
Two tracks of high-stakes lyricism and soulful production that capture a veteran rapper grappling with his legacy and the grueling nature of greatness.
July 22, 2020 · Dreamville
Lewis Street is a brief but potent transmission from an artist at the peak of his technical powers, yet burdened by the expectations of his own legacy. It sounds like a late-night studio session where the air is thick with the smell of old records and the weight of unfinished business. The production is warm and grounded in the boom-bap tradition, but there is a modern sharpness to the mix that makes every syllable feel like a calculated strike. It is the sound of a man looking at the childhood home the EP is named after while standing on a mountain he spent a decade climbing.
How does Lewis Street sound next to the rest of J. Cole's catalogue?
Contemplative saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.
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