The last line on this album always hits the hardest. “Ya daddy was a real nigga cuz he loved you”
@gonejunderson148 Жыл бұрын
Factual
@yungmore7289 Жыл бұрын
For your eyes only
@melokuhletshabalala2939 Жыл бұрын
Absolute art right here . A masterpiece that has gotten better with time.
@w.e.c1989 Жыл бұрын
4YEO is my favorite song it’s so deep and fucking fire🔥
@vsteeel Жыл бұрын
@@yungmore7289for your eyez do u understand me?
@chuchogames7 Жыл бұрын
I’ve been telling people for years now this 4yeo is coles best album yet I’ll even go as far as saying that it’s better then “2014 forest hill’s” it’s just so deep and impactful truly a masterpiece and I hope he makes some type of sequel to it
@DaryllJosephHUgpo Жыл бұрын
forest hills is my fav, 4yeo is his best
@WyWid Жыл бұрын
I only like half the songs on 4yeo and about 90% of the songs in fhd OH BUT IT DEEPEEEE OH F OFF
@youngsquad3868 Жыл бұрын
4YEO is definitely Coles most unique body of work. The album actually has personality to it. Not trying to say Cole’s other music doesn’t, but it definitely stands on its own when trying to compare.
@j.436 Жыл бұрын
@@WyWidit's a concept album, people are into albums with a deep concept rather than just what sounds good. it's how you earn respect as a rapper by making an artistic masterpiece. it's easily cole's best executed album. if u prefer fhd then u probably don't understand 90% of what cole says
@Hendrixxx9427 Жыл бұрын
@@j.436 you’re a concept album
@NMP_99 Жыл бұрын
This is his best album imo. The sound of it is amazing. The story is fantastic. All around one of my favorite albums of all time
@kronikz_2210 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, its super sad but super creative. My fav j Cole album as well. So many bangers, so many emotions.
@NMP_99 Жыл бұрын
@@kronikz_2210 agreed. The title song is my favorite. Might be a bit sad but as soon as those trumpets hit, it relaxes every part of me. Shit I used to play it on repeat to help me sleep💀
@kronikz_2210 Жыл бұрын
@@NMP_99 I used to play it quite a bit when walking to school
@strings_attached Жыл бұрын
Fax
@Noirlore Жыл бұрын
The story only exists in like 4 songs. Def not a concept album
@mikey2116 Жыл бұрын
I remember vividly people hating this album cause it came out after 2014 FHD, and were expecting something with hits like that album. People were saying this album is a miss and boring but over the last couple of years it's finally getting the credit it deserved to begin with.
@myweirdsecondchannelwithap90702 ай бұрын
thats what real artists do, release complete bodies of work not playlists of hits
@everybody7576 Жыл бұрын
No features, an amazing message and theme with an even more beautiful story. 4YEO is a classic project and no track gets old for me.
@alliemetro1601 Жыл бұрын
J.Cole is Top 10 Rapper of All Time in my opinion
@Clashedroyaled6 ай бұрын
Top 5 imo
@brak23004 ай бұрын
@@Clashedroyaledtop 10 definitely but top 5 is a bit of a stretch
@jasonnash44524 ай бұрын
of the past 5 years sure. if hes on ur all time top 10 then you gotta listen to more rap my dude.
@Clashedroyaled4 ай бұрын
@@jasonnash4452 its his opinion bro and if u really listen to his music and dont take oldhead bias into consideration alot of his songs just sound better than per say jay-z.. kendrick and cole have definitely put themselves into the top 10 atleast
@brak23004 ай бұрын
@@jasonnash4452 i mean not everyone listens to every artist out there
@splash8594 Жыл бұрын
This type of content is brilliant. I would love more album explaination shorts going forward! I actually haven't listened to 4yeo for many years so I think I'm going to go back to it after watching this.
@helicopterclam4256 Жыл бұрын
This album is a classic. Hits even harder when you have kids of your own.
@marikadamov7672 Жыл бұрын
My favorite album of all time. First time i ever shed tears through music. On each and every one of my birthday i listen to the album start to finish. Just so beautiful
@brockjensen247311 ай бұрын
4YEO is one of the most underrated story telling master pieces in Hip-Hop history. Cole is an unbelievable storyteller and while I agree wet dreamz is his best storytelling song the entire album of 4YEO is a masterclass storytelling performance
@sobhaan Жыл бұрын
Stuff like this is why Im subscribed to you guys! Great short
@smokey8684 Жыл бұрын
it is by far one of the best concept albums of all time . If you want a tracklist where you can relate to a certain point and understand what its about and i mean the writing is just amazing.
@chrisyestan4812 Жыл бұрын
I remember everyone hating on this album then switching up out of nowhere The fianl track had me like that meme Man this real music While sobbing
@mahamadeuswardhana88603 ай бұрын
That end part of the life story to j cole and the name for this album gave me chills 😥💞 RIP
@saintmoses67279 ай бұрын
If kendrick made this everyone would have called it a classic. Cole does not get his flowers
@jamesfort33 ай бұрын
Exactly. This album is more consistent with its concept than TPAB and Morale.
@Thompsnn13 ай бұрын
@@jamesfort3 that might just be the most wild take I’ve ever heard
@akaibs3 ай бұрын
@@jamesfort3wow, ngl you’re really bugging
@combodrop20583 ай бұрын
@@jamesfort3I wanna fold clothes for you 🤥
@johnherbert91713 ай бұрын
@@jamesfort3 its deffinetly better than mr morale. Maybe not tpab. But i still got more streams on it than any kendrick album
@katwilliamsmentor3 ай бұрын
The titled track, “4 Your Eyez Only” made me cry first time I heard it. People sleep on that album and to be honest, they sleep on Cole as a whole. It’s a shame.
@danieljordan8932 Жыл бұрын
Honestly 4YEO is probably my favorite Cole project... beautifully done, perfectly tied together 🔥🤘
@Noirlore Жыл бұрын
Foldin clothes is right there
@saulgoodman39638 ай бұрын
@@Noirlorethat 1 song cannot put the whole masterpiece of an album down lmao, besides the beat is groovy
@Noirlore8 ай бұрын
@@saulgoodman3963 masterpiece 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 cole miners are something else
@saulgoodman39637 ай бұрын
@@Noirlore you're probably too dumb to understand the concept and storytelling of the album 😞😂
@AtomicGarage Жыл бұрын
I been saying this. People discount this album bc it was a personal project by cole. But you can feel the emotion. Beautiful album man
@DarkSabreMC11 ай бұрын
I love how the song 4 your eyes only shifts perspectives
@mrbad29 Жыл бұрын
😢This hits different
@dominicbowie092 Жыл бұрын
Anyone who didn’t know this is a causal hip hop and j cole fan. If u ever listened to this album you’d know this. Smfh this shit been out for over 6 years now too
@je933 Жыл бұрын
Also how he dedicated the album to his daughter I few is important as well
@user-iq1zw6kc9k4 ай бұрын
One of my favorite rap albums
@Xanderbankss11 ай бұрын
I remember when this album first released.. I was on a flight leaving Seattle, cold was the night, and wet was the rain. I listened to she’s mine pt.1&2 and wept as we took off. J. coles music has been a huge impact on me since 2012
@nikoielias74024 ай бұрын
4YEO>Damn
@TommySanders-tp3obАй бұрын
Forest Hills>tpab
@nikoielias7402Ай бұрын
Off season>Damn
@namespaced443716 күн бұрын
@@TommySanders-tp3obno not at all and 4yeo is better than fhd imo
@jamesfort33 ай бұрын
Tbh 4YEO is the best album out of the big 3. It’s one of the only concept albums to stay consistent the whole way through and not deviate. It has bangers, thought provoking songs and lyrical tracks. Like someone else said if Kendrick did the same people would glaze it but at the time everyone’s called it a snore fest. It made Jcole more hungry getting that feedback but regardless this is my favorite Cole album
@namespaced443716 күн бұрын
as a concept its tied with gkmc as an album its top 3 behind gkmc and damn
@rahdajackson Жыл бұрын
Forrest Hill Drive is my favorite but this is my 2nd favorite J. Cole album straight fire
@DaryllJosephHUgpo Жыл бұрын
this album is aging like fine wine and people are finally recognizing it as a classic
@je933 Жыл бұрын
You’re daddy was real cuz he loved you
@SenszR Жыл бұрын
Your*
@AlfredMidTier6 ай бұрын
These breakdown are awesome would be awesome to see it as a series
@itsaminhossein Жыл бұрын
Makes me cry every time 🥲
@boba6654 Жыл бұрын
Went to a concert in STL on the 4YEO..still get chills anytime I hear a song from this album
@badsha5971 Жыл бұрын
This why I love your guys is content keep up the good work god bless ❤
@joemomma631711 ай бұрын
4yeo is his best album and best song
@prodby2deuce5 Жыл бұрын
one of my favorite albums ever
@enricoromano6745 Жыл бұрын
Listened to it yesterday, it touched me harder then a priest touching ppl in the 1800’s
@evenidkxyz11 ай бұрын
cole's best album.
@AzeezGoatinho24 Жыл бұрын
4 YEO is top 2 J Cole in my books
@TheShyArmy Жыл бұрын
More of this please
@isaakvela9134 Жыл бұрын
and thats why its the best cole project imo
@ilikedazshak Жыл бұрын
The 4YEO track just hits hard🤧
@jamesclegg8204 Жыл бұрын
Gives me chills at the end
@ceetuu_ Жыл бұрын
this is why j cole is a 🐐
@Monke13096 ай бұрын
Nah
@liquidatious214 ай бұрын
@@Monke1309 u tweaking my boy j cole is cemented as one of the goats for life
@JayCla2212 Жыл бұрын
This is his Best album.. Favorite I must say.
@sauce_moses5731 Жыл бұрын
Whats so good about the album is it references forest hills, its like a side b to forest hills from his friends prospective
@kenmoops754711 ай бұрын
The first time I heard the album, I thought I understood the concept. Then the last track came on while I was doing landscaping and I had to stop and cry my eyes out.
@MashaoleMogale2 ай бұрын
His best album 😫😫😫
@RayGoingCrazy Жыл бұрын
damn this is my favorite album & didn’t know that last part! thanks!
@sid5945 Жыл бұрын
Cole's the goat man
@sarthakjain1824 Жыл бұрын
One of the best shorts I have seen
@Sirslair Жыл бұрын
So my question that I never understood is that is this album the album that James recorded and gave to Cole to finish or is this j coles perspective of a random album that we haven’t heard for James daughter
@bakfietsafr0 Жыл бұрын
I think james just approached cole and asked if cole could tell his story through an album so that it could be played for his daughter when she grows up
@Sirslair Жыл бұрын
@@bakfietsafr0 that make sense thanks
@TheAngryAsianChild9 ай бұрын
Loving the informative content! More of this pleaseee
@jesusfernandopenagarcia30753 ай бұрын
Bro sometimes you act dumb with the tops but I really appreciate you dropping some amazing info on this record. Great job keep It up
@trevorhebert4730 Жыл бұрын
BRUH this brought tears to my eyes. What the fuck. The foresight.
@derivbot1345 Жыл бұрын
Love this album to death. I think it's Cole's best work
@profmajr Жыл бұрын
I wanna make an album like this. This is how you know you can never run out of things to say
@portomilk80808 ай бұрын
Loved that album, it's underrated fs
@SwellPilot9 ай бұрын
2016 man that was a great year
@thetalentedmr.ripley35243 ай бұрын
This is his most slept on album, but it's Mt favorite.
@crsikazwe Жыл бұрын
Amazing breakdown, big ups boys.
@erictasse6390 Жыл бұрын
Amazing. Do more videos that contextualize great albums. Thank you.
@iminthemajority8948 Жыл бұрын
Never understood the hate j cole gets, people say he's boring but I think people just have to listen to his lyrics and outstanding storytelling abilities
@toast-iwnl8938 Жыл бұрын
My favorite album
@jamesclegg8204 Жыл бұрын
Underrated song fr
@16JayChris Жыл бұрын
In A LOT of ways, this is Cole’s best album. It’s a literal 2 perspective album
@benmurphy9572 Жыл бұрын
If you rate this album you'll definitely rate Psychodrama. By one of the most criminally underrated artists right now
@gelo- Жыл бұрын
Love Cole 💯
@danielcote1029 Жыл бұрын
Incredible record
@edabber710 Жыл бұрын
I fucking looooovee for your eyes only!!!
@khristoosmoove8087 Жыл бұрын
I never knew thats actually Cold as hell
@jarydwright2375 Жыл бұрын
My favorite album all yime
@lucaslmaticmcdaniel1747 Жыл бұрын
My fav vid from y’all so far
@rashawn2323 Жыл бұрын
“It’s a personal album!” 😂
@heskerterrer97244 ай бұрын
love this album 9/10 for me i wish there were diff sounds rather than trap honestly
@charlessalazar79413 ай бұрын
I cry when I hear this
@stevenanderson6928 Жыл бұрын
Overcame with a feeling I can’t explain, cause that was my brother James that was slane, he was 22
@clashwithyourmum86659 ай бұрын
Second best album of the 2010s imo
@enchiladaslayer61 Жыл бұрын
This and sing about me I'm dying of thirst are pretty similar stories and both beautiful
@adamrrrrr7434 Жыл бұрын
I have a 4yeo poster cus it's one of the most underrated albums of the 2010s
@lkmamaril7 ай бұрын
Imo the last song always hits and that last line on it too, it’s why it’s imo the 3rd greatest rap album of all time behind TPAB and 36 chambers respectfully
@torreyjr.4228 Жыл бұрын
Genius
@dawae46233 ай бұрын
best j cole album
@deemosamanatidis5487 Жыл бұрын
People really listened to this when it came out n said it was “boring” 🤦♂️
@OtsileM Жыл бұрын
His first project to grab my attention.
@kentrellgaulden7890 Жыл бұрын
WOWWW
@powermiller855 Жыл бұрын
J.cole ironically had a "Sing about me" moment he a real one for doing this for his homie
@buckerhyuga5207 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that bro
@sunflowersamurai10 Жыл бұрын
between this and the off season for his best album
@josedabigbrain3667 Жыл бұрын
for whom the bell tolls shows how james life is crashing in on him like a flood
@aidenfrederic640911 ай бұрын
His best album
@mylesmikieal Жыл бұрын
Damn, aint even know that
@bakhtiyarguseinov9402 Жыл бұрын
Great project
@D33pEndR3cords Жыл бұрын
Keep up the content
@Anthonyant5753 ай бұрын
Rip
@umutkavak3011 Жыл бұрын
You guys finally decided to look at the camera brooo 😂
@DonnyWs Жыл бұрын
Damn the more you know
@james9389 Жыл бұрын
Wow , That's All I Can.
@eesaahmed4576 Жыл бұрын
Is it just me who thought 4yeo was more referring to his daughter? Cus throughout the title track Cole mentions James asking him to keep it safe for his daughter to hear