What about that long-awaited Jay-Z/J. Cole collaboration? It's a solid album cut after a few listens, but not a game-changer. Cole's skittering backdrop (he's in charge of most of the Sideline Story's production) allows the freshmen and professor to keep the lyrics basic. "Please hurry up with your pictures / I've got to make history," Cole says. With this opening internal rhyme, Jay's preoccupation with watches continues: "Got a Hublot, call it Tebow / I've got that bitch strapped to my wrist."
J.Cole and Trey Songz, pictured with Davido at Madison Square
What about that long-awaited Jay-Z/J. Cole collaboration? It's a solid album cut after a few listens, but not a game-changer. Cole's skittering backdrop (he's in charge of most of the Sideline Story's production) allows the freshmen and professor to keep the lyrics basic. "Please hurry up with your pictures / I've got to make history," Cole says. With this opening internal rhyme, Jay's preoccupation with watches continues: "Got a Hublot, call it Tebow / I've got that bitch strapped to my wrist."