J. Cole - The Off-Season 2LP Adele Livid as a bruise

Livid as a bruise

That thoughtful tone continues on "Castle

able to establish himself as a pop craftsman on par with Brian Wilson and Paul McCartney

songs including "Last Christmas" and "Everything She Wants" as well as 12 of George Michael's best loved tracks from his solo years

Macho Insecurity

J. Cole - The Off-Season 2LP Adele Livid as a bruiseJ. Cole treats his discography like a novel. It's all leading up to something, themes and ideas are revisited again and again. His projects are littered with bars from previous LPs and mixtapes, building on a cohesive narrative about a young kid from North Carolina with dreams of superstardom. On Cole's sixth consecutive No. 1 album, The Off Season the rapper consistently references his early projects like 2014's Forest Hills Drive and 2018's KOD. He