J.Cole Announces His New Album, 'KOD,' is Dropping This Week
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A new J. Cole album is on the way
On Monday, J. Cole put up a post on his social media accounts telling his New York City-based fans to come to Gramercy Theatre in New York City.
No phones. No cameras. No bags. No press list. No guest list.
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There, fans got to hear J. Cole’s new album, his fifth. As soon as fans left, the post went up. Here’s everything we know about the album.
The album is called KOD. It is being released on Friday, April 20th.
This is something that was confirmed by J. Cole himself on Twitter:
New album. KOD 4/20
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) April 17, 2018
According to people who were in attendance, the album is 12 tracks long. There are no features, and he made it in the span of two weeks.
Brian “B.Dot” Miller, co-host of the RapRadar podcast, was in the building. Here’s what he said:
Jcole album done.
— brian b.dot™ miller (@bdotTM) April 16, 2018
new #jcole album title: k.o.d.
three different subtitles (kidz on drugz, king overdose, kill our demonz)
recorded in two weeks.
— brian b.dot™ miller (@bdotTM) April 17, 2018
cole played the entire album. about 12 songs.
experimenting with flow.
standout tracks were the intro and last song, “1985”. no word on release date. but it’s coming.
— brian b.dot™ miller (@bdotTM) April 17, 2018
i’m also assuming the subtitles have Z at the end. kinda on brand.
— brian b.dot™ miller (@bdotTM) April 17, 2018
tracklists are all fake too. only two titles were revealed.
— brian b.dot™ miller (@bdotTM) April 17, 2018
This will be the first J. Cole album since 2016, when he released 4 Your Eyez Only.