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The Off-Season

Notable Tracks: 95 South, my life, pride is the devil

amari, punchin the clock, the climb back

Features: Cam'ron, Lil Baby, Morray, 21 Savage, Bas

6LACK

Great bars work, lively production, still containing

emotionallv driven tracks like close and let go my)

hand that are core to Cole's music. The Off-Season

was a reminder that Cole on wax is pure gold.

Embodying the spirit of a mixtape, Cole put down

the heavy themes and rapped at a high level

sounding fun, loose, and relaxed

DiCaprio 2

Notable tracks: Slick Talk, Off Deez, 151 Rum, Off

Da Zoinkys, Workin Out, Hot Box

Features: A$AP Ferg, J. Cole, BJ The Chicago Kid

Joey Bada$$, Method Man, Ella Mai, 6LACK

Feeling more like a debut than his actual debut

DiCaprio 2 saw J.I.D staking his claim in the

mainstream as the one to watch. Flow switches

booming production with great samples, the

showcase here was J.I.D's versatility; there's not a

role he can't execute (see Leonardo DiCaprio). Like

Leo, his accolades in might come later (Leo's late

career Oscar win, Grammy statuet for J.I.D).

In my eyes, these albums have some maybe not so

obvious similarities. Both harken back to their

respective mixtapes or earlier projects, Cole's The

Warm Up and Friday Night Lights and J.I.D's EP

DiCaprio and The Never Story. Both projects are

light on time and length with both clocking in under

an hour. Outside of Revenge of The Dreamers lll

DiCaprio 2 is the only time that J. Cole and J.I.D

have rapped on the same track for a solo release

With that out of the way, which one are y'all taking?

This isn't to instigate but celebrate how artists compliment each other.

The Off-Season

Notable Tracks: 95 South, my life, pride is the devil, amari, punchin the clock, the climb back

Features: Cam'ron, Lil Baby, Morray, 21 Savage, Bas, 6LACK

Great bars work, lively production, still containing emotionally driven tracks like close and let go my hand that are core to Cole's music. The Off-Season was a reminder that Cole on wax is pure gold. Embodying the spirit of a mixtape, Cole put down the heavy themes and rapped at a high level sounding fun, loose, and relaxed.

DiCaprio 2

Notable tracks: Slick Talk, Off Deez, 151 Rum, Off Da Zoinkys, Workin Out, Hot Box

Features: A$AP Ferg, J. Cole, BJ The Chicago Kid, Joey Bada$$, Method Man, Ella Mai, 6LACK

Feeling more like a debut than his actual debut, DiCaprio 2 saw J.I.D staking his claim in the mainstream as the one to watch. Flow switches, booming production with great samples, the showcase here was J.I.D's versatility; there's not a role he can't execute (see Leonardo DiCaprio). Like Leo, his accolades in might come later (Leo's late career Oscar win, Grammy statuet for J.I.D).

In my eyes, these albums have some maybe not so obvious similarities. Both harken back to their respective mixtapes or earlier projects, Cole's The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights and J.I.D's EP, DiCaprio and The Never Story. Both projects are light on time and length with both clocking in under an hour. Outside of Revenge of The Dreamers III, DiCaprio 2 is the only time that J. Cole and J.I.D have rapped on the same track for a solo release.

With that out of the way, which one are y'all taking?