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4 Your Eyez Only
J. Cole made a whole album that turns out to be a dead man's tape for his daughter. What would yours say? 📼
Who it's for
Cole tells most of the album through a composite character based on men he grew up with in Fayetteville, and only at the end reveals the whole album as a tape the man made for his daughter to hear after he's gone.
Feelings it meets
What it is
4 Your Eyez Only is J. Cole's fourth studio album, released on 9 December 2016 through Dreamville, Roc Nation and Interscope. It follows a young man, a composite of men Cole grew up with in Fayetteville, North Carolina, who moves from selling drugs to falling in love and starting a family; the final track reveals that most of the album is a tape he made for his daughter to hear after his death.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and other major streaming services; also on CD/vinyl.
Before you start
Heads up: Gun violence and a friend's death.
Age: Not verified (suggested 16+; profanity, violence)
And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Death”
