Dec 12, 2016

"Change" has got me wanting to go back and listen to Pacs old stuff

 

Dec 11, 2016

 

Dec 11, 2016

Sonically, 4 your eyez the song is one of the best rap song I have ever heard.

 

Dec 11, 2016

 

Dec 11, 2016

Not much, I don't really master my beats, I mix them only. I usually use pre-mixed sounds and then adjust if needed. I could do better, but I really don't have time to master and go in detail cause a normal ear can't really tell it's a bigger difference. Plus it's a beat, not a song, the feeling of the beat matters the most. As long as it sounds good, it's enough.

 

Dec 11, 2016

@2014 Forever Lives JCN could this album be also about Cole and this "James". Like they had the same upbringing in the Ville, but chose different paths, so songs like For Whom the Bell Tolls, Immortal, Ville Mentality is about "James" , Deja Vu and She's mine both parts could be about them both and Neighbors, Changes and Folding Clothes are about Cole with the finale bringing it all together.
I'm talking out my a---, but Cole had a similar song or verse where he's talking about him and this other guy growing up in the Ville, but choosing different paths and ending up differently. Had that songs in my mind while the album was playing (funny thing, can't remember the name of the song)

 

Dec 11, 2016

@Bliss is lowkey right. Like Neighbors the more I hear it but it sounds kinda empty. Change also use a reversed sample but they built so well around that song with other s--- to make it sound fuller. Should have done a bit of the same with Neighbors but I get that the simplicity was what Cole was going for.

 

Dec 11, 2016

Neighbors is a 15 minute beat fam, and I'm dead serious. It's that easy to make that type of beat. Compared to the rest it sounds empty and I get zero feeling from it.

Nah, the album version is better and mixed good cause it would be an instant throw off to have this much distortion in final master when the rest of the album is pretty light on ears. Maybe if it was a single yes, but in the context of an album, it's fine how it is.

 

Dec 11, 2016

I thought I was crazy playing this at max volume and still thinking it could go even louder or harder. f---ing loudness war or whatever. smh

 

Dec 11, 2016

Nah, that's Craig. I thought about him during the first few listens, but he's alive, didn't die at the age of 22. Cole and Craig are around the same age. The story could be fictional tho with few stories coming together in one.

 

Dec 11, 2016

immortal fucken bangs

 

Dec 11, 2016

Real Niggaz is Immortal. Swing my Way is the sample for Deja Vu. That's what they talking about.

 

Dec 11, 2016

i just don't get why Cole was vibing so much to the song at 25:15 so much and then its not on the album

from what i hear that song actually would have filled the gap which i feel with the album

 

Dec 11, 2016

we should all strive to be more like @Ordinary Joel lol

 

Dec 11, 2016

This album gets better everyday I listen to it.

This is Cole's top 2 project (including mixtapes), maybe his best after I listen more.

Initially I said I wouldn't be listening to this everyday, but I can't help it, this s--- too dope.

 

Dec 11, 2016

 

Dec 11, 2016

Lol people really using the aux cord test to define whether music is good or not. f--- your homies in the whip that's not what Coles music is about its about you in your zone in your own whip or headphones. Immortal and Neighbors are as much bangers as Money Treez to me.

 

Dec 10, 2016

The album is a classic tho fr.

 

Dec 10, 2016

From production to flow, to storytelling, I think you could argue that Neighbors is the best song on this album.