J. Cole's first real album in five years is coming really soon and most exciting of all, it's The Fall-Off that's ending the drought. This project has been in development for a long time—10 years according to the rapper—and it sounds like it will be his best work, which is saying a lot.
The Dreamville CEO explained just how much he's poured into it via an exciting message that pops up before "Disc 2 Track 2" plays on YouTube. It reads, "For the past 10 years, this album has been hand crafted with one intention: a personal challenge to myself to create my best work. To do on my last what I was unable to do on my first," he begins.
"I had no way of knowing how much time, focus and energy it would eventually take to achieve this, but despite the countless challenges along the way, I knew in my heart I would one day get to the finish line. I owed it first and foremost to myself. And secondly, I owed it to hip hop."
While we expect nothing less than great attention to detail, we are also to assume that this will really be his last album. Given the title and the trailer, this could be us saying bon voyage to the North Carolina great.
J. Cole Releases The Fall-Off Vinyl
But instead of looking ahead to a time where J. Cole may not be around anymore, let's relish in the excitement and this rollout.
It's been a rush of updates within the last 48 hours, to say the least. But here's what we know for sure. The givens are the release date, February 6, the cover art, and a vinyl pre-order.
It's a really special one too as it's a first pressing, with these versions being labeled as the "Stealth Edition." It's available right now on thefalloff.com for $49.99.
The product description says, "This is the first ever pressing of The Fall-Off. This limited edition was assembled under the strongest security measures possible in hopes to preserve the reveal of album artwork and music until the moment they were intended to be released. Production demanded full scale, around-the-clock security in multiple facilities across North America to provide the best chance of success. With special packaging modifications, we are calling this first pressing the "Stealth Edition," and it will be the only time the album will be available in this form."
