J. Cole

Europe first press 2018. Record plays with a crackle in places.
Concept album, therapy session, social critique, and banger factory in one. KOD sees J. Cole taking on addiction in its many forms. Drugs, money, fame, ego. The production is stripped back, the hooks are hypnotic, and the focus is razor sharp. No guests, no fluff, just Cole laying it all out with clarity and purpose. FFO: Kendrick without the jazz, early Nas with a therapist, Logic when he slows down, conscious rap with club instincts