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J. Cole – Crooked Smile (ft. TLC)

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I almost can’t believe I’m posting this song, but I mainly want to get a conversation going about what has happened to J. Cole. And have a reason to post a song that features TLC. Yeah, so J. Cole just released this single “Crooked Smile,” which is a cut off of his upcoming sophomore album Born Sinner, due out June 18th. To me, it sounds like something Columbia Records could have written for him. It’s one of those pick-me-up tracks that tries to tell ladies that they’re beautiful just the way they are, even if they have a “crooked smile.” But J. Cole can’t even keep the storyline consistent for three verses. The only consistency I see in this song is that TLC is on it, and it sort of mirrors their old hit song “Unpretty.”

What’s most upsetting to me is the promise that J. Cole once had. He was the most talented rapper coming out of North Carolina in as long as I can remember, and it seems that when he signed to Columbia, his talents were restrained and he was forced to tell these cliche stories on his songs. It sounds a little bit too much like Lupe Fiasco‘s battle with his label. Lupe used to be my favorite rapper, and now I have to force myself to listen to songs that he puts out.

Seems to be the same story these days with J. Cole. The music is overproduced, the lyrics are cheesy and insincere (“Oh, you a woman? I don’t know how you deal/ With all the pressure to look impressive and go out in heels/ I feel for you/ Killing yourself to find a man that’ll kill for you”), and as for me, I’m over this sheeeeeyit. Fingers crossed the rest of Born Sinner will be better, but I’m losing hope.


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