J. Cole held a private listening session for his highly anticipated debut album 'Cole World: The Sideline Story' at Santos Party House in NYC last night. From the early reviews coming in, sounds like Roc Nation has another winner about to drop.
Rolling Stone attended the session and came away impressed.
Cole World narrates J. Cole's uphill battle against compromise: a 15-track opus on his two-year ascension in a hip-hop landscape that values danceable pop beats and viral videos over his brand of glitz-free lyricism. "I'm coming for what I'm owed," he declares on somber opener "A Dollar and a Dream III," before launching into "Can't Get Enough," which features Trey Songz and will serve as his next single. The bachata-sampling track nods to radio without pandering to it, retaining Cole's blitzing wordplay: "I'm from the 'Ville where they bang for the money/And carry .45s like change for a 20," he lip-synced fervently as his entourage mobbed in the crowd.
To read the full review go HERE.
'Cole World: The Sideline Story' in stores September 27.
Check out a few pics from the listening session below.
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