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9.0
143614
9.0 |
Clash
Feels like his masterpiece, a classic right off the bat
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8.0
143635
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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7.0
143675
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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7.0
143679
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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7.0
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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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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Technically sharp, self-congratulatory, and weighed down by lingering blind spots
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6.0
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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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5.3
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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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5.0
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5.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album mistakes adulthood for depth and discipline for risk
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