J. Cole has been relatively quiet since the release of his critically-acclaimed LP 4 Your Eyez Only until this weekend.
He gifted fans with 16 bars Saturday (April 14) over a montage of basketball game footage for an NBA on ESPN commercial. Then, without warning Cole announced details of a surprise show at New York’s Gramercy Theatre Monday night (April 16). The event, speculated to be a listening party for his Dreamville fans, kept a strict no press or guest list, phones or cameras policy. After the show, the “No Role Modelz” rapper tweeted, “New album. KOD 4/20” sending fans into a frenzy.
In true twitter fashion, Dreamville diehards documented their enthusiastic energy and the results are pure comedy. They wouldn’t tolerate any Cole slander, including the long-running criticism that his music puts people to sleep. Here’s what some people had to say on Twitter about Cole’s album release announcement.
J. Cole dropping that album it about that time again. #ColeWorld pic.twitter.com/CMxmxByjYc
— DJ FESSA (@DJFessa) April 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/SpArKsMaN_SA/status/986225768584957958
https://twitter.com/Olanike__/status/986226992164081664
Friday ….. J Cole ….. Finally 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/m7TvYTDtI5
— MelaninChronicles 👑 (@MbNiza) April 17, 2018
*On Friday
Professor: I don't see you in class
Me: I'm sick Sir, I've got a Cole#KOD #JCole— SUBLIMINAL (@innocitto) April 17, 2018
Kendrick wins a Pulitzer the same day J Cole announces the date of his new album #GodsPlan
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 17, 2018
J Cole makes music that puts you to sle- pic.twitter.com/zu0i7OZ6b1
— Bigga (@bbigga25) April 17, 2018
New Post Malone, J Cole and Drake albums within like 2 months of each other, this summer is gonna be incredible
— Jack Mull (@J4CKMULL) April 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Nicktheegr8/status/986016389927460867
My friend is literally the biggest J Cole fan, and when he heard he was dropping some 🔥 he came to my dorm and I got his reaction😂 priceless pic.twitter.com/xdChVsvBmE
— ＴＡＥ (@PrinceFYTB) April 17, 2018