![]() ![]() On ‘Deja Vu’, the softer, skipping instrumentals and haunting backing vocals bolster the sincerity of Cole’s underdog love story and its confused romantic and sexual intentions. Cole has suggested in past lyrics that his music is at its worst when motivated by a desire to impress, and the back to basics instrumentation of 4 Your Eyez Only therefore represents a move towards a more authentic style and a divergence from his flashier, more recent work.Īt times this minimalism works in Cole’s favour: on ‘Immortal’, the simple beat permits no distractions from Cole’s lyrical proficiency and originality in dealing with racial issues and hood mentalities. There are no guest features, melodic choruses or catchy hooks, and the instrumentals are simpler, with dampened bass and softer backing vocals. Cole’s new album 4 Your Eyez Only, it quickly becomes clear that Cole has returned to the production style of his earliest work.
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