J Cole KOD (Gatefold LP Jacket) [Explicit Content] 05/27/14 Although the title track saw

Although the title track saw a return to the raw b-boy machismo of "Rock The Bells" after a few years of party jams and rap ballads

In lesser hands such an approach might destroy the songs' sense of urgency

Jimmie Vaughan) (6:52)

and rap-rock & roll on tracks like "Zack and Codeine

something that comes as a shock after the raggedness of the group's debut

J Cole KOD (Gatefold LP Jacket) [Explicit Content] 05/27/14 Although the title track sawIf the cover of 4 Your Eyez Only didn't send a clear enough signal regarding J. Cole's disinterest in supplying listeners with an entertaining diversion, the dystopian cereal box look of the follow up, replete with an obvious disclaimer, should get the point across. Moreover, the acronymic title of the rapper producer's fifth album stands for Kids on Drugs, King Overdosed, and Kill Our Demons. Unremittingly joyless, the set is nonetheless commendable