1.0RATINGS GAME MUSIChttps://ratingsgamemusic.comQuincyhttps://ratingsgamemusic.com/author/quincydmnc/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YoSrmvbyT6"><a href="https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2018/04/19/j-cole-kod-album-review/">J. Cole – KOD (Album Review)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2018/04/19/j-cole-kod-album-review/embed/#?secret=YoSrmvbyT6" width="600" height="338" title="“J. Cole – KOD (Album Review)” — RATINGS GAME MUSIC" data-secret="YoSrmvbyT6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://ratingsgamemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_2005.jpg680674It’s Saturday afternoon, I’m in the hospital with my brother because his wife just gave birth, and the NBA Playoffs are set to begin with a match-up between the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors. After getting past all the analysis from the commentators, the intro to the game finally emerges. On it, we get a chance to see some of the best plays from this years NBA season, narrated by a riveting verse from J. Cole. For me, hearing this version of Cole for even 45 seconds was a pleasant surprise, because I feel like this version of Cole was missing the last couple of albums. Sure, his feature on “Boblo Boat” with Royce Da 5’9 was absolute flames, but think back to his music from “For Your Eyes Only” — It wasn’t as lyrical as his past first few projects (Mind you, he had a song about folding clothes on that album). For “KOD” (An album with a cover that features our hero with a crown on his head and a bunch of kids beneath him that are clearly indulging in the toxins that hip hop artists promote today), I expect a fiery Cole (aka Playoff Cole) to show his face, putting his oddball competition in place while entertaining true hip hop fans everywhere.