“We all know the ‘Parental Advisory: Explicit Content’ warning that graces the front of certain albums – an especially iconic badge of honour in hip-hop – but J. Cole has a far more precise disclaimer for his listeners on the cover of his latest record: “This album is in no way intended to glorify addiction.” ‘KOD’ – the North Carolina rapper’s fifth studio album – tackles drugs, demons and addict”
“With his fifth album, the North Carolina rapper aims for righteousness but often ends up sounding self-righteous instead.”
“J. Cole brings a lot of heart and salient points on KOD, but it's yet another mixed bag.”
“Reviews and reaction to this were crazy and mostly negative. I think J. Cole is a great rapper but for the most part is pretty boring especially over the duration of a full album but ‘KOD’ really didn’t seem too out of place in his discography. Some decent catchy songs and some really boring ones too (like all of his albums). Top songs are ‘Kevin’s Heart’ ‘ATM’ ‘Motiv8’”
“I loved how he used this album to try to spread awareness about drug abuse and him telling people to seek therapy and get help was cool to me. I know a lot of people thought it was lame but the concept was cool. This album was great with my favorite songs being Kevin’s Heart and Once an Addict interlude.”
