{"product_id":"j-cole-cole-world-the-sideline-story","title":"COLE WORLD: THE SIDELINE STORY","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnyone who encountered his numerous mixtapes can tell you that before his official debut landed, rapper\/producer J. Cole had spent some time bringing the whole Drake, Wale, and Big Sean style to a more street level. It's worth mentioning because Cole World: The Sideline Story has little of that debut desire to cross over, and while the multi-talented Cole is a skilled, interesting beat-maker in his own right, a superstar production would have certainly made this album more approachable. Instead, No I.D. -- the biggest behind-the-boards name here -- turns in a sluggy, druggy construction for \"Never Told,\" Cole's deep, rich study of father\/son confidence. Cole handles most of the rest on his own, turning in B+ stabs at dubstep (\"Mr. Nice Watch\" with guest and label boss Jay-Z), indie-hop (\"Cole World\" or \"flossin' with a laptop\"), and his own humbler version of the Roc-A-Fella sound (the great single \"Lights Please\"). Add an \"Intro\" and then a part III -- the first two parts to be found on earlier mixtapes -- and you're practically telling the aboveground crowd they're stale from the start, but the tradeoff is a talent that has matured in the underground and is free of any forced outside influence. Cole's fantastic style shoots off bold punch lines one minute (\"I blow brains, Cobain-style\") and then goes deep the next, with equal skill and all while stringing together eye-level, real-life stories that have that classic flow. The reservation count is high and the flaw count is zero, and in this case, that's the proper formula for a rich hip-hop album. Take a couple listens, let it sink in, and then discover that Cole World is one hell of a debut. ~ David Jeffries\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: R\u0026amp;B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 02\/24\/2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"J Cole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43687434649833,"sku":"MBKLSX-LZD6-00","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/J-Cole-COLE-WORLD-THE-SIDELINE-STORY_8lAai.jpg?v=1759152090","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/j-cole-cole-world-the-sideline-story","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}