We Ranked Every J. Cole Song
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- We ranked every J. Cole song from worst to best. This list includes 100+ songs that range from mixtape cuts like Villematic to classic album tracks like No Role Modelz. What’s Cole’s best song in your opinion?
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Foldin clothes is not a random song. Depending on your interpretation of 4yeo, it can either represent James (Cole's friend) wanting to settle down with his partner and escape his rough past living in the streets, or it can represent Cole wanting to help James' family after James is killed (by doing chores, etc).
4 your eyez only is a crazy underrated album, especially the title track, this is the "Samidot" of Cole, not because of it's length, but because of it's message and thematic purpose on the respective album.
L Take
@@GorillaGamer RATIO
nice reach buddy
@@SPR023 dam man I didn’t know you were gay
if kendrick released amari, y’all would call it the best song of all time
Fax bruh 😹
ong or fr moment?
Fax
Kendrick fans are as annoying as Eminem fans. Both are the “TOOL” equivalents of rap. Like shut the fuck up, let people enjoy what they want
for real man you just snatched my words.
4 Your Eyez Only is one of the greatest songs period.
2nd for me, sing about me goated
Fr im a jcole hatter and i love it
Love Yourz is my favourite but 4 your Eyez Only is probably the best
@@zeflr122 why u hate him tho??
Best Cole track of all time and absolutely in my top 10
Folding Clothes is not just a random song. It shows James (Coles late friend) realising he is ready to settle down with this girl and leave the life of crime behind. It fits the album perfectly
They are just looking at the song in its singularity instead of the whole album and this song being a piece in a bigger puzzle. Anyone thinking folding clothes is just about cole "chilling at home" couldn't be more wrong.
I didn't even see where they placed foldin clothes. Where exactly did they rank it, i cant seem to find it.
@@Muskonen They placed it at #115.
Change really is a masterpiece. Not enough people understand the gravity of that song. Truthfully great penmanship
Change is my fav song oat fr
Change would be really good if 4 Your Eyez Only didnt exist, sorta just does what Change did but better
Losing my balance at #102 had me raging for a good minute😂😂
Nah fr and they called the guitar “cheap” oh nah
Same
Same here bro no cap!😂😂
Yea They put the classics low it’s all biased
Exactly !!! Best song to listen to when u got a crush
I personally loved amari, 100 mil and pride is the devil (which makes sense because i'm relatively young and a new listener) , i think you should have put them higher, but I respect your opinion. Great video! You guys are one of my favorite youtube channels
same bro tf
BRN YES I SAW A KUCH OF KIDS TRASHINV AMARI I WAS SOOO CONFISDD
This made me want to go back and listen to J.Cole’s full discography again and appreciate it like I already do plus seeing him preform this songs live is another level !
bro ong but it takes so much time listening to all his projects
@@seksi.superstar he doesn't even have that many albums in his discography, imagine listening to all of Drake's albums 💀💀
@@RM-wp7df albums+mixtapes also he has many more mixtapes than just 2 that are included in the video
Apparently (pun intended), I think "Foldin Clothes" wasn't terrible and didn't deserve to be as low as it was ranked. It feels in contrast to the rest of the album, no doubt, but I almost feel like it was meant to be that way. It highlights the "mundane" of the day to day life and how love doesn't always need to be "extravagant" or "flashy" and that just doing something boring that you may not necessarily like for your significant other is its own way of showing love. I think this was an overall theme throughout the project - looking through the lenses and perception of others for all situations or stories.
it also gets more meaning at the end when he uses the everyday mundane to comment on the way that doing these things sort of grounds him in his life despite all of the injustice in society. i genuinely really fuck with foldin clothes.
W opinion. i fuck with foldin clothes. the beat is fire and the meaning of song overall it’s related to the whole album
@@erickcoello5162 right. i mean there are obviously some pretty corny lines but again i feel like that was sorta the purpose of it. i think it was a really well composed song especially with the last verse and the way the beat evolved from that funky upbeat mood to more of a solemn ballad at the end. it’s cool. it’s bottom end of 4yeo but it’s definitely cool.
Thats what im sayiiiing finally someone said it
Nah I like cole but this song is so unlistenable
Great concept. Would love it if you would do this again with some other rappers.( Kendrick Lamar, André 3000)
Kanye, Jay Z would be nice as well.
The em video would be 3 hours
imagine they did it with gucci mane 💀
Do one for 50 Cent
@@nelsig1032 😂
Horrible take on Amari
The quality of the content has been stellar for the longest time, but a video like this is truly spectacular. Please keep doing this style of video regardless of run time
Thank you Jackson your support means everything man🤝
@@NFRPodcast we want either Kendrick, Kanye or Jay-Z next please 🔥
@@NFRPodcastdid you rank farewell by j Cole on this list?
@@Jacorn_on_the_Cobyes
@@NFRPodcast yall should check out truly yours 1 and 2 .
This type of video of ranking all of an artists songs is gonna blow up! Great video y’all🖤
it's been done many times
@@bool2max no one has done it for cole yet tho!
Lmaooo I was reading your comment and it was the 13:01 minute and he said "blow up" right as I was reading that part of your comment, it was kinda trippy 🤣 (I hope you understood what I meant, because english is my second language and sometimes it's hard to explain cohesively what I'm trying to say😅)
@@RM-wp7df that’s funny 😂
Absolutely disrespected Crooked smile, it’s my favorite song Cole has ever made
they fr acting like folding clothes is about folding clothes. way too underrated
I WANNA FOLD CLOTHES FOR YA 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
I think you guys should’ve included the loosies. I know you’re already ranking 119 songs and big respect for that, but songs like False Prophets, Everybody Dies, High For Hours, and Middle Child are some of his best or most commercially successful, and I feel like they deserved to be in this list even if they’re not from a studio album.
Fr bro false prophets is in my top 3 cole songs
false prophets is definitely top 3
don’t forget snow on tha bluff
Amari and 100 mil were fire to me so i woulda had them higher. She knows and Wet dreams should easily be top 15 j cole songs. Also love the video and concept!!
I love Hello and Amari, thought those were ranked very low. Good list overall though! It's hard ranking this many songs. 03 Adolescence , Window Pain, and Apparently are probably my favorite J. Cole songs of all time.
Amari is one of my favorite songs of all time
@@Sixsince-dd2eu hell yeah, I love it! It's my most listened to song from The Off-Season album.
Right!! How did they have Hello so low?? The production on that song is so good
i know its a bit late but even though Hello is the second worst on that album it deserves to be up high
Number 1 j cole track for me is 03 adolescence. Story telling is impeccable
Fax
yes sir, my favorite off of 2014 and possibly my favorite j cole song
that song is my life story lol
Agreed
@@jojan715 i swear i say that all the time lol
Change is my favorite J. Cole song. It’s tough to make a list like this. Think you guys mostly got it right
Folding clothes is one of the best songs off of 4yeo, and one of the slickest bass grooves in any modern hip hop album.
Bro that's not even the right album, fake fan@@secretyzeroo
@@nikosbonvieplaysyes it is, you ain’t the real fan😂
Love that you guys had “change” up there. One of my favourite songs of all time and have been telling people this forever. The way he crafted that song to make you feel like you were in James’ world and were with him as he struggled with all these internal and external battles is truly beautiful. And the whole idea how even though sometimes in life we finally make that change, unfortunately sometimes it’s too late. The whole concept and craftsmanship behind 4yeo makes it one of my favourite albums of all time and I truly don’t know if we’ll ever see another album like it. He truly told the story of James while highlighting so many issues in our society and in inner city North America
Thanks guys, today's been rough but seeing my favorite UA-camrs rank my favorite rappers discography is a nice change of pace. Also the Hello placement is criminal 😭
Thank you King🙏 glad we could bring joy to your day brother
@@NFRPodcast can you guys rank all of roddy ricch’s songs
@@ftmjay6449 no, please no. Do one for 50, Eminem, Nas, 2Pac or OutKast.
@@badmeetsevil6163 theres been many lists for all of those, i wanna see sum new like roddy, lil tjay ,babytron etc
@@NFRPodcast like he said, em, 50, or do a pac/biggie video since their disogs are small
I love Note To Self. I listen to the full thing every single time it plays. I’m very thankful for everything in my life and hearing my hero say his own thank yous is super empowering to me and helps me make sure I’m always very vocally thankful. It’s genuinely in my top 20 Cole tracks lol
Agree completely, dude shows off the jokes too
I love it how sideline story gets ranked #103 and #19😂😂
Lights Please is one of the greatest rap songs of all time
Very hot take!! Where does it rank for you?
Nah not really 😅 but it is very good and cohesive and it's really easy to see why Jay-Z decided to sign Cole after listening to it
A fact
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the output and quality of content from you guys is top tier. Keep it up!
Amari, runaway, workout and gods gift that low is a crime
My top 10
1. 4yeo
2. Change
3. Love Yourz
4. No rôle Modelz
5. O3 Adolescence
6. Climb Back
7. She's Mine pt 2
8. Wet Dreamz
9. Apparently
10. A tale of 2 Cities
Also Amari is cold, Idk what you talking about. The vocal inflections in the second verse make the song fireeee.
Honourable mentions:
Hunger on Hillside,
Fire Squad,
pride is the Devil
You should definitely have false prophets up there
@@len1356 was it even on the nfr podcast list ????
Pt 2 over part 1 is definitely sus
Immortal is a top 5 cole song
Some of these shocked me buh I always appreciate y’all insight and opinions. I wish you would’ve included the Truly Yours EP I’m curious what y’all think about tracks like Kenny Lofton, Cole Summer, 3 wishes, killers, knock on wood, etc
i was the same thing 3 wishes and cole summer is the some of my favorite cole songs
the emotional expression jcole has in amari is greater than most jcole songs. he isnt shouting, he is hurting and you can tell
NO SHOT YOU DID AMARI THAT DIRTY, NOW SIDELINE STORY, you guys blow
Bruh.. Where was Middle Child??
I wish songs like Can I Holla at Ya and Kenny Lofton could make lists like these but I understand why. Those are some of Coles best imo but you guys are amazing
bruh and songs like Simba, Grown Simba, Return of Simba.
Stay should've made it on there too
Honorable mention to False prophets and Everybody dies, false prophets was one of the first songs that got me into rap
Coles one of the first rappers I really started enjoying, this was a WHILE ago too
You putting 100 mil so low in the list proves to me that music is subjective, because you have no idea how much I enjoy that song. I went to USA to the off season tour mostly because of that song.
100 mil is so underrated it’s not even funny. The last chorus goes stupid
Yeah I love 100 mil
i was so shocked to see you placing friends that low, it’s one of my favorites
Bro Friends deserves to be higher
Amari at 104 is insane bro, i love that song
Man your top 3 picks are indisputable, each of those songs changed my life for the better, keep killing it!
I'm so happy that 4 Your Eyez Only and Love Yourz are 1 and 2. They've always been my 2 favorite Cole songs. The best message on a Cole song with Love Yourz, and best storytelling track from Cole with 4 Yourz Eyez Only. 2 nearly perfect songs
Hello is one of J Cole most touching songs. If you really take the time to feel what hes saying you’ll get it. He’s talking about lost love and how time passes by and now the women you once were in a serious relationship with has a kid and its tough for Cole to go through that and has to move on from her. “And damn that makes 2 now
Oh what do I do now?
'Cause if we ever got together
I'd have to be them niggas step-pops forever
And well that I ain't my thing cause I
I ain't even got my own
And I ain't really got no home
No place to put these things I own”
Wow this song writing was really under appreciated when putting this list together
Friends and folding clothes are too low for me cause they send out a great message, maybe friends is a 10/10 but it's a 7/10 at least. Cole speaking out on people using drugs as a coping mechanism and telling them there's better ways to cope and kill Edward saying why he uses drugs and how he feels after the pressures leave him after he smokes is great. And folding clothes is just a love letter of a song(literally). Its definitely a 10/10 song and the message is great cause he's showing how much he loves his partner, him wanting to fold her clothes is just a small gesture to show he loves her and would rather do her chores and let her sleep in peace than wake her up, him doing all these cheesy things like having a Netflix series they watch together and eating raisin beans cause of her. If you've been in love before you know all this cheesy stuff and doing it with/for/because of the woman you love is a great feeling, and it shows how much he loves her cause this is a street bigger he's that's doing this stuff, he realizes that he's going soft but he doesn't care. This album was a message of a real nigga to his loved ones and to the world and it fits perfectly to this album cause it's a love letter to his lover
THANK YOU. Was looking to see if anyone felt the same. I've never been an addict, but this song is massive imo.
The song “Friends” should get more recognition
My top 10:
1. Power Trip ft Miguel
2. Crooked Smile ft TLC
3. To deep for the intro
4. Till infinity
5. Work Out
6. Runaway
7. Dollar and a Dream 2
8. 4 your ayez Only
9. Lossing my Balance
10. Sideline Story
Honorable mention: G.O.M.D, Love Yourz, No Rolles Modelz, The Autograph
W Runaway, idk why they placed it at #95 💀
You’re crazy for having intro from FHD so low, his best intro by far
95 south is the best intro
Whom the bells toll better
Bro what the hell why is ATM so low that’s ridiculous on first listen it was one of the few tracks on KOD I loved and instantly put in rotation
Yeah they're trippin having that song so low.
Thank you for showing love to Cole! Been waiting on this kind of video and now I can’t wait for future ones with Kendrick or ye… I definitely have change and 4 your eyes up there, along with let go my hand, GOMD, window pain, and a tale of 2 citiez
W video guys… love to see 4yeo get the respect it deserves. The nostalgia and the story telling element mixed with the very smooth beats that tell a life story is unbeatable. Easily my favorite Cole album of all time and debatably one of the best albums to come out in the past 10 years.
Never let them cook again
I think the duality of foldin clothes it what makes it one of Cole’s best and one of my favourites off that project. The fact he talks about relationship in whichever persons point of view and then talks about Men in the hood and how they have to put this Fassade in life. It’s executed soo well
100 mil is HELLA underrated
Immortal is criminally underrated. It’s in my top 3 easily, the replay value is immaculate.
Agreed
Fr sad how theyre are like no reaction videos to that songer the hook is straight gas🔥🔥🔥
Fr sad how theyre are like no reaction videos to that songer the hook is straight gas🔥🔥🔥
Fr sad how there are like no reaction videos to that song the hook is straight gas🔥🔥🔥
Y’all should do this for Other Rappers Like Drake Big Sean Kendrick And More Very great content
Big Sean😂😂😂
@@kevinfou771 how’s that funny sean Detroit mixtape iconic dark sky paradise as well as hall of fame and even his first album goes hard dude got some heat I feel he’s been around long enough at least for a catalog also with his features don’t sleep on him we can’t talk about the same 4-5 rappers Every week lol it’s like talking about mj in basketball we get their great but theirs other good talents in the game and veterans with catalogs
@@kevinfou771 literally I can name some of the fire verses he’s spit on numerous songs and mixtapes he’s just a very laid back guy so people don’t notice as much he can go toe for toe with a lot of people going full throttle
big sean 🔥😹🤦
@@jerrykod8307 sean is nice don’t sleep Detroit mixtape and also dark sky pardise top tier work as well as even hall of fame which is underrated
25:06 I was literally at wireless festival when he performed Wet dreamz, it was one of my favourite moments of the entire festival, was so surreal seeing cole live for the first time ever too. An experience I’ll never forget.
Runaway at 95 is criminal, literally one of Cole’s most beautiful songs. Trippin 🤦🏿♂️
ATM is one of my all-time favorite J. Cole songs. I don’t think it gets enough respect
ATM is so good I’m surprised they put it that high
yeah came to comment exactly this: motivate and atm are fantastic song! wtf
friends at 116 is criminal, its a masterpiece. his most underrated song by far. arguably top 20 songs
Came here to see 4 Your Eyez Only get the respect it deserves. I was NOT disappointed.
Huge jcole jan here I’m so glad you did songs from even his mixtapes bc personally I feel his mixtapes are flawless
Yess my fav artist, love to see it, especially from you guys.
Kanye next? 👀
Having crooked smile so low is criminal 🤧
Intro is a whole vibe
Foldin Clothes is one of my favorite J. Cole songs man 😭
I'm really glad that you put change in number 3. It is my number 1 without a doubt. I just fcking love it
There are so many other songs of J. Cole from Truly Yourz series, his features, and singles like High for hours, False prophets, Knock that hustle and many more
Runaway had to be a lot higher but respect how high breakdown is.
Lights please ?
Lost ones ?
Runaway ?
Y’all bugging but good watch !!🔥🔥
Losing my balance is a classic whaaaaaat
Fr
Let Go My Hand criminally underrated
very
Tooooo excited
Bet
4YEO at 1,
The climb back, lights please, lost ones, 03 adolescence top 10
This will be the first UA-cam video I’ll watch beginning to end which above 30 minutes
This might be my favourite youtube video. Thank you nfr podcast❤
I think 117 to 113 are horrible takes to be honest. Also I believe Amari (at 104) and losing my balance (102) should've been ranked much higher. I also wished u included some of his non album singles like False Prophets, Lion King on ice or even Javari which would've ranked so high on the list. Truly Yours too is a criminally underrated J. Cole project that has some of Cole's most chilling songs.
Having 100 mil and Amari that low is hella wild tbh i think that’s his best album
As someone who isn’t the biggest Cole fan, I could never do this, but instantly I’m so glad Mr Nice Watch is last. The beat aged SO BADLY. Great video concept and y’all gotta do this with other artists
If Kendrick dropped folding clothes,you call it the greatest song ever.you hate folding clothes but you love "we cry together"
Ya gotta do one for Kanye this could honestly be a long running series you got here
You know it’s a cold world and even colder NFR podcast
You guys left off Cole Summer easily a top 50 Cole track but pretty solid list. Would love to see a Drake or Kendrick list keep up the good content
cole summer is my favorite cole track of all time
i spent 3 weeks in a phyciatric hospital in early 2017. they let my mom bring some CD's to play in the rec room. change was my anthem 🥲
The kod disrespect is wild
Where is Be Free? It's fucking perfect, from the piano, to the deepful lyrics, and his bare voice, you can tell he was genuine in this song
do these for all of the big artists, this is amazing !!
FRIENDS at 116? Nah, y’all are buggin’. 😂😂😂 but I understand it considering y’all put emphasis on the kiLL edward alter ego. But still, he was spittin’ his ass off on there.
Lost Ones is a totally underrated song imo
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
J Cole = CR7 of Rap
Such a dope idea would love to see a ranking of other rappers songs aswell imagine a ranking for Kendrick, nas, Tupac, Eminem etc would be a dope watch great vid again NFR!!!
bro idk if I’m just on the unpopular side but friends is SUCH a good track
Made my day fr, HUGE J Cole fan here
Much love!
The fact you guys know every Cole song is amazing to me
Very dope video but they didn’t include songs from Truly Yourz 1, Truly Yourz 2, Truly Yourz 3, the Any Given Sundays, The Come Up, or his loosies and solo songs from ROTD series. Cole discography very under rated.
@@MrASAPAB any given sundays mad underrated
Pride Is The Devil top 3 for me, Let Go My Hand was also way too low
Overall good list, keep up the great work
Y'all shoulda included the come up, especially school daze
Love yourz is definitely in my top 3. I totally disagree about the rating of Hello, Sideline Story and Amari but hey to each their own
Are lion king on ice, snow on da bluff, and false profets not on here?
18:48 the first time I listened this song I thought that it could play in the beginning of a movie/ movie credits or something, it really fits in something like this because of the heavy instrumental and the overall vibe of it.
Can I live is a top 30 J Cole song. The story telling on that track was ridiculous
Big facts. They rated that song too low.
Waiting for that person to come through and list all the songs in order 😭
100 mil was one of my favorites off the off season personally
This list is a very interesting intriguing mess
lights please is the OG Cole fans anthem.
amari is fire. lost ones 🤦 #67??
premeditated murder not top 10 or even 20???? that’s an OG classic Cole song from every musical perspective
So many gems off the truly Yourz series and the come up as well. Cole got a bunch of gems.