So I have been listening to J. Cole’s “Friday Night Lights” mixtape for the past few days. I was never really a huge J. Cole fan, the most I had heard from him was as a feature with one or two versus on a song. I have though, always admired his hustle, he loved his music but he still made sure that he had a backup plan, A COLLEGE DEGREE. This was one of the reasons that I decided to take a closer listen to what this young man had to say. After giving is a run through, I must say that I am not disappointed.
“Friday Night Lights” gives a vivid look into Cole’s route to success. He speaks of his challenges in being a student and pursuing a music career; this mixtape is the reflection of a man on his grind. There is an essence of hope in these songs, a man dreaming of a better day, free from crime, haters, and dream killers. J. Cole takes us on a journey of turning dreams into reality, while still staying true to the fact that this reality is far from being dream-like. His words flow with truth and his voice pulsates with passion. “Friday Night Lights” is J. Cole’s story put to music. It is a story that everyone can relate to no matter your background.
I really like that fact that the instrumentals do not overshadow the lyrical content. Instead, the music compliments the flow. Some of my favorite songs on the mixtape are, “Cost Me A Lot”, (this stays on repeat. Having swag like this takes work.) “Home for the Holidays”(I can see myself 2-steppin’ to this one lol), “Blow Up”, (“This is a song for my haters”) “Too Deep for the Intro”, (“If they don’t know your dreams, than they cant shoot ‘em down”) “Before I’m Gone”, (“I got dreams bigger than your whole team”) “See World” (This one really touched my heart. The news clippings in the background were an impactful choice). I really enjoyed the entire mixtape but these are just a few songs that stood out to me. If you haven’t yet, check out and download J. Cole’s “Friday Night Lights” (You can find it in Glo’s post right below this one). If you are a true fan of lyrical content that has substance, you will have this one on repeat. Spread the word.
~Ari Nicole
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