Stop Bullying J.Cole

So the problem with the "it's Kayfabe, he has to act that way" is that it doesn't work because he broke it. Kayfabe only works because of a level of buy in by the audience, they say "We will suspend our disbelief and treat this all as real while in the context of the story being told." and in exchange the performer is agreeing to deliver that fantasy with a level of dedication that allows the fake reality to be inhabited for that time. Thats why there is a difference between what you describe for the battle rappers and Cole, the battle rapper never broke Kayfabe. Imagine if in the middle of a match The Undertaker stopped and said "Hi this is me talking as Mark Calaway and I want you all to know that I think violence is wrong" and then tried to continue the match, going right back into character like it never happened. It would break the immersion and no one would like it and for most of the audience they wouldn't be able to buy into the kayfabe of that character again. That is what Cole did and he is too clumsy an artist to be able to do something interesting with that dissonance he caused.

I feel like this will age poorly. 😅 I would never defend a rapper. 🤣

episode 103 of Inimba

The title of this video has aged very poorly, one might say — considering J Cole’s Self-Sabotaging Roll-Out for The Fall Off Album.

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Man, I know (and love) exactly 1 J Cole song. This makes me want to actually check out an album.

Yeah J. Cole should never have even entertained the idea of beef. I feel like it was made pretty clear who the beef was really for, and Cole should have known by that point in his life and career who he is and what he's comfortable with. That is the whole reason I still don't fully respect him- Cole positions himself as a thinker, a philosopher, an individual free of the crowd, yet he'll fold his moral truth to the side with just a little bit of coaxing by his fans, friends, or the worst parts of himself. He let FOMO control who he was for just a moment, but once that happens, I cannot respect you.

Nah that abcd part got me 😂

LMAOO the follow up on Jcole will be reminiscent of Fd’s follow up on Kanye.

Nope j fold himself getting worse bro stop glazing.

Everybody’s comparing Auntie Diaries to SAFETY as if the two songs were trying to accomplish the same thing. For one Auntie diaries is entirely focused on the concept of transgenderism and the lack of understanding surrounding it and Kendrick’s growth as a person who loves his aunt (now uncle) but is struggling to understand her/him especially as someone who’s growing up in a culture that is largely unaccepting of trans people.

SAFETY is written from a friend’s perspective. The majority of the song is not even focused on the topic of transgenderism and is primarily about how Cole loves his city and the people he grew up with but hardly ever visits or contacts those people and has inevitably distanced himself from it. When he does revisit, or get news about what’s going on, most of the time it’s bad news or things remind him of how toxic of an environment the Ville really was/is. The last verse doesn’t even explicitly talk about his friend being transgender, and he is always referred to as a he. I don’t think this is supposed to be the LGBT ally anthem yall are trying to turn it into. It’s more about the regrets of mistreating a person for being something they couldn’t control, and now you have no opportunity to make things right. This was just the context in which he described that idea. I mean he’s literally saying that he was dressing in drag and that he was the dick in the booty type. He’s purposefully making his friend sound ignorant to show that although he still doesn’t understand and has his reservations and realistically is still kinda homophobic, he’s sad that he pushed his friend away and let him walk down a lonely path that potentially led to his demise. And now all he can do is have regrets. There’s no making things right. But people just go “wait Kendrick song gay… Cole song gay… mean same song” they’re genuinely nothing alike. Comparison truly is the thief of joy.

It’s funny because also as a autistic hip-hop loving wrestling loving J. Cole fan. I feel like FD is literally talking to me lol. As much as I love wrestling, I came into it, knowing it was fake because I grew up in an era where wrestling wasn’t particularly cool. so I’ve heard every negative thing about professional wrestling. but that didn’t make me not like it if anything it made me love it more. I fell in love with the simulation of hurting someone, but actually protecting them and protecting yourself. and I think that’s why I love Cole so much in a era where we have people trying to be overly deep and sometimes leading to them being cringe and then we have guys trying to be overly cool which leads to them being cringe. Cole is the guy in the middle that accepts who he is and doesn’t try to do anything that will force him to lose himself.

"The Fall Off seems like an attempt to convey Cole’s growth and development but it’s lacking in the emotional depth that comes from real human interactions: he is the only fully realized person on this album, and the people he engages with, both metaphorical and real, seem to function more as props." is the most accurate review of this album but even his entire career. J Cole can never present himself vulnerable ever, as a result it makes him unrelatable to the point everything says is damn near a humble brag. Like dawg you can't tell everyone you humble and grounded then brag about how smart and rich you are. Is he even aware how often he juxtaposes himself?

"cringe" tells me more about you than it does about the thing you're reacting to. Anyone can find anything cringe.

Deeply appreciate this video. It was honest, and fair criticism. And tbh, as a huge Cole fan, I really resonated with a lot of what you said and it makes complete sense. Especially when you speak of the student you had that was a Cole fan (Ha. Quik Stop did almost make me shed a tear. Port Antonio actually did at the time. Meh. No shame) and how your age influences all of this. Thanks for your content!

The Villest was my favorite track off that album

Eminem is most def the most cringe “top tier” rapper of all time Cole is next tho

Dude wtf you had a third channel?

It's his extreme sincerity that makes him interesting to me. Though he does get very corny very often.

One thing I think people always overlook when it comes to J Cole is Dreamville. For whatever reason he seems to save some of his best bars for revenge of the dreamer albums. Cole's legacy won't be individual projects, it'll be Dreamville and the rappers (like J.I.D) that come from it.