This was the vibe of a few of the songs on J. Cole’s newest album. Nothing more on that.
We all know Jermaine has fire flames to back his storytelling mastery, and I’m not one to pit two bad bitches against each other. To recap, J. Cole’s Might Delete Later dropped last week (April 5, 2024), in part, as a rebuttal to Kendrick Lamar’s diss in Like That.
Cole then apologized onstage at Dreamville Fest (which I totally respect). All this aside, I didn’t think a review of Might Delete Later would do the album justice.
So here my top 5 bars from this project.
5.
Murder galore, I turn into Thor gotta keep a hammer
Case weather gets inclement, shots rain on the innocent – Sticks N Stones
Inclement weather. Thor is the god of thunder and lightning in Norse mythology. Thor’s hammer. Hammer = gun.
4.
Weaklings wanna walk inside my sneakers, watching from the bleachers,
only time they’ll see the roles reverse is if they lease the phantom.
Bad investment but what else you had expected. Moms was broke my whole adolescence,
never had a lesson – Sticks n Stones️
Because I love a bar about poor financial decisions and how financial (il)literacy is generational. Very rare in a culture consumed with gold and excess.
3.
Shoot a nigga lights out, yeah, my dogs stat fillers Stat stuffers, triple-double, get your ass black duffled
Body bag, body bag, body bag
Cole World your instructor for pilates class
Get a nigga stretched if I feel the disrespect, uh
Your arms might be too short to box with the god Who live his life without the pressures of a constant facade
I pray for peace, but if a nigga cease these positive vibes
A Falcon 9 inside my pocket, bitch, this rocket gon’ fly
Now it’s poppin’ outside like the top of July – 7 Minute Drill
This was the hardest verse I’ve ever heard from Cole. Aggressive, clever and refreshing. Entendre after entendre. Read the notes on Genius.
2.
Literally all of Pi – Daylyt, Ab-Soul and J Cole
Straight poetry.
1.
But isn’t that life, dude?
Make a few hits but you gotta live with the strikes too
Instead of pretending I’m some incredible nigga, just let ’em hear all of it – Trae The Truth in Ibiza
This is a timeless line that speaks to the flawed human that is J. Cole.
Honorable mentions:
- I used to see fiends looking for crack like they phone dropped – Ready ’24
- I’m on Rodeo, I’m bummy. I’m bout to get fly like my layover coming – Huntin’ Wabbitz
- I’m allergic to cap I can’t hear these niggas rap without an EpiPen – H.Y.B.
- I hate goals. I can’t tell if they turning green from the envy, or is it the fake gold- H.Y.B.
Leave your favorites in the comments below!