Man, that last verse on 4 Your Eyez Only always gets me as well. What a beautiful track & album
@ReignMid
Жыл бұрын
ALWAYS
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
Yup, I've been having the same experience with additional listens. That last line is always a tearjerker.
@Darius-dv5xr
5 ай бұрын
@@bobthepoppop hey bob love your work will you be doing j cole the off-season album? it's really great, it came out after this one and he dropped a new album last week might delete later and he has another the fall-off is this yr as well i think.
@Artyushka
Жыл бұрын
Imagine you’re dad says “I can’t wait for the jid x Metro Boom project”
@CycleOfJudges
Жыл бұрын
Imagine your dad- ............
@Muzikrazy213
4 ай бұрын
@@CycleOfJudges fucking OW lmao🥲
@Sammy25100
3 ай бұрын
My 66 year old Dad heard that Kendrick won a Pulitzer prize for one of his album and requested that I play Kendrick in the car. Never thought I'd see the day. He actually likes Kendrick now 😂
@shekermhadhbi988
9 күн бұрын
your*
@Marco-oe9rt
Жыл бұрын
"head game stronger than a few Excedrin" Bob: I still think this is his baby daughter AAAAYOOO
@koki9244
Жыл бұрын
4 your eyez only is j Cole’s greatest song. Storytelling at its absolute peak.
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
Great track
@djpgurl13
Жыл бұрын
Love this album, I also love that in a way even though he is telling the story of his friend, most of it mirrors his own life as if to say that could have been him if things were just a little different. Now he's happily married with his own kids and just seeing him at Dreamvillefest this past weekend and how far he's come just reignited my love and appreciation for him
@djpgurl13
Жыл бұрын
Also pls don't make us wait another year for KOD 🙏🏾 also a concept album I think you will enjoy
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
If J Cole drops a final album this year, I'll definitely be on that one, so I highly doubt it'll be another year 👍
@eduardoperez232
Жыл бұрын
The last verse gets me everytime, a true masterpiece
@perseusperez1037
Жыл бұрын
Cole’s lyricism is great because it’s very simple but impactful at the same time. With Kendrick you have to work to unpack the layers of his messages but with Cole it’s a lot more easier to grasp and digestible. This not a knock to any of them (they’re my 2 favorites to listen to) but just an appreciation for coles lyricism that goes under the radar since it’s not complex like kendrick, or flashy and cool like JID
@TommyGyo
Жыл бұрын
Yup and the thing with cole is that he can rap both ways as he showed on Johnny Ps Caddy
@lucasbrenner2916
Жыл бұрын
yep. also the black friday song with the 2 of them slaps hard. Bob give it a listen in your spare time pls
@perseusperez1037
Жыл бұрын
You should also watch the documentary about this album
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I do enjoy that Cole makes it easier to process what's being said so that it can soak in a little easier. Complex can be fun, but it can sometimes bury the point of the song.
@joerobinnettebiden4723
Жыл бұрын
@@TommyGyoI was also thinking of exactly this song when I read this comment
@IrimaSeyah
Жыл бұрын
J Cole's not my favorite artist but this is by far his best album. Especially when you listen to it again after knowing the whole story there's something about it that is deeply emotional, intimate and powerful in a way that is completely unique to who J Cole is as an artist. This album isn't perfect but it's crazy underrated and people don't respect him nearly enough for what he accomplished with this album especially with the last song.
@Doinkpapi
Жыл бұрын
well said fellow dog
@Codeinecrazy23
Жыл бұрын
I agree with everything you said except I think this album is arguably not top 3 for j cole
@josechamu240
Жыл бұрын
100% agree. This was so close to masterpiece level. He fucked up including shes mine and ville mentality.
@DdW215
Жыл бұрын
@@josechamu240 i love vile mentality just not she’s mine . But to rate Cole albums is pretty hard . His 1st official album is my least favorite. But born sinner , FHD2014 , 4 your eyes , kod & the off season are all hard to judge . Born sinner has a lot of hits ,for your eyes & kod has amazing concepts & versatility. Fhd & off season has great rapping.
@ugonwigwe5136
Жыл бұрын
@@josechamu240 ville mentality and shes mine are some of the best songs. folding clothes isnt bad but can go
@mrcarter2229
Жыл бұрын
Changes by J Cole is my favorite song he ever made and one of my favorite hip hop songs in general. Great message, great flow, great production.
@chrilborn4138
Жыл бұрын
By far his best song. 2face is up there for me too
@brenetssss
Жыл бұрын
Definetly his best song
@arz4291
Жыл бұрын
Change And Love Yourz for me
@delsanders2
Жыл бұрын
It’s so beautiful to see how Cole has improved and grown as an artist, especially seeing the growth from Born sinner to FHD to 4YEO and they’re all arguably just as good
@williamnye1692
Жыл бұрын
The juxtaposition between For Whom The Bell Tolls and Immortal is great, when the beat for Immortal comes in you know immediately that this is a very different project from 2014.
@coleintheville117
Жыл бұрын
4YEO... One of the best tracks & outros of all time, so emotional
@MB-rz1gv
Жыл бұрын
I like how the line about the reverend threw him off, and not the line about her head game
@jimmyh8371
Жыл бұрын
Same thing I was thinking 😭
@payton7920
Жыл бұрын
This album still so underrated. I get so nostalgic listing to it
@williamfoote5701
Жыл бұрын
change is my favorite song musically for sure, great flow to make it sound like he’s just another instrument with the amazing instrumental and ari’s great vocals. and btw not sure if you remembered but she is a part of his record label dreamville and is on JIDs forever story on the track “Can’t make you change”. Great reaction ❤
@brenetssss
Жыл бұрын
Change is so soothing but heartbreaking at the same time
@conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154
11 ай бұрын
It’s an homage to Tupac as well which makes the sentimentality of the record golden
@odu2014
Жыл бұрын
This album got quite a bit of hate when it came out for being "slow" and "boring", but in my opinion this is J. Cole's best ALBUM, and in retrospect I think people appreciate it more now. And I highlight the word ALBUM because his 2 mixtapes "The Warm Up" and "Friday Night Lights" are really his most phenomenal projects. They're basically albums. You definitely need to check those out as well. And you should check out more Ari Lennox too since you liked her voice so much. She is J. Cole's artist and from my hometown of Washington D.C. Very good R&B singer.
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
I can understand people saying it's slow/boring, but I love the slower tone of the album and how it pairs with the overall theme
@hrg920
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite reactions you’ve done. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous album and every way you responded to it brought back my memories of listening to this at midnight in my bed the night it dropped when I was 15 thinking about growing up and how I hoped I would mature
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that ❤️
@CadChamberlain
Жыл бұрын
Making the birds fly is a term for selling coke. Birds is slang for cocaine and fly is obviously a metaphor for moving cocaine and it "flying off the shelves"
@MrScarface934
Жыл бұрын
It’s honestly tough for me to hear 4 your eyez only because of how deep it is and how real it is. It’s sad and amazing at the same time. Truly a masterpiece
@L1theMage
Жыл бұрын
I knew that last bar was gonna get him lol
@JumbleBeeRescue
Жыл бұрын
4YEO (along with FHD, Friday Night Lights, Warm Up, and KOD) is the reason people consider Cole a GOAT. You mentioned comparing him to JID and Kendrick but you gotta understand rap is not just about complex metaphors, crazy lyricism and insane flows. Although it’s obviously impressive, some of the greatest rappers (like Pac) music lives forever because of their ability to make the listener FEEL something. You cried at the end of this album. As much as I love Kendrick and JID and the “lyrical miracle” rappers, I have never once cried or even came close to crying to their music. It’s very impressive but it doesn’t make me FEEL anything the way Cole does. Complex bars and intricate flows is not the only form of great writing.
@sirmistereric1671
Жыл бұрын
I agree
@ryankuzma9084
Жыл бұрын
One of the things I’m not sure that was said by anyone, is that for the neighbors music video or the video that plays behind the song on his channel is the actual footage of the house getting raided
@sajidvegas
Жыл бұрын
idc what people say about foldin clothes, that beat is nasty
@pressed_nate7934
Жыл бұрын
omg he finally did it my life is complete thank bob 👍
@franknitti100
Жыл бұрын
9:34 Can't lie...I was *shocked* you didn't know this. I had to remind myself you're still learning.
@yolkthosenuts
Жыл бұрын
In case nobody has said yet, the neighbors music video is security camera footage of the actual raid that took place!
@adeergg
Жыл бұрын
J cole - neighbors Afroman - "HOLD MY BEER"
@avimisra1312
8 ай бұрын
its very common to see young men from gentrified neighborhoods to put their friend's picture on a t-shirt. it is seen when the friend is killed by police, gang violence or other unexpected circumstances that wouldnt otherwise happen in the projects
@nicholascodallos2154
Жыл бұрын
"Ability to make them birds fly" off Changes is a reference to killing cause white pigeons are usually released at peoples funerals to signify someone leaving the earth spiritually
@undyingdefect
Жыл бұрын
wow, never thought of that meaning! damn. i think it might be a triple entendre because you could also think of it as birds flying away from gunshots and as cocaine packs (birds) "flying" off the shelves
@nicholascodallos2154
Жыл бұрын
@@undyingdefect yeah thats so wild, even if it was not intentional! definitely one of my favorite songs of all time because of the writing.
@KoopaTroopa013
6 ай бұрын
Like how bro thought it was about his daughter being born and then immediately after the head game line was dropped and I was like nope dat ain’t it
@MidnightVinyl
Жыл бұрын
That last line of the album tears me up every damn time
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
Every time
@CadChamberlain
Жыл бұрын
KOD is my personal favorite J Cole album because every song seems so heavy in emotion.
@KINOSWAGMONEY
Жыл бұрын
4YEO is one of the best rap songs ever made
@AndyGreeneBean
Жыл бұрын
My English teacher in 11th grade had our class do dissections of some Cole songs at random. I was assigned Change, I was blown at first listen. What a great song, takes me back man.
@sil0205
Жыл бұрын
Pleaso also do KOD, i really think he puts so much of himself out there in that album.❤❤
@07coco
9 ай бұрын
Hope you listen to The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights and Faces
@Davon85J
Жыл бұрын
Not the biggest fan of this album but 4 Your Eyez Only as a song is pure perfection. My mind was blown the first time I heard it and that beat is so peaceful.
@cl4mz
Жыл бұрын
the last line on 4 your eyez only makes me cry almost every time. something about it man.
@l0tso75
Жыл бұрын
It's very common in the hood to put someone on a t-shirt. its also often used as a diss when rappers beef , threatening to put the ops on a t-shirt
@lucassherman3281
Жыл бұрын
bob u are a real one, u are a legend, we love sideways bob just to get some suggestions into your brain, i think u would love some of my favorite rap albums: 1999 - joey bada$$ alfredo - freddie gibbs & the alchemist some rap songs - earl sweatshirt the next step - people under the stairs * modal soul - nujabes aethiopes - billy woods
@shwamal
Жыл бұрын
loved this reaction bob, was right there with you at the end
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
:)
@r.ramirrrez
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! I think this is one of the greatest albums of all time. The title track is an amazing song and it’s great that you’re making content for other people who might not dive into this type of music and give them thorough breakdowns of lines and your perspective.
@silas6663
Жыл бұрын
Bob I gotta say I’m proud of you for giving this album a chance, I think this entire album. Change in particular is one of the most underrated tracks in his entire discography.
@masonics2927
Жыл бұрын
This is easily J. Cole's best project and I feel like it's hardly discussed when J. Cole is brought up. it's truly a work of art. Great reaction.
@shemassb3453
Жыл бұрын
amazing reaction, great analysis, humor, everything. fun watching this with you
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
🍻
@LandonEisley
Жыл бұрын
An artist I think you should react to is A$AP Rocky. He released his chart-topping albums 'Long.Live.A$AP' and 'At.Long.Last.A$AP.' He is known for a very atmospheric/euphoric sound and I really think you would like him!
@hizzle8393
Жыл бұрын
Bob so real for instantly knowing that Foldin clothes pissed a lot of people off lmaooo
@myname8635
Жыл бұрын
This album dropped when I was 15 and I didn’t like it at all I would slander it a lot, now I’m 22 and love pretty much the whole thing definitely his most mature album. I always liked Neighbors and Deja Vu tho, don’t understand how younger me didn’t like Immortal that song is hard as hell
@hasbullahabdullatiff
Жыл бұрын
it happens to me too..i dropped every song upon first listen during it's release except deja vu because the beat dope.. i guess we are just gettin wiser listening to wise people.. yeah..
@zackmackin1131
Жыл бұрын
That Danny brown impression was perfect 😂
@alessandrobarboza2240
Жыл бұрын
you really dont know how long ive been waiting for your reaction to 4yeo, thank you def made my night bob .
@W4LT3Rego
Жыл бұрын
loved your closing thoughts. much love man
@insaneheat2994
Жыл бұрын
What a reaction Bob. This is one of my favorite Bob reaction videos without a doubt.
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
❤️
@producekyro
Жыл бұрын
Neighbors will always be one of my favorite Cole tracks
@MegaUtube99
Жыл бұрын
Bob you should watch J. Cole’s performance on David Letterman of a song called “Be Free” That performance gets to me every time
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
I think I've seen it actually. I remember it being very moving (and Letterman appearing annoyed, or at least that was my impression)
@-vsplxshingv-7813
Жыл бұрын
J Cole has grown on me so much since my first listen. His first 4 albums were all great, and 4YEO is an experience like no other
@MarLikeIt
Жыл бұрын
Sideways Bob! Yes!
@flightcrew420
Жыл бұрын
4 your eyes only ,as an album, grew on me massively. Always been a huge fan of Cole, but it was never my favorite album, but now i think it’s my no. 1
@Bpinardi
Жыл бұрын
If you didn’t know there’s footage of the raid on j coles house on KZitem
@elmofroggy163
Жыл бұрын
Best reaction channel ever.
@julian4rent
Жыл бұрын
Bob I hope you had a great day my bruvva
@leosalgado5114
Жыл бұрын
J Cole is one of my all time favorites along with Kendrick, they hit in the heart and mind. I will forever appreciate this music! Don’t worry brother, I cried on some tracks lol. That’s when you know it’s a great album! Keep up the good work! If you like the last song , wait till you check out the off-season album , check out track - let go my hand. I’m sure you’ll love it.
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
Definitely wanna get to more Cole before another 14 months go by lol
@leosalgado5114
Жыл бұрын
Yea can’t let that happen again lol cheers from Chicago!
@evanmelchior4622
Жыл бұрын
quick note on "Deja Vu" - the title comes from the fact that Bryson Tiller released a song not long before this album with the same beat, or at least sample. Great review, thanks Bob!
@jimmyh8371
Жыл бұрын
LETS GOOOOO BOB
@carlfields9815
10 ай бұрын
Response to timestamp 9:43. In the modern/urban culture. When your loved ones die it is a type of custom to get their picture on a shirt so you can wear it around. This is in a sense the highest designer you can wear in that moment. Especially at like the funeral for said person. I've only done this for my peers that. Some people do this for their elder relatives as well. To each their own.
@JJ-kf7nk
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! Here's one of my favorite quotes of the album, "To die young legend or live a long life unfulfilled?" This sentiment of this quote is akin to an early Jay-Z line: "I'd rather die enormous than live dormant. That's how we're on it". This album by Cole is severely underrated. It depicts the nuanced humanity of the so-called criminal.
@elmofroggy163
Жыл бұрын
FINALLY MY FAVORITE ALBUM
@andrewgates5008
Жыл бұрын
It's crazy just how close your predictions of the plot were. You were always missing a small detail or something like that, and you confused the timeline up, but you were always so close to being there
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
It's funny some of the things I miss. Also, I think that early annotation I read (don't remember which one) was a bit of a spoiler of what was to come. I get messages about albums too, but I forget a lot of what people say as time goes by
@andrewgates5008
Жыл бұрын
@@bobthepoppop Yeah, great reaction. This is one of my favourite albums, and for some reason when I watch reactors listen to it, it's almost as if I'm experiencing it for the first time. I just wanted to let you know that you've done something special with your video, and some of your insights made me even look at things differently, who has listened to this album more times than I can count. Thank you for the great video. I hope to see more J Cole in the future.
@tommybeats9241
Жыл бұрын
this album continues to grow on me and it has become my favorite from him
@lucasvanhook2173
Жыл бұрын
You NEED to watch the music video for Neighbors. The whole song is based on a true story about his neighbors calling the cops on him and him getting him home raided for no reason.
@Kordellll
Жыл бұрын
This one’s a masterpiece🙏🏽
@egyptian_noob
Жыл бұрын
Amazing album
@williamnye1692
Жыл бұрын
J Cole is my favorite rapper so this is a very pleasant surprise! I loved your last Cole reaction.
@Soupytimeee
Жыл бұрын
Cant wait to watch this I can’t wait to see how you interpret and break down some of the lyrics love this album so much
@brownie3580
Жыл бұрын
you have some insane insight and wisdom. Got a lot of respect for you and your opinions as a younger dude myself. Thanks for having the courage to upload these.
@alangudino97
Жыл бұрын
have your wife react to this and you can help her understand the plot and answer questions
@HaroldVarela123
Жыл бұрын
Yes bro plsssss
@bobthepoppop
Жыл бұрын
She's already telling me she doesn't wanna listen after I explained the theme to her lol
@Camille4Real
Жыл бұрын
@@bobthepoppopAw! At least "folding clothes" C'moooon Wife-The-Mama, lol 😂
@40EastTrill
Жыл бұрын
The fact that you went back to J. Cole a week after his Dreamville festival only confirms that he's the GOAT.
@Edrick1986
Жыл бұрын
FINALLY OMG😭😭😭🙌🏼🙌🏼 now i can die in peace ✌🏼 thank u Bob
@kade_silver
Жыл бұрын
Bob following NFR means we're one step away from him joining the Hivemind fanbase (I was not one of Dignan's accomplices during the events that transpired on October 6th 1982)
@nickmiller1840
Жыл бұрын
Another great reaction pops, hope you and your family have a good holiday.
@cambino762
Жыл бұрын
Bob, you should watch the music video for Neighbors. The music video has the footage from the police raid 46:52
@Forgetthis
Жыл бұрын
Hey Bob great video I think the reason that a lot of people wouldn’t like this album is because it only targets a certain demographic so even if you can understand the things that j Cole speaks on it you still would have a lapse because actually experiencing that is much diff, props to picking up on the hints to I think also if you want to get more context in a song or album the description gives you a lot of details too👍
@lucasbrenner2916
Жыл бұрын
A shirt with the dead person's name and a photo of them is pretty common here in Brazil, especially if it's a kid/teenager and/or died from some tragedy like police brutality or gang violence
@oregonbasketball6909
Жыл бұрын
Been waiting for bob to react to 4 your eyes only for so long, one of my favorite rap songs ever and I think it’s the best story telling song other than maybe da art of storytelling pt 1.
@iancohen1986
Жыл бұрын
Ville Mentality is my favorite J Cole song and I can’t necessarily explain why
@nateramirez2035
Жыл бұрын
J. Coles Friday night lights mixtape is amazing and has some deep introspective storytelling tracks that I think you would enjoy.
@Jacob-L
Жыл бұрын
keep running bob, love to hear the progress about it!
@tyga737
Жыл бұрын
he'd love born sinner
@tommy24hunnid
Жыл бұрын
Tears hit every time at the end of “Changes”
@flylo3416
Жыл бұрын
me still waiting for you to keep going with the weeknds discography: 👴🏻
@JoshBurcham104
Жыл бұрын
Same but with MF DOOM and Death Grips. At least he's done 2 for each of those tho you poor Weeknd heads are dry asf. Bob is the water and we are thirsty.
@iNkunziMalangaOnke
11 ай бұрын
Love from South Africa..🇿🇦🤝🏽💯
@afonsovaz4186
Жыл бұрын
29:08 Bob talking about how it's his daughter and the next line is "Plus the head game is stronger than a few Excedrin" 😭😭😭
@Soupytimeee
Жыл бұрын
Must not have caught the “head game stronger than a few Excedrin” line in she’s mine part 1 definitely not his kid giving him head I hope 😂😂
@ameenfarraj8834
Жыл бұрын
you should listen to truly yours 1 & 2 by j.cole (his mixtapes from 2013) its only 10 song in total I'm pretty sure, its REALLY GOOD imo.
@nateramirez2035
Жыл бұрын
Do this or Friday night lights
@sabe3415
Жыл бұрын
this is such a fantastic album but i feel like the order of the track list and the narrative of the story and whose perspective it’s in is confusing at times. like idk why she’s mine pt2 is after the dude has already died in the story or where Neighbours fits into the story of this album at all
@ryankoppel-1608
Жыл бұрын
Bob, please please please react to 1999 by Joey Badass!!!!
@latchmoney5995
Жыл бұрын
Mad overdue haha. Happy u finally got to this album. More J Cole albums hopefully coming soon
@lucasvanhook2173
Жыл бұрын
Damn, I was just listening to the album. Haven't watched the review yet but I know you're going to love it
@Shhhhhh12345
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Steve Lacy produced and provided some background vocals for foldin clothes
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