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Started by Poohdini, Aug 19, 2015, in Music Add to Reading List

Who is the better artist?

  1. Drake

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    44.9%

  2. J. Cole

    27 vote(s)
    55.1%
  1. Poohdini
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    2 of the best rappers out right now, both came up during the same period and have similar styles. Both also put out great mixtapes before their major label debuts. Check the spoilers below for each of their discographies.














    They have 2 collabs together (not enough)



    Who is better? Who's had the better career thus far?
     
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  2. Big Mitch
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    Aug 19, 2015
    Drake has had the better career and is probably the better rapper but J. Cole writes his own rhymes :coleshh:
     
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    @JCN
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    It's okay to be KD when you've got LeBron in the league.

    Voted Drake.
     
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    GOAT analogy. Went with Drake too, but KD might be coming for his ring this year :colerly:
     
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    :colerly:
     
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    Gonna have to go with Drake. Cole is top 3 though.
     
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  8. Narsh
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    Aug 19, 2015
    neither are close to two of the best rappers out, but drake
     
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  9. Fire Squad
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    Drake's had a better career and has been the more consistent rapper tbh, but I still gravitate to Cole's music more. Hopefully J. Cole's retail album output gets better too.
     
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    Drake by far but thanks for reminding me how goat In The Morning is
     
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    Word, gonna be a GOAT season after all the off season moves too. The west is crazy right now.
     
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    J. Cole got Drake on Jodeci freestyle though, that verse was dope.
     
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    OP updated to include each of their discographies.
     
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    Yeah he did, they both did their thing though. Did Cole produce that? He sounded perfect on that beat.
     
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  15. Mike Tyson
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    Nah it was Bink!. I think Bink! did DIAND as well, Cole killed that s--- too.
     
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    Drake has had a way better career in terms of popularity/album sales, but i think J.cole is the better rapper. His music has just always caught my ear
     
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    Cole. I loved his music from day one. I remember when Drake came out, his very first song Forever and I was sitting in the computer lab at my college campus listening to it and I couldn't get into that n----- for nothing. Since then I can't lie and say he doesn't have a few songs I wouldn't skip. But that's literally a few. He just doesn't grab my ear the way Cole does.

    But when I heard Who Dat? It was over. Fan since. Looked into his other mixtapes, bought Sideline Story and followed Cole through his career.
     
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    Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake Drake
     
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