7. Mr. Nice Watch – Before Cole played “Sideline Story” he told us that the song was going to go straight into this song and when it arrived, the whole place was shaking. Oh my goodness. The bass for this song is ridiculous. The flow was incredible. Cole’s lyricism was straight fire. And Jay-Z? He killed it. This song was so good that all the bloggers yelled out, “PLAY IT AGAIN!”. J. Cole laughed and said, “I’ll play it again as we leave the club.” I see this song being played at clubs in NYC as his anthem. It might be the hit of the winter! As I write this, it hits me that J. Cole might finally have a super-hit! A hit where the hip-hop world is truly going to recognize who Jermaine Cole really is. Cole also explained how Mark Pitts told him that Jay-Z is always late but always on time.
This is the craziest sounding song on the album and my personal favorite that I’ve heard so far. There is a mixture of video-game, Tron-sounding, futuristic noises blaring throughout the intense bass. I know that description sounds ridiculous, but it has to must be heard to truly be appreciated. The first verse finds Cole rapping double-time at first and then slowing down as the futuristic noises resonate and weave throughout the bass which ends up cutting out and then almost immediately re-dropping before the second verse. If I had to compare this song to anything I’ve heard recently it would have to be “Who Gon Stop Me” from Watch the Throne. This song just sounds 10 times better than that.
THIS IS THE SONG MR. DEEDS & I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!!!!!!
& IT SOUNDS AMAZING!!!!!!!! :
I love this beat.
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