Prognosticators expect it to sell between 300,000-400,000 units out of the box. Spotify users get to legally hear the album early.
Next week, all comers will have to step aside for Jay-Z’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail.” The superstar rapper’s album, released via an exclusive Samsung mobile promotion on July 4, reached digital stores and CD retailers this week. Cole brings 50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar to 'Born Sinner' and 'Yours Truly 3' Deluxe Edition as his tracklist's release confirms. The latter two titles were separated by some 400 units. 9, 22,000, down 2%) and Blake Shelton’s “Based on a True Story…” (No. He explained the album’s theme to MTV: I like my album themes to be metaphors because it gives me the freedom to speak about something else that’s going on in my life, so the Born Sinner thing is not about church, it’s not even about religion. 7, 28,000, down 10%), Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “The Heist” (No. Cole has just released the grim album cover for his forthcoming Born Sinner (dropping June 18). J Cole keeps the lyrical spotlight firmly on himself as he grants the rest of the albums guest slots to vocalists that complement his eloquent wordplay. 5, 32,000, up 3%), Daft Punk’s “ Random Access Memories” (No. 4, 36,000, up 23%), Florida Georgia Line’s “Here’s to the Good Times” (No. The week’s holdovers included Wale’s “The Gifted” (No. It was nonetheless the vocalist’s best arrival since 2007’s “Ain’t Nothin’ Like Me,” which debuted at No. The stanza’s lone new top 10 title was R&B singer Joe’s “Doubleback: Evolution of R&B” (Massenburg Media), which managed no better than a No. Humility goes a long way on rap radio today but then again, so does gobsmacking arrogance and invention.Record labels are traditionally loath to launch new titles in a summer holiday frame, and last week’s pre-Fourth of July offerings reflected that tendency. But his verses are well-greased machines that are often forgettable (Kendrick Lamar somehow packs more personality into a halfhearted hook on “Forbidden Fruit” than Cole gets in the song). “Crooked Smile” is soulful and rousing (even if he’s too hard on his perfectly acceptable orthodontics), and “Power Trip,” his bleary duet with the R&B Lothario Miguel, has small-hours gauziness. But the moody tune is short on specifics of the encounter, and a good idea for a self-interrogating story-song is wasted.Ĭole’s not an especially charismatic MC, but he has a welcome self-awareness and good taste in backdrops. It’s a smart gambit for a song - he gets to be humble and imply a place among the greats. Take “Let Nas Down,” where the North Carolina-based Cole recounts an incident in which his idol, the rapper Nas, didn’t take well to one of Cole’s singles. This devil represents J Cole due to the fact that J Cole refers. J Cole - Born Sinner Album Cover Poster StoreDanDesign 4.5 out of 5 stars (22) Sale Price 6.80 6. The album cover represents a black baby devil with a crown on it’s head. They've become a fan favorite even though it's been only a month since they debuted, and to thank all their. The colours that have been used are black and gold which again shows importance and success. The boys of BTS have released a cover of J.Cole's 'Born Sinner' titled 'Born Singer'.
This album cover is very simple and straight forward. Cole’s “Born Sinner” is at the other end of the universe from Kanye West’s latest - a quieter, self-examining rap record that’s short on audacity but long on workman-like singles. This is the album cover of J Cole’s Born Sinner.
If the self-mythologizing of “Yeezus” is a little much for you, how about a rap album where the MC is bummed that he disappointed his hero? J.