This week I am stoked to bring to you two sweet new songs from J. Cole called G.M.O.D and Wet Dreams. These songs are on his new album called 2014 Forest Hills Drive (FHD), and they are two of my favorite songs right now. I have never been that big of a fan of J. Cole in the past, however, this new album and some interviews I have been watching have definitely changed my perspective on him. The interviews I’ve been watching have mostly been of my favorite rapper, as you all know, Logic. I love watching Logic’s interviews and learning more about him. One really cool interview I watched just over a week ago was Logic talking about how J. Cole has influenced his music and personality. Logic says that Cole has been with him since his beginning in the rap game, and that he has always offered helpful advice for him about what to do with his music. Logic says that his whole new album is themed after what Cole recommended. I think it’s really cool how involved and helpful Cole has been in Logic’s life, and how he would definitely not be where he is today without Cole. I love hearing cool stories like this, especially after previously thinking that Cole isn’t that nice of a guy.
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| I just grabbed this picture of the album cover from Wikipedia. |
Back to Coles’s new album, I do love all of the songs, but the two that have really stood out to me have been G.M.O.D and Wet Dreams. The first one that I am going to talk about is G.M.O.D, which stands for Get Off My D*ck. Though the name of this song may sound pretty vulgar and unappealing, the song draws the attention of a varying demographic. Even my mom likes the song. It might be from the really sweet beat, different from every modern day rap song I’ve listened to. Or it could be him constantly changing up the pace between fast and pissed off sounding, to mellow and deep. Whatever it is, a lot of people seem to like it, and I like it too. I use it primarily for a pre lacrosse game pump up, though just listening to it late night in my bed I always enjoy. The story in the song is actually pretty interesting and deep, which I like to hear in rap songs. It talks about his life growing up, how difficult it was, and how he made it through all the hate, and that he is proud of what he’s doing today. It’s really cool to hear the story. When he says “get off my d*ck” in the song, he is referring to the people who were never there for him when he wasn’t famous and didn’t have a lot of money, but who are here now and want some of what he has. Though this may be a harsh way of portraying the message, I like the way he gets it through and I like the lyrics in the song. I also really like the unique beat. That is probably my favorite part of the song. And make sure to listen to the whole song, because it sounds like it’s ending at almost four minutes, but there is actually one more full verse. You can listen here. This is the faster version of the song, with J. Cole actually singing. There is another version on youtube, that has a slower beat and with J.’s voice deepened for it. Some people like the slowed version better, but I definitely prefer the sped up one.
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