J.cole 2014 forest hills drive zip5/25/2023 ![]() ![]() It was calculated, but fraught with potential difficulties – and in “2014 Forest Hills Drive”, J. Yet, every now and then, he’ll surprise us all – this year he moved to the other side of the world. It’s one thing to be the ‘everyman’ of hip hop, but at some point, is it just a symptom of overwhelming shyness? A lack of daring? An acceptance of mediocrity? Risk aversion can manifest itself in different ways – one of my friends is, by his own admission, extremely averse to taking any kind of chance on a daily basis: he constantly plays percentages. Cole doesn’t actually have any signifiers, anything particular distinct about him – and he made his major debut feature over half a decade ago, now. Why does this matter? Because the most influential MC’s tend to be so distinct that if you just did the “Ugh!” Biggie ad-lib on a train, someone would probably mouth “Listening to ‘Hypnotize’ eh?” “Uh-huh!” is Jay-Z.
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