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Album Review On "4 Your Eyez Only"

Listen carefully as Cole talks about his struggles

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Album Review On "4 Your Eyez Only"
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Jermaine Cole has done it yet again. On Friday December 9, Cole dropped his fourth successful studio album "4 Your Eyez Only." The album consists of ten tracks and could possibly earn its spot as number one on the Billboard. It has been two years since his last album, "2014 Forest Hills Drive," but this album might top his previous ones. Here are some songs that might convince you to purchase it.

"For Whom the Bell Tolls"

This song starts off the album with a slow and mellow beat, but the lyrics to the song might hint to some depression. According to Genius, Cole is predicting that his life might come to an end soon. The bell he refers to are the ones that sounds at churches. Whenever the bell sounds, it signals a loss of life. Cole believes that he might end up with his loved ones who lost their lives.

"Immortal"

Cole goes deep and raw as he talks about the passing of his friend, James, who was a drug dealer. The title of the song refers to his friend being immortal to a shirt. This stems from the tradition of showing love and respect toward a loved one by making a shirt for them after they pass.

"Deja Vu"

Cole lyrically expresses his feelings to a girl who once left him again for the wrong one. Similar to "Power Trip," he tells the girl about his feelings toward her and how he is going through the same situation again by leaving him. He feels "love at first sight" is a joke that he always ends up heartbroken.

"4 Your Eyez Only"

This song shocked me as Cole revealed something I never knew. This song is a message to someone important: his daughter. There have been rumors that Cole was secretly a father, but the truth has come out as he made this song specifically for her. The song expresses his love for her with meaningful words of how much she means to him. Cole hasn't seen his daughter for a long time; however, he wanted to let her know that he became a changed man by spreading positivity and to not remember him as a criminal.

A few days before the release of his album, Dreamville published two music videos. The two songs shocked people as Cole made the risky move of dissing certain rap artists. One of songs, "False Prophets," is said to call out Kanye West as Cole expresses his disappointment in his idol and how he needs to step up his rap game. Another song titled "Everybody Dies," is a diss song about Lil Yachty. The Atlanta rapper dismissed the beef between him and Cole because he found it amusing. The songs were featured in Cole's documentary, "Eyez," which was released on December 2.

It's no surprise that Cole loves to catch his fans off guard by dropping an album at the last minute, but the amazing thing about him is that he hasn't done any features for this album and yet, many copies have been sold. According to Billboard, the album is aiming to hit number one on the "Billboard 200" chart, making it Cole's first time to become a member.

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