneyedbandit2462]

Almost every song on KOD gave me chills

[@Spliffdawg1]

Absolutely Brilliant. That whole Project is Excellent.

[@ethanpruitt9598]

Tech n9ne had a KOD album a long time ago it stood for Kind Of Darkness

[@kingcatzak]

One of the best albums of 2018 definitely

[@sexyfishproductions]

I think the 'Kevin's Heart' refrain at the end could also be a nod to Kendrick's 'Keisha's song'

[@johannessanfiel6884]

Where can I find his album? I’m not buying before I buy

[@sammiewassouf6109]

Lyrical genius, 2nd favourite rapper of all time. ❤️❤️

[@Favour_EC]

Who's first, I agree if nas is

[@malduguns1]

this channel hella lit

[@carmensmith3295]

People pay really close attention to this album,and the subliminal messages in the back.pictures they put on the art work just notice this the more l look at this the things I’m finding crazy 👁

[@Trioptic3D]

Lol I thought it was king of dreamville.

[@northsidecj]

Trioptic3D that's what I thought lol

[@Trioptic3D]

Kiss of Death lol

[@coleporter1430]

Imo the whole album straight bars

[@coldworldnoblanket9684]

I wish these 2018 kids on Xanax would go at it with J Cole!!

[@kingmacio5176]

Jay Ant What is suicidal for 900 Alex?

[@dedan1]

I just wasted battery life on this review . Next time I'll just use a lyric sheet

[@anissababylovee]

fuck yessssssssss exactly how I felt when I first heard it. Fucking love it! And the thing about what the little girl said is VERY true... Energy has already been in place for a while... Everyone should really educate themselves. Thank you for this video!!

[@malikialgeriankabyleswag4200]

*WHO REALLY WON EMINEM vs BENZINO*

[@sifisothwala1182]

We can read the lyrics and you are just re-iterating them.

[@190light]

brilliant video thanks

[@therealabel8057]

When are you doing What happened to Ludacris? or Who really won Eazy vs Dre?

[@D1BANZ]

hip hop is really deep

[@chillbob38]

I think Kevin’s Heart has a double meaning

[@KingBeastBDE]

Jabari Harris whats your take?

[@chillbob38]

KingBeastBDE hard to explain but he does double meanings a lot so I have a feeling this song has one

[@bensan5960]

Jabari Harris so whats the meaning fuckboy

[@StrikerMPH-HD]

Ben San lmaooo

[@chillbob38]

Ben San bitch watch who talking to I don’t feel like getting deep on KZbin listen and figure it out for yourself I’m not rap genius

[@jonvargas5436]

This is why I love HIP HOP!!!!!!! Suppose to be real and rawww THANKS FOR THE REVIEW...

[@tlalanentlatlapa9512]

This analysis is top notch👌👌👌but what about the first 5? Or at least photograph?🙃 Look at me funny but that was a good song

[@idabossking27]

Bro you were spitting bars.

[@Laidbach21]

I like this album a lot I feel like Cole plan the day to release it perfectly and it was needed (esp for me) at a time where the dumb shit is glorified over the honest truth ...I def like the way you broke down the meanings of the songs from the 2nd half right now idk which song is my fav I like blasting KOD and ATM and Brackets but the whole album is tough 💪🏾..you Def should do more videos like this

[@babygoat_szn2548]

Typo 6ix9ine is 21 💯 besides that you straight and on point 👀

[@mapulaletswalo7638]

Kod is the best I love the song brackets .......Window pain they increase my high

[@diondre3027]

My mom haves a drinking addiction too :(

[@zigzagg8714]

Brackets had me thinking what if Everyone in America stopped paying Taxes

[@junga7823]

69 is 21 lol he said 16

[@CTRLd_Environment]

prabhat thapa it’s all good mistakes happen G

[@chrispaige9475]

That was bout lil pump not 69

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

Sure but how does he act lol

[@babygoat_szn2548]

Kig V2 bro his antics are tactics and are intelligently calculated 💯

[@Yet.Another.Rapper.KiG.V2]

3 threezy Maybe he does things because he knows it'll create attention and controversy, and I'm not saying that he isn't an attention thirsty person, but its not like he has some grand master plan to exploit the shitty priorities of the average hip hop listener. He's like the class clown who learned that doing something stupid or cruel or loud got the most laughs and most attention.

[@chrisa7040]

idk bro the timeline is messed up somewhere. If you listen closely KOD sounds like it fits perfectly after Born Sinner cause you can hear ‘Lil Cole’ more mature on KOD. Take into account that while he was in NY around that Born Sinner era he had all the jewels and diamonds which he lowkey hated. FHD definitely was the end album IMO, and 4YEO is the “lost file” cause when Cole said “and this album remains locked in a hard drive like valuable jewels.” With the passing of his friend he HAD to drop 4YEO. But let’s backtrack a bit... Cole has a set of horns and a halo. For albums, Demon Cole gave us Born Sinner and Halo Cole gave us everything else. Demon Cole is alive and well all over KOD. Except... J. Cole placed “Mature Simba” into today’s society and it fits perfect and a bonus for Cole is that he knew/knows many people who suffered from addiction of drugs. As for now drugs are reallllllly getting outa control. He probably smoked weed before a couple times so he does have a first hand experience of being high on a level

[@AbdullaH-jc3wh]

thats why am sleeping on this album for 2years........

[@sedthefitnesstrainer]

Dope video

[@terrancebarthez7386]

god bless you j.cole

[@mackbabyace7764]

Actually 15+ years in the game

[@shells.is.da.greatest]

LOVE THE ALBUM! LOVE YOUR COMMENTARY!

[@ayo_3076]

You can see the meanings in the album cover

[@dannyaldaw3920]

Lil xan is Mexican

[@dannyduarte3031]

also in no role modelz he says "this is martin Luther king in the club getting dubs" an if you didnt know martin cheated on his wife too

[@Danieltoshsplumber]

A rose that grew from concrete

[@WestsideMob]

Cole a real one

[@ntokozov8667]

One word for KOD. Substance

[@Gambit2483]

I can relate to the Bracket track...fuck taxes. I get the reason we pay them but damn..they take damn near half your earnings n you have no say in how it's spent

[@buddy1v]

69 is like 22

[@shanelockholmes112]

Tech9 has a album kod