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The Fall-Off

J. Cole

The Fall-Off

Seventh studio album from the American rapper featuring guest appearances from Erykah Badu, Burna Boy, Future, Morray, PJ, Petey Pablo and Tem

ADM rating[?]

6.6

Label
Interscope
UK Release date
06/02/2026
US Release date
06/02/2026
  1. 9.0 |   Clash

    Feels like his masterpiece, a classic right off the bat
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  2. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    He sounds relaxed, like he has nothing left to prove, but still so much he wants to get off his chest
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  3. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    It accomplishes what he set out to do and delivers the full-circle moment he promised, closing the thematic loop he's been building since his 2007 debut
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  4. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    He’s an exceptionally proficient rapper, an excellent storyteller, and for the most part, a normal bloke. If this is to be The Fall-Off, there are worse ways to say goodbye
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  5. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The Fayetteville MC says The Fall-Off is his last album. If so, he’s going out with a two-disc opus that’s dense, sometimes frustrating, and beautifully human
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  6. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Technically sharp, self-congratulatory, and weighed down by lingering blind spots
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  7. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Bowing out after six consecutive US No 1 albums, Cole references rap greats and even conjures a convo between Biggie and 2Pac – but the lens rarely strays from himself
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  8. 5.3 |   Pitchfork

    J. Cole’s greatest album of all time is a double-disc Alexandrian quest to conquer a wide breadth of styles and ideas. It crumples under expectations few records could hope to meet
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  9. 5.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The album mistakes adulthood for depth and discipline for risk
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