Yet again, Cole produces the whole album except two tracks which were the greatly talked about “Let Nas Down” and a personal highlight of mine “Crooked Smile” – it is an impressive feat more so than on Sideline Story. He doesn’t stray too far from the formula that already worked but there is more ambition and a desire to show his development. Like the last album, there are big names featuring with him on Born Sinner – TLC, Miguel, Kendrick Lamar and James Fauntleroy. Again he deals with hard-hitting topics, homophobia, slavery, money, but never forgetting the biggest thing guys like to talk about: women. It’s the same mix of commercial and intimate tracks peppered with completely honest lyrics that worked so well on the first album. He no longer needs to prove himself this album is about sustaining himself as a legend.
His confidence is flaunted in your ears as with the first track “Villuminati”. Cole offers us his second album Born Sinner opening it up by saying “ It’s way darker this time” and it’s true, he has taken a grittier approach.
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