The whole album is addressing his late friend’s daughter, and swaps between first and third person points of view, from his eyes to his deceased friend’s. 1 and 2 ,” and raising a little girl under trying circumstances in the album’s self-titled finale.

He raps about contemporary segregation in “ Neighbors ,” love in “ She’s Mine Pts. Cole talks about real problems while remaining true to himself. If the album could be summarized in one word, it would be real. With so much weight and media attention surrounding these two songs, and to have them not make the final cut, avid listeners were definitely excited for the drop on Dec.

The latter track is more incendiary as he calls out “Lil’ whatever,” referencing Lil Yachty and Lil Uzi Vert and the growth of mumble rap. In the first song, Cole raps about Kanye West’s fall from grace and Wale’s struggle for mainstream success over a Joey Bada$$ “ Waves ” beat (written by Freddie Joachim ). They made a big splash on social media, as “ False Prophets ” addresses fellow rappers and “Everybody Dies” calls out the new generation of rap. The two songs, “False Prophets” and “Everybody Dies,” were incorporated into the documentary as a sort of formal return from his two-year hiatus. ” This comes on the heels of his record label, Dreamville Records, releasing the 39-minute short film “ EYEZ” on Tidal, and putting out two singles that surprisingly did not make the final cut. Cole put out his fourth studio album, “4 Your Eyez Only. While Christmas is still a ways away, hip hop heads got to open an early present as North Carolina rapper J.

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