For example, the ending of “Foldin’ Clothes” where Cole raps, “Niggas from the hood is the best actors / Gotta learn to speak in ways that’s unnatural / Just to make it through the job interviews / If my niggas heard me, they would say / Damn, what’s got into you.” His music always felt like it was meant for people who live in the middle - focused on bettering their life to make it out of poverty, but understanding that they may be too hood for the corporate world.
Trying to balance that existence takes a toll on a young man, and J. But, if you exist in that world, then his music hits you like a ton of bricks, especially for young black men who are leaving their homes and venturing out into a space that is not necessarily accepting of them. If you live outside of the world that he is speaking about, then you can definitely feel the music and vibe with it.
Cole’s music has always reached out to a specific audience, though. In an almost nine-minute ending track, the young man, now dead, is sending a message to his daughter so that she can understand his story and why he is now gone. He now understands that he lives for her, but he cannot leave the drug life behind him.
He has a daughter and his whole stance on what it means to be a man changes. He starts doing little things like moving to a better neighborhood in order to build a better life and “Foldin’ Clothes” - things that are not necessarily associated with being a “real nigga” in the Black community. On “Immortal”, the young man that he is rapping about is bragging about his status in the streets with lines like, “Real niggas don’t die” and “If they want a nigga / they gonna have to send the swat team / I’m going out like Scarface in his last scene.” However, the young man falls in love with a woman and it changes his entire life. It starts off about a young man who is on the streets, drug dealing and hustling. Cole Comes Out Blasting.The album is a story. Cole’s New Song Show’s Our American Nightmare Is Far From MLK’s Dream (Audio)ġ0-05 Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Ziggo Domeġ0-07 Frankfurt, Germany – Stadthalle Offenbachġ0-12 Nottingham, England – Motorpoint Arenaġ0-14 Birmingham, England – Barclaycard Arenaġ0-21 Manchester, England – Manchester Arenaġ0-22 Leeds, England – First Direct Arena
The 4 Your Eyez Only Tour dates are as follows:Ġ6-06 Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing CompanyĠ6-09 Little Rock, AR – Metroplex Event CenterĠ6-11 Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre the MidlandĠ6-14 Memphis, TN – The New Daisy TheaterĠ6-18 Greensboro, NC – Cone Denim Entertainment CenterĠ7-06 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort ArenaĠ7-08 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden ArenaĠ7-18 Vancouver, British Columbia – Pepsi Live Rogers ArenaĠ7-23 Auburn Hills, MI – The Palace of Auburn HillsĠ7-28 Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada CentreĠ8-05 Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumĠ8-14 Miami, FL – American Airlines ArenaĠ8-20 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center Cole’s New Artist Combines Cole’s Lyricism With Devin The Dude’s Swag (Video) Cole has announced 57 dates in the United States, Europe, and Australia. Last October, Cole announced a hiatus from performing while at The Meadlowlands in New Jersey, one of Hip-Hop’s premier stars will be returning to the road this June. Since its December 9 release, the Interscope-distributed LP has been certified gold. 4 Your Eyez Only, the Roc Nation/Dreamville MC/producer’s fourth album overall, featured no significant vocal features. Cole released his fourth consecutive #1 album.