Album Review: "Truly Yours" - J.Cole

Album Review: "Truly Yours" - J.Cole 

By: Carif Russell 

  

              Truly Yours is a presentation of five songs that showcase the Cole that we love and respect. J. Cole presents a project that is void of studio tricks, a project that is dedicated to us the fans. J.Cole is following the formula that seems to be the norm in the rap game nowadays. In a quest to drum up some buzz for his sophomore album, the Roc Nation rapper has released some new free music. Fans were a little disappointed when Born Sinner, originally slated for a late January release, suffered a few delays. To make up for the wait, J. Cole released Truly Yours, a five-track EP.

                  If this is any indication of what to expect from Born Sinner, true J. Cole fans will be pleased.  The Fayette ville native's project, Truly Yours, isn't exactly a mixtape but it does feel on par with his classic project, The Warm Up. This Extended Play doesn't contain the radio-friendly records we heard on Cole World, but they're cuts from Cole that haven't been touched by the label process- as he said, they didn't quite make his sophomore album. Before releasing the extended play musical collection Cole wrote a brief letter to fans and friends alike via Praverb.com addressing his recent musical abscess and the future as it stands for himself and his music.

                    It’s time.

I appreciate you giving me the time I needed to grow, experiment, and find the direction for my 2nd album.. And I have. Along the way I’ve recorded at least 4 albums worth of material, lots of it being unfinished demo versions waiting to be polished up, some of them are great songs and important stories that just won’t make the album (either they don’t fit Sonically, don’t fit Theme, or there’s just not enough space) .

Tonight, I want to give you a few of these songs because you deserve them. It’s hard as f*ck for me to keep all this music from you for so long, so I know it’s been hard for you to wait. Thank you for your patience. Vibe out to these songs in their raw form, no polish.. just a lot of my soul..

The wait is over.

Truly Yours,
Born Sinner

                  I believe that Born Sinner will exceed our expectations (production will sound better, rhyming will be more passionate, songwriting will be excellent). Born Sinner coming soon, check out "Power Trip" ft. Miguel below..