J. Cole - "1 Listen Reviews Are F***ing up Hip-Hop"

SGR · 07-08-2013, 06:14 AM

J. Cole Knows, Those "1 Listen Reviews Are F*cking Up Hip Hop"

According to J. Cole, may reviewers/fans only give albums a cursory listen or two before they judge it unfairly. I pretty much agree with him. These albums take MONTHS and sometimes even YEARS to make. The least you can do is let it soak in a bit. I get these guys have a deadline to meet, but there should be a minimum amount of listens they are required to give it before they review it.

This is art after all. Hip-hop is based on lyricism and as such, it deserves to be analyzed as an intelligent and word-based art form. What do you guys think? Is he right? Shouldn't fans and reviewers let albums sink in a little bit instead of rushing for that "First Impression" crap?

07-08-2013, 06:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	J. Cole - "1 Listen Reviews Are Fing up Hip-Hop"* J. Cole Knows, Those "1 Listen Reviews Are F*cking Up Hip Hop" According to J. Cole, may reviewers/fans only give albums a cursory listen or two before they judge it unfairly. I pretty much agree with him. These albums take MONTHS and sometimes even YEARS to make. The least you can do is let it soak in a bit. I get these guys have a deadline to meet, but there should be a minimum amount of listens they are required to give it before they review it. This is art after all. Hip-hop is based on lyricism and as such, it deserves to be analyzed as an intelligent and word-based art form. What do you guys think? Is he right? Shouldn't fans and reviewers let albums sink in a little bit instead of rushing for that "First Impression" crap?