Born Sinner

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Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/23/2013". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013 . Retrieved June 26, 2013.

But the first time I got interested in how to make something was listening to Timbaland productions, trying to figure out how he did those things. I couldn’t even fathom it, where you would get started, but I was interested. On Aaliyah’s third album [Aaliyah, 2001], the song More Than a Woman was so next-level to me. I just sat there trying to imagine how he made it. After that, I started trying things on the [Ensoniq] ASR-X Pro [Resampling Production Studio]... the red machine with just the drum pads." Horowitz, Steven J. "J. Cole Says His Sophomore Album Will Arrive in June 2012". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on October 26, 2011 . Retrieved October 24, 2011. J. Cole's 'Born Sinner' Jumps to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013 . Retrieved July 10, 2013. Broken Pedestal: References this on "See World". This might be a reference to rapper Canibus, who Cole has stated he's a fan of. Canibus would later diss Cole, only to recant later.Similar to KOD, the idea was there, but the execution wasn’t well-received, due to the same dreary atmosphere that followed its previous high-energy counterparts such as Born Sinner and 2014 Forest Hills Drive. iTunes – Music – Born Sinner (Deluxe Version) by J Cole". iTunes. June 14, 2013. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013 . Retrieved June 20, 2013.

a b Scheinman, Ted (June 14, 2013). "J. Cole: Born Sinner". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on June 17, 2013 . Retrieved June 20, 2013. Born Sinner – J. Cole | Credits". AllMusic. June 17, 2013. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013 . Retrieved August 25, 2013. Cole:I had switched to [Propellerhead Software] Reason because the thing that always bugged me with the ASR was I couldn’t play anything. I was limited to samples and drums. So when I got introduced to Reason, I fell in love with all these instruments. I could make a beat the same way, but then I could pull up a piano on top and play some keys, then go through all these bass lines to choose the one I want. Getting to touch the keys and play changed the whole thing. I could now see how Timbaland made that More than a Woman beat–with a guitar, live bass, synths, etc.–so it opened my mind to what you could do with more layers."J. Cole Talks Moving Up Album Release To Compete With Kanye West: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013 . Retrieved May 26, 2013.

Yes, we’ve all heard it plenty of times by now (it’s currently at No. 11 on the Hot 100), but Cole’s hit single “Power Trip” still sounds as good as ever in the context of the album. And it successfully introduced many of the sonic elements that tie “Born Sinner” together: crunchy, jumpy Timbaland-inspired drums, deep, rumbling bass, and soulful melodies, often sung by Cole himself — though Miguel provides a huge assist here, of course.The 25 Best Albums of 2013". Slant Magazine. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015 . Retrieved January 2, 2016. His debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story was released in September 2011, and hit number one on the US Billboard 200, Top R&B Albums and Top Rap Albums chart, selling more than 218,000 in its first week. Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by J. Cole, is an American rapper/producer. Born in Frankfurt, Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in 2009 he became the first artist to sign to Jay-Z's Roc Nation label. D'Arcy-Orga, Francesca (July 14, 2013). "J. Cole: Born Sinner". PopMatters. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013 . Retrieved February 17, 2013.

J. Cole Discusses "Baby Mama" Theme in Rap, Expected "Born Sinner" Release Date". hotnewhiphop. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013 . Retrieved May 26, 2013.Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014 . Retrieved February 27, 2015. Christgau, Robert (June 25, 2013). "Serengeti/J. Cole". MSN Music. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013 . Retrieved August 25, 2013.