He samples A Tribe Called Quest in one of the two new songs. In a Fayvetteville State University jersey, Cole rides around in his hometown on a back of a truck calling out the rap game at large in a clip for “Everybody Dies”: “Clap back at the fake deep rappers/the OG gatekeep rappers/the would you take a break please rappers?/A bunch of words and they ain’t saying shit – I hate these rappers/Especially the amateur, eight-week rappers/Lil whatever, just another shortbus rapper/Fake drug dealers turned tour bus trappers/Napoleon complex, you this tall rappers/Get exposed standing next to 6’ 4” rappers/The streets don’t fuck with you, you Pitchfork rappers/Chosen by the white man, you hipster rappers/I reload the clip, and I hit more rappers/Straight shittin’ on these piss poor rappers, I’m back.” 5. Cole has a lot to say about fake rappers. While discussing the idea of releasing a single for an album after a long hiatus, Cole and his manager Ibrahim “Ib” Hamad reveal song titles for 4 Your Eyez Only: “Swing My Way,” Immortal,” “Real Ni**as,” “Neighbors,” “Interlude,” and “Everybody Dies” are all possible titles. There were a lot of different song titles in the mix. Cole writes his lyrics with a pen and a notepad.Ī rare sighting from MCs these days.
Cole recorded at Electric Lady Studios.Ĭole held sessions for 4 Your Eyez Only at the historic New York studio, where artists such asJimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Erykah Badu, and D’Angelo have recorded.Ģ. Here are 14 things we learned from Eyez, and if you haven’t watched the doc yet, you can do so here. The beauty of Eyez is that we are all experiencing this moment of Cole’s life and enjoying his company together, which further supports his mission of putting his family, friends, and fans first.
In Eyez, we learn that Cole in addition to rapping and producing, Cole has taken on an executive role by guiding engineers and various musicians (violinist, organist, trumpeter, and more). So far, the rollout began in earnest on Thursday night, when Cole shared a new documentary on Tidal, titled Eyez.ĭirected by Scott Lazer and edited by Roberta Spitz, Eyez extends the idea from Cole’s Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming documentary series on HBO in giving fans an intimate look at what goes on during the recording process of an album. Cole fans were pleasantly surprised to hear the announcement that 4 Your Eyez Only, the rapper’s fourth studio album, would be releasing next week, on Dec.
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